Michigan vs Ohio State Rematch

[saden1]

These two teams are in a league of their own, I hope they play each other again in the big game!!! Lets be honest, USC and Florida and ND can't compete with these two teams.

[SkinsLove24/7]

I think now that Ohio State has won they will be playing USC assuming USC wins out against Notre Dame and UCLA and I think it will be a good matchup. The only area to question in that situation is the USC quarterback John David Booty. He is young and how will he handle such pressure although he has played very well this season. But I think that a Michigan vs. Ohio State rematch on a neutral site would be a good game.

[saden1]

I have seen USC play quite a bit this year and let me tell you...if they play OSU they are going to get crushed. I honestly doubt Michigan will drop in the standings and rightly so. They played a hell of a game on the Road.

[dall-assblows]

michagan's defense got there asses handed to them by troy heisman, i mean troy smith. they couldn't stop for anything. but i think that mike hart was amazing in the second half. i would like to see a rematch b/c after the game mike hart said that if there were a rematch that michigan would win, he garunteed it

[dmek25]

i hate the bcs. lets have a playoff because yesterday, that was one helluva game

[That Guy]

rematch would be best. USC can't compete with OSU... they're in entirely different leagues.

I wouldn't mind seeing WVU's offense vs OSU (just for kicks), but i honestly don't think anyone outside of michigan has a chance to win.

[Gmanc711]

My ONLY problem with this, is that if theres a rematch and Michigan wins, we are back to square one in my opinon. However these are clearly the best two teams and shoudl be playing again.

[jdlea]

I actually have to differ with you guys. I thought it was a great game, yes, but I don't buy that they should get a rematch. Michigan knew what they needed to do. Win the game. They didn't, now they won't win the Big Ten. I agree with Tressel, if you don't win your conference you shouldn't get a shot at the national title.

Both of these teams yesterday knew what should have been on the line: a shot at the national title. However, now the BCS has let Michigan off the hook. No matter how good the game was, OSU shouldn't have to prove that they're better than Michigan again. If Michigan won a rematch I would be disgusted and call for a split national title because then these teams would be 1-1 against each other. I'd like to see USC/Notre Dame/Florida play OSU before Michigan.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by jdlea

I actually have to differ with you guys. I thought it was a great game, yes, but I don't buy that they should get a rematch. Michigan knew what they needed to do. Win the game. They didn't, now they won't win the Big Ten. I agree with Tressel, if you don't win your conference you shouldn't get a shot at the national title.

Both of these teams yesterday knew what should have been on the line: a shot at the national title. However, now the BCS has let Michigan off the hook. No matter how good the game was, OSU shouldn't have to prove that they're better than Michigan again. If Michigan won a rematch I would be disgusted and call for a split national title because then these teams would be 1-1 against each other. I'd like to see USC/Notre Dame/Florida play OSU before Michigan.

I agree with you, this was essentially a playoff game in my opinion and Michigan just got eliminated.

[saden1]

Lets not get ahead of ourselves. The game was not a playoff game. More like a regular season game with post season implications. I'm all for playoff format but since we have the POS BCS there is no reason to punch Michigan for falling 3 points short on the road against the #1 team in the nation. The game could have gone either way. Plus, there is no team more deserving a shot at the title game than Michigan.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by saden1

Lets not get ahead of ourselves. The game was not a playoff game. More like a regular season game with post season implications. I'm all for playoff format but since we have the POS BCS there is no reason to punch Michigan for falling 3 points short on the road against the #1 team in the nation. The game could have gone either way. Plus, there is no team more deserving a shot at the title game than Michigan.

I gotta disagree. If you have bowl games to decide who the national champ should be, I don't wanna see rematches. I don't want to see a rematch in a bowl game peirod, much less the national title game. I won't tune in if OSU plays Michigan for the national title. I agree that there's no shame in losing on the road to the #1 team in the nation, but I don't buy that they deserve another shot on a neutral field.

I think, first of all, a team should have to win their conference to play for the national title. As to avoid that ugly ass bs that put OU in a "national title game" a couple years back. They didn't deserve to be there and thus the national title got split. I think OSU is better than Michigan and it was proved yesterday. I think it's unfortunate for Michigan that the game was played in the Horseshoe, but that's football. I don't wanna see a rematch and I don't feel like Michigan deserves one.

[Hail2theskins]

I like when its two traditional schools everyone calls this game great and one of the best of the century, but when wvu and u of l roll of big numbers its because theres no defense... the bcs is a joke, there needs to be a playoff because nothing can be settled through rankings, who has ohio state played and beaten outside of michigan? noone, yeah they played texas and it was a 19 year old kids second ever start in the biggest game of his life, lets have that game a little farther down the road and see what happens. who else have they beaten... noone. now lets look at michigan? who have they beaten? an overrated notre dame team? a wisco team that hadnt found its starters yet? i dont buy it, and i really dont buy ohio states d, allowing 39 points from an offense that yeah is good but not 39 points on the "number 1 team in the nation" good. I use quotes cuz im not buying into all this crap. Nor do i buy into the SEC, i hear on espn yesterday that arkansas keeps it close with miss. st cuz starkvilles a tough place to play in and the sec is just so tough, bull freakin shit, wvu went down to starkville and manhandled the bulldogs 42-14. None of the top teams really have much of an out of conference schedule, a rematch would be pointless. i hate this crap college ball needs a playoff, people who argue they couldnt do it cuz it would be too much for the players or the bowls would lose money, no they wouldnt and no it wouldnt, the players are still practicing from dec 3 to jan 7th, you could keep the sponsors from the bowls games and just name the games throughout the playoff the contential tire second round game or whatever. I hate all the politics in college football, implement a playoff and let the best team win, not just who people speculate to be the best team.

[itvnetop]

As an SC guy, OSU is definitely ahead of everyone in college football this season (Michigan did give them the closest game anyone will give them this year). If SC wins out, I don't see how you can give UM a rematch though. If we beat Notre Dame (and that's a big if), our schedule would include wins over the BCS #5 Irish, Nebraska (Big 12 North Champs) and Arkansas (SEC West Champs... a spanking in Fayetteville, btw). That's two sectional champions in BCS conferences. And that's not even mentioning the wins against ranked Pac teams Oregon and Cal...

Regardless of OSU's dominance (on paper) against SC, the Trojans deserve that shot if they win out. It wasn't so long ago that the Buckeyes upset the Canes at the Orange Bowl, in what was considered an upset.

[FRPLG]

I think they ought to play again. The game was in Ohio so advantage OSU and it was NOT a playoff game and was NOT for the national championship so calling it anything other than a regular season game obscures the real issue. Are they they best two teams in the country? I can't honestly say yes but I know this. I have seen Notre Dame, USC and Fla enough to know that I think all three would get their asses handed to them if they played either Michgian or OSU.

[Daseal]

I'm totally for a rematch. Michigan has 1 loss, that's to the #1 team in the country, Ohio State. Not Oregon State or whatever team USC lost to.

Had Michigan lost in week 1 to Oh. St. would there be any question as to who should be playing?