Who do we want to win, Iowa or Michigan?

[PSUSignore]

Always root against the teams in our division. Always.

 

[katchthis]

Ann Arbor is (still) a whore

Can you still be a whore, if willing, but no one wants to do you ?

 

[fastlax16]

Can you still be a whore, if willing, but no one wants to do you ?

There's always someone. Always.

 

[lionville]

I hope they physically beat the crap out of each other for 60 minutes, and Iowa wins at the gun.

 

[Thomas1945]

Can you still be a whore, if willing, but no one wants to do you ?

Impossible, somewhere someone will always be willing to do anyone.

 

[nittany119]

Unleash the Wolverine (but root for Iowa).

 

[10 Years After]

Skunk bears to lose to Iowa and PSU and beat OSU. Helps us in every way and lets nose-picker keep his job.

 

[Judge Smails]

 

[anon_is9z1n0h3zblb]

I agree it doesn't, but it seemed like that's what you were saying below. The outcome of Iowa Michigan will have zero impact on whether we play Iowa twice unless there is chaos in the west. That said, Iowa winning can only help them in that quest. Iowa losing ensures there's no way it happens as wisconsin would need to drop multiple games. God the west sucks.

"Except that I want us to beat both Iowa and Wisky, not beat Iowa twice."

Guess I should have put "highly ranked" in that statement but thought it was implied

 

[mean15]

So if iowa beats the fighting hairballs, and Purdue keeps it close, will iowa jump psu in the polls?

 

[bdgan]

Or a meteor strike?

Iowa

 

[Cowbell Man]

It’s a very rare day when I would root for Michigan


This isn’t one of them.

 

[Rip_E_2_Joe_PA]

I hope for a 0 to 0 tie. It is what these two unimaginative programs deserve.

 

[NittanyOpp]

Iowa, prefer the let down angle the following week over being filled with piss and vinegar. We’ll take care of Michigan the following week.

 

[Bobpsu]

Or a meteor strike?

I pick Penn State

 

[Judge Smails]

So if iowa beats the fighting hairballs, and Purdue keeps it close, will iowa jump psu in the polls?

It doesn't matter this far out. Just keep winning.

Win the Big Ten and we're in the playoffs. That's the goal.

 

[PSU Dave]

I'd root for anybody other than Notre Dame over Michigan.
Next question.

ND or Michigan?
That’s like choosing between leprocy or syphilis.

 

[PSUFBFAN]

ND or Michigan?
That’s like choosing between leprocy or syphilis.

Well, if you had to chose, you would probably choose syphilis - probably more fun getting that disease than leprosy.

 

[paws1957]

Or a meteor strike?

I’m going for the meteor strike!

 

[Nitt1300]

Other than ISIS, I'd probably root for anyone playing Michigan

 

[Agoodnap]

It doesn't matter this far out. Just keep winning.

Win the Big Ten and we're in the playoffs. That's the goal.

You would think, but that didn't work in 2016. We need to go undefeated to be chosen to play in the "playoffs".

 

[doctornick]

This seems straightforward - of course, we want Iowa to win, independent of any feelings towards the two teams.

Since we play both of them this season, strength of schedule is irrelevance. One team will win, one will lose.

So, what would be the difference between the two:

1. Michigan is in our division, Iowa is not. You need to win the division to win the conference, so any conference loss by an East division team helps that. So, Iowa win/UM loss is better.

2. We recruit much more heavily against Michigan than Iowa. One game doesn't impact recruiting but a cumulative effect of losses (and not winning anything of note) does. So, Michigan losing helps PSU more in this than Iowa losing.

I'm not worried about the risk of playing Iowa twice. And if we do, no big deal. Still would mean we are in the CCG which is good.