MICHIGAN VS IOWA

AS I WATCHED THE BUCKEYES TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS I FLIPPED BACK AND FORTH AND WATCHED SOME OF THE MICHIGAN IOWA GAME. I TOLD STEVE THAT I WOULD PUT THIS ON HERE FOR HIM EACH WEEK. BOTTOM LINE IS, WHEN I AM NOT WATCHING OSU, I AM TRYING TO SEE HOW THE TEAM FROM THE NORTH IS DOING. THAT IS WHAT WOODY ALWAYS REFERRED TO THEM AS SINCE HE DIDNT WANNA SAY THEIR NAME. I REALLY WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR THE RIVALY BETWEEN BO AND HIM. ANYWAY STEVE DID SAY THAT MICHIGAN WOULD BEAT THEM PRETTY HANDILY TODAY, AND I SAID IT WOULD BE A CLOSE WOLVERINE WIN AND OF COURSE I WAS RIGHT AGAIN. STEVE, IT IS TIME TO LISTEN TO ME MY FRIEND. ANYWAY FROM WHAT I GOT TO SEE IT WAS A GREAT GAME. THESE 2 TEAMS ALWAYS SEEM TO PLAY EACH OTHER CLOSE. MICHIGAN TOOK THE GAME IN OT 23-20. THEY NOW HAVE WON 2 IN A ROW AND ARE 5-3 OVERALL AND 3-2 IN THE BIG TEN RACE WHICH IS WIDE OPEN. ANYONE WHO COUNTED MICHIGAN OUT DOESNT KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT COLLEGE FOOTBALL. PEOPLE ARE FORGETTING THAT THEY HAVE LOST 3 VERY CLOSE GAMES THAT COULD HAVE WENT EITHER WAY. THEY LOST BY A TD TO NOTRE DAME AND THEN BY 3 TO WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA. THEY TOOK OUT PENN STATE LAST WEEK WHICH I LOVED TO SEE, SINCE TYPICAL PEOPLE JUMPED ON THE WAGON AND SAID PENN STATE COULD PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. I DONT THINK SO. ANYWAY, MICHIGAN CONTINUES TO GET BETTER EACH WEEK, THE DEFENSE ESPECIALLY. THEY LOOK LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TEAM THAN THEY DID 3-4 WEEKS AGO. THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH DREW TATE EARLY, BUT IN THE SECOND HALF THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND CONTAINED HIM PRETTY WELL. I GOTTA GIVE PROPS TO JASON AVANT. NO ONE CAN REALLY FILL BRAYLON'S SHOES, BUT HE IS TRYING HIS BEST. THIS GUY CAN COME UP WITH SOME GREAT CATCHES WHEN HE NEEDS TO. ALL THE TALK WAS ABOUT BREASTON BEFORE THE SEASON BEGAN. HE IS NO DOUBT A PLAYMAKER, BUT HE ISNT THAT GOOD OF A RECEIVER. AVANT IS THE GO TO GUY WHEN THEY NEED A BIG PLAY. HE IS ESPECIALLY TOUGH ON THIRD DOWN. MICHAEL HART WHEN DOWN AGAIN AND THAT HURTS THEM. HE IS SUCH A DIFFERENCE MAKER ON THAT TEAM. I MUST SAY I EVEN ENJOY WATCHING HIM RUN THE FOOTBALL. HE TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE OFF OF CHAD HENNE, WHO TAKES A LOT OF HEAT EVERY WEEK. HE IS THE QUARTERBACK SO YOU CANT EXPECT ANYTHING LESS. HENNE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE GREAT. HE ISNT PLAYING ANY WORSE THAN LAST YEAR. HE JUST DOESNT HAVE AN EDWARDS THAT HE CAN THROW IT UP TO ANYTIME. WHEN THE RUNNING GAME IS CLICKING IT OPENS THINGS UP FOR HIM. HE JUST NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND NOT BE AFRAID TO THROW THE BALL AWAY WHEN NEED BE. MICHIGAN IS STILL FOR REAL AND THEY MAKE ME NERVOUS. I KNOW WOULDA COULDA SHOULDA, BUT A FEW BREAKS HERE AND THERE AND THEY COULD BE 8-0. THEY HAD THEIR CHANCES THATS FOR SURE. THEY PLAYED A TOUGH GAME TODAY AND PULLED IT OUT IN THE END. YES ONCE AGAIN MR NAVARRE I SAID IT WOULD BE VERY CLOSE. AFTER THE WISCONSIN GAME ESPECIALLY, THEY STARTED CALLING FOR CARR'S HEAD. I DONT THINK THAT IS THE PROBLEM. WHEN YOU WATCH THIS GUY COACH HE HAS A PASSION AND HE WANTS TO WIN. I QUESTION THE WAY THE MAN USES TIMEOUTS ON OCCASION, BUT I LIKE THE WAY HE RUNS HIS OFFENSE. TRESSEL COULD TAKE A LITTLE ADVICE FROM HIM AT TIMES. LIKE HEY IT IS 4TH AND 1, LINE UP THE BIG BOYS AND RUN IT. WE DONT ALWAYS NEED TO PUNT FOR FIELD POSITION SO WE CAN STOP THEM AND GET 3 POINTS. ANYWAY THEY STILL ARE A VERY DANGEROUS FOOTBALL TEAM. NOW THAT THE DEFENSE IS SLOWLY IMPROVING, TEAMS NEED TO WATCH OUT. WITH 2 LOSSES IN THE BIG TEN AND 3 OVERALL I DONT SEE THEM WINNING THE CONFERENCE OR PLAYING IN A BCS GAME, BUT I CAN SEE THEM GETTING THEMSELVES BACK INTO THE TOP 15 BEFORE SEASONS END WHICH WOULD BE QUITE A FEAT AFTER BEING UNRANKED TWO TIMES IN 3 WEEKS AND PEOPLE SAYING THAT MAY NOT MAKE A BOWL GAME THIS YEAR. THERE YA GO STEVIE, BIG WIN FOR THEM TODAY. CONGRATS AND WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER FOR " THE GAME"