I currently attend UMN twin cities, and I need the help of those that attend larger schools!

It’s so lonely on campus. In high school, I had lots of friends. People say I “peaked in high school,” which I would disagree with, but I’m beginning to think they’re right. I am a very social person, and would always reach out and talk to people and make plans and such. Now, I feel as though I have nobody. It’s hard to meet people on such a big campus - and much MORE difficult to meet people you can connect with and befriend. I have never felt so lonely, and my roommates never here so I feel sad and trapped.

My question is this - did you find your people freshman year and stick with them?? or are your current closest friends people you met later on??

I would of course assume the second, and that you generated friends through the years, but I often hear that people meet freshman year and stick. I haven’t really had that privilege yet, and I’m growing worried because freshman year is the year you’re easily able to meet others. I fear it will just get harder and harder to meet other people as time goes on. For being a very social person, I have not been social since arriving here - and it’s tearing me apart. I tried so hard to branch out the first week, but it seemed everyone had already grouped up. I never have had FOMO of those around me, but this year it is REALLY coming out…

I wish I could just restart the year and really put myself out there.

Got these tickets about 2 weeks ago. Supposed to be a suprise from my parents but i’m an osu fan. There are 3 tickets, 175 each and in the 300’s section. Listed on stub hub but if you want more info please lmk just comment your contact and i’ll give it to my parents.

Hi all,

Bought tickets without checking family plans and need to sell. Have 4 tickets in Sec. 417 Row 3, $1600 for all 4.

Pm if interested!

It was supposed to be Ohio State’s moment. After 3 difficult defeats, it was supposed to be the moment Ohio State took back control of their storied rivalry with Michigan.

And yet a Michigan team with only 3 elite players was somehow able to go on the road and defeat a stacked, bought and paid for Ohio State team with 2 potential future NFL hall of fame wide receivers.

Instead we saw Ohio State choke at home, just like they choked at Oregon earlier this season, against Missouri in the bowl game last year and against Michigan the last 3 years. And against Georgia in the CFP two seasons ago.

And it’s not the player’s fault. It’s the fault of a head coach who is coddled by Ohio State homers to the detriment of Ohio State football. Much like Pittsburg Steeler fans have ruined the Steelers by coddling and excusing Mike Tomlin.

If you compared college football coaches to food, Ryan Day is a lot like Chili’s Baby Back Ribs.

There is a lot of hype surrounding Chili’s Baby Back Ribs because of a catchy jingle but when you actually eat them, they are a supermarket deli quality.

Urban Meyer was like a big juicy grass-fed USDA prime porterhouse. He was the real deal.

Nick Saban, Kirby Smart and now Steve Sarkisian they are like grass-fed USDA prime.

Ryan Day is just like Chip Kelly and Brian Kelly and Lincoln Riley and Lane Kiffin just products of hype machines. Catchy jingles. All style and no substance. Just like Chillis Baby Back Ribs.

Ryan Day never paid his dues. He got the job simply to keep Urban’s staff in place and to prevent a mass exodus of recruits and that is NOT how to hire a head coach. You need to get the best candidate regardless of immediate effect on recruiting and staff.

When Ohio State inevitably loses in the first round of the CFP he must be fired immediately. We all know what the apologists are going to say. “Oh, you can’t fire him! Who are you going to replace him with?”

Kenny Dillingham in 2 seasons at Arizona State took a program with less resources that was a dumpster fire and built them from the ground up.

There is Glenn Schumann who is the best DC in college football at Georgia and is the next great coach of the Nick Saban coaching tree.

How about Jesse Minter? The guy who helped Harbaugh get over the hump and got screwed out of the Michigan head coaching job? He would bring the physicality and smash mouth style back to Ohio State.

There is also Steve Sarkisian. Ohio State along with Alabama is the only job in the country big enough to leave Texas for. OSU could do what USC did to Oklahoma and take both the coach and the QB of the future Arch Manning away.

What about an Urban Meyer redemption tour? Usually, I am against team rehiring past coaches, but I’d take a chance on an older Urban vs same old Day.

Ryan Day is the most overrated coach in college football. If Ohio State continues down the Mike Tomlin path of “We can never fire him!” Because it will only serve to damage the Ohio State brand.

I don't care how long it's been since a bad loss.

A terrible loss outweighs any win.

Strength of Schedule and Strength of Record matter.

1. Oregon
2. Texas (everyone probably agrees on these two, Texas is a little disappointing but had an easy schedule compared to the rest of the SEC)
3. Georgia (the only truly bad loss was Ole Miss)
4. Penn State
5. Tennessee (bad Arkansas loss, ranked lower than Georgia)
6. Ohio State
7. Indiana (Big head-to-head loss to Ohio State)
8. Notre Dame (simply put, NIU is an unranked MAC school. Typically considered the worst conference in college football. Beating Texas A&M and Army don't compare to beating Penn State and Indiana. Join a conference.)
9. SMU (the ACC is a joke, and they lost at home to a BYU team who won 6 games within 14 points. They're tough but certainly not elite. 0 games against other top 12 teams. We can judge Boise State more easily)
10. Alabama (Georgia win and Tennessee loss have aged well. Bad Oklahoma loss would've sunk them if they lost to Georgia)
11. Boise State
12. South Carolina/Arizona State (I'm a little fuzzy here on whether Boise State getting the last bye would kick the Big 12 winner out. If that's the case, I'd take South Carolina because they've played the much tougher schedule. If Arizona State wins by 35+ then I'd flip it)

This would mean:

• Byes: Oregon (1), Texas (2), SMU (3), Boise State (4)
• First-round hosts: Georgia (5), Penn State (6), Tennessee (7), Ohio State (8)
• First-round visitors: Indiana (9), Notre Dame (10), Alabama (11), South Carolina/Arizona State (12)

Matchups:

1. South Carolina @ Georgia
2. Indiana @ Ohio State
3. Alabama @ Penn State
4. Notre Dame @ Tennessee
5. Winner of 1 vs. Boise State
6. Winner of 2 vs. Oregon
7. Winner of 3 vs. SMU
8. Winner of 4 vs. Texas

My Final Four:

• Texas (2) vs. Penn State (6)
• Georgia (5) vs. Ohio State (8)

My Championship:

• Texas (2) vs. Georgia (5)
• Texas wins: 35-23.
• Quinn Ewers legacy game. It probably helps him get drafted too high by the Browns, where he gets added to their list of disappointments at QB.

IF you've read this far, I'd like you to CIVILLY tell me what you disagree with and/or share your predictions. This is just what I'm interpreting at the moment. The committee may avoid conference matchups in the first round, and the SEC or Big Ten could have a blowout this weekend, causing the loser to drop significantly enough to mess up these rankings and matchups. Finally, any school in the contiguous forty-eight should join a conference. If someone will accept Hawaii, you have no excuses. It's been 30 years since that was a reasonable choice.

Hey everyone, I want to apologize for not getting the rankings posted last week. It was a crazy week in all facets of my life, and by the time I realized my mistake, it was early Friday morning. I'll post just the rankings, nothing else, at the bottom of this post, but I'll be sure to include last week's average rankings in next week's graphs. My bad!

As for this week, you can vote here and I DO plan on getting these rankings actually done and posted.

LAST WEEK

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Penn State
4. Indiana
5. Illinois
6. Iowa
7. Minnesota
8. Michigan
9. Washington
10. Nebraska
11. USC
12. Wisconsin
13. Rutgers
14. Michigan State
15. UCLA
16. Maryland
17. Northwestern
18. Purdue

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Idk about everyone else, but it’s annoying as shit to me that every single weekend, the Oregon ducks have a different uniform. I mean, it is what it is, they’re a good fucking team, and get the job done with whatever they’re wearing. I just feel like if they would wear their typical green and yellow colors with a normal jersey, I would like them more. But instead, they come out, looking like the fucking Las Vegas Raiders tonight.

Dude, just pick a home, away, and an alternate (maybe 2). But to have a different uniform every single week is ridiculous and annoying. Just go with a normal pattern every week with a green jersey and yellow pants and have that Oregon O right there on both the sides of the helmet. Not on the back where it looks stupid as fuck

With OSU's loss and if IU wins, does that put IU in the big10 championship game?

Any of them could throw the College Football Playoff and Big Ten Championship Game into chaos.

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The Big Ten West Memorial Standings

1. Iowa 3-0

2-T. Illinois 2-1

2-T. Nebraska 2-1

4. Wisconsin 2-2

5. Minnesota 1-1

6. Northwestern 1-2

7. Purdue 0-4

Final Matchups:

Nebraska @ Iowa (Iowa clinches with a win. Nebraska clinches with a win an an Illinois Loss)

Illinois @ Northwestern (Illinois clinches a 3 way tie with a win and a Nebraska win)

Minnesota @ Wisconsin - two mediocre teams battling for sole possession of 4th place.

Drop your preferred 3 way tie breakers below

Ohio State - Turkey (I know Oregon's undefeated but it's their first year in the conference and OSU is usually considered the top dog)

Oregon - Stuffing (Hey, just as important to Thanksgiving as turkey)

Penn State - Pumpkin Pie

Michigan - Gravy (Goes well with turkey)

Indiana - Mashed Potatoes

Illinois - Sweet Potatoes

Iowa - Corn (Do people eat corn on Thanksgiving?)

Wisconsin - Macaroni and Cheese

Minnesota - Green Bean Casserole

Nebraska - Dinner Rolls

Purdue - Brussels Sprouts (No one wants em, no one eats em)

Ideas for the rest of the schools?

Title?

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As I tucked my boy in, he asked me one eve,
Dad, do I have to go to college?
I don’t ever want to leave!

I said, my son, there’s nothing to fear!
You’ll find a perfect school,
Maybe far, or maybe near.

If you want to be a doctor or study the legal profession,
Then up to Michigan you’ll travel,
Or maybe even Northwestern.

If you are creative and love to read and to write,
You’ll head to dear old Iowa,
And one day have a book in Prairie Lights.

Of course if you like math and want to build bridges or design things like toys,
Move to West Lafayette for Purdue
(but be warned, it’s mostly boys).

Maybe it’s acting and films that call your name,
You’ve now got USC and UCLA
To seek out your fortune and fame.

Yes my son, in the Big Ten you can find your place without settling for less.
Wisconsin, Indiana, Penn State,
You could even go to Rutgers, I guess.

But dad, he exclaimed, what if I’m not good in school - the other kids all seem to learn so much faster!
Oh my boy, I replied, don’t you worry…
There’s always Nebraska

I’ve been doing a College Football show on YouTube since April. I’ve been having fun as it’s been a great outlet to talk about College Football on a deeper level than casual conversation.

For background, I wrote college football articles for various websites until I decided to start my own thing. I’m getting to the point where it would be beneficial to bring outside people on, since I enjoy hearing different perspectives and talking to people about college football regardless of your background, what team you support, or any other variables.

Although being a college football “generalist” is acceptable, there is a preference for guests who can discuss a particular Big 10 program in depth. Also happy to plug your social media, sports pages, eta as well. If this opportunity interests you, comment/Dm me and I’m happy to send you a link to the show & answer any questions you have! Witty CFB

A couple of trophies are up for grabs this week, most notably the coolest rivalry trophy in the sport Paul Bunyan's Axe

Minnesota 23 Wisconsin 20

Iowa 17 Nebraska 13

Ohio State 37 Michigan 10

Illinois 24 Northwestern 14

Penn State 38  Maryland 17

Notre Dame 42  USC 24

Michigan State 20  Rutgers 16

UCLA 27 Fresno State 17

Indiana 45  Purdue 7

Oregon 34 Washington 20

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With r/columbusohio growing so rapidly, do you think it will become more of a big ten city like Chicago? Where the city might have a sports bar for each big ten school (at least the ones in the Midwest)

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We’re hosting a special interactive preview on Monday December 2nd with Bleav in Oregon for the Oregon Ducks vs Washington Huskies game, you can even join the show live and ask Oregon safety Tysheem Johnson questions during the show.

The show is limited to 100 tickets all FREE of charge, just sign up with your email on the link below to access!

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We all know Oregon has a guaranteed spot after their win against Wisconsin, and provided Ohio State wins against Michigan they get the 2nd spot. But if they lost there are 2 1-loss teams that could have that 2nd spot, Penn State and Indiana. So who gets that 2nd spot if they both win the rest of their games?