Noon Games Open Thread
Time for the Noon Games. Obviously MSU/OSU and Rutgers/PSU are our focus, but here are all the games on the viewing guide M-Dog made this morning (thanks for doing that!) until we head into the afternoon, when it's time to beat some turtle!
Go Blue and enjoy your Saturday!
Saturday, November 11
MATCHUP | TIME (ET) | NAT TV | |
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#12Michigan State | 12:00 PM | ||
Rutgers | 12:00 PM | ||
#15Oklahoma State | 12:00 PM |
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Connecticut | 12:00 PM |
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#23NC State | 12:00 PM |
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Arkansas | 12:00 PM |
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Duke | 12:00 PM | ||
Texas Tech | 12:00 PM | ||
Louisiana | 12:00 PM |
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Florida | 12:00 PM | ||
Indiana | 12:00 PM | ||
Nebraska | 12:00 PM | ||
#17Virginia Tech | 12:20 PM | ||
Middle Tennessee | 2:00 PM |
November 11th, 2017 at 12:16 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:16 PM ^
Who do we want to win the MSU/OSU game?
November 11th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
OSU. Thankfully Iowa made this job much more palatable.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^
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November 11th, 2017 at 12:51 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
OSU's pass rush has sacked Lewerke twice, but OTOH he converted a 3rd and 18 on his feet in two plays. He'll probably need to pull off a monster game to win.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:21 PM ^
We have to win out, PSU has to lose one more time, and MSU has to lose twice. MSU will probably lose today, but their last two games are cakewalks. So don’t count on us being in Indy in December.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:25 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
if you don't your fandom card gets revoked.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:46 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:51 PM ^
will pay off as you pull for ohio. just this once. now get out there and be a leader for the younger fans!
November 11th, 2017 at 12:51 PM ^
It is mathetically possibe but all but improbable that UM goes to the Big Ten Championship. That being said, a loss to MSU will put Columbus into such a tissy, I will love the entertainment. As i've said before, Urban is not emotionally equiped to have a down season. I look forward to OSU losing to MSU then UM and watching Columbus implode.
November 11th, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^
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November 11th, 2017 at 1:56 PM ^
I believe it's the 'records of the three tied teams" within the conference. Out of conference games do not count in this step.
November 11th, 2017 at 2:00 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 1:59 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 2:11 PM ^
No idea where you got those rules, out of conference games have absolutely no bearing on tiebreakers AFAIK.
http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/archive/081011aaa.html
First thing is conference record obviously.
Then the first tiebreaker is the record among teams that are tied. (If we beat ohio then all three would be 1-1)
Next tiebreaker is division record, and since we lost to penn state we are in big trouble there with two east division losses while ohio and msu would have only one each. (we lost to msu and penn state while ohio and msu would have only lost to us and ohio respectively)
And the rest is still highly up in the air depending how 4th 5th place etc fall out.
November 11th, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
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November 11th, 2017 at 3:06 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^
It's 100% the records of the teams against each other. Maybe it is worded a little awkwardly but I'm 100% certain that's how the tiebreaker works and has worked in the past regardless of the wording of the actual regulation.
November 11th, 2017 at 2:22 PM ^
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November 11th, 2017 at 12:47 PM ^
Our true rival at the moment is MSU whether you like or not. It can only be a rivalry again with OSU once we actually win a game in the series again. I am rooting for OSU to beat MSU today. I would rather see PSU in Indy and have them lose than for MSU or OSU to even get there.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:53 PM ^
is our horrizon. UM still leads the series. UM lost in double overtime at the horse shoe last year.
November 11th, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 2:15 PM ^
That's not how rivalries work. Michigan State, being fellow Michiganders are our brother, even little brother if you will. Would you ever root against your little brother against some douchebag from ohio???
ohio is the ultimate enemy, it goes back to the Toledo War. Yes people took up arms and killed each other fighting over Toledo. That's why ohio will always be enemy number one. It doesn't matter if we lost 100 games in a row, the end all be all of Michigan football is to win the Game. I honestly don't even care that much about a national title, I'd much rather go 1-11 beating ohio than win the national championship with one loss to ohio. Every single year, I would sign that deal and lock it in for the next century if I could.
November 11th, 2017 at 2:01 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^
MSU has to lose twice, PSU has to lose once, and we have to win out. Given that the next two games for Sparty are Rutgers and Maryland, we almost definitely need an OSU win today.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^
At least on this first series, Ohio State has elected to call from the "Plays That Work" spreadsheet, which is quite the change from last week.
...and just there, Mike Weber finds a gigantic hole in the MSU backfield and off he goes.
November 11th, 2017 at 1:42 PM ^
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November 11th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^
be nice if OSU has to use their "beast mode" points on this game, instead of banking them for two weeks.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
Minny-Nebraska is off to a nice start. 7-7 already.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
Rutgers is totally going to hold on to this 3-0 lead for the rest of the game.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:24 PM ^
.... and then totally do the same thing against sparty!!
November 11th, 2017 at 12:23 PM ^
November 11th, 2017 at 12:24 PM ^
disliked each other. You'd think with a few high stakes games between them over the last few years, there'd be an element of rivalry there (like say between Michigan and PSU) ..but it always feels like they handle losing to each other pretty well ("At least it's not against Michigan").
November 11th, 2017 at 3:01 PM ^
I actually think they DO hate each other now. They see themselves as the real rivalry, unfortunately. Maybe they do respect each other, but I have noticed an increase in hostility lately
November 11th, 2017 at 12:24 PM ^
MSU may finally be in the position we usually are with OSU, with OSU playing like shit the week before against an inferior team (lately MSU), only to turn it on the next week against us and realize they have a great running game.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:24 PM ^
so you know, miracles happen.
November 11th, 2017 at 12:25 PM ^
Penn State's offensive line is approaching tire fire territory.