Now the Sparty loss doesn't hurt as much
The Sparty loss does not hurt nearly as much now that we #BeatOhio and will more than likely be going to a BCS game. Cheers to everyone and especially the players/coaching staff. I am so relieved and could not be more proud of this team. It's amazing what coaching does to a team in just one year.
Go freaking Blue, keep beating Ohio.
November 26th, 2011 at 4:30 PM ^
University of Michigan playing in the Sugar Bowl in my home town, New Orleans?
Thank you Denard.
November 26th, 2011 at 4:40 PM ^
What needs to happen to get us into the BCS mix? I need a rooting guide!
November 26th, 2011 at 4:50 PM ^
so pretty much anyone in front of us must lose. A good scenario would be for south carolina to lose to clemson but then Clemson lose the ACC champ game.
MSU losing next week would help, but then Wiscy (or even PSU) could jump over us, which would be very bad.
A kansas state loss to Iowa state next week.
Georgia losing to LSU next week (the most likely in my opinion)
November 26th, 2011 at 4:51 PM ^
well either wisconsin or Msu will be in front of us so why would wiconsin jumping us be bad???? They would be going to the Rose bowl....
November 26th, 2011 at 5:00 PM ^
there's still a team in front of us and we need to move up. The better scenario is that Penn State goes to the title game and wins, then hope that it's not enough to push them over Michigan.
Edit: while it may end up being a wash, we'll see, and I'm trying to cover all rooting hopes. Another possibility is Oklahoma losing to Ok st. next week. That might be enough to drop them down behind Mich.
November 26th, 2011 at 5:01 PM ^
I guess I still don't understand no matter what the big ten champ will be in front of us....the other two won't be..
November 26th, 2011 at 5:07 PM ^
because it's possible that if the winner is not michigan state (i.e. Wisconsin) that the BCS won't put that team ahead of michigan. you never know.
The better rooting interest is to look out of conference at Oklahoma, Goergia, and S.Car
November 26th, 2011 at 5:22 PM ^
Current BCS standings are 14. MSU, 15. UM, 16. UW. The third loss for either team is going to knock (or keep) them below us.
November 26th, 2011 at 5:40 PM ^
Arkansas and S. Carolina are already eliminated. The only chance a 3rd SEC team gets involves Georgia beating LSU.
November 26th, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^
Georgia beating LSU and LSU/Alabama remaining 1 and 2 in the BCS rankings* If Georgia beats LSU and LSU falls to #3, then the BCS can only select Georgia and Alabama.
November 26th, 2011 at 5:04 PM ^
loser of B10 Championship will fall below us, no worries!!!!
November 26th, 2011 at 5:04 PM ^
loser of B10 Championship will fall below us, no worries!!!!
November 26th, 2011 at 4:30 PM ^
The Michigan State loss wasn't so bad. But the Iowa loss feels like attempted suicide.
November 26th, 2011 at 4:33 PM ^
We played Sparty this year?
November 26th, 2011 at 4:34 PM ^
All losses hurt, never heard someone say that was a good loss!
November 26th, 2011 at 4:34 PM ^
Who cares about sparty? WE BEAT OHIO!!!!!
November 26th, 2011 at 4:34 PM ^
That being said.... beat the tar out of them next year.
November 26th, 2011 at 4:35 PM ^
Can someone tell me who I should be rooting for in all of the remaining games this year so we get a BCS berth?
November 26th, 2011 at 5:13 PM ^
And root against anyone else ahead of us in the BCS standings
November 26th, 2011 at 4:36 PM ^
I believe Michigan will win both games next year with a Sr. Denard and no Cousins at home but if we could win only one game next year between O$U and Spartansuck I might almost go with Spartansuck. I detest Dantonio more than Meyer too.
November 26th, 2011 at 4:39 PM ^
No, No, Never, that's not right, wrong, wrong, no, no, no, sorry, wrong answer. Incorrect. Unsatisfactory response.
Always and everywhere, beat Ohio State above all else.
November 26th, 2011 at 4:38 PM ^
the state loss is now worse with that win we would be playing next week for the B1G championship and maybe more......
November 26th, 2011 at 4:39 PM ^
but both of our losses leave me thinking about what could have been.
For now its a BCS berth and thats fine by me
November 26th, 2011 at 4:43 PM ^
MSU may have been our worst performance of the year and most of the Iowa game has to be a close second. How close is this team to being undefeated. By no means do I think we are to the level of Bama or LSU yet, but we are pretty close to being in the National Championship conversation. That may actually be a more scary thought than an exciting one.
November 26th, 2011 at 4:44 PM ^
What is Sparty and why capitalize it?
November 26th, 2011 at 4:55 PM ^
Me, And it hurts a lot. Having msu instead of michigan in the inaugural B1G championship game is like seeing Charley and the chocolate factory is on tv, flipping over, and finding out it is the stupid Johnny depp version instead of gene wilder.
November 26th, 2011 at 4:56 PM ^
This doesn't take the Sparty loss at all for me. They've beat us 4 years in a row, can't stand their prick of a coach and their idiot fans that think they are elite. Yea- we have a chance at BCS and they may miss out, but we need to start beating them!
November 26th, 2011 at 5:02 PM ^
Sparty was the better team on that day, in that stadium, and in a trash tornado. We really should've beaten Iowa though. So many mistakes cost us... 11-1. Sooo happy with 10-2 though, it's whatever. GO BLUE, see you in New Orleans
November 26th, 2011 at 5:13 PM ^
When we went 3-9, the Sparty loss was painless and pretty much meaningless.
If we had beaten Michigan State this year, we would be in the Big Ten Championship game (another M game to watch next week!). The loss to MSU had pretty big implications.
November 26th, 2011 at 5:39 PM ^
Oh yeah, we did lose to Sparty...
I could barely hear you over the Michigan cheers!
November 26th, 2011 at 5:44 PM ^
Looking at the season in August thinking we would win three of four against ND, MSU, Nebraska and Ohio would have been wildly optimistic to say the least. We'll get little brother next year, and with the turn of the worm on recruiting, they are gonna be up against it for some time.
November 26th, 2011 at 5:53 PM ^
A loss is a loss, but the Iowa loss hurts more because that was a game they should have won. that said, I'm greedy - I want to win every game.
November 26th, 2011 at 6:10 PM ^
A loss to Sparty always sucks. But the sucktitude will be almost erased if Michigan gets a BCS bid while Sparty loses the inaugural B1G Championship game and goes to the Outback Bowl.