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[Cody_Russell]

That would make my season if I was a Sparty fan.... big middle finger win vs your rival as an underdog. If M ever did that to Ohio St, damn.... that would be something.

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Why hasn't Tom Allen's name come up for a Harbaugh replacement? Clearly doing a great job at a tough place to win. Yeah, I get Allen is boring ... seems like a excellent coach. Heck, M could even hire Nick Sheridan as OC and Mike Hart as RB coach.

and LOL Penn State could fall to 0-4.

[THE_WIZARD_]

WE ARE PENN STATE!

WE ARE 0-4!

[Hannibal]

Penn State and Michigan are this year's Maryland and Rutgers. We are both dogshit teams with a bunch of mentally soft, undisciplined players and crappy coaches.

Look for Fickell to be coaching in Happy Valley next year. I figure Franklin's probably done.

[Hannibal]

That would make my season if I was a Sparty fan.... big middle finger win vs your rival as an underdog. If M ever did that to Ohio St, damn.... that would be something.

...

Why hasn't Tom Allen's name come up for a Harbaugh replacement? Clearly doing a great job at a tough place to win. Yeah, I get Allen is boring ... seems like a excellent coach. Heck, M could even hire Nick Sheridan as OC and Mike Hart as RB coach.

and LOL Penn State could fall to 0-4.

I wouldn't make Allen our #1 choice and I don't know that the tear dropping, fist pumping, and chest bumping clownery will work at Michigan. I wouldn't hate that hire though.

[Hannibal]

When we play Penn State it will be the Buyout Bowl. An epic battle to see who will earn the right to battle Lovie Smith on championship weekend to see who the shittiest coach in the conference is. The Illini are the only team worse than Minnesota.

[Cody_Russell]

Welp, NW edges out Purdue for a close 27-20 win. NW vs Wisconsin next week will be a big game for the B10 West.
Purdue was in a tough situation because of injuries ... they are also a pass first offense. Rainy weather + the refs allowed the DBs to grab at the WRs/ let the DBs play.

It's a classic good NW team. It's clear their roster is NOT talented, but they are so annoyingly damned efficient at everything they do.

[lineygoblue]

Congrats to the Huskerz and The Wizard on the win over Penn State today. Any time the Nits lose its a good thing.

I think Franklin survives at PSU before Harbaugh survives at M.

[Jeff Buchanan]

Obviously, a weird BT season. I think it is pretty clear which BT teams have done the best managing COVID created roster deficits. The fundamentals of that task involve having a solid system that players understand backed up by a coaching staff that is highly organized and disciplined.

The COVID season has revealed the teams that have that and the teams that don't. Compare OSU/Ryan Day, Wisconsin/Paul Chryst and Michigan/Jim Harbaugh, PSU/James Franklin........ orderliness v. disarray.

It certainly goes beyond players and their talent levels. A talent advantage can be wiped out by an opponent with less talented players that optimizes and deploys them efficiently. I'd add the ability to adjust for injuries and COVID absentees becomes critical in the current circumstance. That pretty much defines the role of the coaching staff and makes it clear which coaching staffs are up to the task and which aren't.

[Cody_Russell]

Minnesota is without 25 players and coaches in tonight’s game. Rondale Moore is making his season debut. No bad weather. Minnesota sucks too.

If Purdue doesn’t win this.... woof.

[Tom W]

Minnesota has had to field an entire team made up of Endracism family members. It’s bizarre.

[THE_WIZARD_]

They have God on their side then...and boatrowing...

[Tom W]

The truly blessed don't need boats..

[THE_WIZARD_]

Only three people in the history of mankind have ever walked on water...Jesus, Urban and Lord Saban...

[THE_WIZARD_]

aka...the holy trinity...

[lineygoblue]

Hurry up and get well.