USC-OSU thoughts
I hate OSU. A lot. But I wanted them to keep this game close, because the Big Ten needed it. This is obviously embarassing for them, but it would just be absolutely awful if Ohio State were to roll through the Big Ten again this year untouched. Wisconsin and Penn State need to step up and beat OSU if the B10 wants to avoid becoming an even bigger joke nationally. Hopefully in a year or two Michigan will be able to carry the torch as well. Ohio State had their chance, twice, and they blew it. Time for new blood.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:19 PM ^
I don't care what the Big Ten needs. MICHIGAN does not need a superstrong OSU playing for national titles every year. I want them to come down from their perch.
September 14th, 2008 at 11:22 AM ^
But the perception is not that there is a "superstrong OSU playing for national titles every year" but that an average to good OSU team is unjustly playing for national titles because they come from a lousy conference. They just look superstrong because their competition is pitiful.
I want them to come down from their perch I would rather see Michigan step up to their perch.
OSU, Purdue and other teams continually losing to teams from BCS conferences is not good for the Big Ten and thus Michigan.
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September 14th, 2008 at 12:16 AM ^
Sparty -- I can't claim to understand the thoughts of the buckeye faithful, but if they think they are going to do much better, I'll be shocked. But it is possible. They ran off Bruce who was a pretty decent coach and had a reasonable record against us to bring in Cooper.
September 14th, 2008 at 12:39 AM ^
is it so much that osu cant hang with the big guys or is usc just that much freaking better? the "senator" as they call him is safe. cant stand the guy but hes got our number and has a NC under his belt along with two other BCS bowl wins. i think his job will be in jeopardy once he starts losing to us again (hopefully sooner than later)
September 14th, 2008 at 11:52 AM ^
September 14th, 2008 at 12:01 PM ^
I wouldn't say we were irrelevant in the past few years....just in 06' if Urban Meyer wasn't such a whiney fuck bag and basically threatened the BCS, we would of rematched OSU in the NatChamp game. That didn't work out and OSU lost and we lost to USC and then OSU fucked the Big10 again w/the LSU game.
We beat the Gaytors under the Tebow era in Florida. Last year did blow, but we couldn't of ended it any better w/a win against "superman" and his gaytors. The media loves to hate the Big10 (especially Mark May's bitch ass) and down here in SEC land they hate us everyday on local radio. The Big10 is down no doubt, but Michigan holds their own against the SEC.....
September 14th, 2008 at 12:27 PM ^
Well,
You conveniently left out the fact that we were a 4 loss team last year. Beating Florida was nice, but, didn't really mean a whole helluva lot to anybody except we the UM fans. We've also been donkey punched not once, but, twice in front of the nation by USC in the Rose Bowl over the last 6 years and pretty much haven't come close to competing for a national title. 2006 looked promising until we played legitimate competition in OSU and USC. I won't even bother to comment on your rant about Meyer and Florida being chosen over us to play OSU in the BCS title game other than to say that if you really believe that we deserved to be in that game over Florida, than you're delusional. Make no mistake about it, if we had beaten OSU and had played Florida in that title game, we would've been run off the field just like OSU was. The Flordia team that we beat in the Cap. One Bowl was NOT the same team that pounded OSU.
September 14th, 2008 at 1:16 PM ^
Yep. I was on a big high after the Florida game, but when I calmed down I realized that it still didn't make up for the fact that last year was the worst year in Michigan history. The two worst losses in Michigan history in the first two weeks of the season and another loss to Ohio State. And anyone who actually thinks we should have played OSU again in '06, after getting pasted by USC (again), is beyond help.
I still for the life of me can not understand how that '06 defense got raped so badly with all the sheer talent they had. Harris, Burgess, Woodley, Branch, Hall. Pathetic.
September 14th, 2008 at 2:56 PM ^
Florida could of easily been in the NatChamp game last year. They lost on a couple of end of the game plays that put them in the capital one bowl...they almost beat LSU who smoked OSU....and you dont know what might of happened if Michigan played Florida in 06'....it's a different match up altogether....the team florida put out on the field vs. Michigan had alot more weapons than the team they played ohio state with...im not saying we win the game, im saying noone knows....i mean shit, florida was supposed to blow us out in the capital one bowl...
all i can hope for is improvements and a win over OSU this year would give us something to cheer about offseason....
and yeah USC ran circles around us in the rose bowl...it seemed like we were unstoppable until beanie wells ran it down our throats and then we lost to USC...what a dissapointment....and now troy smith holds clipboards in balitmore
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September 14th, 2008 at 3:51 PM ^
the only thing that cures that is a win the next week and all is well for 7 days
Yep, I am 100% confident we will not lose this Saturday. Guaran-damn-teed. You heard it here first.
September 14th, 2008 at 1:22 PM ^
Jay, aside from 1997, when was the last time in the last 55 years we competed for a national title? This isn't a recent devlopment.
That's what I don't understand about the Lloyd-haters, they act like his late-career mediocrity robbed Michigan of their status as perrenial National Contenders. When were we EVER perrenial national contenders? Michigan has played for a Championship ONCE since the Fourties.
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