BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted December 10, 2006 Just a reminder that GVSU will be on national tv tonight. Grand Valley v. Delta State. 7:00 pm on ESPN2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted December 11, 2006 And GVSU will be heading to the D2 National Championship for the 5th time in 6 years. GO LAKERS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted December 11, 2006 I watched the game too. I was scared at first because GVSU kept shooting themselves in the foot with turnovers. Second half though they got the job done. Scary thing is according to many people this team will be much better next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted December 11, 2006 That was fun to watch. Thorne and Spielman said Delta State gave up 11 points a game all season, and Grand Valley torched them for seven touchdowns. After watching that game, and reading the accounts of last week's game against North Dakota, I'd say the only team that can beat Grand Valley is Grand Valley. My brother bought me a GVSU t-shirt on the occasion of his arrival there this fall, and I'll be sporting it on Saturday for the championship. Shamelessly jumping on the Laker bandwagon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted December 11, 2006 I think Chuck Martin is going to be the next small school coach getting intrest from some big name D1 schools. I know he took this team from Kelly, but he's proves himself more with every win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted December 14, 2006 Word is Jake Long will announce he is STAYING instead of going pro tommorow! If true this is HUGE news (literally) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted December 16, 2006 Someone from my high school got recruited by Michigan. What? Linka. I don't even recognize this guy, but I played in the band during every home game. We had one winning season, we sucked BIG TIME, so I guess I'm just really weirded out about how this guy got recruited by Michigan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Pancake 6 Report post Posted December 16, 2006 Someone from my high school got recruited by Michigan. What? Linka. I don't even recognize this guy, but I played in the band during every home game. We had one winning season, we sucked BIG TIME, so I guess I'm just really weirded out about how this guy got recruited by Michigan. While not from my high school, Brandon Minor played high school football less than 15 minutes away from my apartment in Richmond. I'm excited about watching him play after Hart leaves (which I hope isn't this year). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted December 16, 2006 Someone from my high school got recruited by Michigan. What? Linka. I don't even recognize this guy, but I played in the band during every home game. We had one winning season, we sucked BIG TIME, so I guess I'm just really weirded out about how this guy got recruited by Michigan. U-M thinks Rogers is their biggest sleeper in their class this year. He was the fastest player at their camp in the 100 yard sprints. He'll red shirt next season so he can learn how to be a WR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted December 16, 2006 Great job by GVSU today. 4th National Championship in 6 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted December 16, 2006 GVSU game was pretty sluggish, but hey at least they got the job done. Good job Lakers!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted December 16, 2006 Yeah, GV looked pretty sloppy at times. But, they made the plays when they needed to. I was really impressed by the Bearcats runningback, he was great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Watching the Poinsettia Bowl between TCU and NIU. Am I the only one who absolutely cannot stand listening to Lou Holtz? It's not that he's saying stupid things - in fact he's got a lot of good insight into the game. Comes from being a coaching legend. It'sfsth jufszst that he has thisths way of pronounscfthing his S's like his tongue is twisthfe as thick as normal people. Get a lot of spit in your mouth, put your tongue loosely between your teeth, slack your jaw and say the letter S and you get an idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 Watching the Poinsettia Bowl between TCU and NIU. Am I the only one who absolutely cannot stand listening to Lou Holtz? It's not that he's saying stupid things - in fact he's got a lot of good insight into the game. Comes from being a coaching legend. It'sfsth jufszst that he has thisths way of pronounscfthing his S's like his tongue is twisthfe as thick as normal people. Get a lot of spit in your mouth, put your tongue loosely between your teeth, slack your jaw and say the letter S and you get an idea. I HAAAAATTTTE LOU HOLTZ!!!!!! SOOOO BIASED TOWARDS ND!! Plus you can't understand a word he says!! I bet 10 bucks ESPN hired a bum, and all he has to do is carry a mop and clean up Holtz's slobber when the camera goes to Mark May. I didn't think it was possible to hire someone worse then Trev Alberts, but ESPN once again does something stupid! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted December 20, 2006 It's a Saturday Night Tradition to get gather around the TV with some beer and watch College Football Final on ESPN for pure comedy reasons...ever heard him say Steve Slaton? Priceless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DetroitNativePride 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2006 I just found out that my aunt got me Rose Bowl tickets. I will be there in my UM hoodie no doubt. (Even though my friends here at USC might jump me...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted December 25, 2006 One great thing about being in the Poconos right now....pwning Penn State fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted December 27, 2006 Nice to see Central take the Motor City Bowl last night. I always look forward to the Motor City Bowl for the Detroitiness of the whole thing. And they had some really nice shots of downtown in those spots between the commercials and the game. Either the News or the Freep, one of those two, reported that the MC Bowl would have taken Pitt or maybe Alabama instead of MTSU, but for a rule that says a 6-6 team can't be invited to a bowl ahead of a team with a winning record. Having 'Bama or Pitt would have definitely boosted the bowl's stature. Fun Fact: CMU is the 85th team to win a bowl game since the last time Notre Dame won. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted December 27, 2006 Fun Fact: CMU is the 85th team to win a bowl game since the last time Notre Dame won. Thats great! I shouldn't laugh though because we're starting to build a winless bowl streak too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted December 28, 2006 Thats great! I shouldn't laugh though because we're starting to build a winless bowl streak too Michigan has played in three bowl games since their last bowl win. Against USC when USC split the championship and a tight loss to Texas in the Rose, as well as an Alamo Bowl that required an innovative 60-man defense to stop Michigan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted December 28, 2006 I'm off to the Texas Bowl in an hour. Should be a good time, I've never been to a bowl game before. We're making a whole day out of it. We have tickets to some high fallootin' reception. Then there's the Taste of Texas event, with beer, bbq, and Reckless Kelly doing a concert. Then the game. Rutgers v. Kansas State. I'm hoping Rutgers travels well, because I'm pretty sure there's going to be plenty of K-State fans there. Go RU! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mannysBETTER3434 1 Report post Posted December 28, 2006 Michigan has played in three bowl games since their last bowl win. Against USC when USC split the championship and a tight loss to Texas in the Rose, as well as an Alamo Bowl that required an innovative 60-man defense to stop Michigan. You're right, but it's 3 bowls to many for me. Lets hope it stops in only a few more days! Anyone watch FSU-UCLA? Talk about a let down for UCLA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Pancake 6 Report post Posted December 29, 2006 Shawn Crable is returning next year. Come on Branch, don't be the only one who leaves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lou_Siffer 1 Report post Posted January 1, 2007 Im very excited about the games today, some interesting matchups! I like Tennessee to stomp Penn St, Arkansas to beat Wisconsin fairly handily, Nebraska by a FG over Auburn, West Virginia over Georgia Tech, and Oklahoma by 3 scores over Boise St. As for the grand daddy of them all, I think USC takes it by 7 but i expect it to be a real close one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted January 1, 2007 (edited) Arkansas to beat Wisconsin fairly handily Not gonna happen. Wisconsin is a top six team in all polls despite everyone downplaying them because 'the Big Ten is OSU, UM, and second rate teams. Let's use the rule of common opponents to determine this... Wisconsin did leaps and bounds better against Michigan than Notre Dame did. Notre Dame did better against USC than they did against Michigan. And Notre Dame did better against USC than Arkansas did. By the transitive rule of sports comparisons...a>b and b>c means a?c and all that.... Wisconsin will win. As for the Rose Bowl... USC and Michigan had one comon opponent; Notre Dame. Michigan was FAR superior against that common opponent. Michigan's only loss came by a field goal against the national champions. USC lost TWICE to UNRANKED teams. Edited January 1, 2007 by eva unit zero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
