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First thing I see this morning when I log onto msn messenger was a blurb about how NCAA screwed up. I will post the link but all I can say is someone wasn't happy that Arkansas and SEC didn't win last night in The Big Easy.

WAAAAAAAAAA

the writer is absolutely correct. the players should have been suspended for the Sugar Bowl. but, then again, Cam Newton should be suspended and Auburn should have forfeited their entire season.

NCAA is consistent in that they will only penalize past transgressions that do not affect current business. Early season suspensions build storylines, which is good. Bowl suspensions kill ratings, which is bad.

I understand what you are saying Logo but it still sounds like sour grapes. This article should have come out before the bowl game instead after the game. You see where I'm going with this? By them releasing it after the SEC lost to the Big 10 makes it sound like whining.

that's fair.

JK

As far as them playing in the bowl game, I'm fine with it. Well, as long as they return to serve the suspension next season. Even if they bolt, I wouldn't be upset either.

To me, the big battle is getting to the BCS game, not the game itself. And the suspensions next year hurt the Buckeyes more than not having those players last night.

And yes, it does hurt ratings. And I get how the NCAA would be fine with making sure tickets and ratings are the highest they can be. This is their showcase time, they want the best players out there.

Believe me, not having those 5 for Miami and MSU will hurt. Heck, don't be surprised if one of those MAC teams jump up and bite them too (ok, Akron stunk).

I think the suspension will be lowered to 4 games and conference play will not be affected (other than them being rusty).

but I do like how you listed the MAC teams but not Colorado as potentially biting them. and that's probably true of the current Colorado program.

Well, Toledo did crush Colorado at home last season. So, I was taking that into consideration.

Then again, all 4-5 games could be very rough....who will be under center?

Ok....who will be the QB for the first 4-5 games?

most likely:

a first glimpse at true-freshman Braxton Miller with more focus on his running skills in our spread-offense sets (Pryor-type QB)

and rotated with senior Bauserman in our pro-style sets (drop-back QB)


similar to how Tress used Troy Smith and Zwick early in the 2005 season.

found the video of the arkansas cheap shot on hayward

http://www.youtube.com/v/3RsshJ9EHtI

Itll be bowser man, no way does jt give miller the
reigns. Plus it could be messy if miller is great (unlikely) and pryor comes back.

No way does bauserman steal the show but i like the idea of a strong focus on run game a defense since pryor is gone

I'd Prefer guyton or Taylor Graham. Graham is kind of forgotten but he's a much more talented player than Bauserman. He's a pure pocket passer with a good arm.

Gotcha.

I was talking Buckeyes.

I totally forgot that we played TAM.... and thank you... I just got to inform my bride (who went to A&M) that the last time her team was in a BCS bowl game they lost to the Buckeyes

Maybe give OSU some credit for throwing a zone blitz at the right time.

The one call that was made that actually worked Tuesday night,...I had never seen it before.

He could've had 3 picks as OSU did drop 2, but he did have an outstanding game.

Let us not forget the champions of the MAC beating an impressive MTU squad. Go Redhawks!

I am serious, except for the part about MTU being impressive. But Miami "got that damn trophy!"

Is this deserving of its own thread? Luck's staying at Stanford for another year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5995754

I wonder if Harbaugh will stick around at Stanford for at least another year, as well.

Have you seen some of the numbers supposedly being thrown around for Harbaugh? Reports are that Miami has offered to make him the highest paid coach in the NFL.

Ridiculous.

He had 1 really great year in his 4 years at Stanford. He had the best QB in recent history to help him along the way. I just can't see throwing $6-7 million/year his way. (or more) Maybe if he'd been doing it longer, or had turned around a couple of different programs ... but I just don't see it at this point in his career.

In all honesty, coaches should get paid the same rate, with win-based incentives.

Congrats to Miami, and NIU, for representing the MAC well in post-season play!

Hopefully my school can help in that regard in the coming year.

I get your point, but:

Harbaugh did also turn around UCSD (non-scholarship, even tighter academic
restriction than Stanford - only because of the limited majors they have).

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14516878/nfl-has-lost-its-mind-over-harbaughmania

NFL has lost its mind over Harbaugh-mania
By Mike Freeman

In the minutes before last week's Orange Bowl the most coveted coach on the planet emerged from the team bus. It was Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh. In hot pursuit was sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.

Tafoya, doing her job, tried to speak with Harbaugh about his possible departure from Stanford. Harbaugh kept walking. She kept chasing. He kept walking. He didn't stop and went inside the stadium on his way to the Cardinal locker room. Several media members watched the scene unfold.

After Stanford's destruction of Virginia Tech the coach was queried about his future. He responded with such persnickety eye-rolling obnoxiousness the fake outrage could be cut with a fake knife. "Give me a break," he responded. "Have some respect for the game."
How dare you. How dare you!

What did Harbaugh think the media was going to ask about? The weather? John Boehner's gavel?

Harbaugh declares the media should have respect for the game. Meanwhile, according to numerous reports, he negotiated with the Miami Dolphins for a mega coaching deal.

Help me out here. Didn't the Dolphins already have a coach? Not very respectful, Jim.

Tony Sparano sat nervously on the hot seat, waiting to see if Harbaugh took his job. How Sparano didn't punch anyone in the face -- especially Harbaugh -- is a post-Christmas miracle.

Something about Harbaugh isn't sitting right. His pursuit of someone else's job. Then, the backing out of talking to the Dolphins, as suddenly as it started. The thin skin. Why the NFL is chasing Jim Harbaugh like he's Jim Lombardi is even more puzzling.

It seems Harbaugh used the Dolphins to perhaps drive up his price with Stanford or the San Francisco 49ers. I hope I'm wrong. But I don't believe I am.

Harbaugh has talent and what he did at Stanford was excellent. He turned around a program lagging in prestige and made us all care about the Cardinal. He turned a quarterback into a No. 1 draft pick. Not a bad day's work. (And that quarterback, Andrew Luck, is returning to Stanford.)

This has been one of the craziest 24 hours maybe in the history of NFL coaching searches. Anything can change. Fluid isn't the word. This situation is lubricated. Perhaps Harbaugh is having second thoughts about the NFL because his quarterback is returning to Stanford. Perhaps he still goes to San Francisco.


What is clear is that the NFL's hot pursuit of Harbaugh remains inexplicable. He hasn't done anything to justify it. The challenges at Stanford and the difficulties of the NFL are night and day. College football is easy compared to the pros. Players automatically listen to college coaches (most of the time). Respect for their authority is built in. That's not the case with pro football. You have to beg, bribe, cajole, and pay -- figuratively and literally -- for respect.

Harbaugh would get some of that respect because he's an ex-NFL player but success at Stanford doesn't mean success in the NFL. Yet apparently that's how general managers and owners are acting with Harbaugh.

Again, if numerous reports are to be believed (and I believe them), Harbaugh was offered astronomical amounts of money. One said the Dolphins wanted to make Harbaugh the highest paid coach in football.

If Harbaugh is worth $7 million or $8 million a year what is Bill Belichick worth?

This is typical NFL. The league is making a fool of itself falling in lust with a guy who has limited coaching experience and paying him like he invented Facebook.

Teams fall in love with Harbaugh while dozens of worthy assistants who have toiled in the sport for years and are more qualified get ignored. Yes, typical.

Again, something about the way Harbaugh has handled this situation is a tad unnerving. It makes me wonder if he possesses the maturity to be an NFL head coach.

At Stanford there were minor expectations. Few people outside of Palo Alto or Condoleezza Rice care about Stanford football. In the NFL, everyone will care. Everyone. Harbaugh will get lots of questions, all the time, from a variety of different people. The expectations will be considerable. The pressure points will increase.

If he wins none of this will matter. If he doesn't it will.

I've watched thin skin coaches who didn't think they had to explain themselves -- cough, Josh McDaniels, cough -- completely fall apart. I'm worried that could happen to Harbaugh should he decide not to return to Stanford.

You're not the smartest guy in the room, Jim. Even if the NFL, again love-struck with a coach, is saying you are.

Hard to disagree with this article. Like the author, I do think Harbaugh has talent, and could be a talented NFL head coach. This circus is totally inexplicable, however. Making a guy with almost no NFL experience (I believe he did a year or two with the Raiders?) the highest paid coach in football sounds like the height of stupidity to me.

I do not follow college football at all, I watch Ohio state when they are on and thats it. What is the deal with tonight's game? Are these the 3rd and 5th best teams in the country?

No it's #11 LSU vs #17 Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl.

Sidenote:
Did Jim Brown lose his teeth? Looks like he's missing his dentures or something.

I didnt see the cotton bowl was on.
I am watching the NCAA division 1 final.
How does that fit into the scheme of things?

LOL! I didn't see another game on when I made my quick trip through the channels. As for how it works, I'm not 100% on it.

Sorry guys I'm still happy about the sugar bowl game. I'm just so glad we got that damn monkey off our backs. It's kind of crazy how much of a emotional rollercoaster that game was from 6:00-6:30

"Mark May sucks" video at 1:40