Thesis: If Oregon had beaten Boise State, they'd have the best resume in the country and would deserve to be ranked No. 1. They've been the best team in the country since that opening-night loss, if you ask me. The only other chink in their armor was that Purdue took them to the wire.
Hey, it only took 4 1/2 games of shitty football for Mangini to get it (read: ensure that Brady won't take 70 percent of the snaps to kick in his 11M incentives). With Carolina in the tank, Brady's all I've got for NFL football this year. :)
I'm not sure why Oklahoma State is still as high as they are. Their best win is at home over Georgia, who's been borne out to not be all that good. And they just got blitzed at home, albeit by Texas.
And he apparently did it without bothering to do his homework about the 'conference footprint' rule, meaning that we can't play off-site games in other conference's territories and have NBC broadcast them. I think they wanted a Texas team in SA but they're all Big 12 teams and White's a dumbass, so now all these off-site games are going to be against teams from nowhere near the area (except next year's Yankee Stadium game with Army). Golden Tate might be every bit the Heisman contender Jimmy is. That Hail Mary catch to end the first half was otherworldly.
so big ten teams all get worse as the season goes on? Well, apparently Michigan does in 2009. Michigan was never that good. Even the Michigan fans on here said that when they were undefeated. Oh I know they weren't. And we damn well should have won that game anyway. But they are playing measurably worse football the last month. Jesus H, Forcier. Another turnover.
or maybe notre dame isn't that great. I don't know if you watched that game on 9/12, but if you really, honestly think that Illinois could push around the same team that took the field in Ann Arbor that day, I really don't know what to tell you.
I really wish ND could get these Big Ten teams to play them later in the year. The Sept. 12th Michigan is miles better than the team that's been playing in conference play.
Aaron Corp. it's a known fact that 1 missed game at quarterback for USC has been the only injury in college football this season. I was pointing out the difference between Barkley and Corp at QB, not excusing the loss completely.
Illinois lost to Misouri 37-9. Illinois lost to Ohio State 30-0. Illinois is 0-fer against I-A teams this year. And they're just physically beating on Michigan at the moment.
I hate to say it, but whoever makes the Rose Bowl out of the Big Ten is likely to lose, Iowa or not. USC and Oregon are both very, very good teams and I'd expect them to handle Iowa or Penn State.
Not as ridiculous as Tennessee will look tonight in orange pants and black jerseys. I think that will look cool. Just will be a step down from their orange tops.
I'm trying to think of the last time a worse matchup of two teams has been on national network television than Michigan at Illinois today. 6-9 combined record (1-8 Big 10 record).