UConn just beat ND, and the NBC announcers seriously said that it was the biggest win in the program's history.
Anyways, is Weis going to ride his Rascal into the sunset or not. Seriously, he has to ride a Rascal around campus when the cameras are off, right?
I'm inclined to buy Orson Swindle's argument that they are flat broke--but Weis seems to know he's gone looking at him standing there.
UConn looks like a solid team, but I'm already pumped for next season.
Worst possible outcome for us
some good news...
dixon is a senior.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/players/40769/index.html
"And they'll never catch him!"
Is he a fourth or fifth year senior?
He's marked as having redshirted on UConn's depth-chart here:
http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/hc-ucfootdepth0831.artaug31...
UConn's monster LT (6'8", 316) and RT (6'6", 323) are also shown as having redshirted.
We're in for a tough contest if UConn returns those guys as fifth-year seniors.
"Stats are for losers. The final score is for winners." -Bill Belichick
What's the line going to be
What's the line going to be out at Stanford next week?
"There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion."
Good Riddance
C'mon Man!! Have enough faith in M that we can beat whatever coach nd may dredge up.
Life should not be a journey to the grave to arrive safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What A Ride!" HST
nice plate
ND actually should be a little down next year. I think Golden Tate and Jimmah will be gone in addition to there entire line.
Howeva, ND falling into irrelevance would benefit Michigan in recruiting regionally--which means I vote for Jay Paterno.
Charlie
I have to say I like Weis, who doesn't? I loved how NBC showed his press conference from when he got hired. Good stuff. I really hope that Charlie's buyout is too big and they have to keep him. Also, I am glad Dixon is a Senior for UCONN. He played really well. Glad we don't have to see him next year.
"But in the tire fire that was last year's secondary he showed a little spark." - Brian Cook
If Charlie is gone...
is there any chance that some of their players transfer or commitments start looking elsewhere? Perhaps another school with a great history in college football? Especially highly rated defensive-type recruits/players? I know they wouldn't help next year and it's mostly wishful thinking.... but count me as wishful. I don't pay much attention to other schools. Is there always as much attrition as Michigan had the past few years?
I have (slightly shaken) confidence that once RR gets rolling the team will be good enough to beat ND no matter who's coaching. Unless it's the pope... He seems to have a lot of connections.
Did you watch the on field
Did you watch the on field interview?
If you did, you'd realize that the UConn coach said it was the best win in the program's history. The NBC guys were simply repeating what was said.
They said that before hand
I was posting this as the game ended. Right at the end, the announcers said that--it's pretty arrogant to say that a school's best win in history is against a 6-5 team.
Edsall meant that it was a great game because of the murdered teammate.
UConn has been very
UConn has been very competitive this year. I think that was a pretty decent scheduling move.
Sportscenter.com raves: Sgt. Wolverine, "Michigan's biggest fan"!
KEEP HIM KEEP HIM
Please ND keep him, all those SB rings and that hair cut and his contract is really expensive plus he'll have a top 10 recruiting class again(never trust the r.c. ratings) Charlie's your man.
He was crying before the game
Way more emotional then I've ever seen him.
He knows he's gone. Like he said himself they didn't bring him in to go 6-5, that's not good enough for ND and that's not good enough for him.
http://twitter.com/#!/JHScramble
Don't worry about the price
Don't worry about the price tag. Thats about a few months of interest from the "People that matter" fund. IE, the Alums.
I was torn watching this game because I never root for the Irish (except against Sparty), and yet the announcers kept intimating that he'd be gone with a loss. Well, they lost. And I think he's gone. And I think we all agree, whomever replaces him will be an improvement, which is bad news for us - maybe not short term, but over the long haul.
And, to top it all off, those UConn RBs looked awesome. That's trouble for us as well (unless they're seniors) because we play them to start off 2010.