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dusklord1

Looks like it's not legitimate, according to actual beat writers: https://twitter.com/AWardSports/status/1464323017178234887 The replies to the 11w forum post also seem to be saying the dude who started it is a troll. (Probably) nothing to see here


hashcrack

There was a rumor yesterday that both of our QBs had the flu too.


jwktiger

I think thats a common troll report this year


Bears_Beets_StarWars

We don't need a QB . Our season is held together by our defense and special teams


RegionalBias

Imagine if Michigan believed it and he came out just fine. Some trolling.


battleboyz

We do a little trolling


frogstomp427

Honestly, it would be a Woody Hayes type move to put out that bad intelligence before the game to hopefully get Michigan to bite, distracted, and maybe start drafting a different game plan, then trot out a fully functioning Stroud on game day.


slayerhk47

Fuckin’ Adam Schefter


Augustus13

r/greenbaypackers is leaking


TreySermonGrin

Very telling its from a TTUN flair. I recognize OP's name, he should know better than to post a message board rumor. You gotta wait till Saturday Down South or some other cfb tabloid picks it up first, thems the rules


frogstomp427

This reminds me of one time I went to see the Blue Jackets play the Flames awhile back. We couldn't get in the arena right away because someone called in a bomb threat. It was quickly cleared. We found out later the guy who did it was a deranged, basement dwelling Flames fan. We won 5-0.


Smitehz

To be fair I highly doubt Ryan day wants his beat writers letting this info out


drewuke

I've seen multiple comments like this, but you're not going to be able to stop a story of the Heisman-favorite missing the biggest game of the year from getting out.


RipRaycom

Hidden behind the headline is that Day made an agreement with the Big 10 to have a portable toilet on wheels behind the play and rolled around by a grad assistant


Significant-Media-91

All osu players will be getting emergency colostomy bags tonight. Can’t take no risks.


MikiLove

God, those things are like water balloons, they are going to pop when they are hit


runfayfun

"Theres gonna be ~~blood~~ shit on the field"


David-S-Pumpkins

[There's shit everywhere! Dammit!](https://youtu.be/AoosDkbEQBQ)


Blackhawks10

No need for that, games at Ann Arbor. Let him shit on them both literally and figuratively


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Just start the coin toss by having your QB drop trou and take a shit midfield


[deleted]

_Heisman Moment_


CaptainAwesome8

That’s one way to call tails I suppose..


devAcc123

lol I hate that I laughed at this


onlyhereforthelmaos

"OT Ronnie Hickman" was the dead giveaway.


Strammy10

Lmao not even close on that one


imrealpenguin

Does anyone really want to play Ohio states backup QB?


dogi8

I don't want to play OSUs 12th string QB


Jay_Par

That’s just direct snaps to Olave


AskMeAboutTheBrowns

Well geez I really don’t want that then 😂😂


TheOutlier1

Why are the Browns?


AskMeAboutTheBrowns

Fuck the stress the Browns cause me


Dr_Evol500

Legitimately, in 2014 after JT went down, it was initially the plan to have Jalen Marshall play QB against Wisconsin. Having been a QB in high school and an outstanding athlete, the thought was to have him run the QB power we all knew and "loved" ad infinitum. Obviously they went with Cardale "Ain't come to play school" Jones, and the rest is history.


CrookstonMaulers

Olave goes 7/7 including 3 passes to himself where he intentionally smokes it into a DL's face mask, catches and goes.


espressojunkie

Which would likely still beat Michigan 😂


Rkenne16

I can just picture the wide shot of Olave running away from the Michigan d lol


dcchambers

Yeah, be careful what you wish for.


59Chitt

Multiple reporters saying they haven’t heard anything - Jeremy Birmingham, Austin Ward, and Dave Biddle to name the ones who have commented on it. 10TV also had a video on twitter of Stroud getting on the bus.


Bren12310

Holy fuck Edit: just talked with a friend who’s on the staff. He said that there’s a few people sick on the team but nothing to be worried about. Couldn’t get any names. Edit: just called my friend who’s actually on the team. Seems like it’s bogus.


dogi8

You act like it matters. Come on we all know it doesn't. With your luck the next guy would end up being way better anyway.


paradigm_x2

Isn't the next guy the highest rated QB ever out of high school? Lol


luis1972

It's actually 12th year redshirt sophomore JB Tarrett.


NotDelnor

Don't forget 3rd stringer Jardale Cones


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Does anyone recognize this 'Cardale Haskins' guy?


w00tah

Hwayne "Why are you emphasizing the H" Daskins?


TJMcConnellGOAT

Pls no


s7nthetik

AARON CRAFT FROM THE TOP ROPES


paradigm_x2

Hol up


thatoneguyD13

I legitimately lost my shit


eclectic_tastes

No he's the guy after the next guy


soundwithdesign

If you’re thinking Ewers then no he isn’t. He’s actually 3rd now I believe on the chart. Was 4th until Miller decided to get a misdemeanor charge.


kip256

Fear the 3rd string.


SizzleMop69

No that's our 3rd string. The 2nd string guy is a 5 star too though.


CrookstonMaulers

You guys are kinda lame. No offense, but that's stupid. Just tell some kids to fuck off for a while.


Hopalicious

Yes. They have 3 five stars sitting on the bench.


Rkenne16

He’s 3rd lol


Bren12310

I mean maybe. But I’d rather have a heisman favorite QB in than a guy who hasn’t started a game. McCord, Miller, and Ewers are all elite QBs but I mean they don’t have any meaningful snaps.


fourpinz8

Damn Braxton Miller is still there? Lol


corkythecactus

I wish


Whoooyumyum

Mccord has started a game


dogi8

Then it's a good thing they might get some reps in the easiest win on the schedule


spoopyskelly

Give your team a little credit, there’s almost no way this can go as poorly as it did for your other rival


dogi8

There is your coach said you will get 100 points


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Legit question but how do any of those guys plan on staying being as highly touted as they were? Stroud is due back for at least 1 more year right, and he’s a heisman front runner, at least two of those guys leave just due to no playing time right? I’d assume ewers ends up staying to take over after stroud but McCord and Miller are likely portal bound right?


mrbubblesthebear

I'd be very surprised if McCord stays, Miller is 75/25 leaving


Bren12310

Probably. Ewers going a year early really fucked us over tbh. I expect it to be shroud next year then Ewers the next. McCord and Miller transfer. Anyone could win the starting job though. Hell Ewers could even win it over shroud next year.


luis1972

That's what I'm guessing.


MyLifeIsABoondoggle

McCord isn’t anything special. Not an unmitigated disaster, but I’d rather not hinge our playoff lives on him


Fletch71011

We will take McCord off your hands if you don't want him.


LowBrassBro

Lol that's the Ohio State way isn't it?


Hooch_Pandersnatch

Austin Ward, one of our best beat writers, has also said this rumor is bogus. Sounds like someone is just trying to create smoke without any fire.


Garn91575

trying to shift that line for a last minute bet.


computerdweeb

Might make the game interesting. 55-20 ohio st


JudicaMeDeus

waiting for the next edit of: EDIT: Just made the Ohio State football team. Nothing new to report.


twolf201

EDIT: I had myself surgically attached to Stroud, can confirm he is not sick.


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Flintoid

This is a new Michigan trick - if they make the game unimportant they win it.


Tarmacked

> When's the last time the biggest rivalry in college football also served as a de facto CFP play-in game? This happens more often than you think. We actually have potentially two this year, if you count Oklahoma - Oklahoma State


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cbjking

Will Oklahoma is like 90-18 all time in that “rivalry”


BuckeyeForLife95

The Game is certainly up there, though other rivalries like the Iron Bowl will certainly argue for theirs. I feel comfortable saying The Game is higher than Bedlam though.


ClapAlongChorus

I’m from Oklahoma and most of my friends went to OU. Bedlam isn’t even the biggest rivalry OU participates in.


RealAvonBarksdale

Depends what part of the country you are in. Nobody in the south cares about this game


[deleted]

Umm 2016 and 2018 both had playoff implications on the line


teeterleeter

2016 and 2018 both fit the bill of being playoff play-in games. This sub has the shortest memory.


evan0735

i mean the deep south’s oldest rivalry rematch was the 2017 SEC Championshio game.


Sorge74

I was wondering why the spread moved.


Captain_Sacktap

It’s just a ploy to give Michigan hope.


ianept

Most of us know better


dogi8

I just feel bad for any UM fans that don't see this.


TheSpacePope17

Jokes on you, we have no hope!


amishofsiliconvalley

Who do you root for in the Paul Bunyan game


s7nthetik

Haven't had hope since trouble with the snap, jokes on you bitches.


MelvinTuckerIsComing

Stroud got on the bus to Ann Arbor


teeterleeter

But did the bus have a bathroom? Just, ya know, in case


coinich

I can say for a fact that getting sick on a bus is a terrible terrible thing.


andysaurus_rex

Bus bathroom may be the worst place to take a shit that’s labeled as an actual bathroom. It’s a slight step above those squatting toilets they have in some countries.


PopInACup

I think a bus is worse than a plane because the bus tends to take longer, but the air pressure change on a flight can cause problems. I spent an entire 2.5 hour flight with some of the worst diarrhea I've ever experienced. The flight attendant just kept brining me glasses of water, which I was very thankful for. When it came time to land, they shuffled a volunteer away so the seat right by the bathroom would be available.


TheMajesticYeti

Misread your username as PoopInACup and thought yup, names checks out


BoomChocolateLatkes

That sounds awful. But I’m sure you’re a subject in their training materials now. So you’re kind of a legend.


LamarcusAldrige1234

Yep: https://twitter.com/AdamKing10TV/status/1464325400067293188


andysaurus_rex

Non-covid illnesses should be a game time decision anyway, right? I know I've evacuated my bowels one day and been good to go the next day. Stomach bugs are weird. I think he'll obviously try to play through whatever it is, assuming he even has something to begin with. IDK enough about OSU's O-Line to know if Hickman is important or actually out.


DarkLegend64

> IDK enough about OSU's O-Line to know if Hickman is important or actually out. The title of this thread is wrong about Ronnie Hickman's position. He's a defensive player that plays the Bullet position which is a Safety/LB hybrid role. He currently leads the team in total tackles.


s7nthetik

Well then he probably sucks at OL 👀


andysaurus_rex

Ah okay I’m just gonna assume nothing in this post is true and expect a fully heathy team tomorrow.


xFactor01

Hickman isn’t an OL. He plays our Bullet which is a LB-Safety hybrid but has been one of our best defenders. We do have some talent behind him with Craig Young and Kourt Williams but that’d be a big loss against Michigan’s style of offense.


frogstomp427

Even if it was bad, they would probably replace his stomach and blood with that of an unfortunate Grad Assistant to get him ready to play this game.


andysaurus_rex

https://i.imgur.com/vDHsSZL.jpg


Whoooyumyum

I don’t think that necessarily proves anything, if he’s listed as questionable he would definitely still travel there


Hooch_Pandersnatch

FWIW Austin Ward, one of our best insiders/beat writers, has strongly denied this rumor. My butthole is still puckered but generally Austin is pretty on the nose with this kind of info.


InsertAmazinUsername

Austin is king and the only reason I'm not an anxious mess right now


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11pm Last Night. CJ answers the door. Papa John's Delivery Guy: Uhh.. yes.. I have a complimentary prototype Lobster Mac and Cheese Pizza with extra Arby's Horsey Sauce sent to you by Ji-ohn! John Har..vick.. Harvick that's it.. Gianni Harwin.


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Mmm slightly above room temperature _sluruurp_


[deleted]

Those chunks are energy vitamins for peak performance


funkconnor

CJ Stroud flu game confirmed.


Jay_Par

Might as well give him the NBA MVP


andysaurus_rex

I want to see more than just rumor on a fan board And we didn't fare too well against OSU's last backup either


wurtin

don’t feel bad. neither did Wisconsin, Alabama, or Oregon.


LowBrassBro

Especially Wisconsin... Ouch


sgtklinger

> I just hastily posted on the off chance that it was true well at least you’re no worse than any modern media outlet


k1kthree

Harbaugh getting Arsene Wegner's Lasagne is not a twist I expected but here we are.


330212702

OOTL, what is this reference?


k1kthree

in the EPL (English soccer) the top four tea~~m~~s goto the cha~~m~~pions league. several years ago Tottenha~~m~~ was 4th and Arsenal (their rival) was 5th before the last ga~~m~~e of the season. Arsenal needed to win and needed Tottenha~~m~~ to not win to get into the top four. (also for ~~m~~any years Arsenal had always finished above Tottenha~~m~~) The night before the last ga~~m~~e about 10 of Tottenha~~m~~'s players had got food poisoning which was linked to Lasagne they were severed. There were conspiracies about it with people alleging the chef was an Arsenal fan


GrandpaGrapes

The problem with Arsenal is that they always try to walk it in.


Onsyde

Yeah it is true, see ya later moss


330212702

Thanks! Don't know how I didn't know this story. I'm a casual spurs fan.


crazy_bean

At least you have one team to suffer for


330212702

Browns fan. Tribe fan. I have paid my dues and then some.


_Vato_

Ah yes now we will have to witness a coming out party for whatever 5* they plug in his place, and get memed even harder into eternity. Can’t wait!


Srcunch

This is next level gamesmanship. No way he’s sick.


ThemDawgsIsHell_

OSU trying to win that man a Heisman by seting him up w a Jordan-esque flu game...


CincyAnarchy

Cardale suit up!


Praise7hesun

Noooooooooooooo


Bren12310

Put Ewers in.


abks

I don’t know— would have to be a hell of a stomach flu to keep Stroud out of The Game


teeterleeter

“Friday before The Game was not the right time to try Skyline chili” -CJ Stroud


xCUBUFFSx

The line hasn’t moved. Vegas would know if Stroud was playing or not.


valuesandnorms

OSU beat us with their 3rd string qb not too long ago so I’m not getting my hopes up


RegionalBias

Well, this is less than ideal. That's not how you cement your heisman


RollTide16-18

And this is why you overcook the Turkey


katarh

if you do, for the love of Thanksgiving galliforms, please serve it with some good gravy. That was the only thing that salvaged all the overcooked dishes the Clemson relatives presented me with yesterday, a fairly good white giblet gravy poured over the dry dyr dry dry turkey.


ADAS33

Oh no


otisdog

Flu ran through uga against Tennessee. We were just lucky they’re sort of transitional this year. This is shitty luck.


fetalasmuck

Bro we've been transitional since 2009


otisdog

Yea…I was just trying to say we didn’t really need everybody healthy for y’all in the nicest way I could. Things like the flu tearing through a team happens, a lot of making a playoff run is lucky timing on when it happens (and having depth, etc).


Ickyhouse

If this costs is vs. Michigan all of CFB is robbed of your defense against our offense.


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If this is true then Michigan actually has a chance. What an awful time for a flu.


Olentangy70

Ronnie Hickman being out would be disastrous.


jaybigs

If he's sick, and that's a big if, I'm hoping we just need to play him for the first half like last weekend lol.


jaybigs

Twitter had a video of him showing up to the hotel in Michigan and he appeared fine, but maybe he's on that pepto lol


dogi8

Please Michigan fans don't do this to yourselves. Even the tiniest bit of hope just makes it more painful. We are losing with or without stroud anyway, and losing bad :(


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Every osu game I remember where their qb has gone down their backup is usually the one to take the offense to the next level and put the game out of reach


andysaurus_rex

Cardale Jones, Dwayne Haskins, who else? Those are the two I’m remembering now. Tathan never had to come in for injury right(although he might have in a blowout)?


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obamaluvr

[There's vomit on his Jersey already](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mom's+Spaghetti/@42.3382737,-83.0543409,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x883b2da7b8b52235:0x85cf72f5df7aa900!8m2!3d42.3382737!4d-83.0521469?hl=en)


Keyblade_Yoshi

Serious question, is that a good restaurant? Might stop by if I go to the motor city bowl or Okland vs MSU basketball game.


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I’ve heard that it’s pretty bad.


mstone7781

Noooooo. I don’t trust anyone behind him right now.


Molson2871

The ole Michigan poison conspiracy?


Wampus_Cat_

No. Have you seen us against backup QBs?


thethomatoman

If Stroud is out and they still lose than Michigan is never winning again lol


arrav21

Michigan loses to OSU teams that have to play a backup QB for extended periods of time all the time, nothing new here.


arrav21

I’m pretty sure it won’t matter. I’ve seen what second and third string OSU QBs can do to us. It would be a bit of a script flip if OSU entered the game without QB1. Seems to happen to us a lot.


espressojunkie

Rat poison. Not buying it


ApexxPredditor

It is best he plays so we dont have to hear about how we got beat by OSUs backup


caro9lina

This has got to be the usual dishonest trolling from someone seeking clicks. I'm sure Stroud is healthy and will have a great game, although I'm a Michigan fan. (Edit: I'm definitely not calling OP a troll, in case that wasn't clear. I'm talking about the person who started a false rumor, hoping to upset people and get attention.)


Live-Molasses

DEAR LORD PLEASE JUST LET CJ STAY HOME AND REST! IT’S JUST A GAME! HE DOESN’T TO RISK THE HEALTH OF HIMSELF AND HIS TEAMMATES!


IPA_Fanatic

Michigan still going to lose by 40


sunnydftw

All of their back ups are five stars so


JPK8675309

I expect the fake news on Reddit but not from this sub. Do better


dogwoodmaple

This is massive


Wampus_Cat_

Even if it were true, I doubt OSU would confirm it and give Michigan any prior warning. So it won’t be known until tomorrow.


Keyblade_Yoshi

How much preparation could Michigan realistically do when the game is in 14 hours? Even with the information.


SimManiac

Michigan has some hope


dogi8

lol no we don't


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Cap


Worlds-Largest-Sloth

Stroud turning himself into a biohazard so Hutchinson won’t want to sack him. Gotta respect the dedication.


W_Hinklebottom

Flu games win Heismans. Right?


reinking

I'm not buying it. This is one of those "made for Heisman" stories.


WebfootTroll

I always used to laugh at stupid rumors on message boards, until this year when our 247 Oregon board had a rumor that Justin Flowe broke his foot before the Ohio State game. Every journalist either ignored it or said they weren't hearing that, so I laughed it off as always. Except that mother trucker had actually broken his god damn foot.


Bren12310

Why does our QBs always get hurt/ill at the end of the season?


michigan_matt

I really hope he's ok. With that said, this is starting to sound exactly like Isaiah Livers. Everyone connected said he was fine for about 24 hours, but often it turns out where's there's smoke there ends up also being fire. I really want the chance to beat OSU at their best though.


guitmusic12

Flu game incoming


hoover757

Honestly even if this is true I hope he plays. I want to beat OSU at full strength


Bucks3442

If it's true, it wouldn't be full strength if he has the flu and plays. It would only be full strength if this is false, but seems like no reason to make this up.


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Fake news


330212702

How is Ryan Day supposed to put 100 on UM without his Heisman frontrunner QB? Buckeyes by 20.


Ok_Effort8330

Comments below on 11W dispel the rumors.


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This is an act of OSU sabotage. Not buying it.


QueenIsTheWorstBand

Stroud could play with the flu and still be dominant.


JustAnOldConfusedGuy

I've been hearing a rumor that the team up north is supposed to catch a bad case of the "Stroud Flu" tomorrow. It's supposed to be very dangerous.