Lost in the conference shuffle and the thoughts of bowls, money, and rivalries to be lost or gained is the simple truth that, just like "when you marry someone, you marry their family", when you join a collegiate athletic conference, you marry that conference's ESPN blogger.  Literally.  Blood test and everything.

So while we all have differing preferences as to where we want to be in the whole Big East vs. ACC thing, which significant blogger/other do we want to gaze at across the breakfast table each morning and read their take on our Orange?

I have to admit I’ve been curious what Coach P and DeLeone would be doing with the UConn offense… I mean it’s been seven years since their final season at SU, they had to pick up a few new things along the way, right?

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Now that hoops season is over for the Orange and Devo homoeroticism is no longer in season, Quint Kessenich of InsideLacrosse.com, fills in the, uh, gap, with this blurb about the Princeton Tiger lacrosse team:

Princeton may have the nation’s best short stick defensive midfield with Josh Lesko and Brendan Reilly. I’m excited to watch their young poles take on Syracuse on Saturday in Giant’s Stadium.

Quint may have wanted to slip in a "no homo" somewhere just to be safe.

Having just re-read this post, I'm going to slip in a "no homo", just to be safe.  No homo.

from the Ithaca Journal:

"I always tell people, I've been a part of big games, the NFC Championship Game, playoff games, bowl games, Tennessee-Alabama, Georgia-Florida, all these games.

"People ask, ‘What's the biggest game you've been in?' I say, ‘Cortland State-Ithaca.'

AWESOME.

Since I need 30 more words to publish this, I'll say that I've always felt the Dutchmen Shoes game (RPI vs. Union) trumps the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party (two southern schools) any day of the week.  You know how many people you can fit into the pedestrian walkways overlooking the 86 Field in Troy?  LOTS of people... I mean LOTS of people.  Lots.

More amazing attempts of UM fans to distance themselves from reality:

I also think we can't underestimate the fact that Rodriguez coached against Robinson for a few years. I imagine you learn a lot about a guy when you've had to break down film and scheme against him. I also imagine Rodriguez must think Robinson is good against the spread, which is, after all, the offense run by more than half of U of M's schedule at this point.  

On that note:   BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA   BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAA   BWAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAA  

or:   Given that we don't throw $1million+ at coordinators (thus eliminating Holt-esque types), it seems the next best thing to do is to hire a former superstar whose chips are down. Surely GR has a chip on his shoulder and wants to improve his reputation after the past four years. That certainly plays to our advantage.

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Now, I'm sorry to be a jerk, I think Greg Robinson is a good man and I wish him well, I really do.  And I have a lot of respect for UM.  But when I see this:   That said, I think RR wanted a DC Emeritus: someone not to recruit or propose schemes, but to TEACH TACKLING

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oh, goodness me.  Sleep well, you naive, adorable little wolverine fans...