Bailout

You know, it's not exactly heartening to read that we basically could have avoided all of this bailout nonsense if we'd just kept Congress out of it. I suspect this is going to look even better in a few years.

Abnormally Unselfish

This is likely the best sports article you'll read all year. A few lines:

Battier has routinely ­guarded the league’s most dangerous offensive players — LeBron James, Chris Paul, Paul Pierce — and has usually managed to render them, if not entirely ineffectual, then a lot less effectual than they normally are. He has done it so quietly that no one really notices what exactly he is up to.

Hat tip: Jim Manzi at The Corner.

Top this....

Through the Fire and the Flames...IN MARIO PAINT!!!!

No, seriously.

I didn't believe it either. The video is a little out of sync from the audio (not uncommon on these videos.

Through the Fire and the Flames

And now for something completely different:

Star Trek in Detroit

I would definitely go to this if I still lived in Michigan.

Deja Vu

Brett Favre says he's retiring... again. I already gave my thoughts on Favre last year when he retired, so I'm not going to cover that again. My only thought now? Good.

54-42

I can't really add much to what Wojo wrote here.

Really...funny

Wherever We Go

Happy Waitangi Day!

When I was younger our calendar at home always had Waitangi Day, a holiday in New Zealand, marked on it from the manufacturer. I always thought it was funny because, well, Waitangi is a funny word.

Also, if you're interested, it looks like New Zealand is recruiting.

Seriously?

Delaware State? I guess Michigan wants to make sure they don't have a repeat of last season.

BING!

Sorry, this is a day late and a dollar short. I watched it last weekend, still some great one-liners:

"It is still only once a year, isn't it?"

"Well what if there is no tomorrow!?! There's wasn't today."

"I'd say chances of departure are...80%...75-80."

G.I. Joe

I'd like to think this will be good:



I don't, but I'd like to.

As A Rule

This was my favorite Super Bowl commercial:



I am definitely getting a koala to punch.

Arkham Asylum

My interest is piqued.

Featuring Sit-Ups

Terrell Owens is going to have his own reality TV show on VH1. I'm sure the NFL is thrilled with the idea.

The Fan

So, after reading this article by Wojo, I assume WDFN is dead?

Wrong

A new ESPN Sportsnation poll on who the Lions should draft with the #1 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft shows Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford leading with 37% of the vote. Those 37% are morons.

UPDATE: Apparently Kiper has released his first mock draft and predicts that Lions will take Stafford #1 and USC linebacker Rey Maualuga at #20. I don't know if Mel endorses this pick or not. If the Lions take offensive tackle Smith #1 and Maualuga at #20 I might actually pay attention to them this season, otherwise I think they may be dead to me.

Happy Anniversary!!!

It was recorded in the "Down Memory Lane" section of your Cass City Chronicle that the Red Hawks defeated Deckerville 10 YEARS AGO. As you all know that night will live on forever in our hearts. Just thought I would celebrate this moment with everyone.

"THANKS"

Smells Like Teen Spirit

The International

I saw a TV spot for The International, starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, while I was watching PTI. It looks as though the plot revolves around an evil bank killing people who threaten its business. Now, I know any film requires a suspension of disbelief, but could you choose a worse time to release this movie? Is anyone scared of banks right now? They look to barely be able to run their core business, let alone assassinations on the side. Needless to say, I'll skip it.

Cardinals Win

You know, as much as I hate to write it, if the Cardinals can go to the Super Bowl, then there has to be some hope for the Lions. It's actually been longer since the Cardinals won a championship than it's been for the Lions. Of course the Lions don't have Kurt Warner, one of the best to play the game (at least statistically speaking).

I don't know if anyone else saw it, but one Cardinals fan had an awesome sign inspired by former coach Dennis Green: "We are who we though we were."

Teaching Rocks

Yep, another "snow day." Well, I guess you call today a "Cold Day." Either way, I'm not working...and still getting paid! I'm starting the think about getting a second job, but during the day. I already have a second job officiating at night, so now I need something to do for all those "snow days."

I hate to rub it in, but I have to. Check this out: Since the week of Thanksgiving (Monday, Nov. 24), we've only had one completely full work week and that was last week (week of Monday, Jan 5th). That's a span of 8 weeks, including Christmas vacation. So let's recap. Only one full five day work week since the week of Nov. 24. Oh, and we don't have school next Friday either. So, let's just go ahead and call it one full work week in the past 9 after next Friday. And I guess while I'm at it, I'll go ahead and tell you we have a full week off Feb. 16-20 for "Winter Break."

The really surprising thing is that, in the past 8 weeks, not only have we had a lot of time off, many of those weeks were less than 4 full work days.

Mandy, on the other hand..."not so much." Oops, I forgot, that phrase has been banned.

Muse - Hysteria

More Jim Rome Show "bumper" music. I'm not a "live" fan, but I couldn't get the original music video. That sounds much better. Personally, I only listen to the song for it's first 40-second value. Hence the reason it's only "bumper" music.

Welcome to the Jungle

The New Guy

Seems that the Lions have a new coach. I'm indifferent. Good luck.

Dungy Done

Tony Dungy has decided to retire after 13 years as an NFL head coach, the last seven with the Indianapolis Colts. Dungy also took teams to the playoffs to the playoffs ten consecutive season, an NFL record.

Dungy plans to spend time with his family and work with various ministry outreach programs that he's involved with. He'll be missed as an NFL coach, but I'm sure he'll be doing more valuable work in Tampa.

I've heard the sports commentators already asking if Dungy will come back. I feel very confident in predicting he won't. As much as he loves football, the things he can do in ministry are far more important. He won't be lured back. Which is a shame for the NFL, because they lost the services greatest man they had today. I think it will be quite a while before we see another coach like Tony Dungy.

Sea Kittens

Okay, first I thought the real-life superheroes were unbalanced. Then the guy who got the "0-16" tattoo seemed pretty unhinged. But the insanity never ends: PETA wants to rename "fish" as "sea kittens".

No, seriously.

I think I have to stop there, because it doesn't feel right making fun of people so far removed from reality.

Morons. (Hmm, actually, it feels fine.) (Hat tip: Jonah Goldberg at The Corner)

Another Thought

Okay, I don't really care too much about who wins this game (though I'm leaning towards Florida), but could Fox's color commentator like Oklahoma a little more? I expect to hear him yell "Boomer Sooner!" any minute now.

One thought...

...before the national championship game kicks off. Commentators keep saying a lot about how many points Oklahoma has scored, especially in the latter part of the season. That's impressive, no doubt. But doesn't Oklahoma have a reputation of mercilessly running up the score on lesser teams? Scoring 61 pts against Oklahoma State says something good about your team. Scoring 57 pts against Chattanooga just says you're a jerk.

Don't take a QB.

I agree with everything Bob Wojnowski writes here. That is unless one of the draft experts he's thinking of is Mel Kiper Jr., whose hair I would not describe as poofy. I don't think there's a word in the English language that adequately describes Kiper's hair.

Tattooed

Okay, I just said those guys playing superhero were crazy. But they're looking pretty sane compared to this dude, who had "0-16" tattooed on his chest. Now, I'd be supportive of doing this to the players, but you're pretty nuts if you're a fan and decide to have this done. Nuts.

Real-Life Superheroes

There's some odd things on the internet, sites for all sorts of hobbies and interests. Some people juggle geese. But real-life superheroes? That's truly strange. I mean, sure, I see the appeal. Having your own symbol would be cool. Scaring criminals would be fun. But it's a lot of effort, and unlike Batman, most of us aren't independently wealthy. The cops probably aren't big fans. And, though I haven't actually confirmed this, I'm 100% sure I'm not bulletproof, so getting shot would be a real drawback. I think I'll leave it to the professionals.

Year in Review

Go read Dave Barry's Year in Review.

A sports related excerpt:
"In football, beloved Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre retires and embarks on a series of emotional farewell events, several of which are still going on when he signs to play for the New York Jets."

Fantasy Football Wrap-Up

Here's the top 10 performers in our league in the main positions:

Quarterback
Drew Brees, 421.35 pts
Philip Rivers, 386.85 pts
Aaron Rodgers, 386.60 pts
Jay Cutler, 372.30 pts
Kurt Warner, 366.90 pts
Peyton Manning, 348.20 pts
Donovan McNabb, 328.50 pts
Matt Cassel, 323.75 pts
Chad Pennington, 292.85 pts
Tony Romo, 290.50 pts

Runningback
DeAngelo Williams, 290.30 pts
Michael Turner, 273.20 pts
Matt Forte, 254.10 pts
Thomas Jones, 247.10 pts
Adrian Peterson, 244.70 pts
Maurice Jones-Drew, 242.30 pts
LaDainian Tomlinson, 236.00 pts
Steve Slaton, 231.90 pts
Brian Westbrook, 226.60 pts
Clinton Portis, 224.10 pts

Wide Receiver
Larry Fitzgerald, 234.30 pts
Andre Johnson, 228.50 pts
Calvin Johnson, 218.60 pts
Greg Jennings, 201.20 pts
Roddy White, 196.20 pts
Steve Smith, 195.70 pts
Anquan Boldin, 188.30 pts
Antonio Bryant, 183.60 pts
Terrell Owens, 180.30 pts
Eddie Royal, 179.10 pts

FF Top Scorers '08

Here are the top scorers from the fantasy football league. This will be updated weekly. * denotes current record holder for the year. All-time is based on '04 on, which I have records for. The scoring was changed for the '05 season to include points for receptions, and then in '07 to reduce points per yard for the QB. The highest team score in '04 was The Living Legend (Bader) with 206.95 pts. The highest team score from '05-'06 was Battletoads (Stack, '06) with 232.40 pts. See the '05 data here, the '06 data here, and the '07 data here.

Week 1
Top Player: Donovan McNabb, 36.35 pts
Top Team: Ninja Bulldogs, 115.25 pts

Week 2
Top Player: Jay Cutler, 42.10 pts
Top Team: New Record?, 144.80 pts

Week 3
Top Player: Ronnie Brown, 43.35 pts
Top Team: QB Killer, 114.50 pts

Week 4
Top Player: Brett Favre, 48.45 pts*
Top Team: QB Killer, 125.90 pts

Week 5
Top Player: DeAngelo Williams, 33.00 pts
Top Team: the Nearly Adequate, 132.85 pts

Week 6
Top Player: Drew Brees, 34.70 pts
Top Team: Ninja Bulldogs, 122.90 pts

Week 7
Top Player: Steven Jackson, 36.00 pts
Top Team: Ninja Bulldogs, 110.55 pts

Week 8
Top Player: Brian Westbrook, 34.10 pts
Top Team: New Record?, 123.65 pts

Week 9
Top Player: Kurt Warner, 28.90 pts
Top Team: Holy Cow!, 117.40 pts

Week 10
Top Player: Jay Cutler, 41.25 pts
Top Team: Holy Cow!, 153.40 pts

Week 11
Top Player: Matt Cassel, 46.20 pts
Top Team: Holy Cow!, 123.60 pts

Week 12
Top Player: Matt Cassel, 44.15 pts
Top Team: The Muscle, 165.95 pts*

Week 13
Top Player: Donovan McNabb, 39.40 pts
Top Team: QB Killer, 109.95 pts

Playoffs
Week 14
Top Player: Antonio Bryant, 33.80 pts
Top Team: New Record?, 111.65 pts

Week 15
Top Player: Tarvaris Jackson, 32.45 pts
Top Team: QB Killer, 123.30 pts

Week 16
Top Player: Philip Rivers, 38.05 pts
Top Team: Holy Cow!, 127.80 pts

All-Time
Top Player: Peyton Manning, 75.20 pts ('04)
Top Team: Battletoads (Stack, '06), 232.40 pts

Bring Me To Life

I caught part of "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs" on VH1 over Christmas break and thought I'd post some of them over the next month or so:

Millen on TV

You've probably heard about this by now, if not seen it:

A Playoff Thought

The college overtime rules are ridiculously superior to the NFL rules. How asinine is it that the Chargers and Colts go into OT and we don't even get to see Peyton Manning on the field? On top of that the Chargers manage three first downs on penalties. Ugh.

Just A Thought

I just read this article about the Rose Bowl. USC dominated Penn State to win their 3rd-straight Rose Bowl. Now, this is quite a feat, and there's not much to be said in the Big Ten or Penn State's defense. But the author does mention is passing what seems to me to be a pretty important note: This is the first of those three games where USC actually played the Big Ten champion. The previous two USC played Big Ten #2 because the champion was playing in the national championship game. Not to say those teams would have beat USC, but shouldn't USC tone it down a bit since they haven't been playing the best. Also, my memory is a little fuzzy, what happened the last time USC had to play for a national championship instead of just talking about how they deserved one? Didn't they lose?

Hockey at Wrigley

Happy New Year. Are you ready for some hockey?

Lions' 13

Jamie Samuelsen, blogging for the Free Press, thinks that there are at least 13 Lions worth keeping around. The list:

Calvin Johnson
Jason Hanson
Nick Harris
Kevin Smith
Gosder Cherilus
Cliff Avril
Ernie Sims
Cory Redding
Jeff Backus
Dominic Raiola
Jared DeVries
Dan Orlovsky
Dewayne White

What do you think?

Draft Order

The Lions will have the #1 and #20 picks in the 2009 NFL Draft. You can see the full draft order here, which is subject to change pending the results of the playoffs. Who would you pick?

0-16

So, the Lions managed to run the table and finish 0-16, a feat I predicted back about week 8. Now what? Well, first you fire Marinelli. Done. Next, well, who don't you fire? It seems to me that the entire front office should be axed (maybe you can keep a secretary or two around, but I'm not sure) along with the coaching staff and at least 25% of the roster. Then you get on with the business of finding new blood. Obviously, William Clay Ford Sr. doesn't know a thing about being a decent owner, so he needs to bring in someone to make ALL the decisions. Maybe this guy? Hey, the Dolphins have went from 1-15 to the playoffs, so anything is (theoretically) possible.

Dashing Through the Snow

And now it's time to head back to CC. Good thing there's a storm tracking along my exact route.

New Champion

I'll have the weekly scoring updated later, but QB Killers beat Ninja Bulldogs last night to win the 2008 Cass City Monkie Fantasy Football championship.

The Question

Detroit News columnist Rob Parker, who asked Marinelli if he wished his daughter had married a better defensive coordinator, said the question was a joke and Marinelli understood that. Or not, based on Marinelli's comments today.

In related news, the Lions still suck, becoming the first NFL team to go 0-15. Just one clutch performance away from history.

How bad is it? Joey feels bad for the Lions: "It's weird to think I was here in the heyday."

Ouch.

The website is too busy to show the webpage

Okay, who crashed the internet? It's moving so slow I might as well have the data delivered by carrier pigeons. Not that they could get to Iowa with the 35 mph winds and -33 degree wind chill.

513-381-JERK

That is the hotline TEXT number for the Cincinnati Bengals to report an unruly fan. It allows fans to send a text message to security officals about the behavior of fans and possibly have them removed.

One reader posted this expected, yet cleaver comment:

"Can you text about your team sucking and have them removed?"

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Bowl season is underway, starting with Navy vs. Wake Forest in the first Eaglebank Bowl. Yeah, I don't know who Eaglebank is either, but who cares?

I Want One

Now that's a chair:

Prey

Here's a great quote from an article by Thomas Sowell at NRO:

Will this save Detroit or Michigan? No.

Detroit and Michigan have followed classic liberal policies of treating businesses as prey, rather than as assets. They have helped kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. So have the unions. So have managements that have gone along to get along.

Wolverine

"He was giving him the business"

Forearm Shiver

RE: Boohoohoo

I think I just made up the word boohoohoo-ing. Let me give some background. At work in Minneapolis it became the custom that when someone was whining you'd give them a big boohoohoo. This is actually pronounced more like wooooo-hooooo-hooo in a high-pitched whine. So correct usage would be something like:

Worker 1: "Man, these cylinders are heavy."
Worker 2: "Boohoohoo."

So basically it means shut up and get to work.

Boohoohoo

I've seen a lot of writing in the Detroit papers, like this article, boohoohoo-ing about the failure of the auto bailout and lashing out at Congress, Republicans especially, for stopping it. Well, guess what? The majority of the country opposes the bailout, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll (Hat tip: The Corner). This brought to mind a quote from Patton:

Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser.

In the eyes of most Americans GM, Chrysler, the UAW, Detroit, definitely the Lions, and Michigan as a whole are a bunch of losers. Why would they want to reward a bunch of losers?

Swing

You want to hear something crazy? Today's forecast in Davenport: high of 53º, low of 7º. That's a 46º difference in the space of one day. Less than a day, actually, as that high came this afternoon and the low will be tonight. Sigh.

0-14

Almost there...

Terminator Salvation

Starring Batman:

Wizards in Winter

I saw Trans-Siberian Orchestra in concert today and thought I'd share a bit:

Shocking

ESPN is reporting that tension is growing in the Cowboys' locker room between Tony Romo and (who else?) Terrell Owens. Apparently Owens thinks that Romo and Jason Witten are conspiring to keep the ball away from him.

Right.

So what was the over/under on Owens going crazy with Dallas?

Flunked

Think you know your NFL football rules, then get your scantran sheet and go. Here's a sneak peek:

Q: When can the first-string QB reenter the game if the third-string quarterback is inserted before the fourth quarter?


Huard: "After the fourth quarter, the first-string quarterback can come in."
Johnson: "You have to declare who your first- and second-string quarterbacks are?"
Pitts: "They're interchangeable. If someone wanted to wake up and start the third quarterback and then put in the first quarterback on the next series, they could."

Correct answer: Never. If the third quarterback is inserted before the fourth quarter, a team's first two quarterbacks cannot be used in the game at any position.

Coming Back

The BCS choosing Oklahoma and Florida to play for the national title has already had one major impact on the college football landscape: Colt McCoy is pissed. Well, I'm assuming he isn't happy about being denied a chance to play for a championship by a team he beat, since he announced today that he intends to return for his senior season. Or maybe he's just trying to steer clear of the soon-to-be 0-16 Lions.

Cruel Fate

The early NFL game here in Davenport this Sunday? Lions vs. Vikings. I may lose my lunch.

Camouflage

Is anyone else watching the Army-Navy game? Apparently both teams debuted new Nike uniforms. Here's a pic of the Army jersey:


It looks better with a service patch, pants, and helmet. And, yes, you can see them just fine on the field.

UPDATE: Here's a pic of the uniforms in action, from GoArmySports.com:


You can also buy the hat from the website:


I'm more of a Navy guy, but that's a sweet hat.

Quote of the Day

They know more tricks than a carload of monkeys.
-Walter Neff, Double Indemnity

Lions Move to 0-12

Another great take from Rome. Here's a sneak peek:

First, they jumped out on Tampa Bay 17-0 and I nearly jumped out of a window. But a 17 point lead means nothing to these guys! They manned up, made me proud and allowed 5 unanswered T.D.s’ to lose going away, 38-20. That’s what I’m talking about! That’s the sort of effort it’s going to take to finish this thing. Up by 17, lost by 18. Way to clutch up, fellas’. 1-15 is a wasted season, men. 0-16 puts you in the Hall of Fame. Forever! They’ll never be able to take that away from you. Or, me. From us…“man down”, and finish this thing.

Big (12) Mess

Ivan Maisel has a good article up about the situation in the Big 12. The heat is going to be on the BCS, but it's really the conference's fault for using the BCS as a tie breaker. I found this website that lists the tie breakers for the BCS conferences. The Big 12 had to go down to the fifth tie breaker to send Oklahoma to the the championship game. But if they used a different set of tie breakers, say the Big Ten's, the results could have been different. The third tie breaker in the Big Ten is least number of Div. I-AA (FCS) schools played. By my count Texas Tech played two, Oklahoma played one, and Texas played... zero. Texas would be going to the Big 12 championship game, and no one would get to complain about the BCS. Doesn't that sound easier?

Scary

Texas education board asked to stay strict on evolution

"Only one model — the theory of evolution — is widely accepted, and any other model should not be used in the science classroom," Eberle said. "Students are easily impressed and are not often able to comprehend the complexity of adult arguments."

Right, because explaining to a kid that we came from monkies isn't at all complex.

TMQ

This is a great commentary from Gregg Esterbrook at ESPN Page 2's TMQ. You have to scroll down quite a bit until "Oh No! Gasoline Prices Are Falling!" It's about 1/3 of the way down. Here's a teaser:

Many people's houses have declined in value in the last two years, but most people haven't lost a dime because they haven't sold -- just as many people's houses rose in value from 2002 to 2006 but most people did not gain, again because they did not sell.

Honolulu Blues

Colt McCoy is planning on seeking input from the NFL before deciding his future. I try not to read reader comments, but this was too funny...and true:

he is basically saying, he will check to see if the Lions are interested in him, and if they are he will stay for senior year, who would want to play for them?

Rome Classic

250 to 30, Good Odds For Any Marine

This is a great story which I'm sure you'll never see on the news. Thirty marines were ambushed by 250 insurgents, and the Marines won the day with no serious injuries. One marine killed 20 enemies himself. I believe the only thing you can say to that is "Ooh-rah!" (Hat tip: The Corner)

Playoffs!?!

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Anybody doing anything Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday night? I should be in town.

&^$%#@*&*

Dissing Your Dog

Probably my all-time favorite

Check more out here.

Biggest Win since???

Wow. 55-52 UM upsets #4 UCLA. When was the last time Michigan basketball pulled off a top 10 upset, let alone actually competed against a top tier team?

UPDATE: So much for using that big win to get your team ready for the Dukies.

"They're dead men walking."

Here's some excerpts from WBNS 1460 AM's "The Big Show", which had an interview with Chris Spielman and Kirk Herbstreit, provided by the Detroit News. I think it's pretty good, but some of you may not like it. I definitely agree with Spielman: "I love seeing them beaten down."

“You have to burn them down and start over.”

More bailout talk.

Chapter 11, part 2

There's a lot of great information about the Big Three in this post at the Corner by Jim Manzi, but I think his graph pretty well sums it up:

Citizen Soldier

Saw this before Quantum of Solace and thought it was worth sharing:

?

Is the NFL starting to bore anyone else? It's partly the league itself, but the telecasts definitely aren't helping. Here's a few things that have been annoying me:

1. Pace of the game: A better way to put this would be "too many commercials". I can barely stay awake during an NFL game because of the amount of ads. Pay attention to how much time it takes from a score to when the other team gets the ball. Score. Commercial. Kickoff. Commercial. It's ridiculous. Also, do we really need to see the same commercial 10 times during a game? I think I can recite Nissan's ad word for word.

2. Challenge system: The NFL challenge system is far inferior to the one in use in college. How is this possible? Copy the college system and scrap the current one.

3. Boooring: You know what the NFL's signature play is? A short pass on third and long. I understand why coaches feel the need to play it safe, but I'm still going to change the channel.

Quote of the Day

Some teachers were standing around talking after school today. A particular teacher and his wife have...not been communicating well lately. He would like to spend more time hunting, she thinks he's obsessed too much with the activity. Anyway, a collegue had these words of wisdom for the stubborn man (whom I might add has been sleeping on the couch...and apparently proud of his determination not to speak first):

Jeff, God has been really working on her lately...(pause) and Satan has been working on you.

Chapter 11

Here's some of the clearest writing I've read about GM and bankruptcy. Worth your time.

Floating Tigers

Forwarded to me by a former coworker who we sometimes called "El Tigre":

Ridiculous

The Texas Tech Red Raiders scored on seven-straight possessions last night. Quarterback Graham Harrell's stat line looked like this: 40/50, 456 yds, 6 TDs, 0 INT. That's like a video game. On easy. With penalties turned off.

Terminated

After fighting with SAP all week, this seems appropriate:

Classic Joe

Joking Around

I'm not one for practical jokes or the like, but I had to play one yesterday. After Michigan's loss I was reading some commentary and almost felt bad for the Wolverines. Then I had an idea, and could barely keep a smile off my face. I picked up a sympathy card while at Target, similar to the one pictured. I then signed it "Consolations on the demise of your 33-year bowl streak and 40-year non-losing season streak." When I went in to work the next morning I stopped by at the UM fan's desk and dropped off the card.

"What's this?"

"Just open it."

(opens) "You jerk."

Then he laughed pretty hard, so everything was cool. I may be an amateur at this sort of thing, but I think this one might almost be worthy of Ump.

Yeahbuhwhat?

Iverson for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb? Why?

So...

...what does anyone know about the "Illuminati?"

Just A Thought

I think Texas Tech vs. Penn State in the BCS Championship Game would be fantastic. I don't mean just that it would be a good game, but I think it would be great for college football to see someone besides Ohio State, USC, LSU, Florida, or Oklahoma in the title game. Plus, if TT were able to win a championship, would all the (old) commentators have to stop looking down on the spread offense?

Viral

Apparently the Badger defense wasn't the only thing Javon Ringer was battling on Saturday. He had a virus that caused him to lose 10 pounds in a matter of days. And he still scored 2 TDs.

Credit Where It's Due

After the 25-24 win over Wisconsin, Jerry Green is finally giving the Spartans some credit. He also mentions an interesting fact that you might not know if you didn't watch the broadcast yesterday. If MSU and PSU win all of their games going into the final week of Big 10 play, the winner of that game would win the Big 10 championship. This is because the first tie-breaker that matters between MSU, PSU, and OSU is whether the team played a I-AA school. MSU didn't, so they have the edge. Of course, the likely scenario is that Penn State wins and goes to the National Title game, Ohio State goes to the Rose Bowl to be embarrassed again by USC, and MSU goes to the Capital One Bowl.

"Michigan needed a different coach."

Obviously there's been some discontent in Ann Arbor, but this is the first article I've read saying that UM hired the wrong coach. So, is Lynn Henning alone, or is this going to become a theme?

Culpepper's A Lion

So, Daunte Culpepper signed a 2-year deal with the Lions. I think I might be done with the Lions. They won't give Stanton a chance to start and then they bring in a quarterback who hasn't been even moderately successful since a serious injury. What a bunch of losers. Let's disband the team and start over. Maybe with Mike Ilitch as owner.

Quote of the Day

Wow. A game like that keeps you alive.
-Mark Dantonio, after a 25-24 win over Wisconsin

Embarrassing

If Lions offensive coordinator Jim Colletto is afraid that Drew Stanton will embarrass himself if given the chance to start, what exactly does he think the rest of the Lions offense is doing right now? They're not exactly covering themselves in glory. I'm pretty sure he's the one who ought to be embarrassed.