Draft droppings
The NFL Draft isn't always an indicator of a college program's relative strength. But for our notes column purposes, it is. Read on:
Today's Final Jeopardy answer: Cal Poly, Abilene Christian, Alabama State, Northwestern State, Grambling.
The question: What teams had more players taken in the NFL Draft before Michigan saw its first player go off the board in the fourth round?
Michigan defensive tackle Gabe Watson was taken No. 107 overall by Arizona.
The draft is just one measure of a program's strength. In this case it's a pretty good one because, by any measure, Michigan's Lloyd Carr is one of the high-profile coaches on the hot seat going into 2006.
Last year's 7-5 record -- including an embarrassing loss to Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl -- was this program's worst in two decades.
Last weekend's draft was an extension of those woes. Embarrassing? First-day picks: Ohio State 7, Michigan 0. 
Total Michigan draft picks: three. The rest of Big Ten: 38.
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