Jokes are on

I was talking to my good friend Amy from EMU and she informed me of a crazy joke that I've seen more often as the Ohio State game looms.

It goes......................

Did you hear the Ohio State-Michigan game got canceled? Apparently Michigan couldn't get past Toledo.



For those who don't get it, the reference is because of Michigan's loss to Toledo at the Big House earlier this season. I happened to be at the game and was standing on the sidelines when K.C. Lopata missed the field goal as time expired to seal the win for the Rockets.

By the way, Toledo's coach resigned a couple weeks ago. The Rockets are having another dismal season and are just ahead of Eastern Michigan in the MAC West standings. Toledo is 2-8 and their only wins are against teams from Washtenaw County (Eastern Michigan and Michigan).

Speaking of Eastern, when was the last time they had the same amount of wins as Michigan in a football season. EMU plays Temple today in what could be a winnable game and closes with Central at home. They always play Central tough and beat them last year after they had already clinched the MAC West title.

And kudos to Ball State keeping its perfect season alive by holding off Central tonight. How cool would it be if they earned a spot in a BCS bowl. The odds are against them with them being behind Boise State and Utah in the BCS standings, but still it would definitely be a big deal for the MAC.

Usually I don't like to root against in-state MAC schools unless they are playing Eastern, but this is one instance where I hope Ball State knocks off WMU next week.

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