HOWEVA’! First things first. And I like the way my brother in law put
it: Two wrongs don’t make a right, but
at least Michigan evened the score with these clowns. My guess…Actually, my HOPE is that this game closes
the chapter for Michigan on this episode of division II football and they just
move on. Never the less, all the App
state grads will always have 34-32 t-shirts framed on their walls. It’s just the way it is. Just like Michigan had 1969 over the suckeyes. The upsets never go away, it’s just something
you need to deal with.
That being
said….I liked what I saw in Ann Arbor on Saturday. Yes, there were some first game jitters to
start things out, but overall, I don’t think you can be too upset with what
Hoke and company put on the field Saturday.
Biggest take away had to be the 350 rushing yards which I think Michigan
had as a TOTAL in a 4 to 5 game stretch last season. So, yeah, App State and all, but still. Maybe the Coach Nuss thing will work and come
together faster than we all hope. I like
the fact that he’s letting Devin get the ball to people that are somehow open
in space, and that’s a very good thing.
I think I
like Funchess wearing the #1 jersey. Let’s
just say it’s good to see the #1 out there again and I think the player is more
than worthy. Let’s face it – 3 TD’s in
the first half and Michigan took it’s foot off the gas after that…And of
course, Funchess displayed his track skills early hurdling an App State
defender or two, so all is well there.
If Devin Gardener doesn’t wake up each day thanking his lucky stars, and thanking the
spirit of Bob Ufer and Fielding H. Yost that he can more or less throw jump
balls to Funchess…He should!
I enjoyed the
D’s first half shut out but the 2nd half saw a couple of long drives
where the D couldn’t get off the field.
That’s bad…Because, well, App State.
What does it
mean going into South Bend? Hard to say.
The domers boiled Rice until it was so
overcooked that it was probably ruined for the rest of the season. So both teams got a nice warm-up and the real
deal is Saturday night…But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, how about
a look at
The Rest of the Mess
Starting from
last and working my way backward:
Louisville looks like they haven’t missed a beat with the loss of
Bridgewater and Strong. And if you were
wondering why the Cardinals held their nose and brought Petrino back…Just look
at last night’s game. As far as the
Hurricanes go, I think Al Golden is in some Hot Seat trouble. His product needs to get a lot better. I cannot remember looking at a Miami team and
thinking that they were not only NOT one of the top 3 teams in Florida (meaning
the Seminoles, Gators and the Canes), but I’m not sure that UCF and USF wouldn’t
abuse the crap out of the Canes right now….
Gatorland
postpones their opener (after the kick-off) against Idaho because the Swamp was
too….Swampy? And lightning…I guess I get that, but how are
they gonna' make this up? Are they going
to re-issue tickets? What about season
ticket holders that had their tickets soaked into the back pocket of their
jeans? That’s a headache that nobody wanted…
Let’s get all
the Florida schools out of the way and talk a little bit about those Seminoles…Yeah,
they came out sleep walking and figuring that a path to their defense of the
National Title would be simple. Okie
State at least showed up and I so much wanted to see them close the deal..but
alas, Jimbo Fisher and Winston found a way.
UCF and Penn
State gave us a Saturday morning treat from Ireland with a down to the wire
nail biter that Penn State pulled out with a Figgie…
Satan’s
warriors, as expected, got more than they wanted from WVU who also got “This
Close” to pulling off the upset…And Satan loses 2 starters on Defense without a
“firm decision” as to who the starting QB is…yeah…it’s un-raveling in
Tuscaloosa…
Speaking of “This
Close”, Wiscy’s defense giving up 17 points to let the Mad Hatter’s Purple
Tigers come from behind and secure a victory?
On a fake punt that was called, but had the wrong personnel on the field
– That’s the Hatter!!! And why wasn’t
Stave playing? I didn’t see anything
from the new QB that tells me he’s better than the guy sitting on the bench…Jeez…what
in the name of “shut ‘em down defense” is the World of Cheese coming to?
Navy hung
tough with the suckeyes, but eventually the size and ability of the suckeyes
won out.
The
Cremesicles just might make some noise in the SEC East and clobbered a
respectable (At least, they had been respectable) Utah State team…Could get interesting in
the East…
About that
SEC East: Georgia and Gurley with three
TD’s? One a Kick-Off return of over 100
yards? Against what is supposed to be
one of the better ACC teams in Clemson?
Is Dabo’s seat warm? Is Georgia
that good? Yeah, if Gurley stays healthy….look
out.
Ole Miss and
Boise State gave us a nice game Thursday, also, with Ole Miss pulling away late…But
Bo Wallace is a head case and he will come apart at some point.
There is no
Slappy Fan Grief yet, but fear not! It
will return….Until then, let’s look at
The MMQ’s Top 10
With a
weekend’s worth of games under our belts, some upsets and some surprising
scores, let’s rank who we saw based on what they did on the field.
- FSU- barely. I’m
leaving them here because they don’t play anyone for awhile and the
opening game is always the hardest.
- Texas A&M – that was a statement game and Sumlin
knows what he’s doing.
- Georgia – Cause like, wow….
- Sparty – abused some high school on
Friday night…
- Oregon – Mariota started his claim to the Heisman
nicely on Saturday….
- UCLA – I’m leaving them here because….
- USC – Yeah, it was last night, but Fresno has not
been an easy victory lately…
- Auburn – Yeah, Arkansas kept it close to the 3rd
quarter, but again, Beliema couldn’t seal the deal.
- Satan’s Warriors – just because they don’t play
anybody for awhile, either.
- Oklahoma – ‘nuff said…
- Michigan – Because I said so!!!
-Funchess wearing the #1…
-I guess I’m okay with that.
-Why are we playing App State again? This makes no sense.
-Did anyone remember Michigan was pre-season ranked number 5 that year?
-Of course, we were all reminded of it.
-Hard to believe summer’s over and Football has started.
-Was it because it was such a short summer?
-There goes Funchess!
-Gardener hitting a lot of passes…But still, App State.
-Huh, I should pay attention as to how you spell Appalachian State for Monday, er Tuesday.
-Smith and Green…Or Green and Smith. Smith and Green.
-Two one syllable running backs. Easier than Biakabatuka…
-(No – I didn’t need to look that one up!)
-Shane Morris isn’t ready. I mean, he’s good, but not ready.
-Will there be any big upsets tonight?
-I wouldn’t call Texas A&M’s beat down of USC an upset..
-A beat down, yes. Upset, no.
-I think a big upset is two TD’s or more…
-WVU vs. Satan’s Warriors had the ear-marks of an upset…
-Okie State vs. FSU – same…
-But neither doggy could do the deed.
-Atlanta hosts three SEC games over Labor Day weekend.
-Schools down there lose a home game but get a chance to head to Atlanta.
-Which, if you like hot cities in the summer time, great!
-If not…sorry.
-Already looking ahead to the domers…
-I’d be lying if I said I’m not gonna’ miss the domer game on an annual basis.
-What do you do with all the hate?
-Gotta’ find a way to play it in the future…
The Hot Seat
Some coaches
are going to start really feeling it soon and their fan-bases simply aren’t
going to let up. Not when the likes of
Petrino manage to come back, beg for and receive forgiveness and a head
coaching gig and have a shot at taking a pretty good Cardinal team a long way…Fans
are demanding more from their coaches.
But everyone cannot go undefeated!
And to start off the Hot Seat Mascot and give us something to actually
DO, you’re first week’s vote off will be between Alison Brie from the
Pre-Season and Amber Heard!
Hot Seat Rank
- Will
Muschamp: Leaving him at 1 until he
wins a game…
- Brett Bielema:
Brett needs some wins…any wins and he needs them fast…SEC land
doesn’t tolerate losses…
- Beckman: He’s
got problems….
- Charlie Weis:
Why are they keeping Wuzzles around? Just cause?
- Hazell: Barely
beating Western doesn’t move you down on the list…
- Norm Chow:
Hawaii. The Rainbows haven’t
mattered in a while.and that’s a fan base that cares.
- Mike London:
Needs wins…kept UCLA close, but lost…
- Sonny Dykes:
California was pretty good for a while….Wha’ happened?
- Dana Holgersen:
Close but no cigar gets old after three years
- Andersen: Wiscy. Losing a 17 point lead with Stave on the bench has to be lighting up the torch and pitchfork crowd in Madison….
- Golden: He needs to win a Big Game...
FMQ
WIN! Bank $57
Miami @ Louisville
(-4): Take Louisville and lay the 4 for $30
WIN! Bank $57
FSU @ OSU (+17.5): Take Okie State and the 17.5 for $30
WIN! Bank $57
UCLA (-21) @
Virginia: Take UCLA and lay 21 for $30
Lose….
Arkansas (+21.5) @
Auburn: Take Arkansas and the 21.5 for $30
Lose…..
App State @
Michigan (-35): Take
Michigan and lay the 35 for $30
WIN! Bank $57
PARLAY: Arkansas - OSU - UCLA for $20
Starting Bank: $800
Total Win: $228
Bank: $1,028
The Week Ahead!
What’s the
biggest game on tap for this weekend???
I’m tempted to put up a poll…and I just might!
Is it:
Sparty vs.
the Ducks?
Michigan vs.
the Domers?
Stanford vs.
USC?
Va Tech vs.
ohio??
Yeah, Let’s
Vote!!! See the side bar!
No comments:
Post a Comment