tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post115974074038945021..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Off for Yom Kippur Holiday(Commenters, I Give You the Keys)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159879282906732902006-10-03T08:41:00.000-04:002006-10-03T08:41:00.000-04:00MSU wasn't playing godawful 9.5 days ago (remember...MSU wasn't playing godawful 9.5 days ago (remember, when they were running all over ND for about half a game?). They can clearly score (against lousy defenses) and defend (against underperforming good offenses) when they really want to. Fortunately, UM hasn't sent either of those things onto the field this season, but MSU has something to prove now if anybody ever did - they might play better than they are. That is certainly an MSU thing to do.<BR/><BR/>But I'm hoping for another 49-point win. What was that coach's name? Bobby Williams? Something like that. I just remember our whole student section screaming, 'Go for two!'john (east lansing, mi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03872457640564913468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159839604495147852006-10-02T21:40:00.000-04:002006-10-02T21:40:00.000-04:00Re: MSU/UMThe Spartans are playing so godawful now...Re: MSU/UM<BR/><BR/>The Spartans are playing so godawful now (surprise!) that they just might pull it off this weekend. Such is the logic of being an MSU fan. Nahhh, who am I kidding? They're going to get stomped and it will be yet another nail in John L's coffin.MoLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467298628027139964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159832409698552342006-10-02T19:40:00.000-04:002006-10-02T19:40:00.000-04:00@NDyou make me sad to be a Yankees fan.28-6 in a r...@ND<BR/><BR/>you make me sad to be a Yankees fan.<BR/><BR/>28-6 in a rainstorm v. PSU. I'll take that.<BR/><BR/>24-7 on the road v. TEX (game everyone picked against us) at night.<BR/><BR/>38-17 on the road v. Iowa ("experts" picking against us, preseason picks of Iowa winning the Big Ten) at night.<BR/><BR/>Wait, why the hell am I defending OSU? No one took anything away from TEX beating us 25-22 last year, so screw that noise.Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159831706140206162006-10-02T19:28:00.000-04:002006-10-02T19:28:00.000-04:00i'm interested in hearing what dan has to say. i'...i'm interested in hearing what dan has to say. i'm pretty sure i just saw 3 stars...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159831101979079892006-10-02T19:18:00.000-04:002006-10-02T19:18:00.000-04:00ndyank~OSU played Texas "sloppy"?? If I recall c...ndyank~OSU played Texas "sloppy"?? If I recall correctly, the Buckeyes never trailed and also held them to one TD.<BR/>The Penn State game had sloppy weather, but they had big plays in the fourth quarter and prevailed, while also holding the Lions to 7 points.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159829307204434912006-10-02T18:48:00.000-04:002006-10-02T18:48:00.000-04:00Sheik! Is it true that you are a fellow D-Rays fan...Sheik! <BR/><BR/>Is it true that you are a fellow D-Rays fan?<BR/><BR/>joe (Dayton)Trey (formerly TF)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16016679366233865869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159829142503276482006-10-02T18:45:00.000-04:002006-10-02T18:45:00.000-04:00My vote for MVP this year is Ty Wiggington of the ...My vote for MVP this year is Ty Wiggington of the devil rays. I'm serious. Every game I went to this yr he would have some sort of clutch at bat or defensive play. Plus every time he comes up to bat they play "Gettin Wiggy with it" kinda silly but when your team totally sucks you have to find entertainment in something. I really hope the rays keep him because he is truly a nice guy as well. Back to reality though I really hope Jeter doesn't win because I hate the yankees. I think both the guys from the twins cancel each other out. Why not give it to the big hurt. He could win comeback player of the year and MVP because he really has been money all season.The heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159828761366057492006-10-02T18:39:00.000-04:002006-10-02T18:39:00.000-04:00No matter how close, or how they won, you can't dr...<I>No matter how close, or how they won, you can't drop a team even though you think someone else won "better."</I><BR/><BR/>You're extremely lucky Dan isn't around today. That's the kind of comment that would have gotten you a day-long ban back on the MQ. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I'll go ahead and admit that my top 10 this week was a bit of a punt. The Michigan-MSU game and the UF-LSU should give some definition to the top 5. Please don't hate me for not being sold on Michigan yet. I know based on the games I should be, but recent history suggests...<BR/><BR/>And yes I'm perfectly aware I just scolded a guy for violating MQ policies while myself adopting a pseudo-wait-and-see. I am nothing if not inconsistent.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923521765537437204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159828007836738722006-10-02T18:26:00.000-04:002006-10-02T18:26:00.000-04:00thanks cody :)I was saying that preseason polls ar...thanks cody :)<BR/><BR/>I was saying that preseason polls are flawed and you can jump teams after 4 wks. replying to Jake C.Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159825301746605952006-10-02T17:41:00.000-04:002006-10-02T17:41:00.000-04:00ndyf05 - I know. My posting name is also crafted ...ndyf05 - I know. My posting name is also crafted so as not to fool anyone.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry you thought I meant any of those things; I did try to suggest that it's been a bad week for my Tigers, and that I was planning on attacking you rather than making any good points. And I think anybody who read my post had no trouble determining that I was a douche, or at least acting like a douche.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm hoping Kenny Rogers is a changed man in the postseason and doesn't make me wish I hadn't bothered driving to Detroit on Friday, and I'm certainly hoping Justin Verlander can come up with a stat line that looks nothing like his last game against NYY.<BR/><BR/>You're right, things could certainly look better for my boys, but here's hoping.john (east lansing, mi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03872457640564913468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159822291515739232006-10-02T16:51:00.000-04:002006-10-02T16:51:00.000-04:00I think the reason Twins fans seem so "obnoxious" ...<I>I think the reason Twins fans seem so "obnoxious" is that they're just incredibly rabid.</I>-matthew b. novak<BR/><BR/><I>Since you're from CT I'm assuming you're just a bitter Sox or Yanks fan, but have you ever been to Minneapolis? I don't think those people are even capable of being "in your face". I'd say they're so polite and humble it's almost creepy.</I> - matt (fairfax)<BR/><BR/>Okay, okay, I'll cut the Twins fans some slack. I've never been to Minnesota, but I'm sure the people are great, it just seems like every chat in the past month has been littered with Twins fans ripping at other chatters/analysts for being down on the Twins. And I guess being a hardcore Twins fan is better than bandwagon Red Sox fans any day. And Matt, Yankee fans from Connecticut and Yankee fans from New York are two different animals.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615862536072857322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159821705081108622006-10-02T16:41:00.000-04:002006-10-02T16:41:00.000-04:00umm... manningham, settle down. rafael sounded li...umm... manningham, settle down. rafael sounded like he was on... our side... if anything.<BR/><BR/>And just let the team do the playing. Aight?john (east lansing, mi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03872457640564913468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159821590119109602006-10-02T16:39:00.000-04:002006-10-02T16:39:00.000-04:00If you admit that preseason polls are inherently f...<I>If you admit that preseason polls are inherently flawed, then you can jump any team you want over another during the first few weeks of the CFB season.</I><BR/><BR/>cm - Are you suggesting that either of those is a bad idea? Preseason polls are based on players who don't exist anymore, recruits who have never seen a minute of college playing time, and random popularity. I think that approximately spells 'inherently flawed.'<BR/><BR/>And jumping teams arbitrarily? Why doesn't that sound like a good idea? When a team ranked #4 struggles throughout 3.5 quarters against a team like ECU (doesn't that make you go... 'Who?' Where is East Carolina, anyway?), why would it be impossible for a team that presents many great weapons on offense and shuts down a potent opposing offense to jump over the #4, just because they managed not to lose?<BR/><BR/>I'm not concerned about the rankings this week anyway. As some like to say, 'Nobody has any idea who was #1 in the Week 6 rankings last year.' But I do think it's ludicrous to pretend that WVa can't get dropped out of the Top 5 after playing poorly against a team that's not even any good.<BR/><BR/>ndyanksfan05 - it's been a bad week, so I'm just going with ad hominem attacks. I hope that's ok.<BR/><BR/>Your name is apparently out of date, and your allegiances make 90% of the people who read this laugh at you.<BR/>You should probably learn to spell names before making fun of anybody. Also, that whole... sentence-like thing... in the middle of your post doesn't make any sense. Plus, just repeating Kenny Rogers's name isn't generally considered an effective argument.<BR/><BR/>Ummm... that's about it. We'll see how things go this week.john (east lansing, mi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03872457640564913468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159820844180394282006-10-02T16:27:00.000-04:002006-10-02T16:27:00.000-04:00The explanation of the system is merely the rules ...The explanation of the system is merely the rules for the system. The ratings are instantaneous and quite coherent. Oregon is having the 5th best season in college football at this instant. Next week it'll be instant all over again. How's that for ADHD?FreKy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322127577984239799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159820340502045352006-10-02T16:19:00.000-04:002006-10-02T16:19:00.000-04:00sorry, i'm a product of society with ADHD and if y...sorry, i'm a product of society with ADHD and if you don't win me over with coherent rankings in the first 10 spots on the poll I don't have the interest to read a FAQ on why it doesn't work.Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159820219333822392006-10-02T16:16:00.000-04:002006-10-02T16:16:00.000-04:00@chris maherGo back and take a look further down a...@chris maher<BR/><BR/>Go back and take a look further down at where I posted the 2005 season (including bowl games) and argue that it doesn't get things right.FreKy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322127577984239799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159819498203787892006-10-02T16:04:00.000-04:002006-10-02T16:04:00.000-04:00All I need to know about a ratings/rankings system...All I need to know about a ratings/rankings system is that it should have a human element. If not, then we should just have a PPV broadcast of NCAA 07 simulating an entire season on a 360 every year and give that team the sears/adt/home depot whatever it is this year trophy.<BR/><BR/>"Systems" are good in vegas for losing money at roulette, not for ranking football teams.<BR/><BR/>There is a reason that the BCS (as flawed as it is) averages out 6 computer rankings to make up that 1/3 of the BCS. <BR/><BR/>You can't tell me that you believe Oregon deserves to be 5 with OU at 25 in your own poll after they played each other and OU was robbed by the officials 2x.Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159818982965064672006-10-02T15:56:00.000-04:002006-10-02T15:56:00.000-04:00@chris maher:a ratings system that has Oregon in t...<I>@chris maher:<BR/><BR/>a ratings system that has Oregon in the top 5 after what happened v. Oklahoma. I'm supposed to take that seriously how? And WVU in 14th? wow.</I><BR/><BR/>If you want to criticize the system, perhaps you should bother to read the details on how the system works, so that you'd actually understand that the rating a team has is directly related to the team's wins and losses versus other teams and those teams' ratings at the time of the game.<BR/><BR/>Part of the reason Oregon is #5 is because it has a win against Oklahoma, regardless of how the game SHOULD have turned out.<BR/><BR/>Part of the reason West Virginia is rated lower this week is because they had a bye week, which gave other teams actually playing a game a chance to gain more points and jump over them, which is exactly what happened. It will all even out when the rest of the teams have their bye week, don't you think?FreKy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322127577984239799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159818859437495052006-10-02T15:54:00.000-04:002006-10-02T15:54:00.000-04:00harris poll. tell me again how boomer is qualifie...harris poll. tell me again how boomer is qualified to speak on CFB if he works for CBS/NFL Network? I'm supposed to believe he has the time to do it all with -- as he liked to say (incorrectly) on MNF -- alacrityMaherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159818801821519502006-10-02T15:53:00.000-04:002006-10-02T15:53:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159818461812953922006-10-02T15:47:00.000-04:002006-10-02T15:47:00.000-04:00I agree with what Dan Patrick said on the radio to...I agree with what Dan Patrick said on the radio today while I was out at lunch. Haynesworth should be canned for at least half a season's worth of games, or at least half the remaining games. Anything less than a 6-8 game suspension comes off as weak, considering that a post-300 pound man stomping on someone's bare head with a cleated/spiked shoe is potentially life or career threatening.FreKy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322127577984239799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159818350263797682006-10-02T15:45:00.000-04:002006-10-02T15:45:00.000-04:00a ratings system that has Oregon in the top 5 afte...a ratings system that has Oregon in the top 5 after what happened v. Oklahoma. I'm supposed to take that seriously how? And WVU in 14th? wow.<BR/><BR/>This almost makes Stewart Mandel look like a genius.Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159818175491706582006-10-02T15:42:00.000-04:002006-10-02T15:42:00.000-04:00If the NFL doesn't kick Haynesworth out for the re...If the NFL doesn't kick Haynesworth out for the rest of the season (early reports are he is only going to get 4 games) then Gurode should file a police report or start the proceedings for a civil suit.Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159818067908415382006-10-02T15:41:00.000-04:002006-10-02T15:41:00.000-04:00New week of college football ladder ratings here. ...New week of college football ladder ratings <A HREF="http://frekyj.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I've come to the conclusion that these ratings need about 5-6 weeks of games before they really should be released. I'll remember this next year. I promise.FreKy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322127577984239799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1159817370718067322006-10-02T15:29:00.000-04:002006-10-02T15:29:00.000-04:00If you admit that preseason polls are inherently f...If you admit that preseason polls are inherently flawed, then you can jump any team you want over another during the first few weeks of the CFB season.<BR/><BR/>Every year there is a ranking argument, and for the most part things shake out at the end (unless you are an auburn fan from a few years ago).<BR/><BR/>I don't think it matters unless Troy Smith shoves the ball up his ass at some point during the season and costs us a game a la Justin Zwick v. Texas last year.Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087094908297676378noreply@blogger.com