Anyone else find it strange that last
year’s QB’s that started/played in the National Championship game have both
been benched, one is transferring and the other might transfer.What kind of whacky NCAA football world are
we living in???
Wait – don’t answer that…but there is this:
Rutgers Sucks…
In what will go down in history as “Delaney’s
Folly” once cable subscribers find multiple other ways to get games and
content, the lasting regrets of bringing Rutgers into the conference
will linger for generations.I
didn’t realize that Rutgers had lost some of their academic status and their
athletic status is bad, even for Rutgers.
The problem is, Rutgers was never meant and doesn’t fit the
B1G School Model.Maryland at least had
some history of success and an undeniably successful basketball program, plus
the location on the East Coast.While Rutgers had the location, that was all they brought to the
table.
THE Sex Toy University Can’t Seem To EVER Get
It Right…
The next time I suggest that either LNU or THE STU are
inferior universities and institutions and someone wants to argue with me,
I will keep this graphic handy.
IS everyone at these 2 institutions tone deaf to what happened on
their watches?Unbelievable…
I Can’t Upload Twitter Anymore…
But if this WASN’T TARGETING (And even after booth
review and review this week it wasn’t called targeting) than there’s absolutely
no friggin’ way that either of Khaleke’s hits were targeting.
Sigh…Losing
sucks.That’s all there is to it.And from what I understand, there are
four winless teams in college football: UCLA, Nebraska, San Jose State and UTEP.
This makes half-sense. There are 20 unbeatens, including Duke, Kentucky,
Syracuse and Cincinnati. This makes no sense. Is this college football
or the NCAA Final Four?
I don’t know how I blew the Michigan – Nebraska match-up so
bad, but se la vie.In fact,
there were several head scratching blow-outs of games where, statistically
speaking, the scores should have been much closer.The Gophers, Indiana and Iowa all really let the
FMQ down.Just when you think
you know somebody they up and crap the bed!!
Never fear, howeva’!!!You gotta’ have heart if you’re gonna’ be a GAMBLER!!!
On to this week’s picks:
Louisiana @ Bama (-47.5):This spread should be in the 50’s…and there’s probably a threat of Bama
rolling up to triple digits.There’s
no way Satan will be able to sub early enough to keep this score from getting
out of hand and the back-ups from Bama will keep rolling right over Rajun Cajuns
for the entire game.Easy money (I hope)…
Take Bama and lay
the 47.5 for $50
Syracuse @ Clemson (-26):With
all of the Chaos in Clemson this week, I’m curious as to why some wise guy
money hasn’t bet it up on the side of Syracuse.The Orange have given Clemson a game for the last two
years.Dino knows how to get these guys
up for a game.And you can bet they’re
gonna’ try to come after frosh QB Lawrence and rattle his cage a little.I like the Cuse and the points.
Take Syracuse and the 26
for $25
WVU @ Texas Tech (+3.5):Since
the first disaster of a game, the Red Raiders have really improved…This
is a match-up where TT’s strength, offense, goes up against WVU’s achille’s heel,
defense.Texas Tech at home and a long
way for WVU to travel. In an early game for WVU where their body clocks will
think it’s 11:00 AM...Yeah, take the Red Raiders in a shoot-out.
Take Texas Tech and the
3.5 for $25
CMU @ LNU (-26):LNU and CMU is like a rivalry game
according to Mark D’Antominua.Well, at
least the head coach understands who their rival is!Still, with LNU’s struggles on offense,
this line sort of makes this pick a coin flip.But I think at home and the fact that CMU is just SO INCREDIBLY BAD this
season, the green slime should be able to cover the number…
Take LNU and lay the 26 for
$25
Stanford @ domers (-6):If
everyone believes that the domers are playing that much better with Booker as
QB, why doesn’t this spread reflect that??Yep, scratching my head as I thought this would be in the 10-13
point range.At least two scores.But maybe Stanford is better than anyone
thinks and Vegas isn’t buying the domers just yet.I’m going to go light with the Cards, but
will probably regret this come Sunday.
Take Stanford and the 6
for $20
Purdue @ Nebraska (+3.5):Home
dogs are USUALLY the team to bet on.Howeva’,
I think we all saw just how BAD the cornsuckers were last week and I also think
we saw how good Purdue can play when they stop making stupid mistakes.I’m not sure the home field advantage counts
for much here.I like Purdue by a couple
of scores…
Take Purdue and lay the
3.5 for $25
THE Sex Toy University @
PSU (+4):HMMMMM….I know that THE Sex Toy U is the way better team in this one,
even without Bosa.Still, White-Out in
Happy Valley where that fan base has been whooping it up all day is a crazy
environment.And that fan-base gets even
rowdier when it comes to teams from the states of ohio and Michigan. I’ll
definitely take the Home Dogs in this one...
Take PSU and the 4 for $25
Michigan @ Northwestern (-13.5
O/U: 46)All
right.Now that I’ve reset myself on
what I THINK Michigan is, I can tell you that, if they play the way they did
Saturday against the cornsuckers, the Purple Kitties will suffer the same fate
as the cornsuckers.I’ve
rewatched a couple of Northwestern games and while I think they have a better
defense than Nebraska, though not by much, their offense is not very good.And it tries to attack in a way that plays
right into Michigan’s hands.Of course,
on the road in the B1G and it’ll finish at night in Evanston.Still, Michigan should win this walking away…
I’m tired of Hudson
getting called for targeting. Is it him
or the rule? Both?
I understand why we have a targeting rule in the
NCAA and NFL at this point.CTE is no
laughing matter and the reason the rule was put in place is to help
players live long and fruitful lives after they're done playing.
HOWEVA’!There are now way too many instances of hits
that are legit and that are called targeting that shouldn’t be. The unintended consequences are something
that needs to be dealt with. How the
I-I-I (Idiots In Indy) screwed this one up so bad is beyond me, especially when
there’s a perfect model that is used in NCAA hoops.
Change the rule to Targeting I & Targeting
II, just like Intentional Fouls.A
Targeting I would receive the personal foul yardage and the player has to go to
the “penalty box” for 15 minutes or the remainder of the game if it occurs in
the 4th quarter.Targeting II
would result in the player’s ejection for the remainder of that game.
I still think the 1 half penalty in the ensuing
game on a kid who’s just trying to play football is too severe. And if he’s a star player, it hurts the rest
of the team. There’s no other sport where a personal foul penalty carries over
to the following game.Save for a league
determined penalty on a foul for an extremely severe penalty or unsportsmanlike
conduct.
But yes, I’m tired of Hudson not getting to
play in the 1st half of football games…
It’s hard to believe you
were nervous about this game.I mean,
Nebraska was BAD.What got you so
nervous that you thought the upset might happen?
Again, I read too much.At night, sometimes a day or two before the
game.That in turn keeps me awake and it
becomes a run-away train from there.First,
I read the “Fee-Fi-Fo-Film” over at www.mgoblog.com
and the way Seth breaks down offenses and defenses is amazing.I could not or cannot do what he does,
but I learn every year and every week when I read his stuff.His follow-up, “Neck Sharpies”, also breaks
down the game and provides really good insight as to what Michigan is doing
really well and what they’re sucking at.
When I read the F-F-F-F on Nebraska’s O, I got
nervous.Seth adds clips of the opponent
against someone else and, I mean, you simply have to look at what Nebraska did
to Colorado on certain plays.
The LB play of Nebraska was especially atrocious
and not expected.But what you need to
understand is that Michigan was also throwing different looks at Nebraska,
making all that good stuff happen.
Long to Short:If I would just stop reading, if I would
start trusting that the Michigan coaching staff KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE DOING (and
watches film too), well, everything will be fine!
So, you think racking up points against a bunch
of teams ranked (statistically) over 50th in the country is a big
deal?I don’t.Like you said:Harbaugh has to prove it to me at this
point.Nothing less than 1-Loss heading
down to Columbus is acceptable right now.IF this team is as good as you think it is…
The MMQ isn’t the only one wondering
this.Yes, I was on a little
Monday Morning high and I do think Michigan played a great game.But yes, Bill Connely wonders the same thing from
SBNation.
On one hand, Michigan is back up to fifth in S&P+ this week, and if the Wolverines stay around
there, it would be their third top-10 finish in four seasons under the
khaki-wearing 54-year-old. 2017’s retooling season went worse than expected,
but it’s still hard to ask for much more than this, especially at a program
that had enjoyed only one S&P+ top-10 finish in the eight seasons since
Lloyd Carr’s retirement.
While that’s
impressive, why does Harbaugh keep losing big games to the rivals?
That’s the
question.And the rivals are also part of
the problem:
The rivals are looking just fine, too.
Ohio State, second in
S&P+, has one of the two or three most talented teams in the country and
currently has a projected 68 percent chance of beating Michigan again when the
two teams face off in late November.
(This is depressing to see –
Editor.)
Penn State is currently
sixth in S&P+ (a slight error on Sunday had their rankings reversed, though
their ratings were nearly equal). The two teams will take each other on in a
virtual coin-toss game (Michigan’s current win probability: 55 percent) on
November 3.
(Better – Ed.)
After a rough start,
Michigan State is back up to 18th in S&P+. The Wolverines will be slight
favorites when the in-state rivals play in East Lansing on October 20, but ...
well ... they were favored by solid margins in 2015 and 2017. Odds don’t appear
to matter all that much to Mark Dantonio.
(Screw Everyone In East
Lansing – Ed.)
Connelly wraps the article up with the
fact that Michigan could (and should) be 6-1 heading into East Lansing.Wiscy and PSU at home are proving to
be very important games to have at home.
Classic Troll???
Speaks for itself....
Forgot to Put Steaks From The
Tailgate On The Blog On Monday!
Gotta’ love Bama Fans!They now how to Tailgate!Filet
Mignon was the call of the day!And it
was awesome!
Chaos In Clemson
This story is crazier than anything that’s happened so far this
season.Dabo may be making the biggest
mistake of his career.Kelly Bryant is a
great QB and Dabo, instead of making his hot-shot frosh sit on the bench and
learn, has decided to start Trevor Lawrence based not on his
performance in a hostile environment where he CHOKED (Texas A&M) but
rather, how he played against a tomato can (Georgia Tech).Yep.Watch
for this one to blow up inDabo’s face similar to how it blew up in
Lloyd Carr’s face with respect to Henson – Brady.Stupid – stupid -stupid.And, of course, Kelly just announced this AM
that he’ll be transferring.
Northwestern Loses Leading
Running Back To Spinal Cord Defect
This sucks….
Jeremy Larkin
decided to stop playing after medical staff discovered that he has cervical
stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck. Larkin had run for 346
yards and five touchdowns for the Wildcats in their first three games of
the season.
This is kind of baffling, but in a weird way, I’m curious to see
how it turns out.I’ve always been of the,
“Less is More” persuasion.Fewer
seats would mean a longer waiting list to get season tickets. And fewer seats
would make said tix more VALUABLE to the fans that are ponying up.Meaning you could actually scalp and make a
few bucks…
College Football is going through the same
thing the NFL is going through.Too
many bad games that people don’t want to waste an entire day getting to the
game and watching a boring opponent.Sure, it’s no problem getting fannies in seats when its Auburn, LSU, or
some other worthy opponent (for Bama).But when you only play 8 conference games, 2 FCS teams and two Power 5 non-conference
teams, of which the FCS teams are automatically home games, yeah, I can
see where Bama fans are like, “Screw this.I’ll keep my money, build a man-cave and watch from home.”
Walking into the stadium, I was accosted by a local law enforcement officer for wearing the street attire pictured.
The officer politely instructed me to “Remove my shirt and turn it
inside-out”. I told her I would do that
as soon as I got to my seat. Which, of
course, no, I didn’t.
Dilly-Dilly!!!
As we took our seats, AP announced that it was time for a “Good
Ole’ Fashioned A$$$ Kickin’!!!”
How prophetic those words would end up
being!Michigan played a COMPLETE
GAME.Anyone that can find an issue with
Michigan’s performance on Saturday just likes to hear themselves bitch…
I cannot recall a half of football in the Big
House where the opposing team only managed to achieve 17 total yards of
offense.
Read that again – 17 Total yards of Offense.
Just one
more time to make sure you got it:
17 YARDS
OF OFFENSE In the First Half!
I mean, I knew the cornsuckers were bad, I just had no idea
they were THIS BAD.The Highlights:
They
were worse than SMU.THEY WERE WAY WORSE
THAN Western.In all honesty, on Friday,
this guy was thinking that there was a way that the cornsuckers would somehow
pull off the upset.No, I’m not kidding.I was really thinking that. That’s what you
get for looking at numbers, stats, etc. and letting your imagination get the
best of you.
The cornsuckers are a team that found a way to roll-up 500+ yards
of offense on Colorado.Then, to come
into the Big House and lay an egg of monumental proportions is unheard
of.We’ve seen bad teams in the Big
House before, but neither AP or I could remember a game where the opposing team only
had 17 yards of offense in the 1st half…Most of Nebraska’s
yards came in the 4th quarter when everyone was looking in the
program to figure out who was playing Defense for Michigan…
So, is the Michigan defense that good?In a word, Hell Yeah…
I guess that’s two words.
Michigan got off to such a fast start that they had two
plays and over 50 yards of offense thanks to Karan Higdon and a nifty little
run after a catch.Mason took over
inside the cornsucker’s 10 and scored easily on the initial drive.
You
could feel the ole’ fashion A$$ Whuppin’ starting right there.
Never
the less, I can’t really say much else about the game.Michigan went up by so much so early, that
the Patterson Passing Show
was dismantled and Michigan’s “O” more or less hit the cruise control button.Higdon was on the bench at halftime with
over 100 yards of rushing. Michigan
rushed the ball so efficiently (over 5 yards per attempt) that not only was the
passing game not necessary, it became kind of predictable.Which, I hate.When the MMQ can start calling plays from row
74 of the north end-zone, I’ve either seen too many Michigan Football games or
Michigan oversimplified the play-calling.Maybe a little of both.Of
course, when Michigan did pass, good things happened.The most frustrating part was the non-PI call
(that would have been called by last week’s crew) on Nico Collins that
would have been a TD had he not been molested right before the catch…McCaffery
saw action late in the 3rd quarter when Harbaugh officially sent the
message to Frost that “We’re out-hitting and out-playing you today.”Which means Peters is the 3rd
string guy?McCaffery looked up to the
challenge and was fairly precise in the passes he threw.Michigan no longer has a QB problem…nuff
said.
And
there was this gem from DPJ – Which if I hear one more word from ANYONE
complaining about this kid, I’ll dot his eyes!
This D has to be given some sort of award.Michigan leapt up in the statistical ratings
thanks to the cornsuckers and their lack of effort.I believe Winnovich when he stated, “It seems
like they don’t even want to be out here.”That was more than an opinion.That was a statement of fact.
“Yeah, I
think we out-hit them today,” Winovich said. “I’m interested to see if maybe he
has a different opinion of it.”
The he, as
you may already know, is Scott Frost, who found a dubious silver lining in
UCF’s 51-14 loss to Michigan two years ago. There was no such silver lining for
Frost’s Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday after a 56-10 shellacking that,
really, wasn’t even as close as that.
Weirdest
play of the day?The double forward pass
by Martinez that the refs didn’t even know how to call. The MMQ was all over it and I had the Safety
Pose up early.After the refs goofed around for 3 or 4
minutes, they finally figured it out.
So, what does that mean for the Purple Kitties and the
Terps?I think they’re both in big
trouble.The Purple Kitties haven’t
lived up to their pre-season hype and the Terps, while they found a way to
stick it to the gophers, aren’t going to like visiting the Big House
this season.The next challenge(s) looms
in the form of Wiscy, LNU and PSU.In
that order. The next two weeks, assuming
Michigan sticks to this form of football, will be a lot more like scrimmages
than games.
And if Michigan continues to play like this, it
will all really boil down to November 24th in Columbus.
Of course, that assumes THE Sex Toy University takes care
of business this weekend in Happy Valley.Two B1G undefeateds go head to head.For what a lot of people think is for the B1G Championship.But those people aren’t paying attention to
what’s going on in Ann Arbor…
But now I’m getting way ahead of myself.
The
Rest of the Mess
CUD-
Complete Unmitigated Disasters
Va
Tech – Somehow, this is a team that went on the road, destroyed
a BAD FSU team and was poised to take the lead in the ACC Coastal and was
poised to take over a spot in the Top 10 sitting at number 11 in the national
rankings.Then, disaster.This isn’t even a disaster.This is like the horror re-visited.Old Dominion is not a good team.They were 0-3 heading into Blacksburg
as a 29-point dog.Yet they somehow
found a way.Fuentes has to be beside
himself.You don’t lose a game like this
to a team like that.To top it off,
Fuentes had to kick his number 1 Defensive End off the team for conduct
unbecoming.As the say, when it
rains, it pours.And it’s the ACC’s turn
in the bucket this week.The B1G was
last week.But when Clemson, Syacuse and the Wolfpack
are you’re only undefeateds, you’ve got problems…
Louisville
– Just got CRUSHED by Virginia. This was a pretty good team
last season, but what a difference a few players and a season can make.The Cardinals will be lucky to make a bowl
this season.
Tennessee
– You lost the one game you had a shot at winning.And you lost BAD.Pruitt’s rebuilding job may
take longer than Frost’s, and the Volunteer fan base is nowhere NEAR as patient
as the cornsuckers.If Pruitt doesn’t
win an SEC game, it’ll be very rough off-season sledding on ole’ Rocky Top…
Oregon – You
had Stanford.You let them back in the
game.And you lost in OT.I like Mario Cristobal, but you can’t lose
games like that.Not at home.
TCU
–
Another game where TCU could have dominated, but instead let the ShortHorns in the game
and they couldn’t turn it around.ShortHorn fans have to be wringing their collective hands over the week
#1 loss to the Terps.They’ve been very
impressive since.
Nebraska – The
Cornsuckers
are on a 7-game losing streak and haven’t been 0-3 in 73 years. 73 years.That’s like two lifetimes.I will admit that all the Nebraska fans we met were incredibly nice and,
in a weird way, I hope Frost gets this turned around sooner rather than later.
Wake
Forest – In the weekend’s “Upset Special” where all the
money was flying in on the Deamon Deacons, the domers proved to be way to much
for Wake Forest and throttled them.The defeat was so bad, Head Coach Clawson fired Defensive Coordinator Jay
Sawvel.Normally, that doesn’t happen
and there had to be some friction there already.
Come
Back Off The Ledge
Gophers – I liked
the row the boat show last week and they went down to Maryland and crapped the
bed.They just didn’t even look good in the
process.The Gophers had less than 300
total yards and couldn’t rush the ball.They actually made Maryland look good, when last weekend Maryland made
Temple look like Super Bowl Champions.College
football. Go figure.
Texas
A&M – Still looked decent against Alabama and
somehow managed to beat the spread.2
losses to the #1 and #2 ranked teams in the country isn’t anything to hang your
head about, but wins would be better...
Boston
College – right after jumping into the Top
25, you have to go to West Lafayette and play the best 0-3 team in the country.Call it Karma.Purdue is not a bad team and there’s no
reason to feel down about that loss.The
ACC is a mess and you’re still in it.
We
Won But…We Should Be Worried Week
Oklahoma
– The FMQ Called it, but seriously?In
what would have been the upset of the weekend, the Laters needed OT to finally beat
Army.The Laters have a bad
habit of playing worse and worse after the first weekend of football.Then they find a way to bounce back at the
end of the season.
Wiscy
–
Looked
ordinary against a good Iowa team.Wiscy
is NOT the powerhouse this fan thought they were.I re-watched the Wiscy-Iowa game and
Wiscy is very beatable at this point.If
you’re a cheesehead, you should be worried.
LNU –
Went down to Indiana and took care of business, but the green team doesn’t look that
good this season.And that’s
with 4 weeks in the books.And after a
week off.
THE
Sex Toy University – Sure, you blasted Tulane.But is Bosa gone for the entire season?I’m not saying one player is everything, but
that’s a pretty important gut to lose…especially heading into Happy Valley.
Can
Anyone Beat Bama?
I thought the Aggies had a shot, but Satan’s Warriors are
simply too much for anyone this season.Bama now plays no one until LSU in November.Bama has an average margin of victory of 41
points and is set to break their overall scoring average this season.So be ready to see that stupid A get put up
on the Tuesday night rankings show until at least then…
The 5
Stages of Slappy Fan Grief
Denial and Isolation –Va
Tech.Nothing else needs to be said…
ANGER –Let’s go Va Tech
here as well…You beat FSU on the road for F-Sake and you can’t beat a
winless Old Dominion?
Bargaining –Nebraska looking
for 1 W for the column.Just to say
they earned one…
Depression –Va Tech,
Nebraska, Texas A&M, and some others…
Acceptance
–Not yet!Season’s still young….
Speaking
Of Buyer’s Remorse…
Frost
and Kelly have to be having the worst season’s of any new head coaches that
were hired based on their ability to win. I wanted a reporter to ask Frost how far away the 13-0 season last year looks in the rearview
mirror. To go from the proverbial top
(You can’t do any better than undefeated, I don’t care what level you’re
playing) to winless in less than 12 month’s-time has got to hurt. Chip Kelly also has to be wondering why he
gave up his ESPN gig and got back into this mess. Time will tell, but one of these guys may not
make it as long as they think.
Idle
Thoughts from Saturday
-Dilly-Dilly!!
-Everyone
thought it would be funny if I wore that shirt...
-And it was!
-I guess the law wasn’t impressed.
-I mean, I’ve seen worse shirts worn by the visiting team.
-If they’re not making them take those off, I’m wearing
Dilly-Dilly for the Maize Out!
-Nebraska doesn’t look good.
-Oh Jeez.This is going to get out of hand...
-Wow.This is not
Nebraska Football.
-I’m not even sure this is bad high school football.
-Frost is going to have his hands full moving forward.
-This isn’t a 3-year turnaround.
-This is a 5-year project.
-Frost needs to finds some guys that want to play football.
-They look inept.
-I was actually worried about this game.
-No need to worry!
-Higdon already on the bench?
-I guess.I’d be
pissed if he got hurt with a lead this big…
-McCaffery in.Over Peters…
-Hmmmm.Peters in
the Dog House or just getting outplayed?
-From the looks of it, he’s getting out
played.
-Who’s playing Defense for Michigan right now?
-I don’t recognize anyone.
-Harbaugh called off the dogs.
-Right thing to do.
-This score could have been 80, easy.
-Trust me.
THE MMQ’s “I DON’T NEED A COMMITTEE!”
Will return when the Committee makes their first ranking!
The Hot Seat
ZAPPED
List
We’ll keep track of who’s gone as the season progresses….
Durkin – I really don’t know
what’s taking so long and that’s forever to leave a guy hanging in the
gallows…
Electric
Chair of Death Seat!
Fuentes–
Can’t lose to a winless Old
Dominion team and not expect to get some heat for it.I’m sure Fuentes survives, but this will
not be a pleasant week in Blacksburg...
