November 20th, 2018 at 3:04 PM ^
I don't recall anything particularly egregious from this year's version of MSU, other than the phantom unsportsmanlike on Higdon (but I'd prefer that to letting things get out of hand like O'Neil did). For once the conference's best interests align with Michigan, so I don't expect anything worse than standard home cooking advantage. But BPONE, and all that.
November 20th, 2018 at 3:18 PM ^
No chance in hell.
November 20th, 2018 at 3:49 PM ^
Leave no doubt..whoop their asses
November 20th, 2018 at 4:15 PM ^
A few more memories
November 20th, 2018 at 7:57 PM ^
I never seen these before. . . unbelievable.
November 20th, 2018 at 4:16 PM ^
Are the officials for the game known yet?
November 20th, 2018 at 5:26 PM ^
Not a chance
November 20th, 2018 at 5:44 PM ^
It's us vs. the world. You don't count on breaks from anybody.
November 20th, 2018 at 6:57 PM ^
Let’s not use this as an excuse, shouldn’t have fumbled on the 1 yard line in 16 and two pics. Just win
November 20th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
No. Name one big game with everything at stake that Michigan got a break in officiating. I can’t. They will have to play well enough to overcome it - thankfully they have the team this year to do just that.
November 20th, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
So . . . here's how it works. There is no actual referee conspiracy against Michigan and for Ohio State, even though it often looks that way.
But there is something else at play . . .
Referees serve at the pleasure of the Big Ten office. It's a tenuous existence, nothing is assured. Refs want to stay on the good side of the Big Ten office.
Now if a call is blatantly obvious, the ref is going to make the call. Period.
But if it is a 50/50 judgement call (like 4th an inches) that could go either way, no ref wants to risk his position by making a call that knocks the Big Ten's best chance for the CFP out of contention. That team with the best chance has typically been Ohio State.
This year however, we're the Big Ten's best chance for the CFP.
I don't expect any gifts, but if there is a marginal judgement call, I don't expect it to go against us the way we have been used to when we play Ohio State. The coin will flip in our favor this game.
November 21st, 2018 at 12:34 AM ^
I call bullshit. John O'Neill maintains a job.
November 20th, 2018 at 7:38 PM ^
Never have, never will.
November 20th, 2018 at 8:31 PM ^
If Delaney doesn’t want the B1G shutout of the playoff they will get a clean game from the refs. Hell he might pick refs from AA to secure Michigan’s place in the CFP
November 20th, 2018 at 9:32 PM ^
This is definitely my biggest concern. Not worried about injuries. Not worried about slow starts. Mostly just anxious about how the officials call this game. Michigan’s secondary is very active and physical. In the ND game, the officials called PI and targeting early on against Michigan and it seemed to cause hesitation in the secondary...which may has cost the game. If the officials mostly let both teams play, I think the “body blows” will eventually wear osu down.