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The Game: ttun at tOSU, Dec. 12 (cancelled by cowardly Vulvarines)

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Trevi said:
So Herbie was right?
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While I think the suggestion is quite funny that they would duck, I can't see it happening. If I were to hazard a guess, cancelling UMD was done in a similar move as what I suspect we did with Illinois. That is, by canceling a meaningless game and locking things down for a bit you are likely increasing the chances that the subsequent game(s) can be played. I see this move as likely being an attempt to salvage The Game.

And again, while I do think it's funny to consider them ducking, I do think that there are enough people in that program who:
1) Respect The Game enough to not screw with it, and
2) Realize that cancelling, and being potentially seen as ducking out, may be the final body blow to a program that already has weak knees.



All in? I'm guessing that they do everything they can to show up for The Game.
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
While I think the suggestion is quite funny that they would duck, I can't see it happening. If I were to hazard a guess, cancelling UMD was done in a similar move as what I suspect we did with Illinois. That is, by canceling a meaningless game and locking things down for a bit you are likely increasing the chances that the subsequent game(s) can be played. I see this move as likely being an attempt to salvage The Game.

And again, while I do think it's funny to consider them ducking, I do think that there are enough people in that program who:
1) Respect The Game enough to not screw with it, and
2) Realize that cancelling, and being potentially seen as ducking out, may be the final body blow to a program that already has weak knees.



All in? I'm guessing that they do everything they can to show up for The Game.
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I just hope that if they cancel, they don’t wait until Friday or Saturday morning.
 
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BigWoof31 said:
I work with quite a few UM alum and most are pretty ambivalent to the programs floundering this year. However, they can't imagine cancelling without a significant COVID problem and unsafe headcount numbers.

I bet this gets played.
Speaking selfishly, I hope it gets played because we are quickly running out of games to watch :(
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I would hope there would be some scUM alums who want their annual crack at tOSU under any circumstances.

If you attended either school, and don't care if THE GAME is played, then you missed something along the way.
 
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‘The team up north, they have a lot to play for, and I know that they’re having some challenges this week because they had to shut down, but I think they’ll be back,” Smith said this week on The Gene Smith Podcast. “I know they enhanced their protocols and they stopped on Monday so that gives them a good seven days to try and basically do what we did. Try and make the corrections that need to be made. And I think that they’ll be back, and we should be able to play, unless they have a rash (of cases) that’s uncontrollable. But I know they want to play, and I’m sure they’re working hard to make sure that they have a chance to play.”

For now, Ohio State is proceeding forward expecting to host The Game, which is also set to be the Buckeyes’ final regular-season game and final home game of the year. That means it will also be Ohio State’s Senior Day, and Smith revealed that although there are currently no fans allowed at any Ohio State athletic events, there have been conversations about hopefully at least allowing the parents of seniors to attend their sons’ final home game.

“We’re gonna recognize our seniors virtually. Big Ten Network and Fox are gonna do some things for our seniors, and not just for our team, but for all the teams in the league where they’re trying to do some senior tributes through BTN throughout the week. And then we’ll do some things in the game,” Smith said. “Pregame, of course, on the video board. But we’ll be doing things throughout the game to recognize our seniors virtually. So we’re blessed to have an unbelievable creative team and video crew, so they’re gonna put some things together. And we’re not sure yet, but we’re having conversations about parents of seniors and whether or not we can find a way to have them at the contest. We haven’t made that decision yet, but we’re working on it. So we’ll definitely pay tribute to them.”
 
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