If you watch/listen to ESPN you know a couple of things after this weekend:

1. Denard Robinson is now Pat White 2.0

2. Dayne Crist is now Brady Quinn, without the EAS endorsement and the dedication to concentration curls and triceps extensions.

Which team will be back...er? Or is is more back? Or just "BACK!!!!" Who wants to be back in the top 25 bad enough?

Can Brian Kelly Cincinnati Notre Dame to a victory? Can RRod West Virginia(before he left) UM to the win?

With some many questions there's only one thing that's for sure: whoever wins this game will be last year's version of Miami and Michigan and will be one of the most talked about 2 win teams in the history of every thing.

After a week of making all of you(hi mom) wait to see who finishes 2nd in the conference, the day has come. Iowa, is 2010 pre-season pick by me to finish as Big Ten runner-up.

To say the least, 2009 was a good year for Hawkeye football. Iowa started off ranked 22nd in the country and barely beat an unranked Northern Iowa team at home by a final score of 17-16. All did not feel well in Iowa City, and the Hawkeyes promptly fell out of the top 25. In week two Iowa traveled to play in-state rival Iowa State, who's mascot is something mixed between the Tasmanian Devil and an Arizona Cardinal, in Aimes. Iowa had no issues handling ISU to the tune of 35-3. A week later Iowa beat Arizona at home and then went on to face #4/5 Penn State in "Happy Valley. The Daryll Clark Heisman campaign ended abruptly that September evening. The Iowa defensive line made PSU's O-line look like a bunch of undersized high schoolers(ducks head to avoid objects thrown by PSU fans). Adrian Clayborne rumbled for 6 and Daryl Clark was a sad panda again. You wanted a "Statement Game"?? Well, you got it.

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according to our buddy RRod's twitter account UofM's slogan or "rallying cry" for the 2010 season is "hold the rope". WTF does that even mean?

http://twitter.com/UM_CoachRod/status/20906527266

"          What is “holding the rope”? Imagine that you are hanging from the edge of a cliff with a drop of twenty thousand feet.  The only thing between you and a fall to your death is a rope with the person of your choice on the other end.  Who do you know that has the guts to pull you to safety? Who will hold the rope?  Who do you know that is going to let that rope burn his hand and no let go?  How many people you know are going to withstand the burning pain and watch the blood drip from their hands for you?"

So basically everyone knows that this could very well be the end if they let go of the rope?

This is the worst slogan I have heard in a long long time.

Rich Rodriguez: 2007 - 2010. Beloved husband, father, defunct real estate investor, bridge burner and murderer or football at TSUN.

I thought I would stop buy and ask for the perspective of some Boilermaker fans about the expectations for their 2010 squad, and also offer my own here.

Obviously the talent at defensive line is back, which it always seems to be, but what are your major concerns? How badly will you beat Notre Dame?(I'm going to be in Vegas watching that game with a Purdue Alum that I'm friends with and we'd like to win some $$$$$)

What is your best and worst case for wins and losses? Feel free to take a look, and leave feedback at my most recent post at Inside The Shoe.

about the 2010 Indiana Hoosiers football team!!!

I know, I know.... that seems like a tall order. But we're on to our 5th team preview at inside the shoe and things are finally starting to look interesting now that we're away from the bottom 4 in the conference.

Will the Hoosiers finish better than last year's 4-8 mark? Will Ben Chappell cut down on his turnovers? How awesome are his QB sleeves? What exactly is a Hoosier? All these questions and more will be answered in our 2010 Indiana Hoosiers Preview!! WEEEEE!

just click here to read all about it.

totally SFW, BTW.

Even tough some people haven't been fans of the way I've painted their team's upcoming 2010 outlook, we always appreciate the feedback, and don't take anything personally. Unless you talk about Ian's momma. That shit will get you beaten up.