Good Morning All! After
Wednesday’s rant and the cases against BranDictator and Hoke, it’s always nice
to get to a Friday and have a little fun….Even though most of this got penned
Thursday evening....
I’m actually starting to enjoy putting the Friday post up
more than the Monday or the midweek based on the fact that I don’t have to care
about what’s happening in Ann Arbor or what the team that wears the Maize and
Blue is actually doing, rather, I don’t have to think about what THEY
DID and how to spin it or report it so that Hoke and company don’t look like
complete doofuses – which is getting harder and harder to do.… I can
just pen about any old odds and ends in the College Football World…
And speaking of writing about anything…Besure to visit Mvictors.com for all the really important “Jug” lore…It’s
still the oldest trophy in college football….even though nationally it doesn’t
mean squat anymore….
This was sent to me by several people and
there’s no need to panic…It’s all just a farce by the Daily Currant
website…But I would highly suggest that you all check the sources and read to
the end of whatever link you happen to be copying…Again, “Just ‘Cause It’s On
The Internet….”You know the rest.
I hope it hit EVERYONE that was reading this that it was
satire when Hollis agreed to pay the salary….
I haven’t sang the praises of the defense this season
as they have actually been pretty good, ranked nationally in the Top 10. Clark is unstoppable and this is so DAMN
FRUSTRATING that we don’t have any kind of offense that can score. I’m not ready to write the entire season off
(I know…Am I a slappy or what?) but I do think there’s a small glimmer of hope
that maybe..MAYBE…there’s 6 wins in the remaining 8 games. So 8-4….Yuck….But the next two losses are
losses I don’t want to think about, and either way, Hoke’s goose may already be
cooked. But BranDictator is the goose I
want to see go down….Nuts…7-5 and Hoke is for sure gone and maybe BranDictator
before him? Hopefully?
The
Italian Stallion (Dantonio) is trying to position the
B1G for a play-off berth by resurrecting the discussion that ONLY CONFERENCECHAMPIONS should get a shot at the Final 4. Well, Big D, the MMQ has been on that train ever since a
non-conference champion Nebraska somehow played for the National Title and had
no business being there in 2002 against an incredibly powerful Miami Team…(Wow – Look at that sentence and think for a
minute that 12 years ago Miami and Nebraska
played for a National Title – How times have changed.) And AGAIN I brought out the argument – NO REMATCHES
– when we all had to suffer through an SEC re-match….So, I guess what I’m
trying to say is that even my worst enemy and I can agree on things…When he
actually says something that makes sense.
One of the more interesting match-ups this weekend is Cincinnati and ohio….If the Bearcats
can pull off the upset…That’ll be two “little” schools that can claim ownership
to The State of ohio and prove that ohio can actually have successful athletic programs…Heh-heh…
Apparently, the collective Brain-Trust in Ann Arbor (and
that’s stated with the ‘ole tongue FIRMLY IMPLANTED in the cheek) has decided on a starter at QB, but only Hoke
knows for sure, and made another brilliant statement, that only Hoke can make,
to address the issue after the question came up in his Tuesday Presser, to wit:
“Well,
you know, we’ll wait until game time with it. We’ve got an idea of what we want
to do but for what’s best for us and the program and what we’re trying to get
done, and that’d be the same at any other position.”
Instead of something short, sweet and intelligent
sounding:
“Yes. But it will be Game Time Announcement.”
Sigh….I
got nothin’….
If I had to bet, we’re going to see a lot of Morris. Sam Webb also has a “Gut Feeling”
and if anyone listens to Sam on 1050 AM, well…Sam’s gut is usually right. Based on that, expect a lot of mistakes, hand
wringing, throwing up in the stands, and experiencing something that will
probably feel a lot like death by a 1,000 cuts and then wondering who Morris’
back-up is…I have a feeling it won’t be pretty and we’re in for a long
game/season and….an even longer coaching search….
Speaking of Morris, I got some feedback from the
Wednesday post and someone wondered why I thought firing 1987 Senior Captain and MVP Jamie
Morris was a big deal and why I made it the Number 1 Point,
especially after Jamie went behind BranDictator’s back and to the
press. “Any disloyalty like that should be punished and you can’t keep a
traitor on the team.” Look: I’m stating here and now if Jamie did
something, he did it because he thought it was the right thing to do. IF BranDictator didn’t like it,
there was a way to work with Jamie and make sure it didn’t happen again or
figure out what Jamie was trying to do and consider the fact that Jamie was
working in the best interest of the University and the Team. Firing Jamie, Jim Harbaugh’s team mate for 3
years and still close friend, has closed the door on ANY POSSIBILITY of getting Jim (or
John) Harbaugh back on a Michigan Sideline, while BranDictator is here.
Until BranDictator is Gone, consider
the discussion on JH(s) closed!
If Charlie Strong
keeps throwing kids off the team (he’s up to 9 dismissed, for those keeping score
at home), he’s going to lose some credibility, and may run the risk of losing the
locker room…. Not everyone can
be “THAT
BAD” and not working to the level that Strong thinks they need to
be working. And where are these basket
cases going? I wonder if Hoke is
following their status and asking questions?
Just ‘cause they aren’t good enough for Texas…Everyone deserves a 2nd
shot, I guess is what I’m saying.
This Week’s Picks!
I really hate it when “Opposite Week” ends up
working out better than “being right week”, but I guess that’s what
handicapping is all about. We’ll do mix
this week and follow our gut more than our head…
Arkansas (+9) @ TA&M: I have a feeling that Bielema might just
surprise some people in the SEC West this season. I’m not buying completely into TAM yet…But I
can surely see the Hogs keeping this closer than 9.
Take Arkansas and the 9 for $30
Domers @ Syracuse (+10): This has traditionally been a tough place for
opposing teams to play and the Dome may be packed and LOUD for this one. I’m taking a flyer on the ‘Cuse just cause….
Take Syracuse and the 10 for $20
Cincinnati (+16.5) @ ohio: It’s going to be a war and Tommy Two-tone
knows a thing or two about getting angry!!! The now infamous "SLAP!!"
I like the Bearcats and the points and yes, I
will be rooting for the outright upset!
Take Cincinnati and the 16.5 for $30
TCU (-32) @ SMU: SMU is a greek tragedy..If there was anyway I
could see SMU keeping it close…I would take the points. But, alas…I can’t…
Take TCU and lay the 32 for $40
Wyoming (+31) @ Sparty: Sparty hosed me with
Eastern…Mea-Culpa. I would like to say
that Wyoming will cover…I believe they covered Oregon..so, yeah, I think they
can cover in East Lansing.
Take
the Cowboys and the 31 for $20
Minnesota
(+11.5) @ Michigan: Wow…Looking
at the ole Spreadsheet I see that I’ve only gotten Michigan right once this
year…And I’ve gone both ways…Taking and laying points. So, they are an 11.5 point favorite at home
and haven’t scored an offensive TD against anyone of importance…Is that going
to change Saturday? Till you prove it…I’m
taking the points.
Take
the Gophers and the 11.5 for $30
PARLAY!!!
Arkansas
– Cinci - TCU: $30
pays 6 to 1…
Starting Bank: $889
Total Bet: $200
Bank: $689
2 comments:
Test.
From the Desk of the original M Superfan:
Prior to penning this statement I logged on to MGOBLUE to see if Hoke had done the right thing, but alas....NO. So, Whereas it is a fact that Hoke's best season was thanks to Rich Rodreguez's team, whereas the performance of M football has declined in almost a game by game linear fashion (factoring in the quality of the competition), whereas the more time the players spend on his team the worse they perform; I plead for the immediate dismissal of Brady Hoke. In fact, if he had any charachter and truely loved M football he would resign and apologize for what he has done to the program.
In the meantime, the degradation to our Great traditions MUST be stopped NOW! Therefore I submitt that the use of the Winged helmet be banned until the team wins 3 consecutive games by 8 points or more unless one of those victories was over a top 15 team. I also submit that this team is making an absolute mockery of The Victors. Thus, The Victors should only be played at the conclusion of a victory until a reasonable level of competitiveness is achieved (3 wins as above). Until then, the band should revert to what was used prior to Elbel's inspiration. If the football team wants to hear The Victors, let them earn it, or they can attend a basketball or Hockey game:)
Hey M ticket holders; you should have all immediately departed as soon as the debacle at the end of the 3rd quarter occurred. That stadium should have been devoid of M fans with 15:00 to go; what a powerfull statement that would have been.
I am neither dis-loyal, nor a fair weather fan, but neither am I a CHUMP! At this point, I submit that the disloyalty is on the part of brandone and hokei, as their massive incompetence is destroying M football.
P.S. The temperary helmet must be something so bland and ugly that no one would every want to keep it. There must be no way to interpret the helmet change as some sort of Oregon styling excercise.
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