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3 weeks 4 days ago Alabama Game

Will decide a lot of the draft future for the M seniors.  If Denard torches Alabama, look out.  BWC and/or Roh get first-round looks if they muck about in bama's backfield.  Big games by any offensive player in that game will draw a ton of eyes, even if its a crazy yardage reciever game off of some oh noes.  Omameh and Lewan especially have a great chance to look good here.

 

If anyone gets drafted in the first round from Michigan though, this is where the conversation about it will begin.
14 weeks 6 days ago For what it's worth

Florida state is ACC - the Big East conference buyout probably doesn't cover them for losing their agreed out-of-conference game. 
16 weeks 1 day ago Percy Harvin?

I'm reminded of Percy Harvin when I see this guy's film
19 weeks 6 days ago CRAIG JAMES KILLED 5 HOOKERS WHILE AT SMU

is such a stupid rumor.  There's no way CRAIG JAMES KILLED 5 HOOKERS WHILE AT SMU.  It's just not possible.  He was a bigtime athelete there with a bright future, there's no reason to believe that CRAIG JAMES KILLED 5 HOOKERS WHILE AT SMU. Even if CRAIG JAMES KILLED 5 HOOKERS WHILE AT SMU,  how would he have gotten away with it? It would be pretty big news that CRAIG JAMES KILLED 5 HOOKERS WHILE AT SMU if it were true that CRAIG JAMES KILLED 5 HOOKERS WHILE AT SMU. I think its only reasonable to assume that the rumor that CRAIG JAMES KILLED 5 HOOKERS WHILE AT SMU is bogus and that anyone who believes that CRAIG JAMES KILLED 5 HOOKERS WHILE AT SMU is insane. 
24 weeks 2 days ago U MAD, LIL BRO?

U MAD, LIL BRO?
24 weeks 3 days ago So the SEC is just given

So the SEC is just given national chamiponships without actually having to play for them. 

Wow. 
24 weeks 4 days ago Big Ten sees a loss triangle

Big Ten sees a loss triangle of Michigan - Nebraska - MSU with an additional Michigan loss. 

Nationally, they see two loss triangles of Michigan - Notre Dame - MSU and Michigan - Nebraska - MSU. 

Notably, none of these matchups ended with the road team winning. 

There are the extra losses as well: Michigan has a close loss at Iowa.  Michigan State has a close loss in the title game. 

I'd say that under these circumstances alone Michigan State does have the slightly better resume when it comes to loss analysis, but this likely evens out when you factor in that their loss to nebraska was a completely noncompetitive one-sided jailsexing 

At the end of the day,  you have three factors playing into this:

1, three-loss voter knee-jerk reaction,  (unjustly against sparty)

2. Money factor, Michigan will bring it due to  program name + storylines + Denard dilithium (unjustly against sparty)

3. SpartyNoo / Dantonio team in bowl game beatdown factor:

Last year both michigan and michigan state played in bowl games that weren't anywhere near competitive.  Voters remember this.  People write off michigan last year because the improvements from then this year are legion and the team has a completely new identity. Nobody, however, is convinced that Michigan State is a significantly different team than the one that got braincocked by Bama. 

This is evidenced by how they've lost games this season:

1. Laid a complete egg at notre dame and weren't ever really in it

2. Aforementioned nebraska annhilation

3. Undisciplined play throws away an otherwise dominant chamionship game performance (Pathetic late-game 4th down punt and, seriously, why were you within 10 yards of that punter).  As a result, Michigan State's situation, while unfortunate, comes across as easily avoidable with some disciplined football. 
24 weeks 4 days ago Nobody can convince me that a

Nobody can convince me that a defense that gives up this performance is one of the best in the country:

http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=313230333

Unless you can point me to a top tier offense on that schedule that I missed. 
25 weeks 1 day ago It's worth mention that

It's worth mention that there's no way Boise State would be ranked right now if TCU and Georgia weren't ranked in the preseason.  I think the preseason ranking carryover bias has helped the SEC image a good deal.  You can't look at the top-to-bottom resume this year and tell me that they are a deep football conference. 
26 weeks 3 days ago I'm not sure I agree.  I

I'm not sure I agree.  I don't have much faith in Alabama's ability to complete a forward pass against a competent defense and I hear that's important in football.  Who have /they/ beaten other than Arkansas and some child molesters?
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