Where would you play?

completely depends on my position. if i'm a lineman, big ten is pretty hot. if i'm a QB, the big 12 looks great, anywhere. if i'm someone with a hot HS resume that's off the boards, gotta go SEC. but if i'm looking for that big contract out of college...in 3 years...gotta be MICHIGAN.

Their helmets have wings.

I would go to Texas. They have a great football tradition. I have always wanted to go to the SXSW festival. Plus, Mcconaughey and throwing devil horns!

Have the best towns. I don't think I would like to live in the south very much. I spent a summer in Memphis, and with apologies to southerners, I didn't find the hospitality all that great. I also think places like Norman would seem too out in the middle of nowhere. Have to agree with sedieso that USC would be the best, unless I was a 4 or 3 star recruit. Those guys might never see the field and then maybe I would chose a North Carolina, good academics, up and coming program in a crappy BCS conference.

Texas (Mack Brown is meh though). North Carolina (Beautiful campus, Davis can coach, weak conference, good school). Michigan for obvious reasons. Arizona State (the girls and the weather).

NC - good academics, good alumni network, davis can coach, lots of babes, weather. PSU - chance to pay back UM for not offering me!

World-class institution, awesome politically charged city/campus, and a good program in a winnable conference. I'd probably make USC/Cal/UCLA fight over me. I couldn't go anywhere in the BIg Ten that wasn't Michigan, I couldn't go anywhere in the SEC because it is the SOUTHEAST, No red state Big 12 schools either [Texas has a shot], and so I inevitably find myself swayed by Pete Carroll's dashing smile and soothing drawl.

Stanford. Best academics in the world. BCS conference. More non-football opportunities for graduates than anywhere other than Harvard or Yale. Of course, I'm a nerd. So take my opinion with a grain of salt.

I dunno....who's got the best coach at my position? Somewhere where: 1) the position coach and head coach know what they're doing (as long as Jay Paterno is there this rules out Penn State.) 2) the weather is right, and by that I mean I don't like it when it consistently stays 75 degrees past Thanksgiving. October should require jackets and sweatshirts dammit. (Texas being the lone exception. I'd go there. Otherwise, that means pretty much the entire SEC, Florida, and the Southwest is out, including USC, UCLA.) 3) I like the campus (rules out, say, Stanford - not a fan of the Spanish architecture). 4) the fans are not psychotic crazies (bye bye, WVU and Maryland). 5) they don't wear scarlet and gray or maroon and orange. 6) the coaches have a reputation for above-board dealings and I won't end up stuck at a place under probation. 7) it wouldn't require my folks to set aside currently held loyalties, which rules out MSU, aTm, OU, and Arkansas. Although MSU and Arkansas were already eliminated by rule 4. 8) the school and team are properly old-school. No Louisville, no USF, etc. 9) the uniforms are not hideous (eliminating Oregon, among others) 10) it is a BCS school. Honestly - the academics would mean very little to me, though I'd probably pay lip service like any good recruit trained in the art of dealing with the media. If I were THE GUY, I'd be shooting for an NFL career, or a coaching career like Major Applewhite. I don't need a highly ranked business school for that. I just need a degree. This leaves about half the ACC, about two-thirds each of the Big 10 and Big 12, and maybe a third of the Pac-10. Probably no more than 25 schools.

Our helmets got wings.

I forgot rule #11. The team can't play in a dome or an NFL stadium. This is a sacrilege.

Regarding the original topic... Michigan, hands down!!! Wouldn't think twice about it. But if I *had* to choose another school, my tops would be: - USC - Pete Carroll, SoCal, hot chicks, good school - Texas - Austin's a great town from what I hear, it's a good school, great program w/ tradition, not obnoxious like oklahoma and the SEC. - Texas Tech - I think Mike Leach is the freakin man! He's like an offensive mad scientist. If I was a sleeper QB with upside in college, this is where I'd go. - Duke - Coach Cutcliffe is turning the Devils around!!! Plus, based on my non-biased opinion, it's pretty much the best school ever, academically.

USC/UCLA would be hard to beat. Also AZ State. In the Big 10, Minnesota or Wisconsin. As great as it would be as a fan, I can't imaging playing football in the South, especially since I would be a lineman.

Georgetown. Because it's the greatest school on earth, has one of the longest college fight songs, is in America's safest city, and the Patriot League boasts some of the greatest offenses in the country (Fordham, Lafayette).

If I can't play for Michigan, then, I would choose... 1. LSU: Playing for Lesticles would be lots of fun; plus Cajun food and girls all day long. 2. Stanford: Ironically, another Michigan grad... The stimulating academic environment would be fun also. 3. Texas: Austin is a fun town. Mack Brown seems like the laidback type who won't go too crazy on the two-a-days. Plus, Texas has jobs. Three schools I definitely won't choose: 1. Syracuse: Snowiest city in America. Dreary dome stadium without any crowd support. Plus a lame duck coach who belongs in the NFL. 2. BYU: No offense to my LDS friends, but alcohol and casual sex are essential to a rewarding college experience. 3. Alabama: If Nick Saban gets any tenser during games, his veins would all simultaneously explode... now, imagine all the close door practices.