Will UM get fair officiating in Columbus this Saturday?

Wouldn't the most beneficial result for the Big Ten be Michigan winning on Saturday? Unless your argument is that the officiating crew will be comprised entirely of OSU fans (which is doubtful), it's unlikely that there would be a directive from the Big Ten to screw over the only team in the conference who still has a good chance of making the playoff.

Just score enough points to take the fucking officials out of the picture.  Like 84.

No. Fuck the refs 

Hell no! We are going to have to punk both these assholes. I hope we are up by 20 in the fourth so we can throw a crossing route at a refs face. 

More than fair is my prediction, they need a B1G team in the playoff, only one can accomplish that at this point.

I don't believe in conspiracy theories - too many people have to be involved, and they'd never be able to keep it quiet.  That said, the 2016 game featured three OSU fans and an MSU fan, and that's all it took to sway the game in a bad direction.

However.

Michigan will own OSU's defense, and no amount of sketchy calls will make up for that.

However, part 2.

If anyone thinks Delaney would ever pull for Michigan over OSU, you haven't been watching for the last 25 years...

(/removes tin foil hat, puts it back in the closet)

The thing we have going for us, as far as Delaney goes is that we have the only sure way to the CFP. So if Delaney does have any say in it, he should throw it our way if any

I default to assuming no, not because of Delaney conspiracy but because the refs seem to have built up a baseline antagony towards Harbaugh (and also because BPONE).  But if Delaney is manipulating things, he should manipulate them in Michigan's favor.  There's almost no way Ohio State gets into the playoff if they win the Big 10 - they're not going to jump Oklahoma or Washington State if either of them win out, and there's at least a chance that an SEC-title losing Georgia stays ahead of them if Oklahoma or Wazzou derps a game away.  The CFP committee has shown that they think nothing of Ohio State's season based on their rankings to date.  Michigan is objectively the Big 10's best chance of a playoff team, and while I believe Delaney is a clown who has a weird disdain for Michigan, we all know he REALLY likes money and TV eyeballs, and absolutely wants a Big 10 team in the playoff.  

I'm OK with refs calling a few phantom PI calls vs. OSU as long as they call EVERY time our DL is held. So, that would be every play.

It's to the B1G's advantage if Michigan wins.

Besides the fact that it's a fresh storyline - we haven't won our division yet - we're the conference's best hope to get into the CFP. Ohio State is currently behind Oklahoma, UGA, and Washington State among one-loss teams. Even if they win out, there's a decent possibility they'd be left out. On the other hand, if we win out, we'll most likely be in.

Do they ever?

Hopefully, it won't matter and we steamroll the punks.

Urban isn't paid to coach, but to be whining at the refs the entire game.

Expect a 5-1 margin against Michigan on holding calls. OSU linemen will give "great protection".

Expect big UM defensive stops to be whistled about 3 times for pass interference. OSU will never get called - they have excellent coverage.

Expect phantoms everywhere. Phantom catches in bounds, TDs, defensive holds and of course phantom first downs.

Expect the announcers after many of these calls to start using teams like "unfortunate break" for Michigan or "borderline" or "could go either way".

Expect the refs to take a loooooong time to spot the ball and start play if the OSU defense is not set.

Expect a roughing the passer call at least once but never against OSU.

Expect a key Michigan defensive player to be out for targeting early.

This is what I expect to see every time The Game is in the toilet bowl - a lot of shit calls.

No. Harbaugh needs to have the team ready for this. The defense needs to know there are going to be 2-3 times they do their job and the refs give Ohio State a second chance just for fun.

I can't believe this is even a question for anybody.

A conference that would let referees with obvious and longstanding affections for Ohio State officiate one of the most important games in recent conference history is actively disinterested in unbiased officiating.