The Big Ten Got Exposed

Looks like the Big Ten wasn't as good as I had thought. Ohio State was supposed to come in and just lay the wood to the Florida Gators in the National Championshop game, but instead got throttled instead. After watching USC pound Michigan and Florida destroy Ohio State, it is starting to look like the BCS is screwed up for an even different reason. At first I was miffed because the Wolverines got shafted by Florida to play OSU. Now I begin to wonder if the Big Ten is just pure crap. Their style of play doesn't seem to stay with teams out of the SEC, Pac 10, etc.

I guess there is always next year....

Michigan Wolverines Get Embarrassed

USC destroyed them in every way. As a Wolverine slappy I am embarrassed at the performance. I have so much disgust for Lloyd Carr right now I can't even put it into words. So much for putting up a good fight when you thought you were ousted for the National Championship game.

This trend is starting to get ugly for Carr. Lose to Ohio State. Lose your Bowl game. But, but ,but, Carr won a National Championship in 1997...10 years is plenty long enough to say goddbye. This team just doesn't get ready to play.

Rose Bowl Prediction

GO BLUE!

Michigan 40
USC 10

Ohio State will lose.

Michigan AP National Champs

Yup.

Florida Gets BCS Nod to Play Ohio State

It is one sad day. The BCS has been exposed yet again. Did any of you watch Florida play yesterday? Have you watched Michigan this year too? How is it possible to determine from yesterday's game that Florida was better than Michigan? Blows my mind.

Take a look at some ballots from the Harris Poll that helped determine this debacle:

Paul Zeise:
No. 1: Ohio State
No. 2: Louisville
No. 3: Florida
No. 4: Michigan

Larry Keech:
No. 1: Ohio State
No. 2: Boise State
No. 3: Michigan
No. 4: Wisconsin
No. 5: Florida

Robert Lawless:
No. 1: Ohio State
No. 2: Michigan
No. 3: Wisconsin
No. 4: Louisville
No. 5: Florida

Ray Melick:
No. 1: Ohio State
No. 2: Florida
No. 3: Louisville
No. 4: Michigan

Tim Neverett:
No. 1: Ohio State
No. 2: Florida
No. 3: USC
No. 4: Michigan

^^^LMAO! Are you freakin' kidding me!?

Gene Ponti:
No. 1: Ohio State
No. 2: Florida
No. 3: LSU
No. 4: Michigan

Jim Walden:
No. 1: Florida
No. 2: Ohio State
No. 3: Michigan

and the rest:

http://www.pollg.com/g/w27236/w27236gateway.htm

Say all you want about your Florida crap. Michigan is better than they are and everyone that saw them both this year will tell you that. The BCS is nothing more than the "Who I Want to See in the Big Game" Poll.

Michigan will play USC in the Rose Bowl now. No one cares.

Michigan Still #2 in BCS!

This folks is exactly the way it should be. They are the #2 team in the country.

Now we have USC who moved up in a couple of polls. The consensus is that USC, and only USC really has a shot at jumping Michigan based on the computers. If they win out by defeating Notre Dame and UCLA in effect flipping them and Michigan in the remaining computer ranks they need. The pollsters seem to be leaning towards USC moving up in that scenario, also.

Current rankings/polls:

BCS Ranks

So as a long time Michigan fan I have to actually root for the hated Fighting Irish to take USC down. I can justify USC jumping htme if they win out. Michigan had their shot and USC in my mind is the only team that has a chance at getting the next one.

WE ARE N-D!

I Want a Rematch

The game was the greatest in many years. The two teams traded touchdowns and it came down to just a few miscues to decide the outcome.

No one can honestly say that Michigan and Ohio State are not the best two teams in the country. Michigan proved they are probably the only team that can compete with OSU. Any other match up in the BCS Championship game would be laughable.

So we have one true contender undefeated along with a string of one loss teams that can get a shot at OSU for the title.

Let's see:

Michigan (Lost by 3 to the #1 team in the country on the road)
USC (Lost to a 7-4 Unranked Oregon St. team)
Florida (Lost to #11 LSU on the road by 10)
Notre Dame (THROTTLED at home by MICHIGAN)
Arkansas (THROTTLED by USC at HOME)

Based on just that information you have to decide who had the least embarrassing loss. It's pretty obvious. Michigan. Rematch should be a no-brainer if you want the best two teams in the country to play again.

The Hype Was Real

Wow...what a game. It lived up to all the hype. Down to the wire. Instant classic.

Everyone was shocked with the score. Ohio State 42 Michigan 39. Two of the best defenses in the country got torched for over 80 total points. OSU had over 500 total yards on offense.

Michigan had their chances. A drive stalled that resulted in a FG and the unsporstmanlike penalty on Crable decided the outcome. On a 3rd and long late in the 4th that would have gotten Michigan the ball, or at least held Ohio State to a FG changed the outcome with one penalty that allowed them to continue their drive and ultimately score the winning touchdown.

Heartbreaking loss for Michigan fans.

Rest In Peace, Bo.

Illustration by Tammie Graves / The Ann Arbor News

1929-2006

The day before the greatest game to ever be played we were devestated to learn that the greatest coach there ever was passed away. Bo Schembechler, the face of Michigan Wolverines football, and the greatest coach there ever was, died today at the age of 77.

When the sun sets on the Horseshoe tomorrow, a path of destruction shall be left in the wake of a defense and a running game that packs bolts of lighting in every blow from the heavens.

Just enjoy the game, Lloyd. Bo has this one.

GO BLUE!

The Biggest Game of All Time.

Yup...this is going to be the biggest game ever played. I don't want to hear about any other game that has been played. Michigan at Ohio State on November 18, 2006 is the biggest game that will have ever been played.

The biggest rivalry in sports comes this year with the two foes ranked #1 (Ohio State) and #2 (Michigan) in the BCS Championship polls. This is THE game. Even the actual National Championship game isn't going to be this big, well unless they play each other again.

Winner takes all. Legends are born. Legacies are defined. Welcome to the Big Horseshoe, home of the Ohio State Suckeyes, the site of the biggest game to ever be played.

I have my OSU sticker in my toilet to pee on. I have Hail to the Victors piping out into my neighborhood 24 hours a day and refuse to answer the door when the cops show up to tell me to turn it off. My skin has a permablue sheen and the women have been packed off for the week for their own safety. Only way they ever comes back is with a Wolverine win.

Rutgers only #7

Shame, shame, shame. Not that I think they are better than the others ahead of them, but they certainly got hosed. Even if they go undefeated now there is little chance of them getting up to the #2 slot they probably deserve based on the season voting thus far.

Oh well. Only one game matters right now. OSU vs. Michigan.

Who's #2

I'm getting a little ahead of myself, but there has been a lot of talk out there about who should be #2 after the Michigan Ohio State game coming up on November 18. Like most I hadn't seen West Virginia until Thursday night when they faced Louisville. They were exposed as a fraud as Louisville took advantage of one of the worst defensive performances I have ever seen. Louisville really didn't look to great on defense either, but they did enough to win. Louisville was ranked at #5 going into the game while WVU was at a hearty #3.

WVU was picked by many to win the title this year based on their easy schedule with only Louisville as the bump in the road. Well Louisville proved to be the better team and embarrassed a worthless WVU defense.

So the question that has been going around recently is whether or not Louisville deserves to be #2 after the Michigan vs. OSU game. Many feel, as do I, that Louisville just isn't in the same class as the current #1 and #2 teams and that either would destroy them in the title game. Oh well, I'd love to see Louisville in the title game if Michigan takes down OSU. They would surely be huge favorites.

The championship game is going to be played on November 18th. We can all agree on that, but should the loser drop below #2 in the BCS? IT really depends on the voters for the most part. Both OSU and Michigan have a fairly big lead in the BCS ranks. OSU obviously has a better chance of staying top 2 with a loss since they are #1 right now. Michigan also has 2 quality wins in ND and Wisconsin that provide a very good cushion in the BCS total score. I believe voters will drop one of these 2 teams below the Top 2 of the BCS because most will not want to see back to back games played by these 2 schools even if they are the 2 best teams in the country.

Now we have Louisville who could be undefeated at this point. I really can't argue against a team that runs the table making the Championship game as long as they are in a decent conference. What is odd is that Rutgers is in the same conference and undefeated too, but is not even in the Top 10. Rutgers could play some spoiler this week by knocking off the undefeated Louisville Cardinals. If Louisville can finish undefeated I say they have to be #2 at the end, but it is just another reason the BCS sucks and that the Playoffs system would be better.

What the hell happens if Rutgers beats Louisville this week? They have no chance whatsoever to move up to #3 when they are currently at #13. They would also be undefeated and playing in the exact same conference as Louisville and WVU. WVU is even still ranked ahead of them at #10. What is the problem here? Just because it is Rutgers? If my reasoning was that if Louisville ran the table and was in a decent conference they should have a right to play in the BCS Championship game, why is it that Rutgers who is in the same conference should be treated any different? That folks is what you call a quandary and a huge black eye for the BCS.

Now do I believe that either of those 2 teams are better than teams like Florida, Texas, Notre Dame, etc.? Not at all. Unfortunately the computers believe that Louisville undefeated is better than those teams while Rutgers undefeated is not. They are in the same conference. I guess they will be able to show it on the field this week. Damn I hope Rutgers wins.

Playoffs. Playoffs. Playoffs. We need them. This is another year that will feature most likely a deserved undefeated team in the BCS Championship game and possibly a one loss team. The BCS system is said that it will pick who is the best team to make that game, but clearly a Louisville team would not be that team. If Louisville is and they lose to Rutgers this week Rutgers will not be in the same position. Why? They are clearly better than Louisville who is clearly better than all the other top one loss teams. The BCS is crap.

GO RUTGERS!

Michigan and OSU Remain Perfect

They both did it and barely this past Saturday. Both had chump opponents that were ready to knock them off, but they remained undefeated to keep maybe the biggest college football game of all time on track. #1 Ohio State vs. #2 Michigan in the Big Horseshoe for all the marbles. Well...I guess winner has to still win the title, but winning this game is pretty much the winner in everyone's eyes.

One more week for each team to set the match up undefeated. Michigan has to beat a 2-8 Indiana team while OSU has to beat out a 3-7 Northwestern team this week. Both teams have pulled a couple of upsets this year, but are ranked well in the bottom 1/4 of college football. Illinois has some decent talent, however they are still a year away. Watch out for them in the next couple of years.