Peppers runs No. 4 Michigan past Rutgers in 78-0 rout

AP ^ | October 8, 2016 | Staff

[C19fan]

Jabrill Peppers might be more than Mr. Everything for Michigan. He could be Mr. Heisman, too. Peppers ran for a career-high two touchdowns and set up another score with a 63-yard scamper in his return to his native New Jersey and No. 4 Michigan routed Rutgers 78-0 on Saturday night in a game in which the Scarlet Knights were limited to 22 yards total yards and two first downs.

[PAR35]

The SEC has Missouri, which used to be in the Midwest but has somehow migrated to the Southeast. And Texas A&M and Arkansas used to be in the "Southwest Conference," but now they're in the "Southeast Conference".

SEC is code for Confederate. Both Texas and Missouri were Confederate states. Indian Territory was Confederate, as well, so it is potential expansion territory. NM State could arguably be included, as could Virginia and NC schools. Maryland would have been a bit of a stretch - Baltimore was solidly pro-Confederate, but they couldn't put together a Confederate government.

[nuconvert]

Agree

[castlegreyskull]

Yeah I wanted them to join. Nebraska was a great pick up. I went to U of Minn. I think they are eying UCONN.

[sphinx]

We no longer have college football conferences. They are nothing but recruiting combines and television marketing consortiums. Penn State is an ok addition to the Big 10 -- a good state university in a Great Lakes state, far enough west to be semi-midwest in character, next door to Ohio -- but Rutgers and Maryland are all about television dollars and a recruiting foothold on the east coast. As things stand now, the Big Ten should pick up a team in Florida, a team in Texas, and a team in California. Who the heck cares anymore?

A conference should be based on round robin play among schools of similar type, quality, and geographical affinity (to take advantage of natural rivalries and so fans can, like, you know, drive to an occasional away game). The team with the best record is the champion. Period. Any conference that splits into divisions with a playoff is no longer a real conference.

The ubiquity of conference tournaments in college basketball is a similar travesty. Conferences should play a double round robin, home and home, and the team with the best record is the champion. Period. This of course is how the regular season champions are decided, and it's the soundest way to select the best team.

The ACC, of course, is guilty of popularizing the conference tournament. There is no doubt that tournaments make for exciting television. They also build enthusiasm among the second tier schools that can hope to get lucky on any given night, and win a tournament when they could never win a regular season championship. The fact is, there is enough parity that the best team often does NOT win in tournament play. (The U.S. women's soccer team just proved that in the last Olympics.) Prior to the expansion of the NCAA tournament, the ACC often paid a penalty for this, as its best team often sat at home while a lesser tournament champ went to the NCAA's.

[MuttTheHoople]

In the War for Southern Independence (or War to BiEchslap Traitors Too Lazy To Pick Their Own Cotton, whichever way you see it), Arkansas and Texas were in the Confederacy, while Missouri was split down the middle.

We're still in the Southeastern United States.

[buckalfa]

I am TOSU Class of 72’, but there is something about Meyer that is smarmy and I fear his tenure in old Columbus towne will not end well.

[mware]

The Navy/Huston game had over 90 points scored between them.

That Army Navy game is going to be good this year.

[Swanks]

Here’s a stat: the Rutgers punter had 600 yard day compared to Michigans 660 yard offense day. GAWD !

[Eric in the Ozarks]

How ‘bout them Hawks !

(sorry...couldn’t resist.)

[castlegreyskull]

Minnesota almost never beats them. I remember one time Iowa came to the Metro dome, and soundly beat us. The Iowa fans shook down the goal post in our own stadium.

[castlegreyskull]

The big 10 has been eying UCONN

[Eric in the Ozarks]

When I was at Iowa, they couldn't whip Sisters of Mercy. The Hawkeyes hired one loser (including a high school coach from Ohio) after another until Hayden Fry came up from Texas and taught the Hawks how to play football again.
For several years, eastern Iowa was literally part of Texas. Western hats, neckerchiefs, and cowboy slang dominated the sports news. Fry took the team to three Rose Bowls (lost all of em) and several other owl games. His assistants went on to head coaching slots at Wisconsin, Kansas State and Iowa. The stadium is named for Nile C. Kinnick, name hero from WW II. The football field is named Fry Field.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

When I was at Iowa, they couldn’t whip Sisters of Mercy. The Hawkeyes hired one loser (including a high school coach from Ohio) after another until Hayden Fry came up from Texas and taught the Hawks how to play football again.
For several years, eastern iowa was literally part of Texas. Western hats, neckerchives,

[castlegreyskull]

amazing. Minn hasn’t been to the rose bowl in decades. I think their program improved since they got Jerry Kill, and their new stadium.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

We lived in the Mpls south metro for 16 years. We built a house on Prior Lake and our son graduated from Minnesota schools.
Good years. High taxes, tho...

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

I see you are new to college football

[tomkat]

I still don’t know why Rutgers was added to the Big 10

Makes two of us, FRiend.
And not only that, Nebraska is Big12 country, and Maryland just sucks in general.
Not as badly as Jersey maybe, but sucks nonetheless . . .

[nuconvert]

I don’t watch much college football.
I’m a Broncos fan

[BookmanTheJanitor]

http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2007/09/obscene_fans_at_rutgers_draw_a.html

hard to feel too bad for Rutgers

[castlegreyskull]

I wish I could move back to Minnesota. Beautiful state. I went to U of Minn sort of randomly on a NROTC scholarship. I loved talking the bus from campus to the M of america to catch movie. One day I will get my wife on board.