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The Bar => Sports => Topic started by: franksolich on November 04, 2012, 09:32:49 AM
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Yesterday, Saturday, Nebraska beat Michigan State.
We'd beaten Michigan the week before.
I guess we now own Michigan.
But anyway, question.
Other than Ohio State, hasn't it been a rare thing for Big Ten teams to beat both Michigans in the same season?
<<reallly don't know, and am wondering.
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Wisconsin 2009 & 2007 seasons. But that was in a quick look.
The question is a little obscure, frank. The Big 10 teams who consistently play well from year to year (at least given past performance) are Michigan, Ohio State & Penn State. Other teams that have competitive seasons every few years are Mich. State & Wisconsin, with maybe a Iowa, Illinois or a NW thrown in every three or four blue moons. Purdue, Indiana, and Minnesota generally stink. And prior to them going to 2 divisions and a conference championship, there's only a handful of teams that would play both Michigan schools year in and year out, or at least somewhat consistent with maybe a few years break of not playing both inbetween. And of that handful that would have them both scheduled, most teams were hit and miss as having teams that were worth anything. They way they did their schedules since Penn State joined was unusual, but I guess they had to accomidate having an uneven 11 teams.
With the new divisions, teams who play both Michigan schools every year should be more consistent to be able to track.
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