IS THE DOOR OPEN?
by Orson on Jan 1, 2008 1:04 PM EST
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Tebow. Capital One Bowl. Incoherent, angry, blood covered blood updates blood. NOW NOW BLOOD NOW.
1:22: Rich Rodriguez gave 'em the playbook. Florida's defense looks like they studied for a Latin test and got the Cuneiform. Michigan 7-0, thanks to Chad Henne's sudden excellence and Florida's continuing inability to pressure the passer.
1:38 p.m.: A holding penalty is Florida's best defensive play thus far: a three and out and suddenly we remember that Florida's traditionally a slow starter under Meyer. Panic level: three coffees.
2:00 p.m.: Updates will be slow and spastic thanks to anger, emotion, and periodic reassurances to TCOAN that we're not about to spear the television with the MacBook.
2:18 p.m.: Manningham is a damn beast, and Henne makes a brilliant call on the audible to a run. Florida's defense is an atrocity as it's been most of the season. We're on a huge cup of coffee and a fruit tart and thinking about the champagne, not because we want to celebrate, but because we need the booze. Holy smoking hell.
2:22 p.m.: Don't look now, but the surefire blowout of Virginia by Texas Tech is now a 16-7 Cav lead.
2:28 p.m.: Like Ladanian Tomlinson doesn't have some lame shit on his system? Play artist Silkk The Shocker! Suck on that, Mr. Famous-I'll-make-fun-of-a-bust-ass-broke-teenager!
2:39: Thank you, Mike Hart.
3:00: 
3:31: Rain of frogs. Bloody seas. Anything else? This is an astonishingly ill-prepared team. It's as if, in addition to our existing problems in pass coverage, we've sprouted a new lack of discipline and special teams problems! Dead in the water and taking it on below the waterline. No idea what can be done here.
4:04: Much broken furniture later, Florida has taken trash-talking dwarf Mike Hart's fumble back for a tying TD. Now on Henne to destroy the secondary again. Someone steal Hart's fish!
4:38: We've been through all the stages today. All of them. And there's still five minutes left in this goddamned cardiac event of a game. Pills. A hammer. Something. There is no balm in Gilead for what this game is doing to the soul.
END: Well played. Michigan is the better team today. It's hard to complain when you can't defend a post route, can't protect your quarterback, can't kick a field goal, can't...can't win. Salut, monsieur Carr. We raise a glass of bubbly to you. Now go fishing and leave our team alone, because you were 2-0 against Florida.
ps. Michigan looked fast. Like, Big Ten fast.
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Let’s hear it for;
- day old Krispey Kremes
- the horrible combination of colours in the Citrus Bowl
- smelling like wood smoke after standing around the bonfire until 330 last night. It’s like Sex Panther, 60 percent of the time it works blah blah blah.
- UF not letting UM score again so we don’t have to hear that god awful song. It’s as annoying as rocky top and southern cal’s bullshit.
by LSUJoshua on Jan 1, 2008 1:21 PM EST reply actions
I caught the hang over bug that’s going around, and so far, very satisfied with the game.
by Dave on Jan 1, 2008 1:24 PM EST reply actions
Tebow should stick to what he does best, running the spread and winning Heismans, not introducing his teammates..
by Cochese on Jan 1, 2008 1:27 PM EST reply actions
Pierre-Louis needs to be pulled promptly for Rickerson, after Rickerson’s stellar play against FSU.
by go SEC on Jan 1, 2008 1:33 PM EST reply actions
The crowd looks like a home game, not a bowl game.
OMG THE REFS CALLED HOLDING! It’s about fucking time.
by Seven Years in Gainesville on Jan 1, 2008 1:34 PM EST reply actions
" When I was little…..I asked my mother…what would I be…-MAKE IT STOP!!! MAKE IT STOP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAKE IT STOP!!!!!
That ad is the strong front runner for shitty ad played too much. It’s making the Dr. Pepper commercial look tame in comparison.
by LSUJoshua on Jan 1, 2008 1:35 PM EST reply actions
Is the era of communist football beginning early in Michigan?
by PTTO on Jan 1, 2008 1:35 PM EST reply actions
Chris Spielman just said:
“If you match 40 times between Ohio State and Florida last year, Ohio State probably would have come out on top.”
by PW on Jan 1, 2008 1:39 PM EST reply actions
Things that should never, EVER be done:
Commercials where pregnant women crave Taco Bell. Only stoners crave Taco Bell.
Fan-made signs at bowl games incorporating the bowl sponsor’s slogans.
by Seven Years in Gainesville on Jan 1, 2008 1:40 PM EST reply actions
I think, I hope FLA just woke up…no losing to Big 10, people…
by jamiedawg on Jan 1, 2008 1:41 PM EST reply actions
Ummm… Florida just caught a ball at the 7, and #22 in white just did a chomp. I don’t understand.
by Seven Years in Gainesville on Jan 1, 2008 1:43 PM EST reply actions
former tOSU and Detroit Lion linebacker and current ESPN analyst/tOSU homer Chris Spielman. He’s doing the Wisc-Tenn game
by PW on Jan 1, 2008 1:44 PM EST reply actions
It’s good to know that Arkansas brought their usual bowl team effort today
by Jerkwheat on Jan 1, 2008 2:04 PM EST reply actions
Moral dilemma – I’m torn between my hatred for the Wolvies and the need for the Big Televen to show that it bears some semblance to a BCS conference. Decisions decisions.
by Ground0EastLansing on Jan 1, 2008 2:12 PM EST reply actions
Why, prezackly, are three 8-win teams playing on January 1? Cripes, who’s in charge of purity control around here?
We need to get rid of the conference tie-ins and just go Thunderdome with bowl bids again. Come on, it was fun watching Ads try to play blackjack with the bowl bids the last week of the season…
mmmmmm, gin…
by VandyJ on Jan 1, 2008 2:12 PM EST reply actions
Only 16 carries for DMac, something is wrong with that.
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 2:13 PM EST reply actions
Mizzou is pissed. Humanity advanced looks rather human today.
by BON Disciple on Jan 1, 2008 2:15 PM EST reply actions
Tied it up. Wonder if Orson’s television survived?
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 2:17 PM EST reply actions
Orson’s got reason to kill the TV after the personal foul on Spikes. That was breathtakingly stupid.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 2:21 PM EST reply actions
Every time I watch Michigan, I see Brandon Harrison racing desperately after an opposing ballcarrier. He played in high school with my little brother and hangs out at my parents’ house, but I never reconize him until I see his back.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 2:25 PM EST reply actions
Someone prepare Holly…The badgers are driving on Fulmer’s team late on the 4th
by BON Disciple on Jan 1, 2008 2:26 PM EST reply actions
Percy got caught from behind. Um… what?
I think he did it give Tebow his rushing TD. Nice sentiment, Percy, but remember, we like committing penalties in the red zone, so just run it all the way in next time.
by Troy on Jan 1, 2008 2:29 PM EST reply actions
Not that it should be but….
When the Gators do a Gator Chomp its an unsportsmanlike penalty for taunting…
When their opponents do a Gator Chomp its nothing…
Can someone please explain this?
by Gator Chomp on Jan 1, 2008 2:31 PM EST reply actions
Holy crap, talk about wasting an opportunity. AND the block.
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 2:31 PM EST reply actions
What the hell happened to Florida? They didn’t score?
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 2:33 PM EST reply actions
great opportunity … translation … the BIG 11 is softer and slower than the BIG EAST…
by Gator Chomp on Jan 1, 2008 2:34 PM EST reply actions
So much for SEC speed after that TE screen.
by Ground0EastLansing on Jan 1, 2008 2:34 PM EST reply actions
R Rod in the booth…is he wearing a slap bracelet or something? Didn’t those go out of fad in like ’88?
by Aerobab on Jan 1, 2008 2:38 PM EST reply actions
Someone from East Lansing talking crap? I bet it’s beautiful there today.
I’m show some SEC speed getting outta there.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 2:39 PM EST reply actions
BRILLIANT! Hart is running all over the place, so of course Lloyd calls a trick play. Nice.
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 2:43 PM EST reply actions
Goddamn, that was an ugly trick play by Michigan. Throw the ball out there, you limp wristed nancy.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 2:43 PM EST reply actions
A little too much tricaration for Henne to handle.
by marcillac on Jan 1, 2008 2:43 PM EST reply actions
That Michigan fan’s look of despair was most excellent.
by Marshawn Lynch's Injury Cart on Jan 1, 2008 2:43 PM EST reply actions
You have to hand it to Wolverine fans, nobody (but Vols) do a better “WTF?!” expression when their team screws up.
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 2:44 PM EST reply actions
Why did Hart think the fumble was SO funny?
Why the hell is Michigan running a trick play with this much time left and while playing pretty well?
It’s sickening.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 2:44 PM EST reply actions
I’ve never seen a tackle-eligible screen before, UVA. I don’t know how you expected a lineman to score from the 19 with less than 30 seconds to play in the half, but it was funny to watch.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 2:46 PM EST reply actions
- - Actually, it’s quite gorgeous outside. There are some snow flurries right now, so we’ll have to throw a couple couches on the fire to keep warm.
Also, I’m getting a kick out of some of these UM fans on screen, especially that woman’s reaction after that intercepted flea flicker. That was probably my 2nd favorite UM fan expression ever, with 1st being the two girls crying uncontrollably after the OSU debacle this year.
by Ground0EastLansing on Jan 1, 2008 2:47 PM EST reply actions
Yeah, but will they eat boogers on national television? That’s the question.
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 2:47 PM EST reply actions
Harris,
Michigan did the same thing earlier with Long (77), but it was incomplete because of a horrible pass by Henne.
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 2:48 PM EST reply actions
I don’t care what anyone says..Ron Zook’s having a blast…he deserves it.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 2:49 PM EST reply actions
If Tebow, Percy, Urban and the boys don get their act together these ’effing Michigan people in our apartment are going to make me open up the good champagne for them. Step it up.
by marcillac on Jan 1, 2008 2:51 PM EST reply actions
fotodog, are you telling me more than one team has that ridiculous play in their aresenal? That’s amazing.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 2:51 PM EST reply actions
Can anybody run to Orson’s house and collect all the knives before he hurts himself?
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 2:56 PM EST reply actions
There enough jawing going on between Fla-Mich to make Terrell Owens & Deion Sanders blush.
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 2:57 PM EST reply actions
Hmm, how can Michigan manage to screw this up? I’m thinking they run out of time.
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 2:58 PM EST reply actions
A fumbled snap. I didn’t expect that. They should go with the QB sneak. Nothing good can come from a pass.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 3:00 PM EST reply actions
And that’s why I’m not a coach. Anybody know what size straight jacket Orson takes?
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 3:01 PM EST reply actions
this is Florida’s secondary…ONLY good can come from a pass
by PW on Jan 1, 2008 3:02 PM EST reply actions
Don’t do it, Orson! It’s just the first half!
by Marshawn Lynch's Injury Cart on Jan 1, 2008 3:02 PM EST reply actions
Not the half I expected. Both teams made some great plays and also some really boneheaded shit.
I’m surprised Michigan is ahead.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 3:03 PM EST reply actions
Tony Temple is having the game DMac was supposed to have. 24 carries 281 yards 4 TDs
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 3:04 PM EST reply actions
Thanks Arkansas. I hate y’all, good for nothing buncha fuckmooks.
by LSUJoshua on Jan 1, 2008 3:05 PM EST reply actions
The vaunted, dominant SEC is just torching teams this bowl season.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 3:07 PM EST reply actions
I still think #50 for Auburn should be banned for next season.
by DirkDawggler on Jan 1, 2008 3:08 PM EST reply actions
#73,
THey will be 5-1 after Arkansas loses which is a better record than any conference except the Sun Belt (1-0). Also, Ark is the SEC’s 4th or 5th best team, Mizzou is the Big 12’s #2.
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 3:10 PM EST reply actions
Do my ears deceive, or is UM’s marching band playing “Springtime for Hitler”?
by Ground0EastLansing on Jan 1, 2008 3:13 PM EST reply actions
damn…SEC is defending National champs in football…2 time in basketball..please I never bring up women’s hoops…We have a team in the National Championship game..we’re 5-1 in the bowls (Ark is a SWC team to me) and still 73 is angry about us being overrated….To all ya’ll I say- F U
(booze is kicking in)
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:15 PM EST reply actions
Dammit, if you’re going to force the halftime show on us, stick with the t&a shots.
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 3:19 PM EST reply actions
Was that the ‘A Train’ singing at half? Boy, he’s gone downhill. And fast.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:19 PM EST reply actions
Note to ESP Productions – do not cast your show with dancers that failed their auditions for The Biggest Loser.
by Ground0EastLansing on Jan 1, 2008 3:20 PM EST reply actions
- fotodog -
Yeah nice work on the justification on Arkansas. You SEC fans are so funny. Always have an excuse when one of your teams lose, like last year when the slow Big 10 beat Tennessee and Arkansas.
Arkansas is suddenly not worthy to play Mizzou after beating LSU a few weeks ago. LOL.
I want to hear more about how much better the SEC is and how much faster they are than everyone else. Tell me how a 4 loss Wisconsin and a 7 loss Colorado team actually got blown out worse than the final score showed. Please don’t let 2008 start without some illogical logic from the SEC.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 3:20 PM EST reply actions
Dear ABC/ESPN/Disney,
Shots of high school girls can potentially be great, but not when you focus on the tubby cheerleaders from some northern state during the lame half time show. Please correct this.
Sincerely,
Most everyone with XY chromosomes
by LSUJoshua on Jan 1, 2008 3:21 PM EST reply actions
bnb614
WTF? When Ark won a national championship in hoops in the 190’s we took it..they are a SEC team all way….
The Big 10 is fast..fast ..fast….feel better?
You are angry at something…probably going 0-3 today isn’t helping….
Mizzou played great and deserved to win!
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:23 PM EST reply actions
It’s all about women’s basketball Doug. And archery. I am sure you are defending national champs in archery too. Don’t forget to bring that up. Oh wait, I think Vanderbilt got blown out in the national championships of curling. That means technically now they out of the SEC and are more of a SWC team.
Only the teams that win continue to be SEC I guess.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 3:25 PM EST reply actions
It’s about football.
Florida 41 Ohio State 14
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:27 PM EST reply actions
So, FUCUM, were y’all prepared for the pooch kick, too? lol
by Ed on Jan 1, 2008 3:27 PM EST reply actions
My point exactly Doug. You take Arkansas as an SEC team when they win. But all you have is excuses when they lose.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 3:27 PM EST reply actions
It’s 2008 Doug yet all you can bring up is 2007’s 41-14.
Hell that was centuries ago. Tebow has cried after 3 losses since then.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 3:29 PM EST reply actions
hahahahahaha this game, oh Lord, this game…
it’s evil versus evil as far as i’m concerned, but michigan winning this game would make my day and i can’t believe i actually said that
by bup bup bup on Jan 1, 2008 3:30 PM EST reply actions
- lay off Spikes! I coached him in high school. Big-Baby is laying the wood even though Urban Meyer can lick the crack of my as….
by Fat Daddy on Jan 1, 2008 3:30 PM EST reply actions
Who am I arguing with?
Ok it’s 2008
Tenn 21 Wisc 17
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:31 PM EST reply actions
For all Florida fans concerned.
Two words.
Lloyd. Carr.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:33 PM EST reply actions
If Florida loses to Michigan does that mean they lose to Appalachian State too?
by daviehamsufferer97 on Jan 1, 2008 3:34 PM EST reply actions
Perhaps Florida should have taken notes from Appy State.
And why aren’t more teams doing this “Sunshine Kick” thing?
by Rob on Jan 1, 2008 3:35 PM EST reply actions
bnb,
You’re right, Arkansas lost. They lost to a really good Mizzou team. In fact, they got killed and that puts the SEC’s record at 5-1 in bowls.
Last I checked, Bama and Colorado were both 6-6 before the bowl and Tenn and Wisc had 4 and 3 losses respectively and the SEC won both of those games. Were they blow outs? No, but we won.
If Florida continues to piss this game away, you can talk, but until then we have the 07 champs, a team in this year’s BCS championship game and the best bowl record this year, so shut the hell up!
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 3:37 PM EST reply actions
#75, ban Ryan Pugh? C’mon, it’s the Stay ’Effing Classy conference.
cheap shots are a given
by lola on Jan 1, 2008 3:38 PM EST reply actions
ARRRR. Thar be pirates on the horizon. Tex Tech coming back, y’all.
by Ed on Jan 1, 2008 3:41 PM EST reply actions
Nobody from Bama is willing to threadjack for fear of his knee getting taken out.
by LSUJoshua on Jan 1, 2008 3:41 PM EST reply actions
more likely that nobody from Bama has made it out of the casinos in Shreveport yet….
by baconboy on Jan 1, 2008 3:46 PM EST reply actions
Annapolis: He’s Lloyd Carr, not Lee Corso. I think a far more apropos statement is “Tim. Tebow.”
by OPS on Jan 1, 2008 3:49 PM EST reply actions
Pam Tebow’s been drinking Evan Williams since daybreak.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:49 PM EST reply actions
Hart has the speeeeeeeeeeeeeed baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by BON Disciple on Jan 1, 2008 3:50 PM EST reply actions
Memo to the Gator defense:
This is tackle football.
by Snoop on Jan 1, 2008 3:53 PM EST reply actions
Hart is on the take…I hope my Bears don’t draft him.
by Rob on Jan 1, 2008 3:54 PM EST reply actions
Stop fumbling dammit! ARRRRRR
by The Freewheelin' Charles Woodson on Jan 1, 2008 3:55 PM EST reply actions
If he laughed at his last fumble, he must be on mushrooms after that one…
speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:55 PM EST reply actions
Mike Hart has never won a bowl game or beat Ohio State.
In my book, that makes him a bitch.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 3:57 PM EST reply actions
Here’s the MOTO comment of the day:
Tebow is one tough dude.
by Snoop on Jan 1, 2008 3:58 PM EST reply actions
Not just fumbles, but fumbles on the 1 yard line -this is horrible (or great depending on who you’re rooting for).
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 3:59 PM EST reply actions
PUNT FAKE!!!!
Way to deke ’em out….and Percy Harvin is all the way down to the Wolverine 13 two plays later.
by Signal to Noise on Jan 1, 2008 4:00 PM EST reply actions
Brilliant fake punt! With this kind of momentum, they’re bound to fumble it on the two.
by brougham on Jan 1, 2008 4:01 PM EST reply actions
This has been a great game…Thanks for showing up Michigan! You’ve had the talent all year long.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 4:01 PM EST reply actions
Until Harvin just busted that run, Michigan’s defense and Ron English were doing a pretty good job on Florida.
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 4:01 PM EST reply actions
i just want him out of here so we can get some real talent behind center….i mean he is basically a fullback that cant throw
by Gator Chomp on Jan 1, 2008 4:01 PM EST reply actions
This keeps up and we’ll all be able to watch this tomorrow on ESPN Classic as an ‘Instant Classic’.
I have no dog in this fight…this is a fun game to watch.
by Snoop on Jan 1, 2008 4:03 PM EST reply actions
Wow, what a game. That is all for now. Hopefully my heart survives—I though for sure Urban had killed it with that fake punt.
by Troy on Jan 1, 2008 4:04 PM EST reply actions
bnb614
WhatÂ’s with all the vitriol?
Comment by PW — January 1, 2008 @ 3:32 pm
Ooh touchy. Someone criticizes your mythical vaunted league and it is vitriol. SEC fans do it to others and it is “humor.”
Florida can still win if the crackpots from the Tebow Cult pray harder.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 4:05 PM EST reply actions
If you average Manningham and Hart’s 40s you get about a 5.4.
by marcillac on Jan 1, 2008 4:08 PM EST reply actions
bnb614
You’ve got to be a Indiana fan….They looked great last night.
Big 10 fan but not saying who your team is…
I think OK State just scored again….
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 4:08 PM EST reply actions
Judging by the self-rocking Zookbus, the next bowl may actually be entertaining.
These spots are terrible.
by brougham on Jan 1, 2008 4:09 PM EST reply actions
I’m sure you tough-guy anonymous website posters would be willing to bring up Tebow getting emotional after losses in his presence, right?
by Mr. Wrong on Jan 1, 2008 4:10 PM EST reply actions
0 points for originality AnnieDoug. Maybe you can use the line “wolf with a chainsaw for a dick” or “fucklion” in your next post.
All hail the Zooker.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 4:12 PM EST reply actions
Just noting that Trindon Holliday might edge Hart out in a hundred by a football field or 2.
by marcillac on Jan 1, 2008 4:12 PM EST reply actions
If this were two hand touch, Michigan would have a bout 4 yards.
by LSUJoshua on Jan 1, 2008 4:13 PM EST reply actions
Are we intentionally letting Hart run free so he can get close to the goal line, a.k.a. his Everest?
by PW on Jan 1, 2008 4:14 PM EST reply actions
Ilini? No wonder the anger toward Florida! Championship envy!
I like Ron Zook! He’s got hot daughters!
Yep….you’ll be logged off by 6 PM.
USC 45 Illini 17
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 4:15 PM EST reply actions
Did anyone else notice that Hart was on the sidelines and Mich ran Manningham in the redzone?
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 4:16 PM EST reply actions
I believe that rocking bus was USC, seeing as Pete Carroll was the first guy off of it
by UCLA Mob on Jan 1, 2008 4:18 PM EST reply actions
Red zone efficiency decides this game. Major advantage to FUCUM over Lllloyd. Just as Tommy T. had the advantage over Tommy B. last night.
by Ed on Jan 1, 2008 4:21 PM EST reply actions
Is the stress getting to my brain or is Todd Blackledge doing a really good job?
by Troy on Jan 1, 2008 4:21 PM EST reply actions
Zook just wasn’t ready for the Gator job. He’s perfect for a place like Illinois, though.
PW +1
by Mr. Wrong on Jan 1, 2008 4:23 PM EST reply actions
That was the Song Girls bus and Pete was exiting it after satisfying every single one of them…
by baconboy on Jan 1, 2008 4:23 PM EST reply actions
Does anyone outside of the ESPN booth give a damn about Todd’s Taste of the Town….
by The Freewheelin' Charles Woodson on Jan 1, 2008 4:23 PM EST reply actions
Blackledge’s cholesterol level must be through the roof.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 4:24 PM EST reply actions
Todd B’s gastroenterologist is giggling as he orders his third yacht.
by brougham on Jan 1, 2008 4:25 PM EST reply actions
Zook would prefer if you just thank him for your national title. Urban Meyer has a history of doing well with other coaches recruits and then skating to the next gig before the program fades.
I am not an Illini fan but I bet they upset the Trojans.
Hail to the victors valiant!
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 4:25 PM EST reply actions
Mike Hart is one fumble away from being Donnie Moore.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 4:26 PM EST reply actions
Next year, we can expect Rachel Ray and Bobby Flay to do sideline reports and analysis.
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 4:26 PM EST reply actions
Yep, 1500 people at that luncheon, with 500 of them being Holly Rowe.
by Ground0EastLansing on Jan 1, 2008 4:26 PM EST reply actions
Taste of the Town is not really that enjoyable, but it does highlight local, non-corporate eateries around college towns. I always appreciate such lack of corporate sponsorship
by Dave on Jan 1, 2008 4:32 PM EST reply actions
Head on over to http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/ to read tales of infinite sadness
by BON Disciple on Jan 1, 2008 4:33 PM EST reply actions
I know it is cliche, but Michigan doesn’t have an answer for Harvin’s speed. Michigan’s turnovers and Harvin are why Florida is winning this game. Tebow has made some plays, but Harvin is the key this game.
But it’s been a great game.
Have a great evening & Go Dogs!
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 4:38 PM EST reply actions
bnb614- It’s OK to talk crap again…it’s only a game.
Michigann ain’t dead yet…but bookies are smart and the line is -9.5
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 4:38 PM EST reply actions
It’s like watching Hostel 2. I know what’s going to happen and I have to put my hands over my eyes and just peek every now and then.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 4:40 PM EST reply actions
What a game. I’m not pulling for either team but I need a drink.
by BON Disciple on Jan 1, 2008 4:42 PM EST reply actions
Can we please dispense with the “SEC speed” myth now? I don’t think Michigan scored more than 30 points on a Big 10 team this season, and they’re making Florida look like a pee-wee team on defense.
UF may win, but they haven’t done it with speed…
by PSUfanNYC on Jan 1, 2008 4:43 PM EST reply actions
3 on 3 dept:
Aren’ 99% of football games won when Team A’s top 3 skill position players have better number than Team B’s top 3 skill position players?
by PW on Jan 1, 2008 4:43 PM EST reply actions
This is what New Year’s Day bowl games should be!
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 4:45 PM EST reply actions
I hope the Gators return everyone on defense. Hart doesn’t fumble and it’s half a hundred
by cheelydawg on Jan 1, 2008 4:45 PM EST reply actions
Not a lot of urgency with the Florida players.
Is this it? Do or die?
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 4:46 PM EST reply actions
Phenomenal games right now. Tech on goal line to tie UVA.
by Ed on Jan 1, 2008 4:46 PM EST reply actions
Don’t look now but Virginia might be walkin’ the plank
by Hicks on Jan 1, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply actions
This is just another Saturday in the SEC.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply actions
Weird call, but with the way Florida’s defense has been all day, they probably weren’t going to stop ’em anyway.
by Ground0EastLansing on Jan 1, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply actions
Good call to go for it, but bad playcall. I don’t understand Tebow in the pocket twice in a row with the game on the line. The michigan d-line has blown that up all game, and we do it twice in crunchtime. Really? This is like USF against Rutgers. Rollouts are a good thing, dammit.
by Troy on Jan 1, 2008 4:49 PM EST reply actions
Wolverines can’t afford to just bang it into the line. I wonder what Lloyd f’n Carr does here.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 4:51 PM EST reply actions
Thank you, Timmy T, for proving that the Heisman doesn’t automatically go to the QB on the top team any more.
Or even the QB on a good team.
Suck teh balls
by Tailgate Shogun on Jan 1, 2008 4:51 PM EST reply actions
Credit Michigan. They came in better prepared and ready to play and Florida’s OL was pretty crappy all day long.
by fotodog on Jan 1, 2008 4:51 PM EST reply actions
Apparently I was wrong. Man, I hate that call. This is a long FG attemp.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 4:52 PM EST reply actions
Here’s where Urban’s worst tendencies can show up—he is horrible at clock management.
by Troy on Jan 1, 2008 4:54 PM EST reply actions
Jesus compound fracture for an O-lineman on Texas Tech.
by Chilltown on Jan 1, 2008 4:54 PM EST reply actions
Michigan should have tried harder to kill time. It makes me very nervous that the lead is 6. It would be almost too scripted of an ending to have FL march down the field and win by 1.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 4:54 PM EST reply actions
I don’t know if he comes out this year, but Morgan Trent is making himself money today.
Lloyd should challenge. I think that’s a pick.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 4:57 PM EST reply actions
Once more into the breach, dear friends
by The Freewheelin' Charles Woodson on Jan 1, 2008 4:58 PM EST reply actions
Florida has two players: Harvin and Tebow. The rest of the team is very, very mediocre. Granted, those are two exceptional players, but still, Michigan is by far the better team. Should be a 3-4 TD difference.
Michigan turns the ball over 4 times and still wins…
by PSUfanNYC on Jan 1, 2008 4:58 PM EST reply actions
And in the Swindle household, a remote goes through the TV.
by Chilltown on Jan 1, 2008 4:59 PM EST reply actions
I really wish Urban Meyer wasn’t such good friends with Dan Mullen, because dude needs to go. I’ll probably take this back later, but “Dan Mullen WTF” is an appropriate reaction to many Gator games, so… this isn’t anything new.
by Troy on Jan 1, 2008 4:59 PM EST reply actions
Do I get to be the first one to say it? SEC speed my big, black ass.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 4:59 PM EST reply actions
Well, it looks like he’ll leave as L-L-L-Loyd, rather than L-L-L-L-Loyd.
On CBS, you know UVa is going to figure out a way to win the game by a safety.
by Ground0EastLansing on Jan 1, 2008 5:00 PM EST reply actions
Remote through the TV? Try TV through the window.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 5:01 PM EST reply actions
while i’m sure orson’s pyrotechnical skills are warming up for a bit of test-run armageddon, i’ve been trying to imagine how that psycho florida fan in the youtube vid from a few months back is handling this game.
by kleph on Jan 1, 2008 5:01 PM EST reply actions
Hail to the victors valiant
Hail to the conquering heroes
Hail, hail to Michigan
The Champions of the West!
by poguemahone on Jan 1, 2008 5:02 PM EST reply actions
Guess it isn’t a good time to bring up Appalachian State herpes…
by daviehamsufferer97 on Jan 1, 2008 5:02 PM EST reply actions
There’s a bigger fish to fry Monday Night…and it might be your big black ass.
Michigan seniors 1-7 vs Ohio State and bowl games. I’d be fired up as well.
Congrats Lloyd! That was a national championship type team you F’d up.
Truly.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 5:03 PM EST reply actions
Big Ten 1, SEC 1. Both Wiscy and UM far outplayed their opponents.
Swing game is LSU-OSU for the title, and I am more convinced than ever OSU will get a 2-3 TD win…
by PSUfanNYC on Jan 1, 2008 5:03 PM EST reply actions
The circle of transitive football herpes is now closed from Appalachian State to Florida.
by wahiggle on Jan 1, 2008 5:04 PM EST reply actions
PW,
I’m not sure how to respond to that. You white devil.
You know who’s happiest about this victory? The kittens of Ann Arbor.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 5:05 PM EST reply actions
Well…well…look who showed up after 361 days away…The Big 10 talking crap.
I’ll be the first to say….PAC 10 SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 5:06 PM EST reply actions
Kleph is right.
Expecting profanity laced perroration that should exceed that which followed Georgia game by huge margin.
Congrats. Leaking lizards just lost to slow, staid, cromagnon ofense with slow witted just reviled and appropriately ejected coach.
(I know, Manningham, Arrington are faster than your average Hart but whatever).
by marcillac on Jan 1, 2008 5:06 PM EST reply actions
Now, fellow Buckeye fans, don’t talk shit. Don’t you remember how we felt last year when we thought we were the ’85 Bears only for the Gators to make us look like the ’07 Dolphins in the MNC (possibly even worse)?
They’ll never let us forget it here if it happens again. So for now, shut the fuck up and enjoy the win.
by poguemahone on Jan 1, 2008 5:06 PM EST reply actions
but… but… the SEC is so FAST!!
how?!?
why?!?!?
ps, morgan trent running down percy harvin? HILARIOUS
by bup bup bup on Jan 1, 2008 5:06 PM EST reply actions
Shiver me timbers! 31-28 Texas Tech!
by The Freewheelin' Charles Woodson on Jan 1, 2008 5:07 PM EST reply actions
At least Al Groh lost. May he roast on a slow spit next to the now retired LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOYD.
by marcillac on Jan 1, 2008 5:10 PM EST reply actions
wow…where did all these people come from?
When Tenn beat Wisc, the SEC fans simply opened another beer….they didn’t run to their computer and act like they won Powerball…It was the Capitol 1 Bowl (I think)…
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 5:10 PM EST reply actions
Gee, look at the bowl slate for the top 3 B10 teams
Michigan vs Florida….IN FL
Illinois vs USC….AT the Rose Bowl
OSU vs LSU…. IN New Orleans
And we wonder why the B10 doesn’t do as well in bowl games….LOL….
by Pants McPants on Jan 1, 2008 5:11 PM EST reply actions
Go ahead, O, let it out…again.
I dare you. No, check that. DOUBLE-DARE you.
by Aerobab on Jan 1, 2008 5:11 PM EST reply actions
Winning something is relatively unfamiliar to the Big Ten recently, dontchaknow. I agree, we’re overreacting.
by poguemahone on Jan 1, 2008 5:12 PM EST reply actions
I am certainly not Michigan fan or even Big 10 fan. I just find this “SEC speed” nonsense to be extremely tedious. Before Tennessee-Wisconsin, they put up a graphic saying the SEC is 11-11 versus the Big 10 over the past (I think) five years. As of now, they’re 12-12. That’s not evidence of dominance, that’s evidence of teams from two very good conferences playing to a draw.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 5:12 PM EST reply actions
Sorry but I’m not taking my family on vacation to the Motor City Bowl.
Both teams get equall number of tickets.
Even though Detroit has a hoping housing market for crack houses.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 5:13 PM EST reply actions
I was kind of hoping Illinois would win this game. Then they let Jim Belushi introduce the squad. Now? Fuck Illinois.
by Harris on Jan 1, 2008 5:14 PM EST reply actions
Annapolis @ 238 – because we didn’t talk shit all year about how much better the Big 10 is or make unfounded assertions about “speed” or anything else. No, we just let the numbers to the talking, and now we can run our mouths after the supposed epitome of SEC speed, with the Heisman winner, essentially playing at home, just got their asses handed to them by an 8-4 Big 10 team….
by PSUfanNYC on Jan 1, 2008 5:16 PM EST reply actions
“When Tenn beat Wisc, the SEC fans simply opened another beerÂ….they didnÂ’t run to their computer and act like they won PowerballÂ…”
because the media has been taking a dump on the chest of the big ten while simultaneously giving a beej to the SEC ALL FUCKING YEAR.
i’m an Ohio State fan and i hate michigan with every fibre of my being, but seeing a big ten team beat up on an SEC team they weren’t given a chance against is pretty sweet
by bup bup bup on Jan 1, 2008 5:18 PM EST reply actions
When I was growing up down South every year Penn State went 11-1 or 10-1.
Everyone down South said ..put PSU in the SEC and they would go 7-4.
Well, they are in the equally good Big 10 and guess what?
You haven’t won anything since dropping Temple for Wisconsin.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 5:19 PM EST reply actions
239- It’s not the rest of the country’s fault, that even the Big Televen doesn’t even want to play in their home states in Jan.
by Meg on Jan 1, 2008 5:19 PM EST reply actions
I’m pretty sure USF found out first hand that Pac-10 speed does kill.
Can someone tell Doug its 2008 now?
by Madre Hill, Superstar on Jan 1, 2008 5:19 PM EST reply actions
It’s a great win for Michigan. They really played well and it would have been a bigger win if not for the turnovers.
It doesn’t really exhonerate the Big 10’s recent woes, but it does show that the conference can field good teams.
Big 10 fans shouldn’t be talking shit (except to FL)
SEC fans shouldn’t be talking shit either.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 5:19 PM EST reply actions
I love the Zooker, but I’m not sure I could deal with ESPN’s reaction if Illinois won. Hearing the Citrus Bowl announcers today say that a lot of players on Florida’s (ridiculously young) team are Zook’s players was just silly—let’s retire that line please. But the juxtaposition of the two games today if Illinois wins, along with the “Ron Zook’s players” thing, might kill my soul.
Of course, then I remember in the past 20 months my teams have won 3 national championships and a Heisman, and the pain dulls.
I’ll stop talking now.
by Troy on Jan 1, 2008 5:20 PM EST reply actions
hey, whats going on here? oh another big 10/sec argument on edsbs? weird.
florida played shitty. much like the UGA game. michigan played the absolute best game they could muster up all season. that’s about it.
onward and upward my florida friends.
by m on Jan 1, 2008 5:21 PM EST reply actions
Chin up Senor Swindle.
You lost by 6 playing mostly freshmen and sophomores at every position. Michigan won by 6 with seniors playing every important position. Florida’s lineup is set while we retool everywhere and change systems. You will compete for a MNC next year. We will not
Still, at least for today, Ha ha.
Cheers,
Maize n Brew
by Maize n Brew Dave on Jan 1, 2008 5:23 PM EST reply actions
You said-
Annapolis @ 238 – because we didnÂ’t talk shit all year about how much better the Big 10 is or make unfounded assertions about “speed” or anything else. No, we just let the numbers to the talking, and now we can run our mouths after the supposed epitome of SEC speed, with the Heisman winner, essentially playing at home, just got their asses handed to them by an 8-4 Big 10 team
Uh….Florida finished 8-4
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 5:25 PM EST reply actions
troy, i was laughing at that too. THESE PLAYERS… THESE ARE ZOOK’S RECRUITS!
umm.. really? that’s enough already.
umm.. really? that’s enough already.when i saw that fucking zook get off the bus with those sunglasses on, i wanted to end it all. remember when he lead us to 0-3 against miami? yeah..
by m on Jan 1, 2008 5:25 PM EST reply actions
252 – 4 turnovers for Michigan 0 for Florida. But Florida played like shit and Michigan played well? Oh yeah, and 3 of Michigan’s turnovers occurred inside the opposing 10-yard line. Tebow got hit more often and harder than he’s been hit all season….that was the difference when it mattered.
by notthequarterback on Jan 1, 2008 5:28 PM EST reply actions
All the Big 10 people all day have been saying..hey it’s 2008 now.
Sorry but watching Indiana play last night cannot be so quickly erased.
I’ve never seen a group of people flip a calendar so fast.
That being said….OSU-LSU really looks like a toss up.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 5:30 PM EST reply actions
All I’m going to say is…if Speed Equals Championships but Pac 10 Speed Kills, then what does Big 12 speed do?
PS: William Moore had the defensive performance of the day. He was all over the place, the pick-six off C. Dick included.
by El Hombre on Jan 1, 2008 5:30 PM EST reply actions
Annapolis – Penn State has a pretty good record against SEC teams, with only 2 losses (Florida, Auburn) since 1990. They play Bama again in 2010-2011, so we’ll get a chance to improve the record.
And Florida came in to the game with a record of 9-3 to Michigan’s 8-4. The final record for both teams is 9-4.
by PSUfanNYC on Jan 1, 2008 5:32 PM EST reply actions
Where the hell were those throws against us, Juice?
Dammit
by Pants McPants on Jan 1, 2008 5:33 PM EST reply actions
@260
Agreed. The Buckeyes are still 0-8 verse the SEC and whatnot. I don’t know if I could live with a week of shit-talk from fellow B10 fans only to see my team get humiliated again.
So, er, apologies in advance.
by poguemahone on Jan 1, 2008 5:35 PM EST reply actions
I hate Jim Belushi in every phase of the game. From looks to speech to alleged humor.
Annapolis Doug, we still play Temple. PSU also won the Big 10 as recently as 2005.
by RowdyRoddyPiper on Jan 1, 2008 5:35 PM EST reply actions
Meanwhile, Big Ten fans shit-talk should be tempered by SC embarrassing the only team to top those boys in the title game.
by poguemahone on Jan 1, 2008 5:35 PM EST reply actions
Okay, the Rose Bowl is over with 8:30 left in the first. quarter.
I went to Illinois for grad school. Loved it. Love the Illini. But, they’re overmatced.
I know teams say “we’re not just happy to be here” but that’s PR. Illinois is VERY happy to be in Pasedena and that’s enough.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 5:37 PM EST reply actions
We coulda used some of the size of those biggens in the half-time show for pass protection, and our women’s vollyball team in the secondary…
by The Gospel According to Tebow on Jan 1, 2008 5:38 PM EST reply actions
Ya know, I was all about rooting for the conference, sticking up for compatriot members, etc.
And then my school lost to Appalachian State, and every other school in the conference (including the ones we beat handily every year) ordered Appy State gear and talked enormous amounts of shit.
So I say, fuck them. Fuck the Big Ten. Michigan did something Ohio State couldn’t do last year, and that’s pretty fucking cool.
by notthequarterback on Jan 1, 2008 5:39 PM EST reply actions
Essentially the inverse of last year’s MNC. Florida was quite obviously nowehere near as much better than tOSU as the score indicated. Rather, a much better prepared, supebly motivated AND, somewhat better team laid the wood to the complacent Buckeyes coming of a very long layoff.
Here and inferior Michigan team loaded with Seniors who had suffered a humiliating season and somewhat diappointing career beat a flat young Gator squad, complacent over their recent achievements and interested primarily in the future.
by marcillac on Jan 1, 2008 5:41 PM EST reply actions
I love the arguments about who is the best conference. IMHO, the SEC is both the best conference and the most overrated conference.
Florida sure was soft today, I mean SEC soft. They certainly didn’t play like the team that physically beat up the SEC last year and OSU in the BCS Championship. Better toughen up next year Gators.
Where is Chris Leak when you need him Gators? Michigan gave a clinic on how to beat Tebow today. Look for more of the same the next two years.
by Mike on Jan 1, 2008 5:42 PM EST reply actions
Wow, this is funny stuff. But for all of the jokes and humor, one thing stands out clearly. Michigan is a better team than Florida! They certainly outcoached Florida.
by MJackson on Jan 1, 2008 5:42 PM EST reply actions
notthequarterback
Well said…98% of the year, I hate Florida.
Congrats….get drunk and the boss will understand when you come in at 10:30 unshaken in the morning.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 5:44 PM EST reply actions
254- maybe UF played shitty because they are sort of shitty at key positions.
Orson- a gift basket of kittens just arrived at your door courtesy of Lloyd.
by Meg on Jan 1, 2008 5:48 PM EST reply actions
Jesus Christ 271, give some credit where it’s due. Nothing worse than using mindset as an excuse. Maybe FL was flat and is looking forward to the future (which should be an incredibly bright future), but being mentally prepared, no matter what the game, is as important as physical talent. Michigan beat a good FL team, overcoming 4 turnovers in the process. FL’s flatness is a bullshit excuse.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 5:49 PM EST reply actions
notthequarterback…
I for one was not one of the Buckeye fans who enjoyed Michigan losing to Appy State. By virtue of living in the south, I have become a pussy and a fan who has to root for other Big Ten teams because that is what everyone down here does. Growing up in the North I would have never given a single thought about rooting for another Big Ten team…they were the enemy. But things are different down here…SEC fans band together for SEC pride…it’s a southern thing…it’s a pride thing…it’s a proving to the rest of the country we are not a bunch of dumb hicks thing…all things that don’t exist up north.
by The Artist Formerly Known as tOSUBuckeyes on Jan 1, 2008 5:54 PM EST reply actions
@274
Michigan gave a clinic on how to beat Tebow today. Look for more of the same the next two years.
Actually, Michigan gave a clinic on how to beat Dan Mullen’s offense, whether it features Tebow or not. For a while, it looked like the sheer greatness of the offensive talent would be enough to overcome Mullen’s playcalling, but in the end, it wasn’t enough, especially with the defense playing so poorly.
Thank you to Mike Hart for trying to help, though.
by Troy on Jan 1, 2008 5:54 PM EST reply actions
D-nice,
I’m not making an excuse and am very far from a Florida fan. I’m giving full credit to Florida for their preparation last year and Michigan this year and am assigning the appropriate blame to this year’s Gators and last year’s Buckeyes for their mental and motivational failure.
I’m simply observing that the two results, last year’s MNC blowout and this year’s Michigan win are the results of those aggragate achievements and failures rather than an absolute indicator of the quality of the opponents playing at something approaching their best.
by marcillac on Jan 1, 2008 5:56 PM EST reply actions
My bad 271/281.
I would expect a more multicultural lineup of USC song girls, being that it is in So Cal. That said, they’re hot.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 6:05 PM EST reply actions
This is what I was talking about…we were here all day talking crap..having fun..then Michigan wins and 90 people came on line- cussed out everyone in the SEC .and left…if Illini loses, ..where is everyone?
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 6:10 PM EST reply actions
Ohio State and LSU are very lucky that Stanford beat USC.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 6:12 PM EST reply actions
283 -
I’m not going anywhere. Illini are done…Once again, USC gets healthy for the bowl game and looks unbeatable. But I don’t really have a dog in this fight…my team beat Illinois, it’s a great story….but this game is not surprising in the least.
by notthequarterback on Jan 1, 2008 6:14 PM EST reply actions
Again, Annapolis, it’s because USC fans weren’t on here all year talking about how great they are and how much supposed speed they have. SEC fans ran their mouths all year about the Big 10, and now they’re getting it back, and will get even more after OSU beats LSU.
By the way, ANY SEC team would be down 14-0 against this USC team in the Rose Bowl at this point…
by PSUfanNYC on Jan 1, 2008 6:16 PM EST reply actions
http://cfn.scout.com/2/716023.html
good reading
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 6:16 PM EST reply actions
i would have gotten a huge b0n3r when i saw the humanitarian get off the bus all dressed up and what nots.. if i were a dude that is.
musburger. cool.
by m on Jan 1, 2008 6:16 PM EST reply actions
I wonder what ESPN/ABC thinks now. They’ve spent so much time overhyping the Rose Bowl (even to the point of constantly reminding us that the PREGAME had started during the last game), and this game looks like it’s probably on the way to being a wash for the second straight year.
by Smyth on Jan 1, 2008 6:16 PM EST reply actions
Don’t lump us all in there together….I’ve been on line since 11:00 (when I made my first screwdriver..on #11 now)…
I got defensive when the Big 10 onslaught began when Michigan won..some people who haven’t been on line all bowl season…what is the SEC in the bowls? 5-2? With possibility of 7-2 ..
You said ‘after OSU beats LSU’….I would never say that…You did.
So we’re obnoxious?
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 6:20 PM EST reply actions
From ESPN:
“Big 10 CHOMP
Perhaps last season’s national championship game was the exception and not the rule. With its loss to Michigan today, Florida falls to 2-4 this decade against the Big Ten Conference in bowl games."
AnnieDoug will refute anything negative you say about the SEC, no matter how factual. Stay classy sir.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 6:24 PM EST reply actions
Let’s talk ‘speed’..is speed defined from where you are born or what college you choose?
Percy Harvin- from Virginia
Joe McKnight- from Louisiana
That speed thing started about 5 years ago when a future NFL TE from Tenn outran a nobody from a Big 10 team. I’m over it.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 6:26 PM EST reply actions
274/Mike,
Sorry, but UGA gave the clinic on beating UF this year. Um didn’t come close to that effort.
Doug and others, don’t count out LSU too badly. You see what a difference it makes to be healthy, a la Southern Cal.
by LSUJoshua on Jan 1, 2008 6:27 PM EST reply actions
bnb614 shows up ever hour or so to insult me….She can bite my nuts.
Rick Neuhesiel likes Hawaii +8.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 6:30 PM EST reply actions
USC/Illinois is a snoozer. The interview with Slick Rick has been the highlight thus far.
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 6:34 PM EST reply actions
bnb614
I give you a ‘0’ on originality with that ‘stay classy’
see your post 154. Dick.
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 6:36 PM EST reply actions
See post 170 by you…homer
and # 158 by me (I was half right)
by Annapolis Doug on Jan 1, 2008 6:39 PM EST reply actions
I’m happy for Illinois and the Big Ten-Pac 10 tradition is great – when it would be a good game. But, the Rose Bowl committee needs to go outside that traditional matchup when it can get better games.
Rose Bowl is a snoozer.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 6:40 PM EST reply actions
293
Just who else for LSU has been injured/not playing beside Doresy? Further, healthy or not USC is better than Illinois, much better. USC has a decided experience and coaching edge in bowl games. Illinois was 2-9 or something terrible like that last year.
I would in no way equate USC/Illinois to LSU/Ohio State. Other than they are virtual road games for both Big Ten Teams, just like Michigan playing Florida in Florida and Penn State playing aTm in Texas…Tenn also got Wisconsin south of the mason-dixon line.
by The Artist Formerly Known as tOSUBuckeyes on Jan 1, 2008 6:41 PM EST reply actions
There it is Zooker just said the Illini are getting a little bit better and better on each series…lol. Sounds just like Saban’s “aight” or “relative to.”
by The Artist Formerly Known as tOSUBuckeyes on Jan 1, 2008 6:45 PM EST reply actions
It would be killer if Fleetwood Mac would reunite for the Rose Bowl half time and perform “Tusk” with the USC marching band as they did (though not the Rose Bowl) when they recorded the song. Without the coke of, of course.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 6:49 PM EST reply actions
Aw, Southern Cal’s band is so cute. Trying to dance and everything. Grambling, Southern and just about every HBC marching band is on the floor laughing right now. What a joke.
Argue about conferences all you want, HBCs have halftime and any other time entertainment locked up.
by LSUJoshua on Jan 1, 2008 6:51 PM EST reply actions
@LSUJoshua
No kidding. Somewhere, the Ocean of Soul is chuckling.
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 6:56 PM EST reply actions
So true about HBC marching bands, who are often more of a draw than the football. But, then again, they’d have a larger stage to showcase that talent if they’re football didn’t suck (rwell, at least relatively, I’m well aware that HBCs have fielded top teams in the lower divisions).
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 6:57 PM EST reply actions
The Illini are rocking out to Stairway to Heaven. Uhh, wtf?
by bitterhorn on Jan 1, 2008 7:01 PM EST reply actions
USC claims George Lucas as an alum, Illinois has Hef. Advantage?
by Ed on Jan 1, 2008 7:06 PM EST reply actions
Well Lucas has thrown millions and millions back to the alma matter, so we will take him.
by oc phil on Jan 1, 2008 7:10 PM EST reply actions
Hef is 80 years old and bangs 20 yr old hotties. Lucas’ $$$ can’t buy that.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 7:17 PM EST reply actions
God, the one thing that pisses me off about USC is that they tend to play to their opponents level and be a little too casual sometimes. I still think they’ll win this game without too much worry, but all those offensive drives where they seemingly just settled after they were up 14-0, running on 3rd and long and punting, is such bullshit. They should have been up 31-3 before ILlinois just socred.
Again, I think they’ll win handily, but come on. The offense has been sleepwalking since late in the first quarter.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 7:19 PM EST reply actions
What a joke of a program at USC. Bunch of unorganized assclowns who show no class and get unsportsmanlike penalties every touchdown. And their coach doesn’t say anything but he doesn’t want to ruffle one of his hairs out of place. He needs to look good when he gets congratulatory backslaps from the over the hill celebrities on the sideline. What a joke of a program. Pete Carroll still has nightmares about Jim Harbaugh.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 7:43 PM EST reply actions
Yeah I forgot, Reggie Bush made a lot of money there.
Illinois is a 4th quarter team so everyone look out!
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 7:59 PM EST reply actions
Poor #311 bnb614, penis envy?
Harbaugh will have his chance next year – hahaha!
by TrojanRick on Jan 1, 2008 8:03 PM EST reply actions
Poor #311, bnb614 – envious?!
We’re still counting the points, and the fourth quarter has just begun – get used to it!
Beware of next year with the qb that the arkies rejected.
by TrojanRick on Jan 1, 2008 8:07 PM EST reply actions
The Arkies didn’t reject him. He quit on them. Nice to see you welcoming the quitter to your program.
Also nice to see your USC knowledge since Mustain will most likely be the backup QB next year.
by bnb614 on Jan 1, 2008 8:54 PM EST reply actions
Sanchez has no chance next year – Mustain da man!
Beware world -SC is on the move – and the move is upward, like it or not!
and Corp is his replacement.
by TrojanRick on Jan 1, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions
Wathcing the Rose and the Sugar, it’s really too bad that USC and Georgia didn’t get to play.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 10:10 PM EST reply actions
It would have been a good game, yet Georia is not the game SC wanted.
We await tOSU next year in the Coliseum, following the beatdown of the UofV in Charlottesville at the beginning of the season. Beware of SC Next season guys, we may surprise waaaay too many teams.
by TrojanRick on Jan 1, 2008 10:20 PM EST reply actions
Trojanrick, don’t you think USC will be a lot like Flordia this year? Supremely talented, but they lose a LOT of experience. So, they could gel quickly and make a NC run, or they could end up losing 2 or 3 (of course that’s really not that much different than any top program any year).
I do appreciate Carroll’s scheduling. At Virginia, Ohio St. at home, ND at home for non-conference. Obviously, ND is usually a better opponent, but it’s ballsy scheduling nonethless.
by D-nice on Jan 1, 2008 10:27 PM EST reply actions
we come from the big ten. we are slow. we are big. and we came into your house and beat you down. bow down, sec brethren! bow down.
by bill on Jan 2, 2008 1:47 AM EST reply actions
USC loses Booty, but still has Sanchez or Mustain ready to step in.
They lose Washington but have Stafon Johnson and McKnight ready to go at taliback. Fullback is secure, barring injury.
Most of the key receivers were underclassmen and they will be more experienced next year.
They lose some players on the OL and defense but have backups who got plenty of playing time this year ready to move into the starting lineup at most positions. I’ll be happy if Rey M and Cusing come back at linebacker but even if they don’t there will still be depth at there. If the juniors who could go to the NFL stay, then USC will look as strong next year as they did in the pre-season this year. If all the juniors go pro, then USC will still be a contender for the championship next year.
by oc phil on Jan 2, 2008 2:06 AM EST reply actions
So after reading this thread did Annapolis Doug pass out after his 11th screwdriver? And honestly, does he consider it something to be proud of that he was started posting at 11 AM and continued all day? Dude, get some friends, go watch the games with them and get off the computer.
by Nickel on Jan 2, 2008 12:38 PM EST reply actions
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