A Crazy Night of Football "Day After" Snowflakes Thread
November 8th, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^
According to her twitter page, she, along with the rest of the nebulous Sparty "we," got "fucked." I guess that makes her "involved..."
November 8th, 2015 at 5:34 PM ^
Hope she wrapped her penis up.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^
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November 8th, 2015 at 11:19 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
If we beat 11-0 OSU and then 12-0 Iowa in consecutive weeks to end the year, we will make a very compelling case for a playoff spot. The fact that this is even a discussion is awesome.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 11:28 AM ^
In some ways, I agree with that sentiment.
But.
I feel like that may be a little TOO QUANTITATIVE a look at it.
The bottom line, if a top-15 team beats a TOP-3 and TOP-10 team in back-to-back weeks. They would absolutely get in the conversation.
AND THEN, once in the conversation, the losses are the season/coaches/program-opener on the road against Utah (who could be a Top-10), and a MULTI-fluke play to end the game, I think UM can make a compelling case.
Also, let's keep in mind, this is a BIG if. OSU has all the pieces to be dominant (despite them clearly f**king around), and ANY team that can go undefeated has to be at least solid i.e. the talk is going to be about how weak Iowa's schedule is (and it is), but undefeated is no easy task (just look at teams fall every week).
The real cognitive hurdle is not IF UM wins out. But "seeing" UM win out. Because at times (yesterday) UM "looked" clinical, and Rudock looked more comfortable and confident than he's EVER looked. But, Rudock and the UM offense has also looked "shaky" at best in other games.
If UM wins out. They are in the conversation NO QUESTION. The schedule is too tough not to demand it.
If they win out. You (and otherss) will believe they deserve it. The real reluctance is "can" they win out? That's a little hazier to imagine at this point.
But hanging up 49 points yesterday is a great start!
November 8th, 2015 at 2:25 PM ^
The creep of teams inevitably losing should mean that if we win out up to OSU, we should be looking at somewhere around 10-12 I'd say. If Iowa and OSU stay undefeated, that would be two wins against top 5 teams for us. Hard to keep us out at that point. We'd probably make it as the 4. There's a non-zero possibility of that happening
November 8th, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:36 AM ^
Notre Dame and the PAC 12 champ (can't be Utah) need to have 2 losses but it's not out of the realm yet. Should be 14th in the rankings on TUesday
November 8th, 2015 at 10:22 AM ^
Until the NCAA wakes us and realizes what every parent, school and business in America has realized long ago things will never get better. Unless the officials are held ACCOUNTABLE for their performance they wont get better because there's no incentive to get better. The fact that the crew that did the M/MSU debacle was assaigned to another high profile game is all the proof you need that nobody really cares how they do as long as they show up for the game.
It's not that hard really. If starting with the first game of the season officials were graded on their performance (like school) and those "grades" were published you'd quickly see who was on the top of their game and who sucked. Over time these grades would make it VERY clear which offiiating teams need to be assaigned to the highest profile games and which ones need to work Purdue vs Rutgers. And you know what? I will bet anything that accountability, public accountability, would force improvement in the quality of officiating almost immediately.
But the sad truth of it is the NCAA doesnt really give a shit about it. They really dont. So nothing is going to change anytime soon.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:29 AM ^
You would think it would make you work harder to get it right but it seems like they have gotten lazy assuming replay will fix their mistakes. Then you get locked in because the way it's called has to be proven wrong or it can't be reviewed at all like the play in question.
Even before replay was used in games, I don't remember this level of botched calls. It's really destroying the game. Look how many free points MSU was given against Michigan. I hope someone looks for a solution after the season.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:40 AM ^
Nailed it. There is obviously some human-nature failure going on here. I feel like the replay guys are even worse though as if somehow they are under too much pressure and second-guess themselves or something.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:56 AM ^
I remember that before replay, fans and media were just way more likely to accept it and move on. Or a least move on more quickly.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:35 AM ^
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November 8th, 2015 at 10:41 AM ^
The networks thought so anyways.
November 8th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^
Do they do anything like this for officials? Why keep crews together? Why not slot the best back judges with the best head reps etc based on how they have scored in their reviews all season?
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November 8th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^
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November 8th, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^
Two words: Jabrill Peppers. Enjoy, @umichfootball fans! Brought to you by @hotelsdotcom. https://t.co/yCw8xbLdml
— Michigan on BTN (@MichiganOnBTN) November 7, 2015November 8th, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^
But he caught punts and played half the game.
What was it? A papercut?
November 8th, 2015 at 10:30 AM ^
"He was actually working through a little something," Harbaugh said of Peppers. Peppers didn't return kicks for the first time this season and was replaced by Jourdan Lewis. "We saved him for a couple other things. I will say this: the touchdown that Jabrill scored when we threw the bubble to him was diagnosed really well by their defense. I thought that play was trapped. The move he made and the way he weaved himself through there....I knew he was good, but he's really good. He's really good. I didn't think there was another rung on the ladder there, but he found it, and I told him that. I told him 'you're really good'."
November 8th, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
So Harbaugh is smiling and telling his player how good he is...
Meanwhile, Dantonio...
November 8th, 2015 at 10:46 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
through something which made that play even more unbelievable in Harbaugh's own view.
Jim Harbaugh on @JabrillPeppers: "He's good. He's really, really good" (FREE): https://t.co/Fd26Pvu5zO pic.twitter.com/SEj64KVite
— Steve Lorenz (@TremendousUM) November 8, 2015November 8th, 2015 at 11:45 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:25 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
Considering Mike D'Antoni would rather have Michigan lose than have MSU go to the Rose Bowl, are you surprised?
November 8th, 2015 at 10:35 AM ^
He's trying to find a job these days.
November 8th, 2015 at 11:08 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 5:38 PM ^
He meant Mike D'Antonio.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:38 AM ^
What they're really losing their shit over was his use of the term "little brother" when referring to them.
And would somebody please start a class for high profile people on the proper way you deal with ill-advised tweets? You cant say your account was hacked or, in the case of our own Jake Butt, claim it was plugged in and your brother must've tweeted it, just fucking OWN IT. Trying to blame other-worldly forces (or in this case your brother) never works.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:52 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 11:17 AM ^
Like Mchigan fans are supposed to root for MSU? thus eliminating our Big Title hopes? OF COURSE we want OSU to win that game WTF?
November 8th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:34 AM ^
B1G East and SEC West join to make a conference.
And B1G West and SEC East join to make another?
Question, Iowa vs. Florida...who wins?
November 8th, 2015 at 10:36 AM ^
Iowa. Mediocre offense beats anemic offense and plywood K.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:42 AM ^
I think it's a classic
I00F game.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:40 AM ^
Iowa vs Florida......who cares?
Good lord that game would be boring.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
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November 8th, 2015 at 10:35 AM ^
We slipped a little with MSU and Minnesota but by keeping Rutgers out of the end zone our defensive unit is now averaging only one touchdown per game through nine games. Not bad.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:39 AM ^
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November 8th, 2015 at 10:40 AM ^
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November 8th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^
November 8th, 2015 at 10:52 AM ^
Most members of any Sparty message board. Now with 100% more breast avatars.
November 8th, 2015 at 10:42 AM ^
1. The targeting call has gotten way out of hand. What started as a safety measure has now turned to a sujective "Ooh, what a hit, must have been trying to hurt him, and his helmet was involved...#37 has been ejected from the game."
2. I do enjoy some of the rules differences from college to pros, but I wish defensive PI was a spot foul and not 15 yards.
3. Collegiate special teams are, well, kinda, "special"...anyone see the Idaho State-Montana finish? If not, check it out. And I know that is FCS, but still.
4. I think Utah will lose again, USC wins out, and Utah won't even play for the PAC-12 title.
5. I love the chaos!
November 8th, 2015 at 12:47 PM ^