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"The National Championship goes thru South Bend, blah, blah, blah.."
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Michigan was overrated last year at #3 yes. This year though, #9 sounds about right. Their defense is better than last year's, and I'm not sure that their offense is worse (losing Avant hurts, but Manningham could be better by the end of his career). I think they're the 2nd best team in the Big Ten hands down, and belong right about #9. Are you going to tell me Iowa or PSU is better? MSU?
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Michigan was overrated last year at #3 yes. This year though, #9 sounds about right. Their defense is better than last year's, and I'm not sure that their offense is worse (losing Avant hurts, but Manningham could be better by the end of his career). I think they're the 2nd best team in the Big Ten hands down, and belong right about #9. Are you going to tell me Iowa or PSU is better? MSU?
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I think Iowa could be better. Right now I have us finishing first and Michigan 2nd but they're definitely not the "hands down" 2nd best team in the Big-10. |
04-25-2006, 08:44 PM
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Michigan was overrated last year at #3 yes. This year though, #9 sounds about right. Their defense is better than last year's, and I'm not sure that their offense is worse (losing Avant hurts, but Manningham could be better by the end of his career). I think they're the 2nd best team in the Big Ten hands down, and belong right about #9. Are you going to tell me Iowa or PSU is better? MSU?
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Hands down they have at least the 2nd best talent in the Big 10, but no coach in the country this side of Larry Coker knows how to suck an egg with phenomenal talent like LLLLoyd Carr. I would say they lose 4 games this year, but scUM never loses 4 games (or so I've heard) so I'll say they lose 5.  |
04-25-2006, 10:03 PM
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Notre Dame Highlights from the Blue/Gold game
http://blueandgold.com/media/video/2...ghlights06.wmv
That back seven still looks pretty poor.
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04-25-2006, 10:20 PM
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I think Iowa could be better. Right now I have us finishing first and Michigan 2nd but they're definitely not the "hands down" 2nd best team in the Big-10.
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On paper scUM is the second best team in the Big Ten this year, and as much as I hate them, I'd be willing to wager they will give a run at the conference this year. LLLLoyd's pants are on fire now, and he was most definately embarrassed by last years debacle. I think what it will come down to is how big of a difference getting rid of Hermann and Malone will make. English is bound to be an upgrade from Hermann's stone age defense, but I don't think DeBord will be much of a step up from Malone. He ran the scUM offense from '97-'99 and didn't exactly light the world on fire. I know they won 1/2 a title in '97, but everyone knows their defense won that title, and I really don't think Henne knows how to play in big games...0-6 vs ND, tOSU and bowls anyone? I look for the race to come down to us and scUM (as it should) at the Shoe, a game that JT and Troy(in his final home game) will not allow us to lose.
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what was that music at the beginning?? 
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