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Monday, September 03, 2007

SOS Takes Her Hat Off...

...to this master of the craft of cliche. Don't ask how he does it. You're either born with this or you're not.



'As the season plays out, time will tell if Michigan's stunning loss to Appalachian State was a defining moment or merely a hiccup....

...When it happens so obviously right smack dab in front of 109,218 pairs of eyes and a couple dozen more on the Big Ten Network, against Appalachian State, that's a different story.

...The previous high-water mark for I-AA teams was win by The Citadel over Arkansas in 1992. Hogs' coach Jack Crowe was fired on the spot.

Some distressed UM loyalists think Carr merits the same fate.

...But Carr has enjoyed considerable success and has earned the right to go out on his terms at his time. He will never live down the loss to Appalachian State, but he deserves the opportunity to steer his team out from under it.

...Gregg Brandon: It's easy to play by the book. You score in overtime, trail by one, kick the extra point and proceed to another overtime period.

It was sheer genius, and called for a heavy dose of guts, for Bowling Green to go for a two-point conversion and the win in the first OT at Minnesota on Saturday night. It was genius because it worked, but the right call even had it not.

Brandon knew his Falcons were reeling. Minnesota scored 24 unanswered points and BG had just 125 total yards in the second half before driving 63 yards for a game-tying field goal in the waning seconds of regulation. The Gophers scored effortlessly to begin overtime. BG's defense was dog tired and on its heels and Brandon knew it.

So he put the ball in the hands of his best player - quarterback Tyler Sheehan was an astounding 34-of-51 for 388 yards in his first college start - and rolled the dice. Nice call.

...Notre Dame had 121 yards of total offense and three turnovers in a 33-3 loss to visiting Georgia Tech. Weis had a quarterback controversy even before that game; now, he has a dire mess heading to Penn State. He'll no doubt sink or swim with Jimmy Clausen, who has the best arm, from here out.'



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