December 3rd, 2016 at 2:58 PM ^
That's not happening. A 2 loss team isn't jumping a 1 loss team that just won a CCG by 31 points over a 10-2 team.
Wisconsin getting in would require Clemson losing.
December 3rd, 2016 at 4:38 PM ^
No it doesn't.
Unless you're on the committee and know something we all don't.
Not saying it's going to happen, but, LOL...everyone is speaking so matter of fact in this thread without no fact behind the statement.
At least base your statement off of something that's been said or that's happened. Otherwise you're just another person with another opinion. Which is fine...I share plenty of opinions. But to say it so matter of fact is silly.
December 3rd, 2016 at 6:23 PM ^
So 10-2 WI beats 10-2 #7 PSU by whatever score. Probably not that much because their offense is pretty meh. And 11-1 UW beats 10-2 #8 CO by 31. Both have conference championships now. Both have added wins over 10-3 teams. And now WI will pass UW based on what?
You're right, it's just an opinion w/ zero inside knowledge. Well, except that since the committee publishes their rankings weekly, we already know that they had UW ahead of WI. The other fact is that UW just killed CO on national TV. So my argument is premised on the facts that UW was ranked ahead of both PSU/WI coming into this weekend and posted a dominating win. UW has 1 loss and the B1G CCG winner will have 2 losses. UW was ahead already in the rankings and had a blowout win. Explain what WI can do to pass them? What's the support for your opinion? Win by 70 is about the only plausible reason you can come up with for WI jumping UW and their offensive performance year to date indicates that's not happening. You act like there is no prior context or knowledge of how the committee feels when comparing these two teams but last weeks rankings tell you exactly that. UW was 4. WI was 6.
Ummm...is there any way we can bet on this? Because I would love to take my chances on my opinion vs yours.
December 3rd, 2016 at 10:17 AM ^
we get Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl ???
Go Blue!
December 3rd, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
Pretty sure an ACC team gets an autobid to the Orange Bowl, and then the second spot is at-large.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:10 AM ^
Can't say this was a "bad" season, especially compared to recent years. That said, this was our year and it didn't happen. Next year is rebuild and 2018 we can take another crack at it.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:20 AM ^
Sadly, 2018 will have road games @Notre Dame, @MSU and @OSU. Plus we get both Nebraska and Wisconsin from the West. Not conducive to making the playoff.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:30 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 6:17 AM ^
Ya, nothing other than the fact that we lose every single starter on the best D-line in college football, our best linebacker, our entire defensive backfield, top two wide recievers, starting running back, and 3 offensive lineman who all made All-B1G teams. But that doesn't really impact next year, right? But in today's America facts don't matter apparently. Thanks for joining the blog Mr. Trump
December 3rd, 2016 at 8:43 AM ^
I hope your clairvoyance is legit. If you combine a second year of Speight (plus better backups) with everything you just stated, Michigan should be CFP bound next year.
December 3rd, 2016 at 9:46 AM ^
December 3rd, 2016 at 3:10 PM ^
I'm assuming all the negs are due to the last two sentences in the post. The rest is a sad description of the reality of it.
December 29th, 2016 at 1:29 AM ^
December 3rd, 2016 at 9:21 AM ^
It can be done but that is stupid thinking. It's 2 years from now the team will be completely different.
We beat Alabama by 1ft in 2000...nothing says we can't do it again.
I don't get your logic. It would only make sense if you're taking the same team and playing the exact same team.
December 3rd, 2016 at 5:30 AM ^
Didn't we learn anything about judging teams preseason based on their schedules? Our schedule was perceived to be very easy when it turned out to generate some very strong wins. Wisconsin's schedule was perceived to be so hard that I didn't think they would win more than 6 games. You just never know man.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:22 AM ^
Cards are perma-stacked against us in even years thanks to Douche Brandon.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:31 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 2:01 AM ^
The earliest it could be rebalanced would be 2020. Big Ten schedules are already set through the end of 2019.
December 3rd, 2016 at 6:19 AM ^
Rational thoughts about the next few years are not allowed in this thread
December 3rd, 2016 at 5:34 AM ^
Next year we have an established QB, half of the most dominant D-Line in recent memory, a LB core, Jeremy Clark's sixth year, most of the RBs, Grant Perry, Eddie McDoom, Ty Wheatley, Ian Bunting, etc. etc. etc. and we get MSU and OSU at home. I just don't get people calling 2017 a rebuilding year.
Yes, we could have won a natty this year. Yes, we can do it next year too.
December 3rd, 2016 at 6:23 AM ^
"half of the most dominant d-line in recent memory"- We lose Glasgow, Taco, Wormley, Godin, and possibly Hurst, leaving Gary and Winovich, the two weakest parts of a 7 man DL rotation. I wouldn't call that close to half.Even with Hurst we don't return a single starter. That is not "half"
December 3rd, 2016 at 7:16 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 3:21 PM ^
LOL. Just....lol. We're losing guys like Lewis, Charlton, Wormley, Butt, Chesson, Darboh, Smith, Glasgow. Mags, Braden, Kalis, Gedeon, Stribling, Thomas, D. Hill and our do everything kicker. And you're talking about we'll be fine because we get a nickel corner back if the NCAA grants a 6th year and Ian Bunting who had 6 yards of receiving on the season? Our leading returning receiver by yardage is our FB who averaged 9 yards/game. I mean, I like McDoom and Crawford a lot but they also each had fewer receptions than our backup FB Henry Poggi on the year. These guys are going to need seasoning and it will take time to replace the current group. On defense, our entire starting secondary and a significant chuck of our badass DL rotation is gone. We lose 9 starters.
There is young talent but old experienced proven talent > young unknown talent in the short term. 2017 may be a harsh reality for this who think the upward trend is going to continue. Next year will almost certainly be a step backwards.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:42 AM ^
December 3rd, 2016 at 3:55 PM ^
I don't think anyone really cares what bowl it is.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^
December 2nd, 2016 at 11:58 PM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 12:00 AM ^
You're delusional.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:03 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 12:08 AM ^
Because the WI-PSU winner will jump Michigan. If you think playing and winning the Big Ten championship game is completely irrelevant to the committee...then I think you are delusional.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:10 AM ^
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:28 AM ^
Well teams #3 and #6 will have lost in this scenario so they're really only jumping us. They'll be adding a win equivalent to our current best win over WI, a conference championship, have an extra 11th win that we lack and look good (presumably) on national TV. And while getting in over a team that they lost to head to head looks problematic, leaving out a team that won the conference for one that finished 3rd in its division is an even less appealing complication. So yeah, pretty good chance they jump us.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:47 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 6:26 AM ^
We don't know what the committee will do. We knowwe are one of the best 4 teams, but that doesnt matter. It comes down to having the bedt resume, and if PSU wins, that will be a very interesting ocnversation. We still have a chance
December 3rd, 2016 at 6:26 AM ^
We don't know what the committee will do. We knowwe are one of the best 4 teams, but that doesnt matter. It comes down to having the bedt resume, and if PSU wins, that will be a very interesting ocnversation. We still have a chance
December 3rd, 2016 at 8:01 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 8:32 AM ^
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:10 PM ^
Jumping #7 to #4 would be if everyone won or was off.
You don't jump someone ahead of you when they lose...they fall below you.
Clemson and Wisconsin will fall below Michigan and PSU.
...so it's just a matter of PSU jumping Michigan, who doesn't play today. That would be #5 virtually jumping/swapping with #4 Michigan.
That's completely different than what OSU did in 2014. They JUMPED Baylor and TCU because neither team played the extra game, both won their final game. OSU leapfrogged them.
If PSU wasn't playing and Wisconsin lost, PSU would still move up. Same logic, that's not jumping them.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:13 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 12:18 AM ^
Well your fucking opinion is wrong. Hate to break it to you.
December 3rd, 2016 at 12:20 AM ^
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December 3rd, 2016 at 12:28 AM ^