USC kills Notre Dame

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by dr. fager

I don't know what the battle is really about here, as a Michigan fan I was pretty disgusted outplayed and outcoached. Why it took them 2 1/2 quarters to put Henne in the shotgun blows my mind. USC had a great game plan they stopped the run.....and that was that.

and Gander please....Big Ten fans are no worse than Red Sox fans.....

the battle is that having one terrible game doesn't make a team necessarily worse than another, that's all.

[Gander]

If the game was closer I would tend to agree and throw it out. But it wasnt.
Michigan got crushed and it was more than just where they played the game.
We could argue all day who the better team is, truth be told, better is a very oblivious word. I personally dont care, have no strong liking for either school, just a pretty big anti fan of Big Ten teams, not as strong as my hatred for the Yankees, but I root against them nonetheless.

I agree about Red Sox fans, they can be pretty obnoxious too. I love them but I am more in love with the sport than I am with the Red Sox and tend to be pretty non bias when I speak of baseball.

[dr. fager]

Originally Posted by Gander

I agree about Red Sox fans, they can be pretty obnoxious too. I love them but I am more in love with the sport than I am with the Red Sox and tend to be pretty non bias when I speak of baseball.

Oh, I been around long enough...I know you are. Just a friendly jab.

UM didn't play their best game, but I also won't make excuses for them.

Does the big ten hatred stem more from b-ball...I know you're not a huge cfb fan. just curious.

[Gander]

You are right, I am much more a college hoops fan than I am a college football fan. I would say yes, I find the football fans to be much more obnoxious. With basketball, seems like their are more true fans with realistic non bias judgement.

Myself, I root for the Florida Gators, mostly because of Billy Donovan. Since he took over, they are the team I follow and watch.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Gander

You are right, I am much more a college hoops fan than I am a college football fan. I would say yes, I find the football fans to be much more obnoxious. With basketball, seems like their are more true fans with realistic non bias judgement.

Myself, I root for the Florida Gators, mostly because of Billy Donovan. Since he took over, they are the team I follow and watch.

I just met him, Gander... I'm setting up a seminar with him at my job right now with him as the speaker. He's a nice guy... GO GATORS!

[Gander]

I was shocked the spread wasnt higher in this game. Thought for sure given the Big Ten's reputation and the fact that Mich barely lost to Ohio State and USC looked pretty mediocre losing to a very so-so UCLA, that the spread would be more like Mich by 7.

I realize where the game was played, but cmmon. Something about that spread screamed "bet USC."

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Gander

If the game was closer I would tend to agree and throw it out. But it wasnt.
Michigan got crushed and it was more than just where they played the game.
We could argue all day who the better team is, truth be told, better is a very oblivious word. I personally dont care, have no strong liking for either school, just a pretty big anti fan of Big Ten teams, not as strong as my hatred for the Yankees, but I root against them nonetheless.

Just for the sake of airing it out, since you mentioned that you don't have a strong liking for either team -- I don't have any longstanding commitment to any team in America in college football. I used to love Florida State -- and have only paid attention to college football the last few years because of living in Oregon and now in Ann Arbor -- the atmosphere dictated that I pay attention to it. I really couldn't care less about UM, but I think it's insane that they're getting dogged the way they are because they played ONE really terrible game...a game that I don't think determined who was the better team one bit.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I really couldn't care less about UM, but I think it's insane that they're getting dogged the way they are because they played ONE really terrible game...

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Nowadays anytime someone is defeated, sports team, athlete, horse you name it. There seems to be an excuse.

I'm going to compare it to horse racing. I find it insane that there are people out there who were ready to crown Bernardini not only 3yo of the year, but Horse of the Year if he won the BCC. Instead, he gets beat by a LENGTH, and now many of those same people are saying that he should not even be 3YO champion of the year because he didn't beat older horses in the BCC?!

One length should cost him both titles that people were ready to give him?

Likewise, Michigan gets trounced once and everyone jumps ship and starts dogging UM over it.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Well whoever is saying he shouldn't be 3 year old champ because he ran second in the Classic is insane and frankly an idiot. My point is, we live in a day and age where excuses are made for everything. Had Michigan trounced USC there would have been a huge outcry that they probably should have been playing Ohio St. for the Nat'l title. And I would have agreed with that. But, fact is they were trounced by USC and to say after the fact that they weren't themselves is just making an excuse because they were soundly defeated. If it were close it would be one thing....but it wasn't.

They weren't themselves...

They really weren't. I hope Ohio State plays just as poor.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Why exactly weren't themselves? Because they didn't play the absolute best game they have ever played, because in that case most teams that play aren't themselves.

Nah, they just weren't the same team to me, DaHoss. I can't say I watched every single Michigan game this season (because I didn't), but I watched most of them and that was a different team in the Rose Bowl. I really could care less either way, but I'm not willing to crown USC a better team off of that game. That would be like me saying USC sucked because UCLA beat them a month ago, you know?

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

My point is, we live in a day and age where excuses are made for everything.

I'm focusing mainly on two things right now

1.) That everything aside, I believe that Michigan is the second best team in college football, no excuses, no nothing.

2.) On the topic of excuses, the "play the game in Ann Arbor, MI" thing is an excuse -- but it's a very valid one. Look at how Tampa Bay can't beat the Bears in Chicago in December in like 13 tries, even when the Bears are terrible. Would it have changed the outcome? Probably not. Would it have affected the boys from SoCal to be put in Michigan in the middle of winter instead of a home game in socal? Probably. That's a very fair thing to point out.

[dalakhani]

To quote Dennis Green (subbing the wolverines for the bears) "Michigan is EXACTLY who we thought they were". End of story.

If the game had been even close, maybe there might be a point. But it wasnt. it was a drubbing. If this was a once in a blue moon kind of thing, maybe there would be a point. But it isnt. Michigan always loses to USC. Period. Do i need to bring up the stats?

USC lost twice this year. Close games but losses none the less. It happens. No excuses. In each game, with less than five minutes to go, USC needed but ONE score to take the lead. Can Michigan say the same thing? NO. With five minutes to go, they were down by 3 touchdowns.

When was the last time Michigan won ANY game of significance? When Brady was there?

But such is the fantasy world of the BLUE fans and some of the others that just simply have no understanding of the sport. They lose by two touchdowns and they still are the better team? Unreal.

Originally Posted by dalakhani

When was the last time Michigan won ANY game of significance? When Brady was there?

But such is the fantasy world of the BLUE fans and some of the others that just simply have no understanding of the sport. They lose by two touchdowns and they still are the better team? Unreal.

It's fun to watch the excuses fly.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

If the game had been even close, maybe there might be a point. But it wasnt. it was a drubbing. If this was a once in a blue moon kind of thing, maybe there would be a point. But it isnt. Michigan always loses to USC. Period. Do i need to bring up the stats?

They played one REALLY bad quarter of football. Without that one REALLY bad quarter of football, USC doesn't even win the game.

Originally Posted by dalakhani

USC lost twice this year. Close games but losses none the less. It happens. No excuses. In each game, with less than five minutes to go, USC needed but ONE score to take the lead. Can Michigan say the same thing? NO. With five minutes to go, they were down by 3 touchdowns.

But for crying out loud -- Oregon St. and UCLA? Speaks for itself.

Originally Posted by dalakhani

They lose by two touchdowns and they still are the better team?

I'm glad you're catching on -- that's what I've been saying this whole time.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

They played one REALLY bad quarter of football. Without that one REALLY bad quarter of football, USC doesn't even win the game.



But for crying out loud -- Oregon St. and UCLA? Speaks for itself.



I'm glad you're catching on -- that's what I've been saying this whole time.

Well, in fantasy land, Michigan actually won that game. But this is REALITY where excuses dont matter. In the real world, michigan got CRUSHED. The got beat like they always do.

Is that 7 straight bowl games now?

[dr. fager]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Well, in fantasy land, Michigan actually won that game. But this is REALITY where excuses dont matter. In the real world, michigan got CRUSHED. The got beat like they always do.

Is that 7 straight bowl games now? yep...ann arbor is STILL a whore.

well it's 4, and I guess you didn't read what I had to say on the subject and I'm actually a UM fan. Outplayed and outcoached.

Last big win....I might say PSU last year...no shame in losing to Texas with the clock expiring in 05, one of the best games I've ever seen. Any UM fan would say OSU in 03, probably Florida in 03...but then yes the Orange Bowl in with Brady was the last big game.

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by dr. fager

well it's 4, and I guess you didn't read what I had to say on the subject and I'm actually a UM fan. Outplayed and outcoached.

Last big win....I might say PSU last year...no shame in losing to Texas with the clock expiring in 05, one of the best games I've ever seen. Any UM fan would say OSU in 03, probably Florida in 03...but then yes the Orange Bowl in with Brady was the last big game.

And thats fair enough good doctor. Michigan has nothing to hang its head about. They had a fine season.

My point was that the excuses get old especially in the face of that kind of beating.

Michigan should be set for a fine 2007. No Troy Smith should really help.

[dr. fager]

Trust me, I'm shaking my head about most of this myself...lol

Just felt like someone that actually does pull for the team should speak up.

Lloyd Carr will have to resign in order for Michigan to have a good 2007 season. Sorry that's just the way it is.

[dr. fager]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Lloyd Carr will have to resign in order for Michigan to have a good 2007 season. Sorry that's just the way it is.

I personally don't agree, but I don't see him there for more than 2 more years and feel he's earned it. It's not all wins and losses in cfb. And Ron English was a great hire. We'll see.