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Game Thread Florida A&M Rattlers at tOSU, Sep 21, 12 ET, BTN

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SEREbuckeye said:
I can see one side of the coin to playing a D-1AA college, but it doesn't mean I agree with the decision.

The only reason I can stick up for Ohio State scheduling a D-1AA program is if it is an in-state school. If we play a team Youngstown State or Dayton it keeps the money in-state for schools that are home to a bunch of Buckeye fans. The problem is that Ohio is only home to 2 D-1AA colleges, and the Buckeyes don't dare go any lower than D-1AA (nor should they).

Playing an out of state scrub FBS school, IMO, is worse than a D-1AA school. The FBS school knows they will get solid revenue from a strong conference team or two going to a bowl, as well as TV time when playing a bigger conference school (ie. SJSU playing Boise St). If we play a D1-AA school at least they can be assured to get a great pay day and a national TV air time, and maybe it will help the school with recruiting students and/or athletes watching the game.

If it were up to me, the Buckeyes would be playing an in-state low FBS every year, especially if they are going to grab an OOC FCS school. Im sure Bowling Green, Miami, or Akron doesn't have much to lose. Hell, if we can't then go beat up on a school in M*ch*gan like WMU or CMU.
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i believe famu was only added due to the last second departure of vanderbilt from our schedule, ie not something we had a lot of control over.
 
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Favored by 50, with no over/under. On a side note, since I'm not a gambler, what does the "-110" mean in the below:

FAMU: +50 -110
OSU: -50 - 110

Also, what do these numbers mean?

FAMU: 130000
OSU: -650000
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Favored by 50, with no over/under. On a side note, since I'm not a gambler, what does the "-110" mean in the below:

FAMU: +50 -110
OSU: -50 - 110

Also, what do these numbers mean?

FAMU: 130000
OSU: -650000
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Per VegasInsider the first line reported was OSU -57.

I'm not sure exactly where your "moneylines" came from and if there were decimals missing, but typical American moneylines are expressed against the spread and straight up.

OSU -57 -110 would mean you have to bet $110 to win $100 if OSU covers the 57.
OSU -650000 would mean you have to bet $650,000 to win $100 if OSU wins straight up. However, if FAMU wins outright (on the positive moneyline), a $100 bet would pay out $130,000.
 
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Dryden said:
Per VegasInsider the first line reported was OSU -57.

I'm not sure exactly where your "moneylines" came from and if there were decimals missing, but typical American moneylines are expressed against the spread and straight up.

OSU -57 -110 would mean you have to bet $110 to win $100 if OSU covers the 57.
OSU -650000 would mean you have to bet $650,000 to win $100 if OSU wins straight up. However, if FAMU wins outright (on the positive moneyline), a $100 bet would pay out $130,000.
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Imagine what Akron would have paid if they had beaten Michigan?
 
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stowfan said:
Imagine what Akron would have paid if they had beaten Michigan?
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The moneyline on Akron had opened at +12000 [oddsshark] with a 35.5 spread. (Note: I see where Mili's #s came from now)

Per Phil Steele, an underdog of 31 points has a 1.3% chance of winning, or about 1 out of every 76.6 teams that's a heavy dog. The biggest upset ever was Stanford (+41) over USC in 2007. App St, surprisingly, was only a 22 to 27 point underdog at Michigan earlier that year.

In any event, always remember the moneylines aren't set to make you rich, they're set to make Vegas rich. Those casinos haven't stayed in business all these years by being the sucker.
 
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Taosman said:
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20130918/FAMU03/309180010/Rattlers-defense-ready-big-test
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To an extent, the article is true. If they hit their gaps, they should stop the rushing game we have. The talent gap should show in the passing game though. Our speed should be able to bypass their speed (even though they will have some)

On the rushing side, they still have to account for Hyde, who even if they hit their gaps, should be able to shed that tackle.

We will win no matter what (in my opinion), but I wouldn't bet on that spread even if my life depended on it.
 
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If the Rattlers need a reminder of how much they could benefit by being consistent defensively, they only have to look at their first-half performance against Oklahoma last season. During the first 30 minutes, they slowed down the Sooners twice with an interception by Devon Roberts and a forced fumble by Brandon Denmark.
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... and they went to the lockerroom down 10-35, en route to losing 13-69.
 
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