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No but seriously
No but seriously relegation/promotion between the MAC and the B1G would be awesome. Except I think we might have been relegated in 08
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
What about other conferences?
Seeing Houston in the SEC would be funny this season, and Ole Miss would be fun to watch in Conference-USA.
Go Blue!
The fellas over at SBNation
The fellas over at SBNation actually did a relegation post a few months ago: http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/5/17/3025448/conference-footb...
We actually stay up in '08 (thank god for IU)
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
Don't forget if Sparty loses
They are not bowling either. I don't think 6 wins, assuming they beat Minny, will get them an invite.
If they get to 6 wins, they
If they get to 6 wins, they will get invited. Probably to the Pizza Pizza Bowl.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
We've got Michigan, Tigers,
We've got Michigan, Tigers, and Notre Dame all at 8:00 tonight, yet not a single interesting game on at noon. /complaining
get out of the house my friend...
I'm out the door with my two children hoping to run the all day and have them pass out at 8pm this evening!!
jdon
We are the dead.
Exactly
That's because playing at noon sucks. Glad we haven't had to yet.
Notre dame?
To hell with notre dame!!!
And Hockey vs Miami OH
right at 735.
God I love Saturdays in the
God I love Saturdays in the Fall. Pretty good slate of games throughout the whole day and I can't wait to sit on my duff and drink beer enjoying them all day.
Ughh...Herbstreit just called us Big Blue in picking us over 'Braska...Thanks, I guess
Same for me today.
Usually I'm out for most of the day when there's a night game, but I managed to f@%k my knee up pretty good last night (tossing around a softball, of all things) so I'm pretty much stuck on the couch, hanging out with my TV, laptop and some beers. Other than the frozen vegetables on my knee, not a bad way to spend a day.
OTOH there are two conference games on right now, and IU/Illinois is 1.0 Pillowfights, while Iowa/NU is .5 Pillowfights. So that kind of sucks I guess.
Go Blue!
Bummer about the knee (silver
Bummer about the knee (silver lining though?!). Enjoy the day; at least you have an excuse now for such an ambitious day! The Iowa game is where my attention will be (nice start for them too, Coulter drives them down the field by himself for an early TD). In the heart of Hawkeye land so by nature I watch and follow them. But yea, there's definitely a theme in not scheduling very good games at noon (11am for me). So many good games at 3:30 and later today (Ohio-Penn State I feel could have been a good one played at noon).
Thanks.
Hopefully it will be fine in a few days, it doesn't seem like something that will be a long term deal.
Agree about Northwestern/Iowa. I usually like watching NU, they're a bit of a cool story with their small academic school and purple uniforms and whatnot. I also like Pat Fitzgerald better than pretty much any other coach, so I watch (and root for) them when I can. Doesn't hurt that them winning coupled with an M win means great things for the division this year.
Go Blue!
Colter manages to scramble
Colter manages to scramble for 20+ yards for the first down, NU in Iowa territory.
Edit: And rushes into the endzone. NU up 7-0 and rushing pretty much at will. Nice.
Go Blue!
Because it's awesome...
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Gameday in Norman? Gameday in Norman.
Avatar is a reference to this. Go Blue!
Northwestern scores a TD with
Northwestern scores a TD with all run plays.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Iowa really is terrible on
Iowa really is terrible on both sides of the ball. I'm glad NW is likely to get them out of the way today.
"Michigan isn't going to lose a game" - Fielding Yost, 1901
TD Northwestern
In a sort of "This is what we're doing, try to stop it" drive, Iowa doesn't stop the run but for a moment here and there, and the Hawkeyes lose their best linebacker in the process. 7-0 Wildcats.
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Even though I used to
Work for their sister school, I don't follow Illinois. Are these black uni's something new? They're up 7-0.
Iowa.....down 7-0 might be to
Iowa.....down 7-0 might be to much for their O to overcome today.
To recap:
Vandenberg is a senior, and not doing as well with a new OC.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Understatement
Understatement of the year:
"Over the last few years, a lot of attrition for Iowa at the running back spot..."
You've no idea, Beth.
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If the refs give you a gift
If the refs give you a gift completion, don't give it back with a delay of game penalty!
Abort, Retry, Fail?
I still love Ferentz
I still love Ferentz though....guy is a mastermind to be making the kind of money he does for results like this.
Either Way...
So, although Northwestern's passing defense really isn't spectacular, Iowa has apparently decided to go mostly run here, and because Northwestern's rushing defense is middling, that sometimes works too. Nonetheless, Ferentz elects to play it conservatively on 4th down.
Meyer hits the FG for Iowa. It's now 7-3. The hope for the Hawkeyes may be the Wildcats' uncanny ability to not get to the edge and leave the odd receiver open in the 4th quarter, of course.
Note to Kain Colter - I am pretty sure the CB had your WR beat there.
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Iowa intercepts Colter.
Iowa ball on their own 30?ish.
Go Blue!
Look at that...no wonder NW
Look at that...no wonder NW always brings the other guy in to throw the ball. That wasn't even close.
Bad throw by Coulter, nice
Bad throw by Colter, nice way to pick it off by the safety. Also, Iowa's D-ends need to contain more versus getting upfield in pass-rush, Coulter will exploit that further. We'll see if the adjust and don't get so aggresive. Iowa ball...yay offense
Watching my Broncos hang
Watching my Broncos hang tough early only to lose big late. #Cubitproblems
Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.
Announcers SC/Tenn Game
Just said PSU and OSU are the two best teams in the Big Ten. PSU tough to argue against right now, but OSU is incredibly lucky to be undefeated. Not saying they aren't good, but I don't see how toucan say a team that scraped a win against Purdue is a top team. And Griese is in the booth as well, but he didn't make the comment.
Interesting USC(east) has
Interesting USC(east) has already given up 14 to Tennessee.
edit: Orrrr not, anyone know why TD was taked off the board?
Delay of game thwarting an
Delay of game thwarting an Iowa 4th and 3 attempt.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Ferentz goes for it on fourth, not against M?!?!?!?!
Mayans must have been right.
Go Blue!
OH NO IT'S ALL HAPPENING AGAIN
/runs down street naked
Abort, Retry, Fail?
Ouch...
Delay of game when it looked like you were just about to convert on 4th and 3? Really, Vandenberg?
EDIT: Further, Mark is pretty damn fast. 72 yard run through a disorganized Hawkeye defense. Colter manages to get to the 7 yard-line.
Things to do:
- Establish run. Check.
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NU gashing Iowa on the
NU gashing Iowa on the ground.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
I thought Venneric Mark was
I thought Venneric Mark was fast? He just got caught from behind by a LB
FWIW Hyde is their DB
FWIW Hyde is their DB (Cornerback), he's got some wheels, himself.
That was a quick change in
That was a quick change in field position.
michigan may run for 600
michigan may run for 600 yards against this iowa defense.
Vice.com
No, it's Iowa. Michigan will
No, it's Iowa. Michigan will win, but it'll be something like 26-22 and will look like a disaster.
In other news, I hate playing Iowa. They bring out the worst in Michigan.
Some impressive speed by
Some impressive speed by Micah Hyde tracking down Venric Mark on that breakaway run.
"I have a dream that someday Michigan will not have freshmen on the field. That day is 2013 at the earliest." - Brian, Defense vs MSU UFR 2011
So how does Northwestern
So how does Northwestern choke away the lead this week?
Interesting Stat...
174 yards rushing with 11:33 to go in the 2nd quarter for Northwestern. If they keep running like that, this might hit 400+ at the end of regulation unless Iowa dares get in front of Colter or Mark.
EDIT: So, they are rotating in Simeon to show that they could - if they wanted to - carry out this assault in the air, right? He did, after all, throw a complete pass.
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or if they put in the
or if they put in the throwing QB and completely kill the groove Colter got them in on the ground.
Stupid Northwestern. Had
Stupid Northwestern. Had they not blown that game to Nebraska last week, we'd be sitting pretty right now regardless of what happens tonight.
Go Blue! Always!
Wow. That was lucky for
Wow. That was lucky for Northwestern.
Encapsulating A Season...
I have to think that, for a second, Micah Hyde thought about muffing that punt and thereby encapsulating Iowa's season in an interpretive dance style, but he apparently thought better of it.
Of all the passes Vandenberg would connect on, it would be a floater that, if the Wildcats had a secondary that wasn't afraid of people, could have been picked. Fortunately, Northwestern's secondary doesn't believe in pass coverage, at least the numbers say so.
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Several B1G games are like playoffs for te division title or a bowl game. Minnie-Purdue loser likely not bowling. NW-Iowa loser has no shot at division. NU-UM winner in drivers seat.
And IU-UI loser is relegated to FCS.