Building to the End (10-26-07)

I hate to start with another rant - but I have to do this. I read in an article that the play-off in Division 1AA is actually going to EXPAND in the future...Or they are at least considering it....Now, this is the same NCAA governing body for these schools and they have presidents just like other Division 1A schools that see this AS A GOOD THING! SO, HOW ON EARTH CAN YOU MAKE THE ARGUMENT that Division 1A would "suffer" because students would miss more class, there would be too many games, etc.......Please, can we just get on with a play-off of some sort and stop all this nonsense? I am sick of the NCAA not getting more serious about bringing the necessary parties to the table, get past the GREED (Which really, is what this is all about...Dollars....Sad) and figure out that they could make even more money if they set it up right.....OK, sorry about that...I know you don't want my opinion on a play off system...That's not why you read this drivel

In Wolverine Country, this was the original Final Four......It used to be that once the Wolverines had completed 6 or 7 games of their season, the final four would loom out there....The 4 were usually a mixture of Minnesota, Illinois, Purdue, sometimes, Iowa, and of course, that nasty, stinky, smelly little school from down south....The order would of course change, with the exception of the last, but the final four meant that you were pushing to the end and usually a climatic finish against those aforementioned Suckeyes.....This year, it's no different. With the Wolverines changing QB's and Running Backs like a Dad changes batteries in new toys on Christmas Day, the Wolverines handled an upstart Zookie team, after spotting them 7 points in the first minute of play. Not a good thing when you choose to defer until the second half....So, Henne got the job done injured without Mike Hart back there to carry the workload....And the Defense looked good, also....But, that APP STATE loss is looming ever larger now....Sure, Oregon shellacked us, but that 1AA loss is really stinging...It could all be different right now....But, such is the mess we are in....

SEC - Yes Caryl, I have been watching....More teams ranked in the Top 25, tons of respect, yadda, yadda, yadda....But, I have to admit, this conference has more going on than a 3 ring circus....If you couldn't watch any football on Saturday - a quick synopsis:

Vanderbilt - The Northwestern of the SEC, known for its academics, handed the Ole Ball Coach his first loss to Vandy-EVER.... I'm sure Steve was wishing he had a least one half of the offense he had while at Florida...

SATAN NATION: nick Satan, who suspended 5 players Saturday morning, starts the game with an ON SIDE KICK and goes on to Pummel the Fulmer Cremesicles...Who are starting to look less and less like an SEC team and look more like a Big Ten or Big 12 team....

GATORLAND: The Urban "Legend" Meyer Weiner show went on the road with a week of rest and caught the Kentucky Wildcats after an emotional victory over LMU....I believe you were lucky to have that week off, Gatorfan....Kentucky is good enough to beat you and probably would have if Tebow hadn't had such a great game....

And of course, let's not forget LMU.....Now, listen people - there are some things that are pretty obvious to this fan....One is, when you are down one point with 18 seconds left, deep in enemy territory, you run the ball to the last 3 seconds, - PROTECT THAT BALL!!!!!, call time out and you set up in the middle of the field to turn the game over to your trustworthy, 170 pound kicker....Yep, that's what you do if your a Michigan Coach or a Michigan man - Descendant of Bo....But, because that's WHAT EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE GONNA DO - Les "Call me Mr. Lucky" decides to tell his QB that if they line up one on one on with Byrd, the wideout, you go deep.....Jeez, so much for protecting the ball and playing it safe.....And what do you know? LMU beats Tommy Tutone in a thriller with a last second TD(how many times has that happened to Auburn?)....but was that wise? The ball could have been picked off....Man, the guy has gambler in him the likes of which I have never seen....Or is he just smarter than everybody else????

SPARTY - SUCKEYES: What happened? Are the SUCKEYES that good or were you guys just a little shell shocked...The first half produced nothing on offense and then the Italian Stallion turned the D loose in the 2nd half and they put 14 on the board for you and it's still not enough to change the tide....Oh well, I think you have a chance to win at least one more - maybe 2 if you're lucky (Purdue and Iowa)....But in my opinion, this was a winnable game for you if you played like you had the week before....But, it is October and November and you are the SPARTIES....I guess if you played all your games in August and September, you would be REALLY GOOD!

cornsuckers - I can't even capitalize it anymore....Man, how far this program has fallen...I guess you fire Callahan, especially for calling the new AD a "crsuty old piece of Shit" who was trying to run things from Washingyon..... and figure out how to pick up the pieces....Losing by a boat load to Texas A&M is no way to bounce back ...At least Osborn is too classy to can Bill mid season....But still, where has the pride in this program gone? With Texas, Kansas, K-State and Colorado left, it could be a season kind of like the next guys.....

domers - JEEZ I HATE THESE GUYS! After the latest Weasel comment, after being asked if this was bottom, "So let me just say that people better enjoy it and have thier fun now." Well, folks, I am here to tell you that I don't see any hope for the domers in the near future - AND PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING IT!!!! - I do see a LOT of Teams trying to figure out how to get the domers on their schedule for the easy W......Kids are bailing on the program left and right and the domers aren't even playing teams close....Damn the UCLA Bruins for not showing up for that game - they are going to hate themselves for that loss....I still think the 0-fer would have been cool, but I guess 1-11 will show the world even more that you had to play that season and you didn't forfeit them all.....Man, you guys really suck and this is karma for your greed....I am not even sure what conference would take you as you would bring them down....So, are all the fan clubs rotating sending that bucket of fried chicken so Wuzzles ges one every day of the week? Because with what I am sure is a $10M buyout clause, you guys are stuck with this guy till he kicks.....

HOKIES - OK - BIG GAME ON THURSDAY NIGHT LIGHTS....BC coming to down undefeated...Do your job and get this BCS Mess even Messier.....

UCLA - the aforementioned Brew-Ins started their 1st string against the Cal Bears and defeated a top ten team.....This of course, was the Same Brew-In team that lost to the "Wait till next Year" domers.....I can't figure these clowns out....

RUTGERS - Thank you, Mr Shining, for beating the USF Bulls....I couldn't have watched a National Championship with that team in it.....

Did anyone know that Miami and FSU played this past weekend....Nope, me either....but Miami won....

HOT SEAT:

Fullmer - How does this guy hang around? Tennessee fan will want his head if they don't make a bowl....
Callahan - Never call the most legendary former coach of the school you are coaching a crusty old piece of shit (even if he is....)
Weasel - There is probably a rich Alumni group raising money to buy this guy out.....I hear the Pope even got a call.....(Sorry, Your Popeness)
Brewster - Minnesota - If they hated Glen Mason, this guy has to have worn out his welcome by losing to MAC, 1AA and lesser opponents....

GAMES OF THE WEEK:
Hokies host the Holy Warriors of BC - Look for the Hokies to upset BC.....Big
USC at OREGON: My guess is Oregon uses this to launch themselves back into the National Title Discussion...
OSU AT PSU: Night Game - WHITE OUT.....PSU Fandomonium will rattle the Suckeyes....Can they survive Happy Valley?
OSU at OU: Oklahoma's version of Michigan -Michigan State....Look out for the Cowboys to give Stupor all he can handle.....

MMQ