How the **** is Penn State Ohio State a noon game

Yeah I already know the "answers"

But seriously how is that a noon game?

Audio from The Big House last week (probably only baseball fans will get this):



Corn possibly the only team not cheating lately.

Makes no sense. A scout can watch tape of a game but not buy a ticket?

not sure you're being obtuse for the lulz but

viewers aren't able to see every waking second of the sidelines during televised games

I know nothing about this topic other than what I've read in the last 24 hours, but apparently the rule came about because teams used to send scouts to other teams' games to scout and record signals, and that was expensive, so it was creating a big disadvantage for the poor schools vis a vis the rich schools, so they banned in person scouting.

So yes, that is exactly the difference - anybody can watch a tape, but you have to spend money to watch games in person.

Which of course seems laughably inconsistent with the fact that rich schools nowadays have about ten bazillion advantages over poor schools, but it did make some first-order sense when it was implemented.

I believe I also read that using electronic equipment to record signals is also also illegal, both during a current game and also a scouting game. So if the road scouts were video recording the sideline, that's even more illegal (and actually seems like a real rule break not just a dumb rule that shouldn't apply anymore) and also if they were recording signals in-game and trying to decipher them, that's illegal.

At least it's basically the only meaningful game on at noon. The only other contender playing is OU -18

if it's proven Michigan illegally scouted teams they've beaten this season those games should obv be forfeited. prob won't happen but doesn't mean it shouldn't

prob need some pressure from losing coach(es) on their schedule (again if info proving this happened comes out in the near future) and also some talking head media types to keep the news on the front burner

edit: just read that the NCAA is investigating allegations that stem from before the 2023 season, so i suppose UM may be able to play out this season without any issues regarding this alleged cheating

You will trust that the NCAA's decision based on its investigation is correct and without bias?

Because kickoff is on or around 12pm

it doesn't matter what i think

Official SEC credo is if you ain't cheatin you ain't tryin.

Main difference is random dude in Ga or Alabama knows a lot about football.

Comedy right there. I don't care who you are. A+++

Cliffs: Fox started putting their best game at noon in 2019 and got great ratings against the other spare to fair game on at that time, so now it's a staple.

I don't understand why having a big game on at noon is even a problem tbh.

Players and fans can't consider themselves and their team Prime Time if they're playing before people have even finished lunch.

I can see why night owls don’t like noon starts especially if they are on West Coast

But I’m west coast and like it. No waiting.

For a big game I might go someplace and get some steak and eggs and be drunk by 10:30am. Great fun

Or if feeling lazy might snag a few egg McMuffins and relax on couch

No bad options

Since 2005, there have been 11 games with a Vegas Total lower than 35 points. Iowa has played in 7 of them.

Read that the O/U for Minnesota-Iowa is down to 30.5 and I'm having a hard time imagining a world in which the over hits.

Since this is a lost season for Minnesota I'm actively rooting for 1 loss Iowa to win the West.

On top of everything it’s supposed to be ~22 mph winds which could really throw off those passing attacks.

Minnesota-Iowa total being 30.5 gives me great hope that the November 24th game Iowa at Nebraska can reach a 29.5 total. Let's ****ing go.

Do you believe yet?

being down 41-0 at home in the 3rd quarter can't be a fun feeling if u r a fan of the home team.

*checks notes* as someone whose team did this frequently last year I can confirm it's not a fun feeling.

You have a potential New Years Six team this year though

if we win out and stop f**king blowing 29 point leads, sure