Whoo! Michigan! Pathetic.

You have to love seeing Michigan beat Florida. To be honest, as an OSU fan I wouldn't mind seeing a meteor hit the stadium and wipe out both schools' football programs completely, but since that didn't happen, seeing Florida get beat was pretty nice.

Fuck both teams, but fuck Michigan more. Now you decide to actually try? Now you decide to do something other than the most basic offense you could think of? If you played like that against OSU, you might have actually won more than 0 times in the last 4 years. What an overrated bunch of pussies...well, maybe they weren't overrated, just lazy, or not coached well...fuck it, it's all of the above.

I cannot stand Mike Hart. I think he is the biggest asshole in the world, bar none. He is the epitome of the phrase, "big fish in a little pond." 4 yards per carry is a decent average in the NFL where the defenses are bigger, faster and stronger, but Mike Hart doesn't play in the NFL. Mike Hart didn't fumble in 1,000 whatever carries...AWESOME. Listen, that's nice and all, but that's the same thing as celebrating David Garrard for not throwing any interceptions yet only throwing 2 TD's.

Mr. Hart was jawing like usual, and played like he usually does, getting stupid little runs and getting up like he's some tough dude. He couldn't be more arrogant despite being so run of the mill. I don't understand how you could honestly root for such a douchebag, such a prick.

Anyways, since the game went to Michigan, I give Llllllllllllllllloyd Carr a single clap. It was great beating the crap out of you and it was nice to give OSU fans the gift of beating the team that embarassed them almost a year ago, but at the same time, why did you decide to try aggressive stuff now? Why didn't you actually try to beat OSU instead of trying not to lose? Whatever, fuck 'em both.

Terrelle Pryor and Rich Rod

I have a total statutory man crush on Terrelle Pryor, the football prospect out of Pennsylvania who is drawing comparisons to Vince Young. As any Buckeye fan knows, OSU is at the top of his list. Well...fuckin' Rich Rodriguez.

Yea, it's a small little picadillo that could result in this wunderkind going to that whore Ann Arbor, but you know what? It really isn't that big of a deal.

If OSU gets this kid...we'll win a national championship.

If Michigan gets him...eh, no big deal.

Why? Easy. Rich Rod, while being a good coach, is a terrible fit for Michigan.

First off...Michigan fans can no longer say they value ethics over winning. That became blatantly false the minute they hired Rich Rod and his lovely history of getting well mannered players (ahem...Pacman and Chris Henry). Reading Michigan blogs, the most common retort is, "yea, but now he'll have the resources to get better behaving players." Right, but when you have a guy who was willing to accept ROTTEN apples, why would he suddenly change?

Second, he's implementing the polar opposite offensive system that Michigan's current players were recruited to execute. The common retort...he was successful with Shaun King in a pass first spread. My common retort...Tulane plays whom...smells like Hawaii.

When has Rich Rod won a big game? Against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl? Eh...Georgia looked like they could give two shits less until WVU's 28 first quarter points woke them up, which led to Georgia locking WVU the fuck down. He choked this year against Pitt. He has choked twice against South Florida. He choked last year against Louisville. He plays in the Big East, it's not like WVU is going through LSU, Florida, Auburn, Georgia, and Arkansas. Fuck, that Pitt loss is inexcusable, nevermind the rest.

Even if Pryor goes to Michigan, it really won't matter. You can't just tell zone-blocking offensive linemen to start blocking for the spread, it doesn't work that way. You can't tell your cutback, downhill power backs to immediately cut off .3 seconds off their 40 time and start running out of the shotgun, it doesn't work that way. You can't tell...you get the picture. My point is, he isn't going to have the pieces around him that Vince Young had. Even if Rich Rod gets Pryor, he won't have any other big recruits because he's entering the game too late. Plus, if you think Pryor is sticking around for 4 years, please stop sniffing glue.

If I was Pryor, I'd be looking at the coaches. Sure, OSU's style of offense isn't suited to your talents...right now. But Troy Smith's version sure looked like you'd fit right in. My point is when you mention Rich Rod's offense, you get a clear picture of what it is. When you mention Tressel's...things get a little cloudy.

Before Troy, it was Tressel-ball. Grind the clock, power running, no turnovers. With Troy, that all changed. Now, Boeckman runs an offense that incorporates the best elements of both styles, a versatile passing game that favors possession yet has 2 legit deep threats and is augmented by a power running game behind a line of 315+ pound maulers. You don't think that Tressel could adapt to Pryor? Dumbass.

Sure, Rich Rod's system fits him like a glove. But you also have to deal with the coach himself. Tressel isn't going anywhere. Michigan has a sieve-like defense that isn't getting any better and has a coach who had no problem leaving his alma-mater, do you really think he'd have any second thoughts leaving Michigan for a possible Florida State (if Jimbo Fisher goes elsewhere), Miami (Randy Shannon is not the answer) or a top-tier SEC school?

Pryor is a great talent. But the way I see it, he's like a sport-tuned car suspension. OSU is like a Shelby GT Mustang...versatile enough to do anything. Michigan is like an 1996 Pontiac Trans-Am. Not the greatest year for the model, doesn't have many modern features, but has a new paint job (Rich Rod). The suspension (Pryor) would be a much better fit on a better car (OSU) rather than a nice part on a shitty car (Michigan). Sure, this is asinine and completely biased, but why go to a school that has 4 (soon to be 5) straight Bowl losses and a 1 out of their last 7 streak against their chief rivals?

Let me put it this way...would you rather go to a school that wins, or a school that loses? You turn around the losing school...you're the man, I'll give you that. You don't, you're a cautionary tale. You go to OSU, you win a national championship and cement your name amongst the legends, the Tommie Frazier's, the Vince Young's, the Matt Leinart's.

OSU is stocked. They have 4 (!) of the top 10 offensive linemen recruits committed (either soft or verbal) and you have a pipeline of new talent being poured in from Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida and Ohio. You have a coach who's name is uttered in hushed tones. You have a program which is amongst the nation's elite. Why go to a dying program, stuck in their own quicksand? Why trust a coach who flirted with another school last season, then abandoned his alma mater the next? Why go to a school which recently made history for being the first top-5 school to lose to a 1-AA school...ON THEIR HOME TURF?

I don't care if you come to OSU anymore. I realize that Tressel has a backup plan, and we'll be fine no matter what. We're looking at a top 10 team for the next 3 forseeable years and are enjoying the fruits of success. We're in our 2nd consecutive national championship game. We'll be fine with or without you. Sure, you'd look great in Scarlet and Gray, but if you'd rather wear Maize and Blue, enjoy losing.

Choose wisely Terrelle.

Quick Monday Morning Thoughts

-That was fun as hell to watch.

-Jamal Lewis is the shit.

-Um...does the shutout still count?

-Wearing sleeves in freezing weather in the middle of a blizzard does not make you less of a man. Then again, it makes you look tough.

-Phil Dawson hit a beautiful 49 yard punch fade into the wind at 16 to get himself close for an birdie.

-I wish I had more to say about the game, but really, it was just Jamal beating the fuck out of the Bills for a few hours.

-Now to the important thing. Fucking Rich Rodriguez. I immediately go from a fan of his to someone who thinks he's a douchebag and destined to fail. Michigan doesn't have the resources to run his offense for at least a couple of years, and even then, who knows how much success he'll have?

The thing that scares me about the whole Rich Rod going to Michigan escapade is the impact it'll have on Terelle Pryor, the gifted QB/WR/whatever prospect who reminds scouts of Vince Young. His choices were narrowed down to OSU and WVU, and he does seem tailor made to the spread option we all know Rodriguez is a fan of. Something to keep tabs on.

Ugh. Competency in Ann Arbor.

A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

This sums it up nicely...root against LSU.

College Football Picks of the Week

West Virvinina vs. South Florida-I’ll go a little crazy to start ‘er off and take WVU. They are hot and USF seems a little flavor of the month right now; they are too much like Boise St. right now. So if you’re smart take WVU with the spread of -7.

Michigan vs. Northwestern- Hey if a team that does not run the score up like Ohio State puts up 58 on you, even Michigan has a shot then right? Too close to tell…

Notre Dame vs. Purdue- This is a double edged sword. If ND wins all we’ll hear about is that they finally won, but if they lose, all we’ll hear about is “Oh my God, 0-5?” I don’t know which one I’ll be able to stomach. Can we just eliminate Notre Dame and Charlie Weis from sports conversation? And that means YOU Mitch Albom. Purdue won’t cover the 21.5 point spread, but they’ll win.

Kent State vs. Ohio- I figured I’d add in one of the local games here, just for fun. Coming of a painful defeat at the hands of the A.K. Ron (Akron), look for the Golden Flashes to bounce back. I’m taking them at +2.5, sorry OU.

Maryland vs. Rutgers- Honestely, I thought Maryland would beat Wake, but hey whatever. Look for Rutgers to run away with this one. Or should I say look for Ray Rice to run away with this one. I’ll take Rutgers by two scores.

Cal vs. Oregon- Look for a good amount of points scored this weekend. Oregon has scored 194 and given up 66 this season. Cal has scored 166 to their opponent’s 98. I’m going Oregon at -3.5 based on that scoring ratio.

Michigan State vs. Wisconsin- Look for Michigan State to play them tough, but it’ll be too little, too late for Sparty. Wisconsin will take this one to the bank at -7.5 and will be the only team to challenge OSU for the Big 10 title.

Alabama vs. Florida State- So I turned on the Bama game this past weekend and they lost to Georgia on an OT TD, but all the Bama fans seemed like their entire season slipped away from their fingers. Hey Tide, you’re not that good. Just because you over paid Nick Saban doesn’t gurantee you a spot in the BCS National Championship game, but playing FSU is a good way to bounce back from that hard to take loss. Take Bama at +2.5.

North Texas vs. Arkansas- Should be an easy W for Arkansas. I’m only putting this one in there because of Spence being a Green Wave (?) for a couple of years. Good luck UNT, you’ll need it… Arkansas will win by 30+.

Ohio State vs. Minnesota- Minnesota is worse than Northwestern, seriously. I’m looking for the Buckeyes to put up at least 48 this weekend, probably holding Minnesota to a shutout. Get after ‘em Bucks, take them at -21.5, it’s a lock.