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Best wishes, Sean.

We have Notre Dame, too. I grew up near Lansing; half my family is from there, and the other half is from South Bend. For me, OSU-Michigan was the #3 rivalry most of my life due to circumstances (that's changed with MSU's and ND's decent into mediocrity). It's rather counterproductive to be...

I don't think we're actually that far apart in our opinion of Henne. Michigan fans tend to assume he's a superstar already, when so far he's just proven that he's a solid quarterback with tons of potential. I'd say he's proven he can play solidly in front of millions of people, with decent...

Breaston was injured most of last season. Most of the time he played was with an injured hand. Avant can't be defended as easily, but, when actually thrown to, doesn't drop much at all. Edit: I should also point out that your numbers don't imply that Henne is bad, just that he hasn't proved...

If you can't remember, try asking Texas about What's-His-Face, who was injured most of last season. And that other guy will be the #1 receiver over What's-His-Face anyway. As for exposure, I'll admit it's fair to say that Henne hasn't proved he's an elite QB yet, but he had an exemplary...

See my post and others here. The short answer is, any team in the top 10 has a chance. Realistically, OSU probably is going to have at least one loss with three very tough games against Texas, Iowa, and @Michigan, but they're nonetheless a top 10 team with at worst about even odds of winning...

You're asking an awful lot of these guys. :D While I was unable to make it to the Rose Bowl, the overwhelming opinion among M fans on Texas fans was also very positive. We're all hoping for a rematch at the end of the year.

Fair enough. I'm growing used to that quite quickly. :D

You don't think there'll be controversy should the Big 10 start having multiple teams with identical records who didn't play each other? That, and more importantly, the money a championship game would bring in, are where the pressure will come from. I guess I'm having trouble understanding...

That's a very interesting alternative, especially in light of the recent talk of PSU leaving for the Big East anyway. A second big 12 with PSU, Notre Dame (almost surely), and a championship, or a true Big 10 without a championship game. If those're our choices, I'd also prefer the latter...

Thanks for the kind words. BTW, I'm an engineer and alumnus of Michigan. If you've ever seen the North Campus there, you'd know I'd have to be a guy, either Asian or Caucasian, not a "her". :D Fair enough; I can understand that perspective. My perspective is that OSU played Iowa before...

And here I thought Purdue had it good this year! Hawks announce future football schedules This almost certainly means we'll have a Big 10 split championship or two coming up, which should put heavy pressure on the Big 10 to add a 12th team and institute a championship game. I personally...

No kidding. OSU has strength of schedule and name recognition on its side. Should OSU go undefeated, there's no doubt you should be #2, and probably #1. The only thing that could possibly hold OSU back, is, unfortunately, the media's and coaches' view of the Clarett and Smith incidents. That...

With his speed and size, he could be a DE, too.

Good luck to the BP staff getting this resolved. Is OSU legally in the wrong here? To my uneducated eye, it appears they are, but I'm no lawyer. If so, and you guys really want to take the gloves off, you could try to enlist help from the copyleft folks, like Lessig et al. Sites like...

That's a great post, 3yards. I especially agree with your conclusion. :D So you're saying that it only takes a single counter-example to totally invalidate some statistics? I can play that game, too. Nebraska outscored their opponents 47-16 (+31 points) Michigan only outscored their...

You forgot our best corner, Leon Hall, who started over Curry most of last year. Hall also returned a punt for a touchdown while Breaston was injured. Other than that, your analysis was quite good. It looks pretty bleak back there. :( Like I said, Michigan fans would love a new big time...

I know; I should've qualified that. Since the topic of the thread is will Michigan compete for a MNC, #4 was our ranking going into the bowls, which is the most pertinent number to the topic. The topic of this thread is not Ohio State; it's Michigan. I agree, OSU has done better over the...

I see. We suck because we have idiot fans who overrate the incoming recruiting class because they paid $100/year to learn about it. Gotcha. What do idiot fans have to do with the topic, "Will scUM even compete for an NC in the next decade", anyway? Did you not read my original post? I...