The latest discussion for the men of the Blog Poll roundtable:
1. Best pre-season mag.
Well, I bought my first Phil Steele mag and I must say I understand all the hoopla as well. One dude who watches 12 TVs on the weekend and writes all his own previews has me misty-eyed. Lucky bastard.
2. Overrated team.
It’s Michigan, as always. Just count off the hype with me: This will be the year that Chad Henne becomes an elite quarterback. (He’s not that bad.) This is the year that Steve Breaston will live up to the hype and become the next great UM receiver. (Wrong. He’s a good return man, period.) This is the year that Mike Hart will return to freshman form when he ripped everyone. (Needs to happen.)
My hunch is that all three need to happen for Michigan to challenge for the Big Ten. I’m laying out some cash that 2 out of 3 ain’t bad, which describes the Wolverines.
3. Underrated team.
Georgia. The Bulldogs have the best record of any team since 2000 that hasn’t won a national championship. The Dawgs under Mark Richt seemingly reload and everyone is worried about the loss of Shockley under center and whether Tereshinski can beat out Stafford or Cox. Why worry? The Dawgs have capable running backs and the receiving corps was never lights out during their six seasons with Richt. The Dawgs will do just fine, until their usual loss in Jacksonville, but they will remain in the SEC championship discussion up to the bitter end.
4. Best conference in 2006
The SEC, hands down.
5. Best non-BCS conference in 2006
I like Conference USA. UTEP, Memphis, Southern Mississippi, Tulsa, Central Florida, and Houston were all winners and could each duplicate the feat in 2006. UAB and Marshall will be tougher.
6. Best non-BCS team
Utah will enjoy one more year under Urban’s kids.
7. Heisman, but you can’t take BQ.
Steve Slaton, West Virginia vs. Michael Bush, Louisville. Their game in October is one that is not getting nearly enough hype. Both will tear up the Big East, which could help or hurt their voting appeal.
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2 comments:
Fair enough, but seriously, the 38-0 debacle removed from the discussion, Notre Dame has owned Michigan. Before the Wolverines can talk big they need to win in South Bend or Columbus.
Notre Dame is overrated to an extent. I think they'll closely resemble USC next year. A team will come along that will simply match them point for point.
Part of it too, Notre Dame was getting a lot of the attention in Blogosphere from all other entrants, so I wanted to zig just a bit.
Technically according to the article you linked, shouldn't we be waiting for Michigan State to implode again?
Ah, but then this keeps running in circles. Shouldn't we then use since the series re-started in 1978? 12-9-1 Notre Dame, thanks to www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. I wouldn't say ownership, but its an advantage. More to the point, over the last four seasons, Michigan was supposed to be this huge program that gets their fair share of recruits. Notre Dame was outdated cool like parachute pants and yet still won 3 of 4, once in your house.
Of course, your retort should be to count every game in which Michigan leads 18-14-1. It never ends. But there is the fun in fandom, the ability to disagree all the way until the game is played. And even then you might blame the refs for the loss afterwards.
Ben, you really have to get your own space, seems like you have a lot to say.
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