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Does it really matter if it is a NC or a forfeit? At the end of the day they did not play. I am not sure if it matters what you call it when you look at rankings and records. The only way it would make a difference is if Nebraska and Wisconsin tie for 1st place in the division, in which case Nebraska should get the tie breaker.Someone help me understand why Wisconsin is allowed to just cancel the game and get a NC instead of a forfeit?
The Big Ten has specific thresholds teams have to hit before they are forced to shutdown for 7 days. Wisconsin didn't hit those. So when they decided they didn't want to play anyway, HOW is that not a forfeit?
There's no doubt in my mind if the 6 players that tested positive were 2nd and 3rd string TEs and DBs, Wisconsin would be playing this game.
So now, going forward, what's the standard? If Wisconsin can cancel and get a no-contest w/o hitting the threshold, can't everyone? Whether it's just one player or 6?
Really really short-sighted decision by the B10.
Does it really matter if it is a NC or a forfeit? At the end of the day they did not play. I am not sure if it matters what you call it when you look at rankings and records. The only way it would make a difference is if Nebraska and Wisconsin tie for 1st place in the division, in which case Nebraska should get the tie breaker.
Sure it matters. For a lot of reasons including tiebreakers and bowl games. Especially for Nebraska. They may finish further down the standings because of a NC instead of getting the forfeit win and get a lesser bowl game. Lots of things that can stem from this.
It doesn't just have to be a tie with Wisconsin.
Someone help me understand why Wisconsin is allowed to just cancel the game and get a NC instead of a forfeit?
The Big Ten has specific thresholds teams have to hit before they are forced to shutdown for 7 days. Wisconsin didn't hit those. So when they decided they didn't want to play anyway, HOW is that not a forfeit?
There's no doubt in my mind if the 6 players that tested positive were 2nd and 3rd string TEs and DBs, Wisconsin would be playing this game.
So now, going forward, what's the standard? If Wisconsin can cancel and get a no-contest w/o hitting the threshold, can't everyone? Whether it's just one player or 6?
Really really short-sighted decision by the B10.
I guess how I took it is that the game just never happened, so Nebraska stays 0-1 and Wisconsin stays 1-0.
So lets say Nebraska runs the table and goes 6-1. Another team in the Big ten goes 7-1. That team will finish ahead of them in the standings and get a better bowl.
Obviously, you can extrapolate this to playoff consideration as well.
Now, on the flip side, lets say Wisconsin runs the table and goes 7-0. Meanwhile, another team who played all 8 goes 7-1.
Wisconsin finished ahead of them but is that fair? Considering Wisconsin played 1 less game and had less chances to lose?