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Surrender Cobra or B1G Title Game?

If you had to choose, which would you prefer:

  • MSU stuns MSU-AA on last play, winning the game, causing pain for MSU-AA fans

    Votes: 9 19.1%
  • tOSU advances to B1G title game because MSU is a two loss team

    Votes: 38 80.9%

  • Total voters
    47
  • Poll closed .
The benefit to michigan as a program (and recruiter) would be gigantic if the punt never happened. One late loss would sting but only to their egos, not their recruiting prowess and status as being back (mostly).

Preventing that severely outpaces the benefit for a very flawed Buckeye team to sneak into the playoffs. I'm still not sure they cured their woes, they just played a terrible rushing defense and executed their game plan better. I've been saying for ages that their lbs are terrible and after Glasgow and Mario went down, their dl was very suspect.


Maybe if osu hadn't won the best title in recent memory with the greatest coaching performance ever, I might feel differently. But that greatness still lingers enough to handle finishing second to Sparty. Part of me would like to see another team win it all for the sake of the league, and that would be unfathomable and unbearable for most Michigan fans.

Yeah, but you're a closet Sparty fan, so your opinion doesn't count. Go back to East Lansing, pal.
 
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Part of me would like to see another team win it all for the sake of the league, and that would be unfathomable and unbearable for most Michigan fans.

Now, THAT is the proper way to look at things.

Give scUM no credit for even indirectly inflicting pain on OSU, then find a plausible scenario in which their suffering is amplified and extended.

Imagine them sitting there all winter after watching OSU win the last NC, then losing to both rivals this season only to see MSU win the NC this year.

:lol:

holy fuck, then if OSU gets in this year.........

:slappy:

they'll be offing themselves up there 2 a week
 
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Now, THAT is the proper way to look at things.

Give scUM no credit for even indirectly inflicting pain on OSU, then find a plausible scenario in which their suffering is amplified and extended.

Imagine them sitting there all winter after watching OSU win the last NC, then losing to both rivals this season only to see MSU win the NC this year.

:lol:

holy fuck, then if OSU gets in this year.........

:slappy:

they'll be offing themselves up there 2 a week


There's two reasons that I'm rooting for MSU. This is one, the other being the absolute riot that would be taking place south of the M-D line. Buuuuuuttttt PAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWLLLLLLL...
 
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LJB said it best: there'll be other BTCG's. But that punt attempt will live forever.
I'm convinced that there will be more Appy States to block field goals, more Kordell Stewarts to throw Hail Marys, more running backs to fumble without getting hit against Northwestern, and more punt attempts that get returned for touchdowns. But there won't be as many of all of those as there will be Big Ten Championships for Ohio State.
 
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It's definitely a good point about plays like the muffed punt snap and how chances like that don't come around too often. However, that's allowing Sparty some of the glory. Screw that!

Picture, TTUN beats Sparty and the season unfolds as it did. TTUN now has went 10-0 after the opening loss to Utah. They just witnessed OSU lose to Sparty and will talk even more smack than usual because we lost to a team that they beat. Now at 10-1, TTUN controls their own destiny. They beat us, beat Iowa, and they're in the playoffs! Oh just imagine at how cocky those cousin fucking frat boy fans feel now. They're walking on Cloud 9 and are SOOO confident in a win against OSU. Hairball will be the savior and this is the return of TTUN football!!!

Then, we get to utterly dash all of their hopes, dreams, and visions. We don't just beat them, we dominate them 42-13! No more CCG. No more playoffs. It's back to the same old "we're OSU's bitch." Those crying fans won't be from the Sparty game. Nope. Those salty tears will be because Zeke, JT, Bosa, and Co. were meanies and stuck it right to them!

It's great how they lost to Sparty. It really is. But to me, being alright with Sparty getting in on some of the fun is like writing a beautiful paper/presentation and then having to give credit to someone for doing something nominal that you could've done and gotten all the credit.
 
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