Michigan-MSU game (if played) will fix the schedules going forward
Saw this on twitter from their AD.
Michigan will msu on the road in 2021.
If the season winds up being played this year this may fix the schedule problem as Michigan will be at home against osu in 2021.
Michigan State athletic director Bill Beekman’s statement on the new football schedule: pic.twitter.com/9pCqFpKqRb
— Stephen Brooks (@StephenM_Brooks) August 5, 2020
August 5th, 2020 at 11:06 PM ^
Well, ONE good thing so far this year.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:09 PM ^
Sad trashnados in East Lansing.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:23 PM ^
MSU sucks
August 5th, 2020 at 11:32 PM ^
No I believe it means the series is flipped regardless of whether it is played this year.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:39 PM ^
You think we'll get osu at home in 2019 and 2021 if there is no 2020?
August 6th, 2020 at 12:15 AM ^
Yes.
August 5th, 2020 at 11:41 PM ^
THANKS, DEVOTED.
I was perusing the filth that is RCMB and found it funny that some of their trashy folks were bitching about having to come to Ann Arbor back-to-back. How soon those losers forget that we had to travel to East Lansing back-to-back not too long ago. They were, of course, fine with it and just laughed at us when we bitched about it. Karma is a bitch.
We are more like them than you think
Would you like a bar of soap sandwich?
August 6th, 2020 at 12:45 PM ^
He’s not wrong
If the game is even played, it won’t be in front of 100,000+ fans, so it isn’t as if the typical home field advantage will be there for Michigan. The Spartans are actually getting a break here, and should just take it and shut up.
And it fixes their scheduling problem as well. They also were stuck having their UM/OSU games on the same rotation.
August 6th, 2020 at 10:52 AM ^
Holy shit, did I just see you give WD a compliment?
Nature is Healing!
August 5th, 2020 at 11:58 PM ^
Yep, sparty got an extra home game when we went to the east-west divisions. Now its time to even up with ND!
August 6th, 2020 at 12:07 AM ^
We are..............in 13 years.
Assuming none of us get to see the MSU game in the Big House this year because of limited seating or no game altogether, it will be twice that Michigan will go three years between home games vs. MSU when they get the home game we should have next year. I don't like it.
Has the Big Ten said they will redo the schedules for 2021? Given how far out scheduling is done, this seems less likely. Is it possible we get MSU at home three years in a row?
No we will not get MSU at home 3 years in a row.
We haven’t seen changes in the ‘21 schedule yet - they are probably waiting to see IF we actually play in 2020 - but the statements from the ADs at both schools have noted that this will “even out” the schedule going forward.
This is long-term change about season tickets.....not a specifically a “fix” for the back to back games at MSU during The Brandon/Hoke regime. Both MSU and M had the same difficult situation of trying to keep a steady season ticket base when you alternate “good” years featuring both OSU and the in-state rival with years you got neither. Separating these ensures that each team has one “Must See” game each year in the ticket package.
I am curious what will happen if the 2020 season is cancelled. To retain this separation going forward either MSU or OSU has to “lose” a home game against M. I’d guess it would be @MSU in 2021 and in AA for the OSU game but OSU will not like that and they have a lot of clout in the B1G offices (and referee ranks...).
The B1G flipped the home team this season for 5 games that are played annually. Those 5 games will remain on the alternation that has now been set moving forward. All other games remain the same.
I personally don't see this season happening at all (at least in the fall), so this is the one headline I will celebrate heavily today.
Who cares if we play MSU and OSU both away in the same season? I'd rather we make certain we don't have PSU and OSU both away.
We're going to beat MSU whether it's at home or away.
Exactly! I really don't understand all of the concern about MSU. It's much more important to have PSU and OSU at home in alternate years. I'd probably want to keep ND out of the OSU years (if that series ever renews on a regular basis).....and maybe keep Wisconsin. MSU really doesn't matter in this scenario.
I always assumed those were the two games people most want to see, and a home schedule that includes neither of them is unattractive to season ticket buyers.
Yes, that's a good point too.
Well, PSU and OSU are alternating. So this would put our top annual game on opposite years from our second and third biggest annual games (no matter which order you put MSU and PSU in importance).
I think it's less about the competitiveness and more about the home slate of games. OSU and MSU being the key rivals it's nice to have one of them at home each year. Those are just so much fun at home so it seems like it would be good to have at least one of them at home each year.
If this game gets played my guess is that, since it is an in-state game, there will be fans allowed-more than "usual"...only Michigan students and season ticket holders is how I would do it :) The final score-72-3.
August 6th, 2020 at 10:39 AM ^
I hope all of this is also a catalyst to get a 10 game in conference schedule permanently. I may be in the minority here but games against Arkansas State, Middle TN state, and Ball State don't move the needle for me.
Would be in favor of 10 game conference schedule, non-conference warm-up like Western or Central Michigan, and 1 game against Power 5 school like ND, Texas, Washington, etc.
August 6th, 2020 at 11:37 AM ^
The SEC is also highly in favor of the entire B1G going to this schedule plan.
August 6th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
This is the problem with the world. Everyone wants to be on top, but it always ends up being a race to the bottom.
Everyone wants their team to win the National Championship and the easiest way to do that is play shitty competition so that you win. You end up with games agains Middle Tennessee and NE Montana A&M Community College which is lousy football.
Same goes for business. Everyone wants to make money so you overpay your CEO and execs while underpaying your workers and cheat your consumers, clients and community. You end up with a less than optimal product or service, but if you don't do these things you won't be "competitive."
People used to have some level of ethics or pride. You'd want to play a tough non-conference schedule to put other conferences in their place, but now you're sabotaging yourself if you do.
The national championship game is sort of cool, but I still think it takes away a significant portion of what made college football special.
August 6th, 2020 at 12:29 PM ^
Yeah, I am sure they would be but based on our future scheduling, it seems we are trying to schedule 1 big boy every year and we will always have a MAC level school on the schedule.
If adding a Big Ten West school like Illinois, Purdue, Northwestern to our schedule in place of Arkansas State hinders any type of Championship hopes (since we will always have tough crossovers like Iowa and Wisconsin), maybe we have bigger concerns on just how good our team will ever be.
August 6th, 2020 at 12:25 PM ^
I'd like to go one step further and give Rutgers and Nebraska to the Big 12 and play a round-robin schedule with the top two teams meeting in Indianapolis? Use the previous years' W/L records to make sure conference champ doesn't play the last place team and lace 'em up.
August 6th, 2020 at 11:50 AM ^
Silver lining.
August 6th, 2020 at 11:55 AM ^
The only benefit is it puts msu opposite of osu on the home-away schedule. Right now it is no benefit because they are likely to suck for two - four years to rebuild their roster. Indiana doesn't have a home field advantage but they are consistent and tough regardless of where you play them.
August 6th, 2020 at 11:58 AM ^
Do people not read the front page posts anymore? Brian literally wrote about this over 12 hours ago on the front page.
August 6th, 2020 at 12:11 PM ^
There's a front page?
Nope, I come here for the board and the board only.