Possible Michigan St. vs. Penn St in BIG10 Title Game

[Treand3]

It would suck knowing you played one of the toughest schedules in the conference and beat both potential champions only to have to sit that game out. A&M was in a similar situation and South Carolina is in one this year having beat every team in the East but having UGA win the division...it sucks but it happens. That said I don't think PSU will be going to the CCG, at least I hope not.

Think Wiscy will make it, but you never know. MSU on the otherhand sucks cause I know we're more talented than they are, although they are more consistent due to them being a veteran squad, and they have the benefit of schedule on their side.

Really?? I don't think a 9-2 football team who came in flat for one game against NU can be considered as a sh**ty football team. I don't like to make excuses but comments like this are irritating especially when your not taking into consideration the season as a whole.

Hold on man, that actually was a typo about the sucks part. I don't think MSU "sucks" AT ALL, I'm rational enough to know that. I meant it sucks that MSU is in the championship game instead of us and have the schedule that is conducive to get there. JMO. Just very frustrated about our season.

 

[Excel]

It would suck knowing you played one of the toughest schedules in the conference and beat both potential champions only to have to sit that game out. A&M was in a similar situation and South Carolina is in one this year having beat every team in the East but having UGA win the division...it sucks but it happens. That said I don't think PSU will be going to the CCG, at least I hope not.

Think Wiscy will make it, but you never know. MSU on the otherhand sucks cause I know we're more talented than they are, although they are more consistent due to them being a veteran squad, and they have the benefit of schedule on their side.

Really?? I don't think a 9-2 football team who came in flat for one game against NU can be considered as a sh**ty football team. I don't like to make excuses but comments like this are irritating especially when your not taking into consideration the season as a whole.

Hold on man, that actually was a typo about the sucks part. I don't think MSU "sucks" AT ALL, I'm rational enough to know that. I meant it sucks that MSU is in the championship game instead of us and have the schedule that is conducive to get there. JMO. Just very frustrated about our season.

I'll say it, Michigan State SUCKS...always beating Wisconsin...who do they think they are? Some 9-2 team headed to the first ever Big Ten CCG? psssscht, yea right, they SUCK!

 

[Treand3]

It would suck knowing you played one of the toughest schedules in the conference and beat both potential champions only to have to sit that game out. A&M was in a similar situation and South Carolina is in one this year having beat every team in the East but having UGA win the division...it sucks but it happens. That said I don't think PSU will be going to the CCG, at least I hope not.

Think Wiscy will make it, but you never know. MSU on the otherhand sucks cause I know we're more talented than they are, although they are more consistent due to them being a veteran squad, and they have the benefit of schedule on their side.

Really?? I don't think a 9-2 football team who came in flat for one game against NU can be considered as a sh**ty football team. I don't like to make excuses but comments like this are irritating especially when your not taking into consideration the season as a whole.

Hold on man, that actually was a typo about the sucks part. I don't think MSU "sucks" AT ALL, I'm rational enough to know that. I meant it sucks that MSU is in the championship game instead of us and have the schedule that is conducive to get there. JMO. Just very frustrated about our season.

I'll say it, Michigan State SUCKS...always beating Wisconsin...who do they think they are? Some 9-2 team headed to the first ever Big Ten CCG? psssscht, yea right, they SUCK!

That's all you man. I'm just trying to clarify what I meant, cause Sparty took my post the wrong way.

 

[bo_no_know]

It would suck knowing you played one of the toughest schedules in the conference and beat both potential champions only to have to sit that game out. A&M was in a similar situation and South Carolina is in one this year having beat every team in the East but having UGA win the division...it sucks but it happens. That said I don't think PSU will be going to the CCG, at least I hope not.

Think Wiscy will make it, but you never know. MSU on the otherhand sucks cause I know we're more talented than they are, although they are more consistent due to them being a veteran squad, and they have the benefit of schedule on their side.

Your benefit of schedule argument doesn't hold water. MSU & Neb played all the same conference teams (other than the sole exception of MSUvsIND for NebvsPSU, of which both MSU & Neb had wins) Fact is Neb had 3 conf losses getting absolutely rolled by Wisc & Mich along with a loss to Northwestern!!?!! MSU easily handled Mich got it done against Wisc & MSU has only the 1 conference loss to Neb (their only other loss was to Notre Dame, a top 25 team). Whether it's PSU or Wisc in the CCG with MSU it'll be a tough win for any of the three......we're not in the big 12 anymore Toto.

 

[Treand3]

It would suck knowing you played one of the toughest schedules in the conference and beat both potential champions only to have to sit that game out. A&M was in a similar situation and South Carolina is in one this year having beat every team in the East but having UGA win the division...it sucks but it happens. That said I don't think PSU will be going to the CCG, at least I hope not.

Think Wiscy will make it, but you never know. MSU on the otherhand sucks cause I know we're more talented than they are, although they are more consistent due to them being a veteran squad, and they have the benefit of schedule on their side.

Your benefit of schedule argument doesn't hold water. MSU & Neb played all the same conference teams (other than the sole exception of MSUvsIND for NebvsPSU, of which both MSU & Neb had wins) Fact is Neb had 3 conf losses getting absolutely rolled by Wisc & Mich along with a loss to Northwestern!!?!! MSU easily handled Mich got it done against Wisc & MSU has only the 1 conference loss to Neb (their only other loss was to Notre Dame, a top 25 team). Whether it's PSU or Wisc in the CCG with MSU it'll be a tough win for any of the three......we're not in the big 12 anymore Toto.

I'll give you NW, weren't supposed to lose to them, just like MSU was not supposed to beat Wisky so that is a wash. However the Michigan squad that we got yesterday was NOT the same that played MSU in Oct. Hoke and Co. decided to take limitations off of D Rob, just in time for NU, and you see how effective he was.

 

[beanman]

In a perfect world the 2 best teams play for the championship. That would be MSU vs. Wisky. And that's the way it's going to come out. PSU has about a 5% chance of beating the Badgers.

 

[Treand3]

In a perfect world the 2 best teams play for the championship. That would be MSU vs. Wisky. And that's the way it's going to come out. PSU has about a 5% chance of beating the Badgers.

Fair enough. Good luck Sparty, seriously. You guys did what you had to do.

 

[redblooded]

I think it's bittersweet for just about any of the top 4-6 teams in the league, including those going to the championship game. The whole conference this year seems to be a bunch of teams that could have made an impressive run "if they only" didn't lose 2 games they were very capable of winning. It's been a somewhat bizarre season of "parity" across all the conferences (except the sec which only has 2 teams)... Which is just code for teams unable to seize the moment when they control their own destiny, IMO. Even though a championship will be great for whoever wins it, they'll watch Alabama and LSU play in the MNC with their season done and think about what could have been.

For Wisconsin, what would the season have been without 2 (so far) hail mary losses?

For MSU, what would have been if they could have not been flat for Nebraska and Notre Dame?

For Michigan, what would have been if they didn't try to square peg Robinson into an offense he didn't know and that ignored his really impressive strengths?

For Nebraska, what would have been with last year's secondary even with an offense that might not show up?

For Penn State, what would have happened with an offense?

For Illinois, what the hell happened after 6 strait wins to open the season?

 

[VectorVictor]

Think Wiscy will make it, but you never know. MSU on the otherhand sucks cause I know we're more talented than they are, although they are more consistent due to them being a veteran squad, and they have the benefit of schedule on their side.

By this stretch of logic, Oklahoma is one of the suckiest teams in the nation, having lost to the likes of Baylor and Texas Tech (a couple of Northwestern-wannabes if there ever were such a thing), and Okie Lite is trailing their big brother in suckiness, having lost to Iowa State, of all teams.

IMO, your next post should be an apology to SpartyFan.

 

[Treand3]

Think Wiscy will make it, but you never know. MSU on the otherhand sucks cause I know we're more talented than they are, although they are more consistent due to them being a veteran squad, and they have the benefit of schedule on their side.

By this stretch of logic, Oklahoma is one of the suckiest teams in the nation, having lost to the likes of Baylor and Texas Tech (a couple of Northwestern-wannabes if there ever were such a thing), and Okie Lite is trailing their big brother in suckiness, having lost to Iowa State, of all teams.

IMO, your next post should be an apology to SpartyFan.

If you check a previous post in this thread I've clarified myself and did not mean to call them a bad team. It came out wrong. I was still frustrated about our team and have sent Sparty my well wishes earlier in the thread.

 

[Stickney]

I will root for WI to beat PSU for obvious reasons.

WI vs MSU is an interesting rematch.

NU isn't good enough to play in the CCG.

 

[wol-va-rine]

I think it's bittersweet for just about any of the top 4-6 teams in the league, including those going to the championship game. The whole conference this year seems to be a bunch of teams that could have made an impressive run "if they only" didn't lose 2 games they were very capable of winning. It's been a somewhat bizarre season of "parity" across all the conferences (except the sec which only has 2 teams)... Which is just code for teams unable to seize the moment when they control their own destiny, IMO. Even though a championship will be great for whoever wins it, they'll watch Alabama and LSU play in the MNC with their season done and think about what could have been.

For Wisconsin, what would the season have been without 2 (so far) hail mary losses?

For MSU, what would have been if they could have not been flat for Nebraska and Notre Dame?

For Michigan, what would have been if they didn't try to square peg Robinson into an offense he didn't know and that ignored his really impressive strengths?

For Nebraska, what would have been with last year's secondary even with an offense that might not show up?

For Penn State, what would have happened with an offense?

For Illinois, what the hell happened after 6 strait wins to open the season?

I agree with pretty much all of this, although I would make the list the 5 top teams in the conference and exclude Illinois, as for Michigan I agree, we all know that Borges wants to run a Pro Style offense, but we just don't have the pieces to do that yet, I think we can finish the year strong if we do exactly what we did against the Nebraska D instead of trying to be something we aren't on offense...

we'll see what happens from here on out, but I think we will go to a BCS bowl if we beat OSU, then it'll depend on the match up (most of the mock ups have us playing Houston IIRC), if so I like our chances to get to 11 wins...