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Big 10 and media reporting bias
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:44 am
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:44 am
The Big 10 has more media bias than any other conference and it skews the conference representation on the national stage. With so many media alums of Michigan, Northwestern and then 2 large schools (OSU and PSU) they have an disproportionately large voice.
The successes are highlighted more and over emphasized and the problems and mistakes are swept under the rug. Think about how many scandals the conference has had in the last 20 years alone and yet they’re held as a paragon of virtue for college athletics.
Also the air of superiority when Big10 alums who work in media talk about the SEC is palpable. Sick of it.
The successes are highlighted more and over emphasized and the problems and mistakes are swept under the rug. Think about how many scandals the conference has had in the last 20 years alone and yet they’re held as a paragon of virtue for college athletics.
Also the air of superiority when Big10 alums who work in media talk about the SEC is palpable. Sick of it.
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Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:46 am to RedRifle
The best part is the younger crowd doesn't remember the circle jerk around getting Michigan and Ohio state rematch in the 06 NC
I don't root for Florida often but it was a pleasure watching them kick tOSU teeth in
I don't root for Florida often but it was a pleasure watching them kick tOSU teeth in
This post was edited on 9/17/20 at 10:19 am
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:47 am to Dire Wolf
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I don't root for Florida often but it was a pleasure watching the kick tOSU teeth in
One of the most gratifying games I recall watching.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:55 am to RedRifle
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RedRifle
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The Big 10
Sweet inferiority complex.
This post was edited on 9/17/20 at 9:56 am
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:55 am to RedRifle
Big Ten media is mostly a bunch of MSM lackeys.
They put up little or no fight against Warren's ridiculous shut-down edict.
TD did far more for the overturning of Warren's folly then 90% of the Big Ten sportswriters combined.
They put up little or no fight against Warren's ridiculous shut-down edict.
TD did far more for the overturning of Warren's folly then 90% of the Big Ten sportswriters combined.
This post was edited on 9/17/20 at 9:58 am
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:57 am to RedRifle
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Sick of it.
So you're pushing for SEC schools to raise their academic standards?
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:59 am to Uptowner
Nah I’m pushing for the Big Ten to stop acting like they are the Ivy League
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:02 am to Sun God
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Ivy League
Sounds like you're tired of getting outsmarted. Which checks out.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:03 am to RedRifle
I mean Herbstreit went against OSU so often he was basically forced out of living in Ohio and now his kids go to Clemson
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Who are the media members who really bother you?
Mark May used to completely troll the other way and said OSU sucked even when they were good.
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Kirk Herbstreit moved the family from Ohio to Nashville in 2011, telling The Columbus Dispatch then that he was moving to get away from a “relentless” vocal minority of Buckeyes fans who didn’t understand that his ESPN job required him to be fair and objective about Ohio State.
Who are the media members who really bother you?
Mark May used to completely troll the other way and said OSU sucked even when they were good.
This post was edited on 9/17/20 at 10:11 am
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:07 am to Uptowner
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Sounds like you're tired of getting outsmarted. Which checks out.
So sick so sick of being tired and oh so tired of being sick
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:08 am to Buckeye06
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I mean Herbstreit went against OSU so often he was basically forced out of living in Ohio and now his kids go to Clemson
Wasn't Kirk banging some OSU co-eds too? I remember hearing that his wife was behind their move to Nashville.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:19 am to Sun God
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Nah I’m pushing for the Big Ten to stop acting like they are the Ivy League
Compared to some conferences, we are.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:19 am to Dire Wolf
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The best part is the younger crowd doesn't remember the circle jerk around getting Michigan and Ohio state rematch in the 06 NC
Really is crazy to think about now. There were media openly rooting against Florida getting into the game as if they were a G5 program.
And Ohio State-Michigan that year is one of the most overrated "great" games I can ever remember.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:21 am to RedRifle
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Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:38 am to nvasil1
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And Ohio State-Michigan that year is one of the most overrated "great" games I can ever remember.
Maybe but everyone is using hindsight on it now
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Really is crazy to think about now. There were media openly rooting against Florida getting into the game as if they were a G5 program.
Florida hadn't looked impressive for much of the year. The SEC wasn't seen as the best conference back in those days. People only really remember the title game, but the B1G went 2-1 in bowl games against the SEC that season. Wisconsin beat the SEC west champs and PSU beat Tennessee. No excuses for OSU to get absolutely obliterated by UF when it was obvious from the other games that occurred that the game should have at the least been competitive.
The UF/Tenn game that year was a 1 point game and the OSU/PSU game was 28-6 (although much closer than the score indicated with 2 late defensive scores). Transitive theory doesn't apply but there is no world where UF would be 4+ TDs better than OSU based on this small sample size
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:43 am to NittanyLion
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Compared to some conferences, we are.
Compared to some conferences y’all are also supporters of widespread rape
Actually you can take out the comparison
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:54 am to Buckeye06
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Transitive theory doesn't apply but there is no world where UF would be 4+ TDs better than OSU based on this small sample size
Matchups matter far more than sample size.
The UF defensive line and secondary absolutely manhandled the OSU OL and WR corps. There is no answer in the history of football for how to overcome a defense that can rush 4 and get to the QB in < 1.5s; believe me, I watched Alabama stomp a fricking mudhole through some terrible Florida OLs under Muschamp and McElwain.
OSU was only able to move the ball for a couple drives by running up the gut. We had 2 all-conference level LBs and hard hitting safeties. There's no way OSU scores more than 20 points on that Gator D short of 2 or 3 unforced turnovers. They needed a KR just to make it to 14.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 10:58 am to NittanyLion
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Compared to some conferences, we are.
What? Child rapists?
Posted on 9/17/20 at 11:00 am to Muthsera
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OSU was only able to move the ball for a couple drives by running up the gut. We had 2 all-conference level LBs and hard hitting safeties. There's no way OSU scores more than 20 points on that Gator D short of 2 or 3 unforced turnovers. They needed a KR just to make it to 14.
I think they certainly got away from that too early. I recall OSU getting 5-6 yards on multiple carries early up the middle and thinking they could run on them and slow the game down. Tressel panicked which he didn't do often and it got out of hand quick
Didn't help that Ginn literally got hurt on the first play as he could have maybe taken some pressure off the run game
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Matchups matter far more than sample size.
Probably even moreso when there are 30+ days to prep.
Posted on 9/17/20 at 11:07 am to Buckeye06
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Maybe but everyone is using hindsight on it now
I don't know about everyone. At least I'm not. Michigan scored early, but never had the lead again after that. I never felt like they'd be able to slow down the Buckeyes enough to catch up.
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Florida hadn't looked impressive for much of the year. The SEC wasn't seen as the best conference back in those days.
Obviously, but that didn't mean Michigan deserved a rematch over them IMO. If they had lost on a last-second FG or fluke play in Columbus, there may have been an argument. But Michigan had their shot, and they clearly got beat by a better team. Then they got outplayed in the Rose Bowl.
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