Countdown to Football Season!

[DVINNY]

Don't sell :wv: short. They play my lowly CU Buffaloes on Thursday.

:wv: will shine. I have a feelin'.

Fact is, they put up over 500 yards of offense on Auburn, and beat them in absolutely every statistic, including TURNOVERS. With 6 of them, you can't win. Plain and simple.

Penn State at Illinois will be interesting this weekend. Either the Illini will be 1-3 or PSU will start 0-2 in conference play.

I have a feeling Penn State will bounce back, but after watching them in person last week, I said that I didn't feel good about them. oh well.

Penn State will be a top 25 team most of the year, but that's probably about it.

 

[ALBin517]

I have a feeling Penn State will bounce back, but after watching them in person last week, I said that I didn't feel good about them. oh well.Penn State will be a top 25 team most of the year, but that's probably about it.

I think Iowa has as good a team as anybody to steal the B10 from Ohio State.

But the Hawkeyes would have to earn it with their road schedule - PSU, Wisconsin, Michigan State (at night) and Ohio State.

 

[OSUguy98]

Anyone else just wanna see Michigan lose? lol

: :wv: :

 

[snickerd3]

Anyone else just wanna see Michigan lose? lol
: :wv: :

yep

 

[ALBin517]

Anyone else just wanna see Michigan lose? lol
:: :wv: ::

Yes I do.

I like MSU's chances this weekend. They are desperate and it's the first game for Michigan's true freshman QB / messiah.

 

[MechGuy]

Anyone else just wanna see Michigan lose? lol
:: :wv: ::

Nope -- looking forward to having my team back on track. At the beginning of the season I was semi wishing for a 7-5 season so they could go to the Alamo Bowl and I could go to the game... but now I'm hoping for a little better season. Maybe finally get some revenge against Tressel.

In any event we can't lose to Sparty!

Go Blue!

 

[ALBin517]

Maybe finally get some revenge against Tressel.In any event we can't lose to Sparty!

Go Blue!

Looking past the Spartans like a loss in inconceivable "in any event" is part of what makes it so easy to dislike Michigan.

Notice that the post references neither "MSU" nor "Michigan State." It always has to be "Sparty" - which they use as derogatory term.

 

[MechGuy]

Looking past the Spartans like a loss in inconceivable "in any event" is part of what makes it so easy to dislike Michigan.
Notice that the post references neither "MSU" nor "Michigan State." It always has to be "Sparty" - which they use as derogatory term.

I have no problem with that -- I love being thought of as a snobby UM alum....especially by my friends who went to State.

Would you prefer I say "in any event, we can't lose to Little Brother?"

just good natured ribbing during rivalry week...I don't hate Sparty nearly as much as I hate the Bukeyes or ND.

 

[ALBin517]

I have no problem with that -- I love being thought of as a snobby UM alum....especially by my friends who went to State.Would you prefer I say "in any event, we can't lose to Little Brother?"

just good natured ribbing during rivalry week...I don't hate Sparty nearly as much as I hate the Bukeyes or ND.

The redundancy of the phrase “snobby UM alum” is immeasurable.

But at least you are an alumnus. Most of the Michigan "fans" that I know brag about the academics of UM, despite their biggest investment in the university being the blue and yellow sweatpants they bought at Wal-Mart.

And I don’t mind the “Little Brother” moniker at all. It is actually fitting, considering UM has historically behaved as the “Big Sister” by tattling whenever MSU does anything. :true:

 

[MechGuy]

The redundancy of the phrase “snobby UM alum” is immeasurable.
But at least you are an alumnus. Most of the Michigan "fans" that I know brag about the academics of UM, despite their biggest investment in the university being the blue and yellow sweatpants they bought at Wal-Mart.

And I don’t mind the “Little Brother” moniker at all. It is actually fitting, considering UM has historically behaved as the “Big Sister” by tattling whenever MSU does anything. :true:

Touche!

 

[DVINNY]

well, at least MSU hasn't stolen all the coaches away

:wv:

 

[wilheldp_PE]

But at least you are an alumnus. Most of the Michigan "fans" that I know brag about the academics of UM, despite their biggest investment in the university being the blue and yellow sweatpants they bought at Wal-Mart.

I would wager that University of Kentucky fans are far worse at this statistic than UM fans.

 

[MechGuy]

The redundancy of the phrase “snobby UM alum” is immeasurable.
But at least you are an alumnus. Most of the Michigan "fans" that I know brag about the academics of UM, despite their biggest investment in the university being the blue and yellow sweatpants they bought at Wal-Mart.

And I don’t mind the “Little Brother” moniker at all. It is actually fitting, considering UM has historically behaved as the “Big Sister” by tattling whenever MSU does anything. :true:

Good Game to Sparty by the way. UM looked horrible for the majority of the game but at least made it respectable in the last few minutes of the game. T-Force is not quite ready for Prime Time!

 

[ALBin517]

Good Game to Sparty by the way. UM looked horrible for the majority of the game but at least made it respectable in the last few minutes of the game. T-Force is not quite ready for Prime Time!

MSU played pretty well for about 50 minutes, then got really tight. Michigan was ready to cut loose and take advantage.

Neither team tackled well. They'll each have to fix that to win more B10 games.

Forcier played about the same in crunch time as he had in other games. But this time he made a mistake and got caught on it. It's easier to forget mistakes after a victory.

I'll be interested to see how UM responds on Saturday night. A bunch of us are going to Champaign for the MSU/Illinois game. That game starts at noon so we'll have plenty of time to get in front of TVs for the Iowa game at 8pm.

 

[snickerd3]

I'll be interested to see how UM responds on Saturday night. A bunch of us are going to Champaign for the MSU/Illinois game. That game starts at noon so we'll have plenty of time to get in front of TVs for the Iowa game at 8pm.

if you like gyros, there is an awesome place about a block from the almamater on green st call Zorbas. They sell both the traditional gyros and they also do a chicken gyros. so yummy, one of the places I miss.

 

[ALBin517]

if you like gyros, there is an awesome place about a block from the almamater on green st call Zorbas. They sell both the traditional gyros and they also do a chicken gyros. so yummy, one of the places I miss.

Thanks for the advice.

Green Street seems to also be the place for refreshments.

We'll probably want to hang around for awhile and watch the 3:30 games, if State plays well.

By the way, we got screwed on hotel rooms in Urbana. Historic Lincoln Inn was supposed to remodel this spring. Instead, they never reopened and were foreclosed. So the reservations we made in December are now useless. And it's homecoming, so everything is booked. We ended up getting rooms out in Rantoul...which is cheaper but that's quite a cab ride.

 

[Road Guy]

No Ga Tech Chatter today? That was a pretty big win for the jackets......

 

[roadwreck]

No Ga Tech Chatter today? That was a pretty big win for the jackets......

Yes, it was a big win, but we go to Virginia this weekend. Tech hasn't won there since the national championship season in 1990. I fully expect us to fall flat on our face this weekend. :\

 

[ALBin517]

if you like gyros, there is an awesome place about a block from the almamater on green st call Zorbas. They sell both the traditional gyros and they also do a chicken gyros. so yummy, one of the places I miss.

FYI-

We went looking for burgers and refreshments at Legend's. Before we found it, we stumbled onto Firehaus. They had some good options - a bit pricey though.

After the game, we found Legend's but there was a line out the door. About a block further was Murphy's. It was pretty crowded but no wait. After a couple hours there - playing pool and watching OSU/Wisconsin, we went back to Legend's and got right in.

 

[Road Guy]

the last time GT beat a top 5 ranked team was 1962, they beat Alabama.. guess who the QB was for Alabama?

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Joe Nameth