Michigan wins
Under the Lights (again) and it’s now 3-0 when playing a game at Michigan
stadium that starts at 7:00 PM or later.
I appreciated and really enjoyed the first two under the lights games
vs. what we witnessed on Saturday night.
Which is why I feel a little like Peter in “Office Space” trying to get today's post out….
But, before
we get into all that, I have to say that the Tailgate for the “Big Games” still
holds up to the billing! Great food,
great people and conversation are what it’s all about for this fan
anymore. I have to admit, when the day
comes and I give up the season duckets (and its coming…I can feel it) I will
continue to buy the parking pass and head down for the fun part of Michigan
Football. Yep, the tailgates can’t be
beat!
The Maize
and Blue won and while that is
usually a reason to celebrate, for whatever reason, I sat at the after-tailgate
thinking it wasn’t a great victory. Let’s
face it: After the Rich Rod years and
500+ yards of offense on ONE SIDE OF THE BALL, a two team
combined offensive production of less than 500 is, in a word: Boring.
And sad. Yes, I’m GLAD they
won. The players have worked hard and it
would appear that Devin Gardner is once again a walking wounded soldier that
continues to put himself onto the field of play regardless. That’s called heart. And Michigan has a lot of that…just maybe not
enough good direction coming from this coaching staff.
Why am I not
happy? Am I like the little guy in the
Incredibles that blasts Bob for being too good to their customers?
Why can’t I
simply enjoy a victory over a scholarship depleted Nittany Lion team that has a
first year head coach? Oh, wait…Maybe
that’s it. Maybe it’s because the old Michigan
would have DESTROYED a team like that.
And this Michigan now has a “Power 5” victory that shouldn’t have been
that hard to get, frankly. I’m not
saying PSU is a pushover. But here’s a
program that has seen more turmoil in the last three years than anyone else you
can point at. And I saw a program that
was wearing blue on that field on Saturday night that appears to be heading in
a better direction with a young, dynamic coach that gets it.
It wasn’t the
team I wanted to have a bright, young, dynamic coach, obviously. And that’s a big part of the reason as to why
I’m not happy.
This season
now has the feel that it’s only a matter of time before the other shoe drops
and Michigan craps the bed. Whether or
not that happens on October 25th in East Lansing is debatable, but
there’s certain angst inside of a lot of fans that I know and talk to. And that angst is this: With every win, we’re
just delaying the inevitable.
Hoke is over.
I don’t see how it can be saved at this point. BranDictator is debatable, but
the more I read into all the tea leaves that are getting paraded around, it’s
starting to feel like that might be coming to an end as well. Let’s face it:
BranDictator has really put himself in a hole. He left a mult-million dollar a year job to
take a $500,000 salary and some bonus money.
And he’s probably one of the most vilified people in the state of Michigan
short of Kwame Kilpatrick. That’s really
bad…and is the State of Michigan lucky we got to see what this guy was like
BEFORE he runs for the Governorship? I’m
not sure BranDictator could have won the office before all of this crap hit the
fan…now…nope…no way.
Why did
Schlissel attend a practice mid-week last week?
Why was BranDictator noticeably absent from that practice? And BranDictator hasn’t tweeted in at least a
week…and his blog hasn’t posted in over a month. I’m getting the sense that The Prez may be
trying to get a handle on this hot mess and, as was discussed extensively at the
tailgate, he’s probably wondering how in the world he was thrust into this
situation so quickly. I guarantee you
this never happened at Rhode Island…or wherever it was he came from.
So, yeah, the
win was nice. I hate to see Gardner hurt
again, because after Devin the depth chart is just ugly. The Green Team in East Lansing and it’s fans
are foaming at the mouth and can’t wait to bring the sacrificial Maize and Blue
fatted calf to the altar of the college football gods and do what they are oh,
so eager to do. And they will be more
than happy to hand that “embarrassing” loss to the Wolverines and end the
current coaching regime. Yep, they will
be all too accommodating. As they will
probably say, “Hey, we’re family and family helps each other out.” Sparty’s going to treat us kind of like the girl treats this poor shoe tying guy...
And I guess
that’s another reason why I’m not happy.
The Rest of the Mess
What World IS THIS???
Can someone,
ANYONE, explain to me how on God’s Green Earth the state of Mississippi has two
undefeated college football teams in mid-October? And how one of those teams
was a pre-season non-ranked team that is now the unanimous #1 team in the
country? Anyone? It’s okay…I can’t explain it either.
What is
frustrating is that I wouldn’t mind seeing MSU head coach Mullen lose one or
two games as he is a coach that I had been watching for awhile….I guess after
he spanked us in the Gator Bowl about 5 years ago is when I took notice. Granted, Rich Rod was on his way out, but
still. He had a team with a DEFENSE that
shut down a motivated Michigan offense.
The Hawgs let
me down and couldn’t seal the deal against Satan’s Warriors. But they did enough damage with a 1 point
loss that should put Bama below a lot of other 1 loss teams. My guess is Bama loses again…somewhere along
the way.
Sparty had
problems with Perdon’t and I think they have always had problems with Perdon’t. But, they won in the end with Defense…which,
Sparty.
There are no
undefeated Pac12 teams left. So, who is
the prettiest loser right now? Oregon… I
think.
Baylor is the
top dawg after beating TCU in the BigXII and will still have a spot in the MMQ
Final Four.
Domers found
a way to hold off UNC, but the committee is watching and waiting. Big Game Saturday in Tallahassee. There can be only one….
The 5 Stages of
Slappy Fan Grief
- Denial and Isolation: Sparty – Still hoping and praying and
saying all the right things that the committee might hear, but more than
likely won’t “Listen” to. Yeah,
they’ll hear it….so what?
- ANGER: MICHIGAN FAN….Still here…AIN’T LEAVING!!!! BranDictator I’m sure thinks everything
is fine after a packed house and a win over a power 5. Let’s see what Indiana an Maryland
brings…
- Bargaining: Any 1 loss team in the top 10 has to be here. “How can we get into the Final
Four? Who do we need to lose?”
- Depression: Michigan Fan still here. Arizona fan probably
new to this category and wishing they had a defense. Hey Wildcats: We have a solution for that. His name is Hoke and he can help! Indiana and Coach Wilson have to feel
like crap losing their starting QB….
- Acceptance: Anyone sitting with 4 losses
wondering how they can get to 6 wins.
The MMQ’s Top 10
Definitely a
couple of stunners over the weekend. And
one impacting the top 4:
- TIE Ole Miss – Miss State – There can be
only ONE!!!
- FSU- domers – See number 1: This will sort itself out..…
- Baylor – Until they lose, they are in the Final Four.
- Oregon – Mariota for Heismann…Just
cause…This hurts…domers…
- Sparty – Has to keep the record clean….and
maybe there’s a chance.
- Satan’s Warriors -
FIRE SABAN!!!! How can you
only beat the Hawgs by 1 lousy point???
- Oklahoma – Just cause….
- Texas A&M – is the team with the lowest
percentage to hang in the top 4
- K-State – Snyder is as Snyder does…
- Okie State….BigXII love, I guess…
Idle Thoughts From Saturday
- Tailgate
parking lot kind of empty…
-There’s a
lot of apathy in the crowd.
-Not really
feeling like a “Big Game” atmosphere…
-There goes
Brandstatter…
-Trying to
fire the crowd up on his way into the game…
-They drive
Jimmy by on a little golf cart.
-I guess that’s
when you know you’ve arrived.
-You know,
when BranDictator springs to have a golf cart come get you from your parking
spot…
-Good crowd
at the tailgate!
-And good
Food!
-I always eat
too much…
-Yeah…I know…I
probably drink too much too.
-Have you
seen Michigan play this season?
-In Person?
-It’s
painful.
-So the booze
is more medicinal than anything…
-And I always
seem to forget how I feel when I drink too much…
-Is that a
Dory thing????
-Look at
that!
-Fireball!
-Hey! Sparty having some problems with
Boilers….
-Is there a
chance for Maize and Blue in East Lansing?
-Don’t go
there. It’s gonna be bad enough as it
is.
-Of course,
it’d be nice to win a game before that game…
-And this is
the last one…
-Here we go!
-Can we
generate some offense?
-NICE CATCH
FUNCHESS!!!
-Talk about
wanting it more than the other guy…
-Gotta love
the defense..
-Of course,
PSU’s offense looks like something from…well, I don’t know what it looks like.
-But, I like
their coach.
-I think he
was good hire.
-Oh man…Gardner
down?
-Bellomy….What
has become of the QB position?
-Devin
back. Walking wounded…
-DEFENSE!!!
-It was ugly…But
I’ll take it.
-Something
about any port in a storm comes to mind…
-Bye week…Then
Sparty.
-Should we
start drinking now?
The Hot Seat
Samantha
Hoopes DEVASTATED the competition and was the unanimous choice for Week
#6!!! I’m thinking I might know who the
finals front runner might be! But I like
this gal as she’s an incredible golfer and she’s blonde! The HSM for Week #7: Sophie Horn!!!
GONE LIST:
- Weis – I didn’t even get to mention this because of the shenanigans in Ann Arbor.
Hot Seat Rank – No changes! These guys are all in trouble….
Brady
Hoke – It’s a foregone conclusion…
- A. Will
Muschamp: When the Hatter beats you….
- Beckman: He’s
got problems….
- Hazell: Purdue
beat Illinois….
- Norm Chow:
Hawaii.
- Mike London:
Needs wins…
FMQ
Man…the Katy
Perry Strategy didn’t work out as well as I hoped. In fact, it down right sucked….We will have
to figure something else out for this weekend…..
Northwestern
(+4) @ Minnesota:Take Northwestern and the 4 for $30
LOSE….
Georgia
@ Missouri (+3): Take Missouri
and the 3 for $20
LOSE…..
UNC @
domers (-16.5): Take the domers and lay the 16.5 for $30
LOSE…..
Sparty
@ Purdue (+21): Take Sparty
and lay the 21 for $40
LOSE….
LSU @
Florida (+1): Take LSU and lay the 1 for $20
Win!!! Bank $38
PSU @ Michigan (+2): Take PSU and lay the 2 $20
LOSE…
PARLAY!
Sparty -
domers – Mizzou - $20
LOSE….
Starting Bank: $642
Total Win: $38
BANK: $680
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