Chaos in the B1G East

Submitted by chunkums on November 4th, 2017 at 6:37 PM

As long as Iowa keeps doing what they're doing and MSU pulls up the big upset, we'll have:

MSU with one loss in the B1G

OSU with one loss in the B1G

PSU with two losses in the B1G

UM with two losses in the B1G

However...

MSU and OSU still have to play each other

UM still has to play OSU

Bizarre and unlikely scenario, but what happens in the event of a 4-way tie?

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ak47

November 4th, 2017 at 6:41 PM ^

We lose all the tiebreakers because both losses are in division and against the teams we would be tied with in a 4 way tie. Can only win the division is msu and psu both get 3 losses.

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chunkums

November 4th, 2017 at 6:45 PM ^

I suppose it would probably be either OSU or MSU, since each have a loss from other division.

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DonBrownIsMySp…

November 4th, 2017 at 6:48 PM ^

Don’t we win a 3 way tie against OSU and MSU? Iirc the first multi way tiebreaker is the full records of the teams getting compared, so we would knock them both out on the tiebreaker.

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CHUKA

November 4th, 2017 at 6:51 PM ^

I believe head to head wins are counted first in conference, not certain though.

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feanor

November 4th, 2017 at 6:59 PM ^

Three way tie we would go to the next tiebreaker as everyone would be 1-1 vs each other in this scenario.

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CHUKA

November 4th, 2017 at 7:06 PM ^

Ok, so that would be CFB playoff ranking?

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bo_lives

November 4th, 2017 at 8:06 PM ^

MSU and OSU have the advantage there because they have cross-divisonal losses.

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feanor

November 4th, 2017 at 6:59 PM ^

Three way tie we would go to the next tiebreaker as everyone would be 1-1 vs each other in this scenario.

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Avon Barksdale

November 4th, 2017 at 7:00 PM ^

That’s only if it’s a two way tie. They look at division record and overall record first.

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CHUKA

November 4th, 2017 at 7:28 PM ^

Oh wow I didn't know that. So if we win out, OSU wins the rest of their games (excluding us), and PSU loses one more then we win the B1G east?

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HAIL-YEA

November 4th, 2017 at 7:10 PM ^

we need PSU to lose another game than we can win a 3 way tie with OSU and PSU each would be 1-1 head to head but the other 2 would have 3 losses

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ak47

November 4th, 2017 at 7:02 PM ^

Looks like you are right. Would still need psu to lose again though since we lose in 4 way tie scenarios.

(b) If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 8 will be followed until a determination is made. If only two teams remain tied after any step (or sub-step), the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative. If three or more teams remain tied after any step, move to next step in tiebreaker with remaining tied teams.

1. The records of the three tied teams will be compared against each other.

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DonBrownIsMySp…

November 4th, 2017 at 7:07 PM ^

Yeah, it looks like we need Ohio State to beat MSU which will probably happen, and then some sort of crazy voodoo magic like Maryland beating Penn State.

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HAIL-YEA

November 4th, 2017 at 7:23 PM ^

we need PSU to lose 1 more and we would have a clear path. It might be a long shot but it's better than no shot

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Beat Rutgerland

November 4th, 2017 at 7:40 PM ^

NM, ignore me.

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CHUKA

November 4th, 2017 at 6:50 PM ^

That MSU game's coming back to haunt us. We'd lead the east in the scenario you have listed above, had we won. It's ok though, just need to beat OSU and I'll be happy for this season.

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Naked Bootlegger

November 4th, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^

This thought kills me. Absolutely kills me. If we beat MSU, we could have replicated Penn St.'s run last year (we get destroyed by PSU, but salvage the rest of the year).

But cart before horse. Let's see if our offense continues growing in the coming weeks.

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CHUKA

November 4th, 2017 at 7:25 PM ^

Yeah it's definitely disappointing. I guess we still have a chance this year for the Big Ten so I'll remain optimistic.

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ska4punkkid

November 4th, 2017 at 7:09 PM ^

We need OSU to beat MSU, we need to win out including beating OSU. And we need Penn St to lose one more If only dumb Iowa hadn’t lost to Penn St on the last play of the freaking game

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Cali Citrus Man

November 4th, 2017 at 7:05 PM ^

Sad fact is Michigan resurrected MSU's program by losing this year.

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corundum

November 4th, 2017 at 6:42 PM ^

Fuck Ohio State.

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M Go Cue

November 4th, 2017 at 6:43 PM ^

This is the correct answer.

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crg

November 4th, 2017 at 7:23 PM ^

To hell with Notre Dame.

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Jfhskhx

November 4th, 2017 at 6:44 PM ^

I’ll upvote that

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ska4punkkid

November 4th, 2017 at 6:53 PM ^

Me too

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Walter Sobchak

November 4th, 2017 at 6:56 PM ^

Someone should include a GIF of Squints saying For-ever.

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Jfhskhx

November 4th, 2017 at 6:44 PM ^

I’ll upvote that

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ska4punkkid

November 4th, 2017 at 6:53 PM ^

Me too

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Winchester Wolverine

November 4th, 2017 at 6:47 PM ^

Easiest way to gain Mgopoints. This comment goes under "upvote by default"

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SMart WolveFan

November 4th, 2017 at 6:43 PM ^

....shifted to PSU.

great job

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Winchester Wolverine

November 4th, 2017 at 6:44 PM ^

We can win like Iowa did today or we can win with bullshit officiating. I don't care. Just beat OSU and my season is made.

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Cali Wolverine

November 4th, 2017 at 6:47 PM ^

...we tried that last year...and we received an L. Let’s win like Iowa or Oklahoma.

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Walter Sobchak

November 4th, 2017 at 7:09 PM ^

Bullshit officiating? It's 55-24. To quote one of my all time favorites, at this point what difference does it make?

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AA Forever

November 4th, 2017 at 6:47 PM ^

so it doesn't matter.

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bluepow

November 4th, 2017 at 6:51 PM ^

We can win out.

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GoBlueMAGNUS

November 4th, 2017 at 6:59 PM ^

If Iowa can beat OSU by 3TDs we can win out...

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M.Go.Blue

November 4th, 2017 at 6:48 PM ^

wow, what an interception in the Iowa v osu game.

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bluepow

November 4th, 2017 at 6:50 PM ^

We have two devastating losses. It sucks and can get no better for a couple more weeks.

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Adrian

November 4th, 2017 at 6:51 PM ^

I really really hope msu can do this

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ldevon1

November 4th, 2017 at 6:54 PM ^

But they can still lose to OSU, and Penn St has hot garbage left on their schedule. Who do I root for?

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Adrian

November 4th, 2017 at 6:57 PM ^

Easy. Msu. Game over though with that penAlty

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chunkums

November 4th, 2017 at 7:02 PM ^

Root for MSU, and therefore chaos. They lost to Northwestern last week, so they clearly have the capacity to lose to other teams as well.

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Maynard

November 4th, 2017 at 7:07 PM ^

They're not going to lose to Maryland or Rutgers. Come on.

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chunkums

November 4th, 2017 at 7:17 PM ^

Nobody said they would definitively or likely lose to either of those teams. Is it possible? Yes. Michigan State is not a juggernaut this year.

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November 4th, 2017 at 6:58 PM ^

but we are not winning the conference if that's what you are trying to get at

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MGoStrength

November 4th, 2017 at 6:59 PM ^

The B1G gets shut out of the playoffs (assuming the east beats the west in the championship game).

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Bigly yuge

November 4th, 2017 at 7:00 PM ^

There is no fucking way a 2 loss OSU gets into the playoffs..

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I Like Burgers

November 4th, 2017 at 7:14 PM ^

No, he means if whoever wins the East beats Wisconsin, the Big Ten is out of the playoff — doesn’t mater if it’s OSU, MSU, or PSU. If Wisconsin wins, they’ll either be a 1-loss team or undefeated and would likely squeeze into the playoff. Especially if they are undefeated.

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Bigly yuge

November 4th, 2017 at 6:59 PM ^

Lol MSU could win the big ten with a roster of 1 stars. This shit is ridiculous. I hate Dantonio but he does way more with way less. Idk how he motivates his team but he does it better than anyone. His teams consistently beat teams that are much more talented. I'm tired of it.

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RoseInBlue

November 4th, 2017 at 7:03 PM ^

Except when he actually has top talent. Then, he apparently goes 3-9. Does that make sense to anyone?

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