Posted by Dave as College Football, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes at 11:47 AM EDT on March 19th, 2008

It’s news everyone’s probably heard — I’m way behind, it’s been a crazy work day — but Terrelle Pryor, the top rated high school prospect, has chosen Ohio State over those pesky Wolverines.
His decision comes six weeks after the Feb. 6 national signing day when seniors normally sign their binding national letter and four days after the Jeannette Jayhawks made WPIAL history by winning the PIAA Class AA state boys’ basketball championship. In December, the school won the state football title. No other Western Pennsylvania school has pulled off that unthinkable double.
Pryor was the central figure in both championship runs.
“The sky’s the limit to athleticism,” said Tom Luginbill, the national football recruiting coordinator for Scouts, Inc. “He draws comparisons to Vince Young who can save a play on the run and has the ability to improvise.”
Maybe this will help Ohio State actually win a National Title game, or at least play the game competitively.
Posted by Dave as Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, College Football, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Illini, Michigan Wolverines, Mizzouri Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech, USC Trojans, Virginia, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers at 9:19 PM EST on January 1st, 2008

The scores of today’s games, minus the Georgia/Hawaii game, which will probably result in a UGA blowout. It’s just underway, but everything else is official. Tomorrow features VT and Kansas.
Wisconsin Badgers 17, Tennessee Vols 21: With it being the 11:00 a.m. game the day after New Year’s Eve, I was a little late to tune in, even being a UT fan. What I watched was a game where Tennessee tried at every possession to give the game away, only for Wisconsin to give it right back. Erik Ainge passed for 365 yards and two touchdowns, 229 of those yards coming in the first half. Tyler Donovan played courageously against the Vols, getting hit every time he seemed to drop back, but finished with only 150 yards passing and one touchdown. It was the Vols first 10-win season since 2004.
Missouri Tigers 38, Arkansas Razorbacks 7: This game was pretty much over before it started. Featuring Felix Jones and Darren McFadden, you’d think one of those guys would have the big day on the ground, but instead Mizzou’s Tony Temple ran all over Arkansas’ D for 281 yards, a Cotton Bowl record.
Michigan Wolverines 41, Florida Gators 35: There was trash talking back and forth, but in the end Mike Hart and Chad Henne made sure to send Lloyd Carr out a winner. Florida’s defense couldn’t do anything all game, and while Tebow and the offense were successful, they often looked out of sync. Percy Harvin finished up with 166 yards rushing to go with 77 yards receiving.
Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28: I watched very little of this game. It was taking place during the Tennessee/Wisconsin game and also during the Michigan/Florida game. Both games featured more high profile teams, but neither was probably as good as this one. Virginia had a ten point lead in the second half, but fell short in the fourth quarter when Texas Tech nailed a game-winning field goal with .02 left.
Illinois 17, USC 49: If you watched this game — or at least the first half, upon which you became as bored as I did — then you saw one team that was really good and one team that was really, really overmatched. Illinois probably shouldn’t have been there in the first place. Illinois will be an exciting team to watch next year, but they never stood a chance in this one.
Posted by Dave as College Football, Michigan Wolverines at 6:30 PM EST on November 19th, 2007

As you’ve surely all heard by now, Lloyd Carr has retired as Michigan’s head coach, and now the hunt for Ohio State’s new whipping boy is in order.
There’s been a lot of names thrown in the mix, but the most obvious one is Les Miles. Les gave a press conference, said he’s not going to Michigan, said it’s not fair to his players, said he’s focusing on Kansas — yes, believe it or not, he said Kansas, pretty much ignoring the fact that he still has to play Arkansas and Tennessee/Georgia — and that he and his family are perfectly happy in Louisiana.
This is grand and all, but I’ve gotta ask: When was the last time we heard this song and dance?
Oh. That’s right. Here.