There Is A God

Lord, now lettest thou they servant depart in peace. For mine eyes have seen Michigan and Notre Dame, 2 of the snootiest football programs possessed of the mouthiest alumni associations West of LSU, reduced to 0-2 going into their meeting next Saturday

Both got clobbered yesterday. Notre Dame gave up 30 points for the 4th straight game going into last season. Michigan merely started 2007 off by hosting THE BIGGEST UPSET IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY in losing to Appalachian State, a D-IIA school. Things were even uglier yesterday when Oregon hung 39 on the Wolverines in the Big House before 103,000 stunned fans.

Notre Dame, led by alleged coaching genius Charlie Weis, whom the Golden Domers foolishly signed to an extension last year, is equally inept on defense, as they have been for the last 4 or 5 years. And starting a true freshman at quarterback is not likely to keep that porous D off of the field. Fair is fair. The ND defense has done one thing consistently in this young football season. One of their players has gotten ejected in every game so far. Keep up the good work!

From where I sit, Notre Dame has the tougher road to take to turn this season around. Michigan could conceivably, in that sense of the word which takes into account the possibility of the intervention of angels, win the Big Ten, thereby salvaging the season. But Notre Dame doesn't play in a conference and their schedule is absolutely murderous. They could be 0-6 before they get their first "W." But their next opponent is Michigan. So hope springs eternal.

And so in closing, let me ask this question to the hyperventilating denizens of woopig.net and hogville.net: Who looks better to you now? Charlie Weis, Lloyd Carr or Houston Nutt?