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Just now, Sports_Freak said:

The window slammed shut quickly. Brad will have to build an O-line this off-season 

the giants are one of the worst teams in the league.  the vikings are bad too.  losing at home to both would be a bad sign.

this game isnt over yet.

15 hours ago, Deleterious said:

When are they losing? 5 game west coast trip and they will be favored in all 5.

I guess as they advance in the tournament, they will face teams not currently on their schedule.  Those could be good teams.  But other than that its a cakewalk of a schedule.  

 

they'll lose a couple of those west coast games.

well, the last two years were really fun.

I'm sure Ja will have an equally professional response when asked.

10 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said:

No one cares but me, but this feels oh so sweet.

Side bar, I think Andrew Luck will be the Stanford Head Coach next season.

shut up, nerds.  

1 hour ago, romad1 said:

Michigan's two teams under Dusty have the combined issue of turnovers.   That's so far.   I have a hard time following them given all the roster turnover.  At some point a little roster continuity in the program would be nice.  

if youre looking for roster continuity, you might as well follow another sport.  nothing will change on that front until they change the rules. 

9-3 would meet my expectations for this year.

back in first place!

is seider a top 10 defenseman in the league?

watching college football when i saw shocking news come on the ticker: kawahi leonard is supposed to play on sunday.

it truly warms my heart to see the bulls give up 143(!) to the heat.  at home.

58 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

Doesn’t seem likely at all.  The Wings have until August 2027 to sign him.    I don’t see him coming back to MSU for yet another year.  Where would he play next season?  His best option is to sign with the hometown team and start his pro career.  

he could easily get paid to go back to msu for another season and then become a free agent.  

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

well, they will be if they don't end up 2-4 in those matchups....

more seriously, that was the question of some posts upthread: Is it the schools that matter or the quality of play, or is it more complex than that? Schools build an audience based on a consistently high level of play - the momentum from that can probably sustain them throough multiple poor years before their audience base would fall away, but the flip side of that is nobody cares about Indiana. If they win the conference enough times we assume that changes? But how long does that shift take? Michigan, USC and OSU have decades behind them.

dont know.  winning breeds fans.

i do think the derth in quality big ten games and the number of different channels big ten games are spread across (and that espn is not one of them) hurts their ratings a big.

undefeated ohio state and 2 loss michigan playing for a shot at the big ten championship game should get pretty good ratings.

undefeated ohio state and undefeated indiana in that championship game should also do well.

just to follow up on that, what marquee matchups has the big ten had this year in conference?

ohio state has played no one.  michigan has played usc and that's it.  penn state was a flop this year.

indiana-oregon?  what other big game has there been?

NEXT year michigan gets oklahoma, penn state, indiana, oregon, washington, and ohio state.  their ratings will be much higher.

its also why were going to end up with a super league.  ohio state-texas draws 16 million.  ohio-state-michigan draws 19 million.  michigan-oklahoma draws 9 million.

no one gives a **** about purdue or northwestern.  theyve become a drag on the conference.

the perils of being on 56 different channels...

as for cossa, one of talbot or gibson will be hurt at some point this year and cossa will have his shot.

2 hours ago, Hongbit said:

I know I’m the resident Augustine is the future guy but he’s absolutely on fire at the moment.  MSU has taken advantage of the new rules and has built a juggernaut of a team this year.    His size is the only thing holding him back as a prospect.  Everything he’s doing between the pipes is off the charts.  This kid continues to step up his game to every challenge.   I wouldn’t put it past him being ready for the NHL at some point next year.

 

 

augustine may not sign with detroit...

3 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

What if I told you that we are going to the championship game again this year and this time we are going to kick THE Ohio States ass all over Hard Rock stadium? 

i dislike notre dame almost as much as ohio state.  so i would do what i did last year and root for death.

18 hours ago, Betrayer said:

I can think of one GM who would want him, and he happens to also have Trey Murphy III on his team.

i refuse to be believe weaver is that stupid.

(pauses....remembers james wiseman)

but maybe...

they should have filled that out at the same time they filled out his contract.

beal's been disabled for years.

43 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I've re-developed a shallow interest in Notre Dame football.  Should I be ashamed of myself?  

yes.  you are bad and should feel bad.

i wonder if doug christie's wife will let him quit?

10 hours ago, Deleterious said:

I will never understand why Milwaukee cut and stretched Dame.  $22 million a year in dead money on their cap sheet until the summer of 2030 just to fight for a playin spot.

Here was the starting lineup for Memphis tonight:

Santi Aldama

Cedric Coward

Jaylen Wells

Zach Edey

Vince Williams

They beat Sacramento by 41 points.  

Clippers just lost their 9th in a row.  OKC has their 1st round pick this year, unprotected.  

well, zak lavine got 26 in that game which is the important thing...according to zak lavine.

1 hour ago, 1984Echoes said:

PS: Can we also give them Sasser, as well? Just for ****s and giggles?

Or Sasser to Utah and we get Walter Clayton as part of the deal?

Clayton is a bit more PG'y than Sasser...

why would anyone want sasser?

2 young players and 5 first rounders.  

markannen is 3 years older than mitchell, so i wouldnt expect them to get that much for him.  plus his injury history.

but utah holds all the cards if someone else wants to match their offer.

this is what they got for donovan mitchell:

Traded by the Utah Jazz to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ochai Agbaji, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, a 2025 1st round draft pick (Liam McNeeley was later selected), a 2026 1st round draft pick, a 2027 1st round draft pick, a 2028 1st round draft pick and a 2029 1st round draft pick. Cleveland also received a trade exception 2025 1st-rd pick is CLE own 2026 1st-rd pick is a right to swap 2027 1st-rd pick is CLE own 2028 1st-rd pick is a right to swap 2029 1st-rd pick is CLE own