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The line on the MS State v. Memphis game tonight is MSU by 29 at Memphis. Put a decent amount on Memphis. I rarely sports gamble, but 29 on the road seems excessive, even as bad as Memphis is.
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I hope something like this happens solely because it means that Iowa State would be closer to going to a non-BCS conference which would be hilarious.

 

 

How do Iowa & Iowa St keep a decent rivalry considering one of them never wins?

 

Though I guess this was true with ND and a bunch of schools up until a few years ago.

 

Yeah, It's kind of strange considering Iowa State is probably one of the worse programs in college football and Iowa is in the upper echelon (and by that I mean top 25 program or so). The schools themselves had some issues with each other for a long time and I know there were problems when the two schools played each other with riots or something, I think, I don't really know for sure but they didn't play again until the 70's so there was already some bad blood there to start things off. Iowa State was actually better at the time.

 

Then Iowa rolled up something like 16 straight wins under Hayden Fry and I don't think Iowa fans considered it much of a rivalry then as the series was never too competitive. Then Dan McCarney coached them and all of a sudden Iowa State had a couple of ok teams and they played some good games with Iowa the last decade or so (aside from the last two years.). I think the rivalry picked up a little in Ferentz's first couple of years as Iowa State was decent and Iowa was terrible so it seemed like Iowa State could gain some ground in the state goes, they blew this of course as they are back to their normal terrible self. Most of this is all second hand information from stories from Iowa fans (who are biased of course.)

 

I also think there is some little brother syndrome thing going on with their fan base and that drives Iowa fans nuts (kind of like the Brewers to the Cubs only the Brewers have been pretty good lately) although to say that there aren't plenty of Iowa fans who hate Iowa State just because they are Iowa State would be a lie.

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The line on the MS State v. Memphis game tonight is MSU by 29 at Memphis. Put a decent amount on Memphis. I rarely sports gamble, but 29 on the road seems excessive, even as bad as Memphis is.

 

Didn't Memphis just get like 10 guys suspended just today?

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I hope something like this happens solely because it means that Iowa State would be closer to going to a non-BCS conference which would be hilarious.

 

 

How do Iowa & Iowa St keep a decent rivalry considering one of them never wins?

 

Though I guess this was true with ND and a bunch of schools up until a few years ago.

 

Yeah, It's kind of strange considering Iowa State is probably one of the worse programs in college football and Iowa is in the upper echelon (and by that I mean top 25 program or so). The schools themselves had some issues with each other for a long time and I know there were problems when the two schools played each other with riots or something, I think, I don't really know for sure but they didn't play again until the 70's so there was already some bad blood there to start things off. Iowa State was actually better at the time.

 

Then Iowa rolled up something like 16 straight wins under Hayden Fry and I don't think Iowa fans considered it much of a rivalry then as the series was never too competitive. Then Dan McCarney coached them and all of a sudden Iowa State had a couple of ok teams and they played some good games with Iowa the last decade or so (aside from the last two years.). I think the rivalry picked up a little in Ferentz's first couple of years as Iowa State was decent and Iowa was terrible so it seemed like Iowa State could gain some ground in the state goes, they blew this of course as they are back to their normal terrible self. Most of this is all second hand information from stories from Iowa fans (who are biased of course.)

 

I also think there is some little brother syndrome thing going on with their fan base and that drives Iowa fans nuts (kind of like the Brewers to the Cubs only the Brewers have been pretty good lately) although to say that there aren't plenty of Iowa fans who hate Iowa State just because they are Iowa State would be a lie.

Take a look at Oklahoma's record against Oklahoma State if you wanna see a non-rivalry.

 

ETA: As long as you're not writing your fight song about your rival...

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The line on the MS State v. Memphis game tonight is MSU by 29 at Memphis. Put a decent amount on Memphis. I rarely sports gamble, but 29 on the road seems excessive, even as bad as Memphis is.

 

Didn't Memphis just get like 10 guys suspended just today?

I don't know, but five MSU players were suspended, including backup QB Dylan Favre (who has a rather famous uncle).
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If you were expecting an upset tonight in Badgertown, not looking good.

 

I wonder how many FCS teams would beat UNLV. They look terrible.

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If you were expecting an upset tonight in Badgertown, not looking good.

 

I wonder how many FCS teams would beat UNLV. They look terrible.

 

on the other hand, wisconsin (for one year) is not boring old run the ball 50 times a game and win despite a mediocre qb.

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If you were expecting an upset tonight in Badgertown, not looking good.

 

I wonder how many FCS teams would beat UNLV. They look terrible.

 

on the other hand, wisconsin (for one year) is not boring old run the ball 50 times a game and win despite a mediocre qb.

 

Going to the Rose Bowl is not boring. For a team like Wisconsin, that's what matters. Not making Sportscenter with highlight pass plays.

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Sweet, I haven't even left work yet and the games are already blowouts.

 

If you get ESPNU, Kentucky and Western Kentucky are playing a really good game.

There's nothing good about this game. UK is going to be terrible. They were not good enough when Joker the RC, I don't know why they thought they'd be good enough with him as HC. Unlike BB, they settle for non-terrible for FB.

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If you were expecting an upset tonight in Badgertown, not looking good.

 

I wonder how many FCS teams would beat UNLV. They look terrible.

 

on the other hand, wisconsin (for one year) is not boring old run the ball 50 times a game and win despite a mediocre qb.

 

Going to the Rose Bowl is not boring. For a team like Wisconsin, that's what matters. Not making Sportscenter with highlight pass plays.

 

it's what they've done for several years. ohio st played the same way under tressel. i wasn't saying it's wrong to win that way, it's just not interesting to watch.

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If you were expecting an upset tonight in Badgertown, not looking good.

 

I wonder how many FCS teams would beat UNLV. They look terrible.

 

on the other hand, wisconsin (for one year) is not boring old run the ball 50 times a game and win despite a mediocre qb.

 

Going to the Rose Bowl is not boring. For a team like Wisconsin, that's what matters. Not making Sportscenter with highlight pass plays.

 

it's what they've done for several years. ohio st played the same way under tressel. i wasn't saying it's wrong to win that way, it's just not interesting to watch.

 

Understood. All I'm saying is, around here people wear it as a badge of honor, and find it very exciting.

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How [expletive] stupid are the players at Ohio St. 3 more players suspended for taking benefits of less than $300 this year. Here's an idea, don't take anything, not even a happy meal.
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Nah. If they started obeying NCAA rules, that would mean the suspensions would stop, and eventually they'd be able to field a good team again.

 

I'm comfortable with OSU continuing to dig themselves into a hole. Preferrably one that lasts a decade, or more.

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How [expletive] stupid are the players at Ohio St. 3 more players suspended for taking benefits of less than $300 this year. Here's an idea, don't take anything, not even a happy meal.

 

i'd take lots of benefits in the offseason if the only punishment was to be suspended for a game against [expletive] akron.

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