Waking up this morning and being able to flip through a couple of channels and catch Bowling Green playin Wisconsin, Ohio State vs. Miami-OH and a few other games is simply the best. I don't know what it is about the game - whether its fight songs, the school spirit or whatever - college football is just appealing and marks one of my favorite times of the year.
Nothing gets me more than seeing the maize and blue and hearing Hail to the Victors or Lets Go Blue - Going to a UM game is an experience that simply tops it all.
With the return of college football, it also means there were upsets - like Oklahoma getting beat by TCU 17-10. Even my alma mater, Eastern Michigan, almost pulled off an upset on Thursday but fell to Cincinnati 28-26.
Speaking of that, whats goin on with Sherrell not even traveling with the team to Cincy. That is pretty crazy.
Other random stuff:
- I covered a college football Division III game today - well if I can call it a game. It was a romping - Adrian College beat Heidelberg College 61-14.
- The Tecumseh-Adrian football game last night was so one-sided but there was a few plays on the highlight reel for Adrian High senior Oscar Johnson who has a block that laid a Tecumseh player out on a 70-yard punt return for a TD by Ronald Walker. After the play the Tecumseh player was still laying on the field down. Adrian ended up winning 33-0.
- I never knew this but Lloyd Carr was an assistant at EMU back in the day, like in the 1970's. Came as a very surprising thing to me - but a lot of those big time coaches get their start in the MAC, especially at a school like Miami-OH which is like a coaching factory
- Any controversy about the Lions starting quarterback situation should be over now that Jeff Garcia is out 6-8 weeks after getting injured (broke his leg) in the preseason finale last night. The Lions did win though - its about time
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Brian, commandment No. 1 in my football bible is: Thou shall not cheer for Michigan when one's affiliation with EMU is in conflict with prospective Maize and Blue cheering. EMU's still No. 1 right? haha.
Nate, who hates U-M more and more by the day
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