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  1. MichiganCardinal
    I think it's just waiting for one of Corum, Stroud, or Williams to go out there and take the presenter's choice away. If Corum goes out and gives an incredible performance like Hassan Haskins did last year, especially while hurt, it'll be his for the taking... If Williams leads his team to a 12-1 playoff berth, with quality wins over Notre Dame and Oregon to close the season, he may just clinch the thing... If Stroud goes out and leads his team to a 13-0 B1G Championship, and Williams doesn't step up, they'll probably give it to Stroud by default for being the best "leader". I don't think Stroud has earned it though by any stretch of the imagination.
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    Is Ole Miss to Auburn really a substantial step up? Seems to me if you have to play LSU and Alabama every year, it doesn't much matter whether the letters on your polo are Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Auburn, Texas A&M, or even Arkansas. You're climbing the Mount Everest of divisions. Unless Ole Miss can't match Auburn's money... but if MSU can pay a career 18-14 coach $95 million, I'm sure Mississippi's donors wouldn't let him get away unless that's just what he wants to do... Besides that though, does Auburn really want to be the next 2012-2013 USC? Or the next 2009 Tennessee? I don't get it. The guy is toxic and a good-not-great football coach.
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    This game has large implications for the Lions... Have to think if they manage to pull out a win, they will have somehow have found themselves on an inside track for a wildcard spot in looking at their future opponents. A loss certainly doesn't take them out of consideration, but a win makes a huge statement on a national scale. I want to see a competitive game, and I think we will. MCDC's teams have always seemed to rise to the occasion in games against the best of the NFL, even when they come up short in the end (Eagles this year, Rams and Cardinals last year). I think the spread on this game is astronomical and will come down as the week goes on. It's hard to expect a win over a team that may be the Super Bowl favorite, but let's go out there and fight, see what happens.
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    I expect a very good, very close game reminiscent of 2006 and 2016. Hopefully with a different result. Michigan's game plan will be the same as it was last year. Dominate the trenches, play your style of game, and don't turn the ball over on offense... Dominate the trenches and don't give up the big play on defense. Michigan remains the superior team physically, but Ohio State is head-and-shoulders above them athletically. JJ will need to step up, and at least one of Corum and Edwards will need to be on their game, preferably both. The weather may be on Michigan's side as well.
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    vs. Setting: 11/24/2022 12:30pm EST on CBS Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI Weather: Climate Controlled Opening Spread: Bills -10 All-Time Series Record: Bills lead, 6-4-1 Last Meeting: 12/16/2018, Bills won 14-13 Buffalo Bills (7-3) Head Coach: Sean McDermott (6th Season: 56-35) Projected Starting QB: Josh Allen (5th Season: 46-24) Last Week: 31-23 W v. Cleveland Browns (3-7), at Ford Field Looking Ahead to Week #13: Thursday Night Football @ New England Patriots (6-4) Your Detroit Lions (4-6) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (2nd Season: 7-19-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (7th Season: 49-43-1) Last Week: 31-18 W @ New York Giants (7-3) Looking Ahead to Week #13: Sunday v. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-7) Elsewhere in the NFL Thanksgiving: Giants @ Cowboys (4:30pm), Patriots @ Vikings (8:20pm) Primetime: Packers @ Eagles (SNF), Steelers @ Colts (MNF) 1:00pm: Broncos @ Panthers, Buccaneers @ Browns, Ravens @ Jaguars, Texans @ Dolphins, Bears @ Jets, Bengals @ Titans, Falcons @ Commanders 4:05/4:25pm: Chargers @ Cardinals, Raiders @ Seahawks, Rams @ Chiefs, Saints @ 49ers
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    I'm really proud of this team. Dan Campbell especially. A lot of people were counting them out a few weeks ago, I was very close myself. Just win baby.
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    I got in at the Season Ticket Holder presale. $20 for Row 4 end zone.
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    At the Bills/Browns game but fuck em both. Go Lions.
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    I think in that case they still go (1) TCU, (2) Georgia, (3) 12-1 UM/OSU, (4) LSU, (5) USC People wouldn’t be happy about it, but I don’t think there is enough respect for the PAC 12 to have their best one-loss team bump the B1G’s best one-loss B1G team. I also don’t think it will happen.
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    I don’t think this would really change anything. 12-1 UM/OSU with a win over the other gets in.
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    Discounting something truly crazy happening, like Georgia losing out, I think there are very few possibilities left for the four spots... 1. Georgia, TCU, and USC win out: (1) Georgia, (2) UM/OSU Winner, (3) TCU, (4) USC 2. Georgia wins out and one of TCU/USC loses: (1) Georgia, (2) UM/OSU Winner, (3) TCU/USC Survivor, (4) UM/OSU Loser 3. Georgia wins out and both TCU and USC lose: (1) Georgia, (2) UM/OSU Winner, (3) UM/OSU Loser, (4) Clemson/Alabama (who gets the 4th spot between Clemson and Alabama if Clemson wins the ACC would probably be the most controversial scenario) 4. LSU and TCU win out: (1) UM/OSU Winner, (2) TCU, (3) Georgia, (4) LSU 5. LSU and USC win out, and TCU loses: (1) UM/OSU Winner, (2) Georgia, (3) USC, (4) LSU 6. LSU wins out and both USC and TCU lose: (1) UM/OSU Winner, (2) Georgia, (3) UM/OSU Loser, (4) LSU Half include the UM/OSU loser still making it... I think #2 may be the most likely.
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    With Tennessee losing today, I think all the loser of UM/OSU needs (in addition to a relatively close game) is for two of the following to happen: 1) Georgia to win the SEC, and/or 2) TCU loss (either to Iowa State or in the Big 12 Championship), and/or 3) USC loss (either to Notre Dame or in the Pac 12 Championship). 11-1 Michigan or 11-1 Ohio State will get in before any two-loss team. A 12-1 Clemson presents an interesting case, and I think if all three of the above happen they may make it over Alabama as the 4-seed (or 3-seed if the committee wants to avoid an immediate UM/OSU rematch), but I don't see them jumping far enough with wins over South Carolina and UNC to hop over either Michigan or Ohio State. Their 21-point loss to ND will be outweighed by a close loss to a playoff team. I think 1 is almost a sure thing. I think one of 2 or 3 happening is very likely too, if not both.
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    Tennessee forgot to bring the defense on the bus with them.
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    Ohio State had some injuries too. Stroud was limping for much of the 4th quarter, and their starting RG left with a lower body injury and didn't return. Henderson returned today after being out the last two games, and promptly exited after re-injuring himself.
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    vs. Setting: 11/26/2022 12:00pm EST on FOX Site: Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH Weather: 41° High, 32° Low, 44% chance of rain/snow mix, 14mph Wind Opening Spread: Ohio State -6.5 All-Time Series Record: Michigan leads, 59-51-6 Last Meeting: 11/27/2021, Michigan won 42-27 #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0) Head Coach: Ryan Day (4th Season: 42-4) Projected Starting QB: CJ Stroud (RS Sophomore: 21-2) Last Week: 43-30 W @ Maryland Terrapins (6-5) #3 Michigan Wolverines (11-0) Head Coach: Jim Harbaugh (15th Season: 72-24) Projected Starting QB: JJ McCarthy (Sophomore: 10-0) Last Week: 19-17 W v. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-4) "THE TEAM, THE TEAM, THE TEAM" -Bo Schembechler "The only thing fun about being here is winning the game." -Woody Hayes "Michigan better hope for a mercy rule... we are going to hang 100 on them." -Ryan Day "Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple." -Jim Harbaugh "I don't care about any of that. I just want to beat Ohio State." -Dan Dierdorf
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    I think it'll stay put. 6-5 Baylor = 7-4 Illinois = 6-5 Maryland. 11-0 is 11-0.
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    MD getting the ball with 40-some seconds left, down 6.
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    Stroud is limping and their starting guard just went down.
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    Ohio State scores to go up 12. Line up for 2, get called for delay of game. Send out the field goal unit for the XP instead and it's blocked and returned for a MD two-point defensive score. 10 point game.
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    I agree. A team doesn't get to 11-0 by luck alone. They've definitely proven me wrong. I think Georgia would smoke them in a playoff game in a similar way Bama did MSU on their magical run. But Georgia would smoke the vast majority of FBS teams in a playoff game, and I'm not going to wait for them to lose a 13-0 vs. 13-0 game to plant a flag and say "see they suck I told you!"
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    Impossible! 😉
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    You would think their luck will run out eventually. Running out of time for the clock to strike midnight though. Home against 4-6 Iowa State and then the Big 12 Championship, which will probably be a rematch against Kansas State.
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    Is there interest in a game thread for next week? Or do we want to keep it here?
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    As fugly as that game was, I don't think it means all that much for next week. They have been looking and planning towards Ohio State for months. Same for Ohio State towards Michigan. If JJ performs that poorly down the stretch again, we're screwed, but that would have been the case anyway. The one notable exception is Corum and Edwards's health. We need them on the field.
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