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are optional when you got rolls like that.

Granted Stanford is a perennial top 10 school and UM is a top 25 school, but out of 100's of universities how much really seperates the 2 schools. They're both prestigious schools with a lengthy history of being so. Put it this way, is an employer with no affiliation to either school, going to pick a Stanford grad over a UM grad just because it's Stanford? Is their Law School and Med School significantly superior?

I'm banging everyone I can!

Yeah but even good CB's are gonna have a tough time in coverage when you give a good QB that much time to throw.

Seconded. I actually think there was a moment just after this where the scorebar was pulled.

No doubt. They had absolutely no defense.

Yeah that was the part that cracked me up. Like dumping the other schools for that shcedule is going to show us! No, it's going to make you ineligible for a BCS bowl.

Phork the Dork:

"When we beat FSU tomorrow that will be 4 ACC teams we played this year."

Oops what happened there?

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/has-notre-dames-hand-been-forced#comment-140...

Suck it Irish

Wouldn't have anything to do with their defenses being stellar.

/s

I was thinking the same thing. I think that's TJ Warren and it looks like he's going to NC State.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-T.J.-Warren-105007

who is #14 on Mitch's team he looks pretty phenomenal as well. He was throwin down some sick dunks.

Your nuts if you think an ACC or SEC team is going to drop a soft OOC oppponent to pick you up and make their schedule more difficult then the rest of their conference. Padding you schedule with MAC fill ins isn't going to help you out either.

You may not play Umass, or WMU or EMU but you have your equivalents like Navy, Air Force and South FL. Take Purdue, MSU and UM out of your schedule and you might find 1 or 2 FBS schools to replace them but probably not 3 and that means your record get discounted. It's not just about AP/USA rankings that gets you a BCS bid. Go ask Boise State about it.

If it's possessive (which it would be here) it should be Woods'

VT Dline:

DT Hopkins 6'0" 301#

DT Maddy 6'1" 283#

DE Gayle 6'4" 257#

DE Collins 6'2" 240#

UM Oline:

RT Huyge 6'6" 302#

RG Omameh 6'4" 299#

C Molk 6'2" 286#

LG Schofield 6'3" 292#

LT Lewan 6'8" 302#

VT Oline:

RT DeChristopher 6'5" 311#

RG Brooks 6'2" 307#

C Miller 6'6" 290#

LT Lanier 6'5" 306#

LG  Nosal 6'5" 297#

UM Dline:

DT Campbell 6'6" 288#

DT Martin 6'2" 302#

DE Roh 6'5" 269#

DE VanBergen 6'6" 295#

So the home team has an additional advantage in recruiting.

I assume that the Pac-12 (Stanford/USC) would follow suit as well and drop ND for a B1G opponent. Why would they want to make their schedule even harder than it already is. If that happens then ND is totally screwed and would have to join a conference.

I'm hoping we draw UW.

Or add both.

As far as a scoring comparison is concerned it's probably more on par with hockey than football.

Why not, we could get him for cheap. If it works out great if not oh well.

Brings up an interesting question about what methods coach Hoke uses to maintain discipline.

Why would you go into a chamber that goes to -166 degrees with wet socks?

Good sized back field for VT:

Hosley 5'10" 171# 4.5sec,  Hill 5"11' 180# 4.45sec, Bonner 6'0" 189# 4.64sec & Exum 6'0" 220# 4.4sec

UM:

Odoms 5'8" 171# 4.45sec, Hemingway 6'1.5" 202# 4.5sec, Roundtree 6'1.5" 186#, 4.5sec, Gallon 5'9" 179# 4.5sec

If the poster Ryan is correct and Hosley can be beat up top then maybe Drob to Odoms could spell a long day for the Hokies.

Yet another example of how the player ranking system fails because all it can do is measure a kid's physique, speed and talent but not his heart or his attitude.

I think the Lions repeat last years victory at Lambeau. Just like 2010 the Pack has nothing to play for and the Lions do.

LOL

One decision to rule them all.

EDIT: This was a response to bluetell's reference to middle earth why hit me with the off topic hammer!?

I hope we don't drop ND and add a patsy.

Kid's got mad skillz. Sure would take the sting out of the Dunn snub.

+200 point bump for Cure reference.

According to John U Bacon in Three and Out the team that played in the Gator Bowl was pretty much spent. They had nothing left in the tank for a lame duck coach other than the 14 they put up to start the game.

It's not easy finding historical statistical data. The Harold Stassen page (Links Of Note) has some decent data but that's about the only site. The rest of the sites are either just current year data, historical W/L results or historical award winners. Good job on the research you deserve a cigar.

No shit! It's not like you gotta give him the answers but can't you point him in the right direction and give him a url? 

Best - remote control Apache helicopter

Worst - rain water gauge

still got another weekend to go.

Pumped about Garnett, hoping we can get Wright as well and finish this class up strong. Great to see good things lining up for 2013, beyond Shane, with LTT and Wiggins. Sure wish we had more info on what's up with Pharoh Brown since the Mattison in home visit.

2008 Cap One on right now.

Two tshirts and an ornament, so far. Still have my wife's family Xmas next weekend.

Would UM be a top 10 team with D-mo on the team this year?

Roundtree's catch sure set the tone for the season so it can't be "overstated" but my vote would be for Koger's winning catch against ohio.

this is what makes this blog so superior to other blogs. This kind of depth of knowledge and discussion is unparalleled in any other blog I've ever been to.

Face skating, epic.

blessings be poured down upon you and your family.

might be a better opponent but I think the Lions might be motivated taking on the niners again after what happened last time.

Sure would be nice to surprise the Packers at Lameau next like they did last year.

Pick 6!!!

Nice punt.

Smith TD!

Nice job Nate.

We need some Stafford magic.

Lions let them convert 3 ande 12! Great.

Ok don't let the Chargers back into this thing. TIme to put the foot on the neck and finish these chumps.

Nope, these guys are so close to the playoffs they can taste it.

Stafford on fire 16 for 21 and 199 yds.

should have been a catch for CJ. Sucks about the force out rule.

mixing it up pretty good on the play call.

Rivers throws a nice ball.

Mr. Roboto

said he wasn't going to do anyting until he found out what was going to happen with PSU coaching situation. This must mean he now knows. Good for us.

hope we get Garnett, considering what he's said about UM in his most recent interview and how important academics are for him plus his desire to go to med school should bode well for us.

only sharks had feeding frenzies. Watch out for those frogs when there's blood in the water.

would be on the low end. I just don't see UM dropping 3 vs. Bama, ND, Nebraska and ohio. 10-2 again with the possibility of going 11-1 if things really go well.

to think that many on this blog thought that a top 50 finish on D was highly unlikely let alone a top 16.

Yuri looks like a better choice. He's 6'3" 180lbs and is ranked 57th nationally . Reeves is 5'9" 185lbs and is ranked 213th nationally.

the mighty have fallen. He went 63-9 at Miami and then sucked from there on out.

you get a one way ticket to Bolivian.

USC decides to take up a suit against the NCAA for the apparent double standard?

may not be commited but he's very interested in UM.

several ways to look at this. I think the most likely are you visit the schools you're most interested in first because you're excited about them and don't want to wait or you visit the school you're most interested in last so that when you're done you can commit on the spot. On the other hand Magnus is right you could over-analyze this thing to death like Vizzini in The Battle of Wits.

is the easiest way to voice displeasure but not always the most selective way. In the process of booing, other people you never intended to be harmed, become so.