What is your concern level?

Let's say the goal is to make the playoffs, just for the purpose of this thread. Let's say that was your expectation going into the season.

After 4.75 weeks (other games still going on), given what you have seen from MSU and other teams, what is your concern level?

Bad poll. It wasn't explained well.

(fart noise)

NigelUno wrote:Bad poll.  It wasn't explained well.

Your polls are AIDS to this board.

I doubt I lose my job over the outcome of the season...so not worried.

NigelUno wrote:Bad poll.  It wasn't explained well.

If I had titled this thread "Do you like Orange Fanta" I wonder how many votes we would have gotten.

I love WBH but only in the way Ty loves his beer.

Hope this doesn't make me a bad Spartan.  I just cant' muster up a concern level.  extremely happy when we win.  A bit bummed when we lose, but I'm in a weird place in life where I'm thinking of quitting work for good, taking stock in life as to what is important.  Adding assets vs. Debts.  Football is a great distraction, but MSU winning or losing just doesn't get my meter to change too much. .  It's more clinical now.  Like I'll look at what these fucks have done right and wrong on film and find it interesting, but it just doesn't move me one way or the other. 

Love the dancers though.

Rocinante wrote:

NigelUno wrote:Bad poll.  It wasn't explained well.

Your polls are AIDS to this board.

Hey...I don't care what anyone says...you're doing a GREAT job with the twitter thing.

.5.

I'm more concerned with the knowledge that my pole is going to come up short. Major performance issues that are probably insurmountable, too.

FWIW I've got Vlad, Tanner and Herbie at 8.5. Curious what they actually vote. I've probably got Wally at about 6. Surprised at the results this far.

DWags wrote:Hope this doesn't make me a bad Spartan.  I just cant' muster up a concern level.  extremely happy when we win.  A bit bummed when we lose, but I'm in a weird place in life where I'm thinking of quitting work for good, taking stock in life as to what is important.  Adding assets vs. Debts.  Football is a great distraction, but MSU winning or losing just doesn't get my meter to change too much. .  It's more clinical now.  Like I'll look at what these fucks have done right and wrong on film and find it interesting, but it just doesn't move me one way or the other. 

Love the dancers though.

You'll never regret quitting work.

Downsize, sell shit. Simplify. Find assholes on the 'net to provide entertainment. Sleep in, Fish, Nap, Golf, whatever the fuck you want to do, do. Tune in, turn on, drop out. IOW, get your card.

Just win baby.

If anything Ohio States skinny wins over UNI and IU and their path to the playoffs the same as ours.

GRR Spartan wrote:Just win baby.

If anything Ohio States skinny wins over UNI and IU and their path to the playoffs the same as ours.

Precisely

play down to competition

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The lion gets let out of the cage on 10/17.

Ohio State looks much worse than expected. The conference and an undefeated season are still there for the taking. The injuries and struggling to close games are both concerning, but with everything being so wide open this year, why not us?

It's probably at a 6 right now.

That was dreadful and Purdue might be the worst team on our schedule. For some reason, we quit attacking when we get a huge lead, and it's making us leave the starters in, which leaves them prone to getting injured even further while also taking away opportunities for the backups to develop. At least our CBs looked like they improved a little, but Nicholson is pissing me off still.

Right now, with all the injuries, I think we lose to Michigan. I'm really hoping (and somewhat think) it's just been Dantonio channeling his mentor and playing Tresselball in an attempt to barrage Michigan with loads of stuff we haven't used yet this season.

GRR Spartan wrote:Just win baby.

If anything Ohio States skinny wins over UNI and IU and their path to the playoffs the same as ours.

They played Northern Iowa?

HT wrote:It's probably at a 6 right now.

That was dreadful and Purdue might be the worst team on our schedule. For some reason, we quit attacking when we get a huge lead, and it's making us leave the starters in, which leaves them prone to getting injured even further while also taking away opportunities for the backups to develop. At least our CBs looked like they improved a little, but Nicholson is pissing me off still.

Right now, with all the injuries, I think we lose to Michigan. I'm really hoping (and somewhat think) it's just been Dantonio channeling his mentor and playing Tresselball in an attempt to barrage Michigan with loads of stuff we haven't used yet this season.

Maryland is on our schedule. They are awful. Like really awful.

HT wrote:It's probably at a 6 right now.

That was dreadful and Purdue might be the worst team on our schedule. For some reason, we quit attacking when we get a huge lead, and it's making us leave the starters in, which leaves them prone to getting injured even further while also taking away opportunities for the backups to develop. At least our CBs looked like they improved a little, but Nicholson is pissing me off still.

Right now, with all the injuries, I think we lose to Michigan. I'm really hoping (and somewhat think) it's just been Dantonio channeling his mentor and playing Tresselball in an attempt to barrage Michigan with loads of stuff we haven't used yet this season.

Lose to uofm? Yea can't see that happening. Dantonio never holds back for them and this year is no exception. They are actually a legit threat

2.66, repeating of course.

I'm not worried.