I more or less figured they would, and they did. For the second year in a row, the Backyard Brawl between Michigan and Michigan State went to overtime and once again the Wolverines prevailed. I figured Michigan would win in large part because they had already lost two games in 2005, and once this happens they tend to start playing better. Why this is the case is a mystery to me, but it was certainly nice to get the win over MSU and spoil their dreams of an undefeated season.

The overtime played out much differently than in 2004. In 2004, both teams scored on the first two overtime possessions before Michigan got the TD and stopped MSU in the third round. This time, MSU got the ball first and missed a field goal, allowing Michigan to play it safe and go for a FG themselves. Garrett Rivas, who missed a chance at the end of regulation, was successful in overtime and so Michigan went home a winner.

Michigan really benefitted from having running back Michael Hart in the lineup again after he missed some games due to injury. He helped to take the pressure off embattled quarterback Chad Henne. The defense did what they needed to do, but still seemed a bit lacking especially in terms of getting pressure on the quarterback.

Central Michigan DID IN FACT pull off the upset over Akron, as yours truly predicted!

In fact, all three "directional" Michigan teams from the MAC won as Eastern and Western Michigan also posted wins.

In less happy news from my perspective, the (expletive deleted) Hollywood Pretty Boys of Southern Cal managed to pull another one out of you-know-where as they rallied against Arizona State. My hatred for these pretty boys burns with the brightness of a million suns, and I look forward to seeing them fall. So much so that I will even root for another team I do not exactly like (Notre Dame) to beat U$C when they play later this season.

Speaking of the Irish, they basically routed Purdue at Worst Lafayette, so maybe the ghosts of Rockne and Gipp have really been roused from their slumber or whatever it is they like to say in South Bend.

Turns out that I was in fact out of my mind when I called Illinois over Iowa...Hawkeyes 35-Fighting (not really) Illini 7.

Rutgers beat Pitt...wow, Pitt must really suck!

In other Teams That Suck news, perennially overrated Syracuse did as I thought and got their behinds whipped by the Criminoles of Flawiduh State. Sorrycuse is now 1-3 on the season with their only win over a truly pathetic (0-4, 24 points scored) Buffalo U. team. And, their men's basketball coach Jimmy Boeheim is still a dork, a jackass, and a LOSER!

More ranting to come, so stay tuned!