@mld-woody said:

And that's with the whole point of this back and forth being there's really nothing OSU could have done to force Burrow to stay. But I'd say it worked out well for them.

I agree with that.

@mjp28 said:

And I'm no expert on the NCAA transfer system but they are making it easier to transfer and play now.  https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/5/9/17311748/ncaa-transfer-rules-change-guide-list-sit-out

The NCAA also just grants waivers when it feels like it. One Ole Miss player who wasn’t a rising senior, quarterback Shea Patterson, got a waiver to Michigan despite not meeting any of the criteria. The NCAA likes good PR.

If you followed the current college football landscape at all you'd know Patterson's transfer is the least ridiculous of any recent high profile transfers. At least he had evidence of being lied to about future sanctions against Ole Miss

Fields had one baseball player call him a racial slur at UGA though his sister still goes there

Tate.... well wanted playing time. I'm not sure what he even argued.

That being said I think any player should be able to transfer whenever they'd like to. They get screwed over enough as it is.

Of course, Michigan and OSU have now been mentioned so any bit of reason in further responses is out the window. 

And that's with the whole point of this back and forth being there's really nothing OSU could have done to force Burrow to stay. But I'd say it worked out well for them.

@tour2ma said:

After the Clemson/ TAMU finish watching SVP's "Bad Beats" will be painful Sunday nite... ?

It's even worse. It was bad enough that our SEC leading RB left a year early,  but his soph highly ranked fill-in was lost for the season in the 3rd quarter with a bed hamstring injury. We're f'd now. We have no really good replacement RB depth for the toughest schedule in the country. This is not going to be a pretty year for A&M. Lucky if we can qualify for a bowl now that Corbin is gone.

@mld-woody said:

Haskins may not have appreciated that

And I'm no expert on the NCAA transfer system but they are making it easier to transfer and play now.  https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2018/5/9/17311748/ncaa-transfer-rules-change-guide-list-sit-out

The NCAA also just grants waivers when it feels like it. One Ole Miss player who wasn’t a rising senior, quarterback Shea Patterson, got a waiver to Michigan despite not meeting any of the criteria. The NCAA likes good PR.

@mld-woody said:

Haskins may not have appreciated that

I’m sure Burrow (Ohio Mr Football) enjoyed  riding the pine for 3 years patiently waiting his turn.

@canton-dawg said:

Simple, let him play.

Haskins may not have appreciated that

@mld-woody said:

How could they have kept him around?

Simple, let him play.

@canton-dawg said:

I still think it was a mistake that OSU let Joe Burrow leave.

How could they have kept him around?

@texasag1969 said:

LSU scores on a 17 yd. 3rd down play to go up by 14 with 2 minutes while forcing Texas to use a timeout in the process. Texas gets a late TD but just misses out on the onside kick OOB. Poor texas crying in the stands. A&M beats the spread late though Mond had a really bad day without too much pressure from Clemson. Just plain off and many he was "on" were just plain dropped. The D kept them in it against a high draft QB in the making.

I still think it was a mistake that OSU let Joe Burrow leave.

@the-gipper said:

How did Akron u do 

@mjp28 said:

LSU (-5.5) 13 TEX 7 almost halftime.......hmmmm.

....... make that LSU 20-7 with 00:47 left in the half. They look good.

LSU scores on a 17 yd. 3rd down play to go up by 14 with 2 minutes while forcing Texas to use a timeout in the process. Texas gets a late TD but just misses out on the onside kick OOB. Poor texas crying in the stands. A&M beats the spread late though Mond had a really bad day without too much pressure from Clemson. Just plain off and many he was "on" were just plain dropped. The D kept them in it against a high draft QB in the making.

....... make that LSU 20-7 with 00:47 left in the half. They look good.

@tour2ma said:

After the Clemson/ TAMU finish watching SVP's "Bad Beats" will be painful Sunday nite... ?

... and then there was NEB/COL... ?

@mjp28 said:

Army after years of futility are a team you do not want to play, hard to prepare for that attack.  I was used to NAVY beating them up every year.

Every Michigan fan that really follows football was not happy we were playing them. Apparently Harbaugh wanted it for an "honor the military" type game.

I mean, the flyover was cool .. 

@mld-woody said:

I picked Army to beat the spread

Army after years of futility is a team you do not want to play, hard to prepare for that attack.  I was used to NAVY beating them up every year.

@mjp28 said:

Michigan escapes with 24-21 in 2 OT in Ann Arbor.  (but Army covered )

I picked Army to beat the spread

Army 2/5 passing.

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Army 21 M 14 Michigan ball.....

.......OSU 42-0 so much for a close game. Howard 14 YSU 13 getting straightened out.

Former Philadelphia Eagle PK and YSU graduate Paul McFadden's son is the new YSU kicker, missed 1 PAT.

If "that school up north" loses to Army, then how long does Harbaugh keep his job?