So Michigan is obviously craptastic this year. Why the hell were they ranked so highly in the first place?
Oh, that’s right. They’re in the Big Ten.
I guess #5 Wisconsin is carrying the flag for the Big Ten now. And ooh, what an impressive victory they had this week, 20-12 over UNLV. :rolleyes:
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I was there too, and I said the same thing to my buddy at one point. Although, to Dixon’s credit, his three deep TDs were perfect passes.
The fake statue of liberty was just embarrassing. They were just toying with the Michigan D at that point. Watching our defense out there was like rooting against the Globetrotters.
I’ve never seen such a hostile crowd at Michigan Stadium before. Granted, I was in the middle of the student section, but they were booing everything that happened, even a punt that sailed into the end zone for a touchback.
Lloyd Carr has been struggling against the spread offense and mobile QBs for many years now. Goes back to at least that Syracuse game when McNabb walked all over us. I can’t remember what year that was. I’ve been ambivalent about Lloyd for several years now, but this is the last straw for me (actually, Appalachian was, but this can count too). He shows no willingness to adapt to modern college offenses. It’s like he thinks the spread is some silly fad that will pass by soon.
Hart guaranteed a victory against the Irish without a starting QB. This could get ugly. 
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Aw, I was sitting with two alumni (and another, including myself, that did some time at one of the University of Michigan extensions) that would have liked to have scammed into the student section.
That’s pretty much it with Dixon. The deep balls were nice, but everything else was shake. Think of a [del]poor man’s[/del] homeless man’s Michael Vick.
SleepyDuck, part of it was sarcasm, the other part was cheering the attempt at trying something. Henne floated that interception on the first drive into quadruple coverage. It was bad. Everything worked on Michigan, simple as that.
Shirts I had never seen before until yesterday: (on the front) Appalachian State (on reverse) …all because of Lloyd Carr.
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So Michigan is obviously craptastic this year. Why the hell were they ranked so highly in the first place?
Oh, that’s right. They’re in the Big Ten.
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Because they have a quarterback, a running back, and a receiver that was rated among the best in the nation? They wouldn’t be a defensive powerhouse this year (or, at least, that was supposed to be the plan). They’d have to outscore some of their opponents.
Yeesh. Much hostility from you, sir.
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Yeesh. Much hostility from you, sir.
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Isn’t that what football trash-talk is all about? 
But yeah, I think the Big Ten is seriously, and perennially, overrated. And it’s annoying.
Ah, gotcha.
U agree with you to a certain extent. Usually, they represent nicely at the end of the year in bowl games.
Michigan does get oversted (usually) at the beginning of the year. They lose, drop down, but then come back.
They don’t get as overrated as Notre Dame, though.
If you were to ask me who the most oversted conference was, I couldn’t come up with an answer. It changes like the wind.
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Ah, gotcha.
U agree with you to a certain extent. Usually, they represent nicely at the end of the year in bowl games.
Michigan does get oversted (usually) at the beginning of the year. They lose, drop down, but then come back.
They don’t get as overrated as Notre Dame, though.
If you were to ask me who the most oversted conference was, I couldn’t come up with an answer. It changes like the wind.
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Biggest gap between perception and reality has to be the SEC, though. They probably *are *the best conference, but their fans will try to tell you that their 8th best team would give USC or WV a run for their money.
On an individual team basis: think back to the Game of the Millennium last November between UM and tOSU…and then realize that both teams got embarassed in their bowls, and UM hasn’t stopped losing.
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Biggest gap between perception and reality has to be the SEC, though. They probably *are *the best conference, but their fans will try to tell you that their 8th best team would give USC or WV a run for their money.
On an individual team basis: think back to the Game of the Millennium last November between UM and tOSU…and then realize that both teams got embarassed in their bowls, and UM hasn’t stopped losing.
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I think I may be inclined to agree with you. The SEC might very well be the best converence, but fierce SEC supporters would spout something similar to what you’ve said.
Michigan hasn’t won since Bo died. I’m just throwin’ that out there…
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Biggest gap between perception and reality has to be the SEC, though. They probably are the best conference, but their fans will try to tell you that their 8th best team would give USC or WV a run for their money.
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After last night, USC, maybe, but not USF. That was one pathetic Auburn showing last night. The only thing that kept it looking competitive was the clusterf@#% game the USF punter was having, the poor kid. One for five FG attempts before the winning one in OT… eegad! :eek:
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Michigan hasn’t won since Bo died. I’m just throwin’ that out there…
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Somebody should check and see if there’s any smoke emanating from Bo Schembechler’s grave… due to his coffin catching fire… from the heat generated by rotational friction from within. (Now, that’s pissed off!)
Auburn: aaaahahahahahahahahahahaha! They didn’t deserve to win.
And LSU rolled over Va Tech like they didn’t even bother to show up. Hell, they might as well not have.
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Auburn: aaaahahahahahahahahahahaha! They didn’t deserve to win..
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Paging JohnCarter of Mars (our resident War Eagle)…
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Au contraire, mon frere. This looks golden for pillowfight of the year. Do they give both teams a 5th place ranking this coming week?
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I stand corrected. However, this new “Bottom 10” column by David Duffey appears to be only at the ESPN website and limits itself to college football. The old “Bottom 10” I was referring to was a syndicated weekly newspaper sports column (I forget exactly who wrote it) that skewered the worst teams in the NFL along with those in college. It was also considerably more acidic in its put-downs than the new version is.
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After last night, USC, maybe, but not USF. That was one pathetic Auburn showing last night. The only thing that kept it looking competitive was the clusterf@#% game the USF punter was having, the poor kid. One for five FG attempts before the winning one in OT… eegad! :eek:
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Actually, they won it on a touchdown in OT. Still if he had hit any of the others it wouldn’t have gone to OT.