FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[sac]

great article about Albion's Clinton Orr.

http://www.freep.com/article/20121230/COL38/312300271

[AlmaFan27]

great article.  One of my boys played at Alma, and came in at the same time as Clinton.  I watched that game in Albion, when he went for 300+ yards.  I asked myself "where did this kid come from?"  Good luck to him.

[Mr. Ypsi]

What a heartbreaker for the Wolverines today - yield a TD with 11 seconds to go to lose by 5.

[formerd3db]

Well, once again Michigan finds a way to lose a bowl game (yes, Mr. Ypsi, you are right).  Their defensive secondary was pathetic today and lost them the game (reminds me of some MIAA teams ).  South Carolina was good, but take those 4 big long plays (3 TD bombs and the long run) and Michigan wins.  There is no excuse for getting beat on simple post patterns and also having no one cover the deep middle.  Also, South Caronlinas players are cocky and more unsportsmanlike penalties should have been called.  Regardless, bottom line is that Michigan deserved to lose that game.  I am very disappointed.

But...at least my other favorite Big Ten team Northwestern won their bowl game.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Yeah, congratulations to Northwestern, who won their first bowl game since I was 5 months old!!

(And that is a LONG, LONG time! )

[formerd3db]

Yeah, congratulations to Northwestern, who won their first bowl game since I was 5 months old!!

(And that is a LONG, LONG time! )

Well, you are still pretty young IMO, Mr. Ypsi.  Anyone who is active and gets around like you certainly is!  But, yes, it is a great win for Northwestern and Coach Fitzgerald.  He is a great coach and all-around good guy from what everyone says.  I hope he stays at his alma mater and doesn't go for "the $".  What else could he need?  He is at a great school, great city, great (well, at least very good) conference and...his players graduate!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Actually, Northwestern is also MY second favorite Big Ten team.  I love the underdog, which certainly traditionally fits Northwestern.  My congratulations were quite sincere, as they will be if and when North Park EVER wins a CCIW football game (as long as it isn't against IWU)!

[DBQ1965]

Well, once again Michigan finds a way to lose a bowl game (yes, Mr. Ypsi, you are right).  Their defensive secondary was pathetic today and lost them the game (reminds me of some MIAA teams ).  South Carolina was good, but take those 4 big long plays (3 TD bombs and the long run) and Michigan wins.  There is no excuse for getting beat on simple post patterns and also having no one cover the deep middle.  Also, South Caronlinas players are cocky and more unsportsmanlike penalties should have been called.  Regardless, bottom line is that Michigan deserved to lose that game.  I am very disappointed.

But...at least my other favorite Big Ten team Northwestern won their bowl game.

\\Having grown up with what was then the PAC 8 (and later the PAC 10 and now the PAC 12), I have a bias against Big Ten dominating football teams (read that to mean Ohio St., Michigan, and to a lesser degree, Wisconsin).  So today's UofM loss and Stanford's win didn't dull my January 1 at all.  And with an affinity for the underdog, Northwestern's win was sweet.

[Raider 68]

I was glad to see Northwestern come out with a win! The rest of the Big 10 did what they usually do, lose most of their bowl games. Not sure what the 2013 season will bring as a group?

[formerd3db]

A pretty good bowl game last evening with the Go.Daddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.  Kent State just couldn't quite do it, even though their defense was stopping the Arkansas State running game.  The difference was that Kent State's defensive secondary played poorly as did their offense when it got down to the red zone and not scoring when they needed to.  I was impressed with Arkansas State though and they've come a long way since joining the FBS in the 1990's.  Still, Kent State had a great season at 11-3.  I did like both teams uniforms and their other new helmets also - the "K" on the back like Oregon with their "O" on the back" was neat.

Also, the Div. I FCS Championship game was a good one also with North Dakota State repeating their title win against Sam Houston State again.  Touch result for Sam Houston State in getting back to the title game again only to lose it to the same team two years in a row.  Capacity crowd there at that neat stadium in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas.  The NCAA will probably keep it there for a few years, although when they had it in Chattenooga at the U of Chattengooga's stadium, that was a great venue with good crowds as wel..

Anyway, we'll see what goes tonight in the FBS National championship game.  Most of the media pundits are calling it something in the range of  like 27 or 28 to 13 or 14 for Alabama.

 

[cave2bens]

Nice of the Tide's D to take the foot off the accelerator and allow for a couple of mercy tallies for respectability sake in the final score line.  It's going to be another miserable year of listening to the mush-mouthed jabbering in the heart of SEC country.   

Happy New Year, Y'all from "Sodom on the 'Hootch"

Note - no fan of the Southeastern Conference

[formerd3db]

Nice of the Tide's D to take the foot off the accelerator and allow for a couple of mercy tallies for respectability sake in the final score line.  It's going to be another miserable year of listening to the mush-mouthed jabbering in the heart of SEC country.   

Happy New Year, Y'all from "Sodom on the 'Hootch"

Note - no fan of the Southeastern Conference

Yes, it will be tough .  I am not a fan of either of those coaches and also thought that Alabama would win handily, although I must admit I was surprised at the margin it was.  Not a fan of the SEC either, but it will be interesting to see if Saban continues at Alabama to add to the now called "legacy" or he bolts back to the NFL.  I can't imagine him going to some other college program now after this but...he has made unexpected and strange decisions to move before as his past pattern.

[sac]

Nice of the Tide's D to take the foot off the accelerator and allow for a couple of mercy tallies for respectability sake in the final score line.  It's going to be another miserable year of listening to the mush-mouthed jabbering in the heart of SEC country.   

Happy New Year, Y'all from "Sodom on the 'Hootch"

Note - no fan of the Southeastern Conference

Yes, it will be tough .  I am not a fan of either of those coaches and also thought that Alabama would win handily, although I must admit I was surprised at the margin it was.  Not a fan of the SEC either, but it will be interesting to see if Saban continues at Alabama to add to the now called "legacy" or he bolts back to the NFL.  I can't imagine him going to some other college program now after this but...he has made unexpected and strange decisions to move before as his past pattern.

Saban won't leave until the NCAA says he can't over-sign players anymore. 

[sac]

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[formerd3db]

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Hilarious, sac!  +k!!!