Ohio State's Fraud Schedule
Easy to say in retrospect but OSU had not played a ranked team all year and only played 1 P5 team that as of tonight has a winning record...until tonight. PSU.
Sagarin is not end all be all but look at their weak ass schedule coming into the night. When you play creampuffs all year and then finally get someone who is in your weight class it tends to be a shock to the system.
Much like the B12 teams we mock for playing no one early, OSU was a relatively unknown quantity.
(if curious, Utah 19, MSU 21, NW 42, BYU 48 for comparison... oh and UM is 12)
Also fuck OSU.
Sagarin | |
VA Tech | 43 |
Hawaii | 159 |
No Ill | 69 |
WMU | 73 |
IND | 83 |
MD | 82 |
PSU | 39 |
RUT | 95 |
MN | 72 |
ILL | 68 |
November 21st, 2015 at 8:55 PM ^
So you're saying there's a chance?
November 21st, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
Yes. The way their conference schedule set-up (two hardest games at the end) certainly made them a fraudulent contender. Like most other big time teams, they did schedule one tough non-conference game (or so they thought years ago when VaTech was put on the schedule). I'm not going to blame them for having a candy-ass schedule to this point.
But, they had a candy-ass schedule to this point.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:08 PM ^
pretty accurate comment though i respect scheduling va tech and no ill (whos been quite good for that level of play). cant do anything about the strength of conference schedule or how it unfolds as thats a league matter but like most others i respect the programs that try to schedule 2-3 non-conference heavy hitters (even if theyre opponents like oregon state, theyre still power 5 programs scheduled years in advance with the the chance of being good ball clubs).
1 cupcake (or non power 5 opponent) should be the goal for all legit programs
November 21st, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
They always have weak ass schedules. Their nonconference has been a joke since at least 2010.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
It finally bit them in the ass. They have one of the worst schedules in the country by far. Finally played somebody of consequence and took a L.
They had one fucking job to do. Beat sparty at home with the backups in. Unbelievable...
November 21st, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
It's not a dream scenario. But this would be an epic end to the season.
MSU beat OSU. Michigan took care of Penn State.
OSU...already reeling from a HOME loss, heads to Michigan and losses at around 330 pm.
MSU, knowing the outcome of the OSU/UM game. Knows they need to beat PSU to get to the championship game.
Penn State wins in East Lansing on several "Sparty NOOOO!" moments.
Michigan goes to the B1G championship game as MSU and OSU receive their second conference losses of the season.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:01 PM ^
that would be neat.
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:05 PM ^
But unlikely. Sparty is winning the B1G
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^
Yep and will beat Iowa, and will be the least deserving team to make the BCS / playoffs since ND in 2012.
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:14 PM ^
Iowa has at least mostly buried the teams they were supposed to. MSU simply has not. And the disrepect card that MSU so loves will belong to Iowa in that game.
November 22nd, 2015 at 12:52 AM ^
Iowa's resume is about as unimpressive as MSU's except that MSU actually has two marquee wins now (no matter how lucky they got to get them)
Iowa's beaten one team of relevance in convincing fashion: Northwestern. Everything else is nothing. If the B1G title game is Iowa-MSU, it's basically a matchup between the 3rd & 4th best teams in the league at best
November 21st, 2015 at 10:46 PM ^
Hawks will win
November 22nd, 2015 at 12:26 AM ^
MSU is not a good team and they are going to lose to a really shitty PSU team. Michigan will beat Iowa.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^
Iowa.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:28 PM ^
If Cook is out for the season (which seems quite possible given that it's a shoulder injury) I don't think they'll win the B1G. I don't think they'd beat Iowa without him, and they might lose to PSU.
November 22nd, 2015 at 12:45 AM ^
Shit you scared me. I read "Cook" and thought you meant Brian Cook was out for the season... That said, I wonder if deep down Brian is conflicted by wanting Sparty to lose but secretly rooting for Connor Cook since all Cook's gotta pull for each other. Kind of like me with Tom Brady when the Lions play the Patriots.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:14 PM ^
i wouldnt oppose msu losing a last second heartbreaker on special teams play, pick 6, hail mary, etc, or dantoni losing it and pulling a woody hayes punch to somehow lose the game for his squad
November 22nd, 2015 at 6:53 AM ^
Im calling it Hangover Saturday...OSU devasted depressed with no CFP available ..and will be worn out and exhausted physically and emotionally...players decalring they are leaving, will be flat and emotionless...MSU will be reading all their press clippings , beat up and worn out..typical letdown after big game
BOTH lose and we move on
November 21st, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
Yup . . . This is what happens when you play a shit schedule. Or, you go undefeated and win the title. Either way, I'm drunk.
November 21st, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
two game losing streak!
November 21st, 2015 at 8:58 PM ^
10-1 record, 0-1 against ranked teams.
Says it all.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
UM is 1-2 against ranked opponents and 8-0 against unranked opponents.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:23 PM ^
Except we beat byu when they were ranked and we beat nw...
We pummeled them and dropped them out of the rankings..
November 22nd, 2015 at 9:09 AM ^
Ummmmmm, we are 2-2 against ranked opponents and were a botched punt away from being 3-1.
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November 21st, 2015 at 8:58 PM ^
you bet there's a chance. no ranked opponents on their schedule prior to today and their stars are whining abou their last game at the shoe b/c they all think they are going pro.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:00 PM ^
Why is it that I envision all of them playing for the Raiders or Cowboys?
November 21st, 2015 at 9:12 PM ^
Wrong: Lions. And all busts.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:05 PM ^
Wrong: Browns. And all busts.
November 22nd, 2015 at 1:14 AM ^
that most thought could turn it on when necessary, given that most of the National Championship team was coming back. Clearly a terrible clubhouse coaching job for the year by Urbz & Co.
Pre-Spring Outlook on Ohio State in the Big Ten:
National Championship. That’s the expectation for Ohio State in 2015. The Buckeyes return 14 starters from last year’s national title team and have the top quarterback depth chart in college football. The defense needs to reload at end, tackle and cornerback, but this unit should be among the best in the nation. The schedule is manageable with Michigan State and Penn State visiting Columbus. Road trips to Virginia Tech and Michigan will be a challenge. However, Ohio State should be favored to win its all of its regular season games in 2015.
- See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-football/ohio-state-buckeyes-2015-sprin…
November 21st, 2015 at 9:00 PM ^
Yes, Faq them. I'm going to enjoy this despite their incompetence to with at home to State.
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:01 PM ^
had a bad game. the weather surely slowed the field down some helping sparty. But before we talk a lot of trash about the buckeyes lets at least wait until we beat them first.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:31 PM ^
What does Wisconsin have to do with this?
November 21st, 2015 at 9:02 PM ^
Come on! We played the same East schedule plus a NW crossover and Oregon St and UNLV
November 21st, 2015 at 9:05 PM ^
Well if you ignore our two best nonconfernece opponents and dismiss a ranked NW, then sure, they are the same.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:04 PM ^
He posted it for you... Utah MSU NW BYU
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
Northwestern is 9-2 and ranked. I guess you can call that a good win for us.
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:08 PM ^
I listed our top opponents as well in the OP. The bottom ones are the same as OSU. The top ones are the variance.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:09 PM ^
We also played utah and byu who are both better than vt and northwestern is better than anyone they've played in the big ten before today.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:50 PM ^
You mean top-20 NW, Utah, and BYU. If we ignore a quarter of the schedule, then yes, UM has the exact same weaknesses as OSU.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:36 PM ^
Have you been paying attention at all this season?
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:04 PM ^
OSU's schedule was basically ours, they had a bad game and poor play calling. MSU got lucky again, that being said, MSU has a great dline and that coupled with their oline is why they stayed close.
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:18 PM ^
week after week after week, that should be a clue that they aren't really lucky, they're just good, and Dantonio is a far, far better coach than Harbaugh. They went into Columbus and beat an undefeated, top 5 team with their starting QB on the bench. When's the last time we were "lucky" enough to to do that?
November 21st, 2015 at 9:19 PM ^
Gonna lock that one in for posterity. "Dantonio is a far, far better coach than Harbaugh."
Wow.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:25 PM ^
to Harbaugh's. Give us your evidence that Harbaugh is clearly, unquestionably better.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:32 PM ^
Like any chemical experiment one must wait for the results no?
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:48 PM ^
Give me your comparison of Harbaugh's record as a major college coach to Dantonio's. Convince me that Harbaugh's is better,
November 21st, 2015 at 9:50 PM ^
Dantonio's first season as MSU's coach - 7-6(3-5)
Harbaugh's first season as Michigan's coach thus far - 9-2(6-1)
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^
He is better because he matters, Dantonio is still irrelevant
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:53 PM ^
Come on sparty lets go what else you have? You probably one of those guys that doesnt even know where EL is, but likes the msu logo...
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:54 PM ^
Convince me with facts - a fluke win - is that your "evidence"? Then by that same logic your head coach is inferior to Nebraskas
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