If your team won the title with the same schedule, you'd be saying Spartan tears taste like [insert whatever beer you prefer here].
Remember that Outback Bowl you didn't deserve and said Spartan tears taste like Steak before you embarrassed yourself with another Harbaugh meltdown?
If you think we don't respect your team, you're dead wrong. We remember the EL game, we remember you winning last year as an 8 seed. Congratulations for accomplishments. Let us enjoy our title.
Without there actually being another buyer? Probably not, because you're a Michigan Man, but it happens all the time. Who's to say MSU was ever in the running at all?
First of all it would have been a Q1 loss at worst, and a Q1 win at best, both of which are better than Q3 wins.
Secondly, I already posted proof the game would basically be a coin flip based on Massey.
I know you hate Spartans, but come on. The facts are there in front of you. We have the talent to be a 1 seed but because of Delaney taking away a good non con opponent (Florida?) and replacing it with Houston Baptist, and giving us a weak B1G schedule, we're going to end up a 2 at best and maybe a 3.
Set aside your personal hatred and look at the facts. Facts are, both schools are probably going to be Sweet 16 teams, and if you guys don't look past Nebraska, there's going to be a great matchup in the semifinals.
Yes we had an easier road to the title, but still we won 8 road big 10 games. That's no small accomplishment.
I mean come on. He could buy and sell you right now if he was about the money. I mean if your mom was accused of something wouldn't that shake you? Besides, he did sink some high leverage free throws to help put down Wisconsin on the road (who has been playing very well at home lately).
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Because while UM has outstanding academics, General Studies isn't part of what make the academics outstanding.
I'll freely admit in most situations, UM is the better academic school. But if you want to argue that the athletes are academic giants, that's a hill you probably die on.
This outright championship would have been better if MSU played a harder schedule. But it's not possible to have 26 conference games.
If you don't think MSU fans didn't want to have Purdue/OSU/UM on the schedule twice instead of once you're delusional. It killed us having to root for you guys to get to the 4/5 seed so we could prove we can beat you. You think we want to end up a 2 seed because of our shitty SOS? No, we wanted a tougher schedule but we got Delaneyed.
But come on, the majority of the athletes that graduate from UM take General Studies and that's not a tough degree to earth. I have several UM alumni friends that I respect and for what field of study that went into, UM is a top 10 school.
But let's not confuse the typical athlete's degree with the typical non athlete's degree.
I was hoping you guys would hold onto number 5 slot and we would win #1 seed just because it gives us another shot at you guys. You know how hard it was to root for you guys to beat OSU? I got sick to my stomach.
But hey, the rematch is in sight, and I hope the best team wins.
Sure, but you could say that about literally every one of the 300+ teams in DIV 1.
So while there's a non zero chance of vacating banners, it's also a very small chance.
I'm a Spartan fan. I like the information this board provides, and once you sift through all the crappy posts, you find some quality posts and insights. I think you guys have good teams and I like when my team beats your team... What's to interpret here?
I'm a Spartan fan. I like the information this board provides, and once you sift through all the crappy posts, you find some quality posts and insights. I think you guys have good teams and I like when my team beats your team... What's to interpret here?
It's not like Delaney gave us a chance in the regular season to avenge our loss. I mean if the situations were reversed you'd be arguing what I'm arguing. It's too bad we didn't get to play you guys in AA.
upset the herd here, don't you? Anyway, barring another loss to Nebraska by Michigan this will be settled soon. Of course then, the Wolverines will be claiming we only won the tourney because we got the #1 seed through a cupcake schedule...
Of all the schools, Michigan should know you play until the clock hits triple 0's. The fact MSU was able to overcome the 27 point deficit shows the ceiling of the team.
You beat us fair and square, but judgement day is coming in the conference semis. If your team is truly better, you'll win at the neutral court with a chance to play for a banner of your own.
FWIW, you reference Nebraska and PSU. We beat Nebraska by 29 and PSU by 8. Our worst loss is to you guys, and it happened during our worst week.
Sure, I'll freely admit we got a break on the schedule, but we still had to win the games. We don't have the losses to bad or even pretty good teams. It took 16th or better (Kenpom, congratulations on making the top 16 of that metric - it's no small feat) team playing very well to hand us a loss.
I hope our teams meet in the semis, and I hope the better teams wins.
TL;DR 28-3 overall and 16-2 in B10 isn't easy no
matter the schedule. Let's settle this at MSG.
Go Green!
You beat us fair and square, but judgement day is coming in the conference semis. If your team is truly better, you'll win at the neutral court with a chance to play for a banner of your own.
FWIW, you reference Nebraska and PSU. We beat Nebraska by 29 and PSU by 8. Our worst loss is to you guys, and it happened during our worst week.
Sure, I'll freely admit we got a break on the schedule, but we still had to win the games. We don't have the losses to bad or even pretty good teams. It took 16th or better (Kenpom, congratulations on making the top 16 of that metric - it's no small feat) team playing very well to hand us a loss.
I hope our teams meet in the semis, and I hope the better teams wins.
TL;DR 28-3 overall and 16-2 in B10 isn't easy no
matter the schedule. Let's settle this at MSG.
Go Green!
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No P5 team with zero losses would ever get left out, unless somehow all P5 champs were undefeated. There number one metric the committee users is least amount of losses, which is why teams that don't qualify for a CCG get in (OSU, Bama). I don't see how you can reconcile that method and still allow Bama in when they avoided a second loss simply by being too shitty to be in the SEC CCG.
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