Ohio State Still Looking to Play?

What if Michigan were a powerhouse Top 3 rated team with at least a 50/50 shot of winning it all? How would we feel if the season were snatched away by the college presidents? My guess is there would be a lot more outrage over this.

While I despise and detest the evil buckeyes, I really don't blame them for throwing out this trial balloon.

Ohio state can do whatever they want and the big ten will let them. Just another reason to hate those fuckers. 

Weird, usually OSU quarterbacks at least get drafted before their career ends abruptly. Looks like they're trying to speed up the process this year

I always maintain that if the players want play, let them play. They are adults and can make decisions for themselves. If they are under 18, ask their parents for consent. 

Talk all the shit you want, he competes for nation titles and playoff spots while Michigan competes for 3rd place in the east. 

This is a non-starter for every team in the BIG.  Each school signs a "grant of rights" to the BIG which allows the BIG and only the BIG to negotiate TV contracts for each school and their sports.  Ohio State can play, but either no one will be able to televise it or the BIG will sue the crap out of them, the school they play and the league they play in for the money made from the one game + more.  If there is no one in the stands and it isn't on TV, did it even happen?  It wouldn't be anything more than a scrimmage.

They will play if the SEC/ACC/Big 12 decide to play. Think of it as Notre Dame 2.0. They only care about football down there and will play local rocket football teams just to please that ratchet fanbase 

OSU can want to play, but in actuality they pretty much have their hands tied on contractional basis as one poster already pointed out. Maybe the Big Ten would look the other way but I doubt it regardless of how much influence OSU has in the conference. You would think they would at least try and keep the illusion of impartiality.

since it's a job requirement for the OSU HC to be a leaky douche bag, RD is just fulfilling his mission statement

Like I said in the Tom Mars thread, I'll believe CFB teams will play if and only if they actually play.  All other conjecture is simply posturing to remain open to the possibility of playing.  Everyone wants to play, but no one so far has shown ready to take on the risk.  I doubt there will be any games actually played by any college football teams.

One game season.

UM and OSU go into a 2 week lockdown.

Then they play one game.

It's called "The Game".

Millions will watch.

Of course, Michigan will lose, but that's ok.

Fuck Ohio State.  

This is pretty ridiculous. Coaches don't make the call - ADs and university presidents do. OSU voted not to play in the Fall, so it doesn't really matter what Ryan Day thinks. If it did matter what coaches think, both OSU and Michigan would be playing in the Fall. But in the end it's not their call - all they can do is advise the people who do make the decisions on this subject. 

Kick them out regardless.

Day is pushing for the Big to give details on a spring season, scholarship etc. Some thoughts being floated is pro dome stadiums being used for several games each weekend for a January through March season. But there is no confirmation on any interests of the powers that be on any such schedule.

This would be a doubtful scenario given that is too soon to hope they will like the covid numbers any better in Jan 21.  And its really a winter schedule not spring.  

 Days suggestion is posted on 11w. I can't blame a coach to try to hang on to his talent but most of us realize its a pipe dream to think football will be played before next fall. 

Don’t blame them. I don’t think it’ll work considering the hoops they’d have to jump through with the conference to get there, but if anyone would do it it’d be them. 

If we just play Red Menace 8 straight times, we’re bound to beat them once....Yaaay!

Lets Gooooo!