is not an indicator of future success.  However, I believe the following says a lot about the level of defenses Michigan has played to date and the one it will play Saturday night.  And since I don't have way with words and analysis of Bellanca,  I will let the numbers do the talking...

So Clayborn was named to the leadership committee.  While it seems to me that this committee is mostly a PR thing, I am pretty surprised to see him on there given the pending action.  If nothing else, it sure seems like KF has bought Clayborn's versions of the events.  Even if he is convicted/pleads guilty, I can't see the suspension being much longer than Allen's a couple of years ago.  Of course, it is entirely possible I have completely mis-judged this and his is looking at 4 or 5 games.

[Bumped. Welcome back, hoss.--OPS]

Thankfully, it appears that there will not be someone new trying to cover up Dolph's frequent on-air gaffes (I will never understand how he confused Sandeman and Reisner last year on two separate plays, but I digress).  Apparently, the Galloping Polishman's "resignation" was not as voluntary as the original statements were designed to portray.  Obviously, this is a good day for Iowa Football, its fans and Eddie P.  Hopefully, he will be around for many years to come. 

[Bumped, for obvious reasons. And yes, 3&OTKOKS, any commentary would be superfluous.--OPS]

"I want to see who they name as head coach," Gonzalez said. "Yeah, I hear they’re talking to Todd Haley, but then there’s this coach [Ferentz] from Iowa State, some [expletive] like that and I don’t want to deal with that. It seems like we’re rebuilding anyway, and I don’t want to do that. I don’t know that I want to do that any more than I already have been."

 

(source: The Suave)

Really not that much more to say.

Well, I guess I should actually thank our friends at the BTN for this one.  By sheduling today's game for the ridiculously early tip of 5:30, they have pretty much eliminated any chance of me watching this game.  I mean why would I want to watch a game in which Iowa actually has a decent chance to get a road win.   I understood the afternoon game on NYE, lots of people have the day off or are working half days.  But, 5:30 on a Wednesday in February, that is just stupid. I could only imagine if this game was in Carver, there would be approximately 5 people.

Sure these are two teams in "rebuilding" phases (though I think Indiana is more likely just riding out the year, waiting to dump most of their current roster) and few people outside of the respective states give a crap about this game.   So, why not just start the game at 7:00 and show it only in Iowa and Indiana.  They clearly have the capability to do regional telecasts as shown in football.    By starting it at that time, not only would the home stater's be more likely to watch, if you lived outside the region broadcasting the game, you would at least have an opportunity to go out and watch the game.  (For the record, I live in Chicago and would fall into the boat.) But with this start time pretty much every one is screwed.

For some reason, I just could not help but post this comment.  The following statement was made on MSN Sports (aka Fox sports) website regarding reasons to get excited about the upcoming MLB season.

Not since 2002 has the World Series gone the full seven games. That's six consecutive Fall Classics. Baseball hasn't endured a "drama drought" that long since the 1920s. In fact, over the last five World Series the losing team has gone just 2-20 -- bad enough to make them the head football coach at Auburn. Without question, baseball fans are due for a tense, white-knuckled World Series. The law of averages suggests that in 2009 we'll finally get one.