CFB Rivalries in Pie Charts

[jwlcosu]

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/5/18/17353076/rivalry-history-anger-2018

 

[tinselwolverine]

https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/5/18/17353076/rivalry-history-anger-2018

This was pretty funny.

Also MSU v OSU has always been kind of an "under the radar" pretty good rivalry, going back to when I was a kid in the 70s - cool to see that recognized.

 

[Michchamp]

Ohio State/Michigan. Let?s be super clear here, because a lot of lawyers went to Michigan, and because a lot of Ohio State fans like to yell at people on the internet.
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Basically he's saying: "Ohio State fans are mostly TRASH"

 

[tomdalton22]

Ohio State/Michigan. Let?s be super clear here, because a lot of lawyers went to Michigan, and because a lot of Ohio State fans like to yell at people on the internet.
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Basically he's saying: "Ohio State fans are mostly TRASH"

he had some pretty funny lines

Ohio State/Michigan. Let?s be super clear here, because a lot of lawyers went to Michigan, and because a lot of Ohio State fans like to yell at people on the internet. This is canonically a great rivalry. It is inherited, and still passed down from generation to generation, and still represents a great eternal conflict between two states that once actually fought over the city of Toledo.

That border war is described as ?almost bloodless,? a clever turn of phrase summing up the Michigan/Ohio State rivalry in 2018. The blood is mostly Michigan?s at this point, with Ohio State winning six in a row in mostly dominant fashion. The flames are still real on both sides?hello, Marcus Hall?and in the sardine can of the Big Ten East, the game still matters for all kinds of strategic reasons.

This remains a must-win for both teams for reasons beyond identity politics. But if a viewer wanted a game where the outcome was less than certain? Even given a certain spot, and an unending debate whether it was good or not? Ohio State/Michigan is in the stage of rivalry where the game transcends reality, and has become (for the moment) a powerful myth, and myths have a serious narrative problem for the college football fan: They always end the same way.

Still, it pains me to admit how good the rivalry still is as entertainment, and how good it could be if Michigan ever starts to win these again.

 

[Michchamp]

he also notes MSU has won 8 out of the last 10 against UM.

So he's another one who apparently attended the "When discussing a Rivalry, Only Focus on Recent Results and Ignore The History, Which of Course Is Necessary For Understanding Why The Rivalry Exists In The First Place" school of thought.

See also:

"When Ranking Programs, Subjectively Choose As A Measure The Time Frame That Maximizes Your Favorite Program's Success"

or

"Yelling On the Internet: A How-to Guide For Ohio State TRASH"

 

[Spartanmack]

Ohio State/Michigan. Let’s be super clear here, because a lot of lawyers went to Michigan, and because a lot of Ohio State fans like to yell at people on the internet.
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Basically he's saying: "michigan fans are mostly TRASH"

fixed it for you

he also notes MSU has won 8 out of the last 10 against UM.

So he's another one who apparently attended the "When discussing a Rivalry, Only Focus on Recent Results and Ignore The History, Which of Course Is Necessary For Understanding Why The Rivalry Exists In The First Place" school of thought.

See also:

"When Ranking Programs, Subjectively Choose As A Measure The Time Frame That Maximizes Your Favorite Program's Success"

or

"Yelling On the Internet: A How-to Guide For Ohio State TRASH"

Are you saying Michigan fans don't also do this? If they don't, why do so many of them think they're still nationally relevant?

 

[Michchamp]

we tend to use the phrase "all time" when describing our programs achievements, so no.

 

[Spartanmack]

we tend to use the phrase "all time" when describing our programs achievements, so no.

I guess you don't understand what "selectively choose" means.

 

[Spartanmack]

I'm surprised ND/usc didn't make the alternate or dormant list.

 

[Spartanmack]

we tend to use the phrase "all time" when describing our programs achievements, so no.

so you say things like...

"depending on how you count them we have somewhere between the 4th and 6th most National Championships of ALL TIME"

"we have the 16th most bowl wins of ALL TIME"

"we have the most Rose Bowl losses of ALL TIME"

"trailing USC by only 17, we have the second most Rose Bowl wins of ALL TIME"

maybe you should try these instead...

"we are quite possibly the most overrated CFB program of ALL TIME"

"we are quite possibly the most delusional fan base of ALL TIME"