Winners, Literally!:
Michigan Upon Penn State's senior qb/whipping boy, Anthony Morreli's fumble with about ten minutes left in the first quarter and the immediate and ensuing Wolverine touchdown, was this game really in question? Before the game there was a ton of talk about this being the year for PSU to finally beat Michigan. What seemed to be largely forgottenn or selectively ignored by the pundits was the inability of Morreli to perform in big games. Annnnd the PSU's lack of creative or intelligent play-calling to come up with offensive schemes that could take advantage of UM's lagging speed on defense and refusal to contain mobile quarterbacks, granted, Morreli is as mobile as a glacier, but still!
And if we're talking about a program's staunch and obtuse dedication to offensive sets that were "groundbreaking" in those halcyon days of the 1960s, Lloyd's boys are right there with Paterno's crew. This whole game was some serious boredom-induction maelstrom that no viewer in the Midwest could pull away from upon watching the first half. I wanted to stop but I couldn't...I blame my parents for being tOSU fans from the Woody Hayes-era and their continual brainwashing of my brain and allegiances with "smashmouth"-read, boring-ass,- football.
Illinois I was totally right about Juice Williams and Rashard Mendenhall going buck wild against Indiana's controversial "invisible" defense. Sadly, Monsieurs Hardy and Lewis could not keep up their end of my bargain by not scoring against Illinois' equally invisible, but, sligtly more plucky defense. Illinois will be going to a bowl game, based off my baseless prediction from Thursday...
Ohio State Jimmy Tressel took Northwestern behind the woodshed yet again, in his continuing and presumed career long ploy for vengeance following his sole loss to Northwestern. As I understand these matters, the sowing of Evanston's soil with salt shall commence next season. The Buckeyes posted 58 points on 396 total yards which is startlingly efficient, granted, it would mean sooooooo much more against an opponent who had not lost to Duke the previous week.
Wisconsin This game was a memo to the rest of the country, watching the Big Ten can be damaging to your health. This game sucked to watch. It was a Saturday night game on national tv, save for the West Coast who was mercifully allowed to watch USC squash out Washington State. Iowa and Wisconsin's offenses seriously gave Michigan and Paterno State a run for the most boring suck-tacular game of the week. Fortunately for Badger fans, the
*I'm fully aware at how difficult finding two Big Ten teams in the top 15 can be, especially this season.
**Also am fully aware that Purdue beat Minnesota and that Michigan State beat Notre Dame, but is anyone surprised by these two facts?
2 comments:
Using a spread offense would actually require a QB who doesn't appear to always be wearing cement shoes.
Morelli is the Titanic to any Defense's iceberg.
Bring on the Daryll Clark or Pat Devlin era!!!
And Boobie Miles needs to have a *serious* talk with Austin Scott about how *not* to fumble and hold on to the freakin ball. Just give the ball to Kinlaw (not spectacular but solid) and leave Austin on the practice squad.
The only other thing I've got to say is: $)(@u!*U($#_$U)!(#####
I feel for you and refuse to gloat considering my two vested interests in the Big Ten still have to face both PSU and UM. Good Grief!
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