Rumor: Michigan and MSU and MD won't play
According to Dan Patrick today...commence with the same ol' same ol' tete a tetes.
September 14th, 2020 at 11:54 AM ^
Dan Patrick and his source seem to be taking the shotgun approach to these rumors. Just spraying the sky with birdshot and hoping something true falls.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:16 PM ^
They're hedging with "probably" won't play. It's all conjecture.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:20 PM ^
sadly thats the MO for virtually all modern reporting outfits
September 14th, 2020 at 2:00 PM ^
Dan Patrick is not any more of a reporter than Tucker Carlson or Cenk Uygur is. They're all entertainers first and talking about rumors and theories they've come up with is part of what they have to do to fill up hours of air time daily and satiate they're hardcore fans. It still blows my mind that people confuse these people with reporters. For people that have every picked up the newspaper this is the difference between journalist at a newspaper and a columnist. Wouldn't take anything a columnist reports too seriously - there's exceptions like Peter Vecsey - because they're paid to give their opinion and entertain you, not fact check.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:29 PM ^
Rumors schmumors...
The only thing we know for sure is that Wolverine Devotee will soon chime in with information about the new block 'M' font on his boxer shorts.
September 14th, 2020 at 4:44 PM ^
Congrats on surviving another weekend!
September 14th, 2020 at 11:54 AM ^
I'm just gonna sit out until some ACTUAL news comes out
Kinda pointless to follow all these breathless updates on rumors that may or may not have any substance
September 14th, 2020 at 11:56 AM ^
Is this a leak that is intended to act as negative recruiting? Dan grew up in Mason, OH and has always been a Buckeye lean.
Hey - one hot take deserves another.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:11 PM ^
I do think there is some kernel of truth to this. Michigan has a large and reactive fanbase and other teams like to hate on Michigan, so making the B1G playing or not playing about Michigan is good for clicks and making us look like the villain
September 14th, 2020 at 1:12 PM ^
my bad, reactive
September 14th, 2020 at 1:24 PM ^
NP. For a second I was thinking you hadn't seen any of the COVID-19 threads. :)
September 14th, 2020 at 11:57 AM ^
Seems hard to believe that Patrick would have a source with access to that kind of information, but not someone like John U Bacon or Sam Webb.
September 14th, 2020 at 1:49 PM ^
exactly. Fits nicely for some negative recruiting tho
September 14th, 2020 at 4:13 PM ^
There’s no way in hell Webb would leak a rumor like this. His business would be gone by tomorrow
September 14th, 2020 at 11:58 AM ^
"All 14 teams will play if voted and approved by a majority, and by all 14 teams, I mean they still can all decided on their own, in which delaying the season and then cancelling it was erroneous in the first place and a big waste of time. "
-Chris P. Bacon
September 14th, 2020 at 12:26 PM ^
You gotta believe that all teams would at least try to play unless there are huge outbreaks. No way a team would opt not to play with the amount of money involved. President Schlissel would be ran out of town on a rail if he made this decision.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:45 PM ^
A pine rail? And would he be sent up the Monon Line?
September 14th, 2020 at 12:48 PM ^
No, he wouldn’t.
September 14th, 2020 at 2:04 PM ^
You say that like football revenue is significant in the scope of the budget that Schlissel oversees. Football takes in ~$100M. The rest of the university takes in ~$7.5B. Football is around 1-2% of the overall revenue of the university. It very reasonable for any CEO type person to ignore 2% of the revenue to try and focus on the 98% when things are as turbulent as they are today. Its very easy for him to say "Shut it down, I don't have time to try and make sure its running properly." In fact to divert university resources away from trying to run the university in order to support athletics (less than 2% of the revenue) would be asinine if the only reason is money. The amount of money involved is negligible when compared to the rest of the university.
There are reasons that football should play, and that Schlissel should be expending more of his time to make sure its done correctly, but money absolutely is NOT one of them.
September 14th, 2020 at 2:58 PM ^
I'm sure that Schlissel doesn't sit around in normal times making sure football is running properly. I bet he has people who do that for him.
September 14th, 2020 at 6:13 PM ^
@Dirvish
I don't think it is even this black and white though. Football revenue, per se, like basketball and any "revenue" sport is a drop in the proverbial bucket of university spending. It's even less than Michigan at many schools.That said, money from donors quite often relates to the concept of "engagement" and successful football/basketball and national TV drive a significant portion of that. It's far from the only driver but certainly not insubstantial. I think Schlissel ignores that (along with the goodwill of many donors/alums) at his peril.
(Disclaimer: Please note I do understand that Covid-19 is scary).
September 14th, 2020 at 11:58 AM ^
Seems hard to believe that Patrick would have a source with access to that kind of information, but not someone like John U Bacon or Sam Webb.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:52 PM ^
Was hard to believe the first time. The second time, im not so sure....
September 14th, 2020 at 11:59 AM ^
So now we know why Shaun Wade opted out. He heard he wouldn't get to play Michigan this year. That must be it.
At this point, all this is becoming quite comical. People assuming the season is back and claiming to be on "the right side of history". Meanwhile, nobody knows anything at all.
September 14th, 2020 at 1:50 PM ^
When everything is subjective, everyone can write their own history, thus you'll always be on the right side.
September 14th, 2020 at 11:59 AM ^
This must be how a tennis ball feels during a long rally.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:03 PM ^
On the front page, above the Jump.
"Rumors that some schools would choose to sit out are unfounded; all fourteen Big Ten schools will resume if any do."
But ok. We'll see.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
So stupid...clearly Michigan will play if the B10 is approved to play
September 14th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
Rumor: Michigan, MSU and MD will play.
According to BarryBadrinath
September 14th, 2020 at 12:46 PM ^
It'd better be right, or I'm going to shove another ping pong paddle right up your ass. You'll be shitting pancakes for the rest of your life.
September 14th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^
A little slap 'n pickle if you will.
September 14th, 2020 at 1:17 PM ^
BarryBad vs BenVom, one on one:
a matchup I would pay to watch
September 14th, 2020 at 12:06 PM ^
Can we stop posting every single stupid rumor about the B1G season? It's like everyday there's something new and opposite to what was reported the previous day and they're always wrong
September 14th, 2020 at 12:13 PM ^
But this is better than COVID updates and President Trump/political posts.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:18 PM ^
Is it?
September 14th, 2020 at 1:29 PM ^
Would you rather us talk about the upcoming Michigan football game, or perhaps UM’s last weekend football game?
September 14th, 2020 at 12:08 PM ^
Dan Patrick has literally been wrong every step of the way with this.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:08 PM ^
I don't believe anything Dan Patrick, Football Scoop or Brett McMurphy say on their own. Until more reliable sources corroborate, I won't give them the mouse clicks.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:21 PM ^
Do you believe Sir Yacht?
September 14th, 2020 at 1:26 PM ^
Whenever I see the words Yacht and football together, I think of Bill Martin and Les Miles. I don't know if anyone else has made that connection, but I see red flags when that happens.
Short answer: No.
September 14th, 2020 at 1:44 PM ^
Martin was on a sailboat, not a yacht. You can rest easy now
September 14th, 2020 at 1:52 PM ^
From Wiki: "A yacht /jɒt/ is a sail or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing.[2][3][4] There is no standard definition, so the term applies to such vessels that have a cabin with amenities that accommodate overnight use. To be termed a yacht, as opposed to a boat, such a pleasure vessel is likely to be at least 33 feet (10 m) in length and have been judged to have good aesthetic qualities.[1]"
I believe this qualifies...
September 14th, 2020 at 2:11 PM ^
TBF, my only nautical experience growing up was the Boblo Island boat.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:52 PM ^
That must put you in a bit of a bind considering in the last 18 hrs McMurphy has said everyone will play and Patrick said they won't. I don't follow Football Scoop but if they said only certain teams would play I'd be happy to offer a referral for some mental health counseling
September 14th, 2020 at 12:11 PM ^
Make it stop
September 14th, 2020 at 12:21 PM ^
I’ll trust McMurphy and others who do have B1G connections.
September 14th, 2020 at 12:24 PM ^
There's no way we wouldn't play. That would be the death kneel to our athletic program. If you're Harbaugh, you would likely just quit at that point.