Millen the Horrible

If Matt Millen were an Ancient Viking he would be referred to as "Millen the Horrible", not because of how badly his crew of players kill the enemy, but for how horribly he runs a team.

I have decided NOT to write about how bad, disappointing and untalented the Lions are after their loss to the 49ers on Sunday. Why? Because what's the point? I've already wrote the same thing the last two weeks!

So instead here are some Fire Millen pictures...

Boom Goes the Dynamite!

Once in a lifetime a truly great sports broadcasting personality comes along... John Madden, Harry Carey, Dick Vitale. This guy might not be quite ready for ESPN just yet unfortunately...

Spartans Slay Irish

The Spartans continued their winning ways Saturday behind another 200-yard rushing day from their All-American candidate Javon Ringer. Ringer once again looked impressive and the Spartan defense ended Notre Dame's win streak by doing something that SDSU and UofM couldn't do against the Irish in previous weeks, sack the QB. As many thought, State proved Notre Dame isn't as good as some analysts were leading us to believe after beating a weak Aztec team and a transitioning Wolverine squad.

Although as one fellow DGFer pointed out, the key to the Spartans becoming a Big Ten Championship contender is not how well Ringer performs, but how well Hoyer plays. Hoyer's throwing percentage was under 50% this afternoon with no passing touchdowns. Hoyer needs to get better if this team is going to be a contender.

Rooting against the Home Town Team

Many Detroiters are finding themselves actually preparing to cheer AGAINST their home town Lions this Sunday as they play against the San Francisco 49ers. Reason being that if the Lions lose again in week 3, they will not only be 0-3, but also will have lost to former Lions Offensive Coordinator, now current San Fran O-Coordinator Mike Martz. Martz of course was run out of Detroit last year as the reason they were so bad.

The Detroit fans are thinking that this may FINALLY be the nail in the coffin of Matt Millen. Why? Well 0-3 will likely spell another year of not making the playoffs for the Lions and they will have lost to who they blamed for their losing ways AND also to J.T. O'Sullivan, a QB who apparently wasn't good enough to play in the D.

JSR 2008 College Football Poll

1. USC Trojans
2. Georgia Bulldogs
3. Oklahoma Sooners
4. Florida Gators
5. LSU Tigers
6. Missouri Tigers
7. Wisconsin Badgers
8. Texas Longhorns
9. Penn State Nittany Lions
10. Alabama Crimson Tide
11. Texas Tech Red Raiders
12. Auburn Tigers
13. Oregon Ducks
14. East Carolina Pirates
15. Ohio State Buckeyes
16. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
17. South Florida Bulls
18. Clemson Tigers
19. Kansas Jayhawks
20. Utah Utes
21. Nebraska Cornhuskers
22. West Virginia Mountaineers
23. Fresno State Bulldogs
24. Florida State Seminoles
25. Illinois Fighting Illini

Honorable Mention
TCU Horned Frogs
Tennessee Vols
Colorado Buffaloes
Virginia Tech Hokies
Iowa Hawkeyes

Spartans Win Sign of More to Come?

The Michigan State Spartans shutout their opponent for the first time since 1999 against Northwestern, which ended in a 17-0 victory over mid-major Florida Atlantic. While this can be seen as a large accomplishment for the Spartans, I'd warn the fans to not get too excited just yet as it being a pre-cursor to future victories.

The Owls' had three significant blown opportunities that could have easily changed the game from a shut out loss to going into over time. As ridiculous as it sounds after a 17-0 shut out, I'd even venture to say FAU had enough dropped and misdirected passes that they might have won in regulation, if they just hit their wide open players.

The other thing to consider is it was a down pour for much of the game and FAU's bread and butter is the passing game, which of course was at a minimum due to slippery conditions.

So while State did in the end take care of business and Javon Ringer looked good on a muddy track, I'd caution Sparty fans to hope for better play then this from their team if they hope to crack the top 3 in the Big Ten this year or next.

Wolverines Lose in Fumble Filled Game

Wolverine fans knew this year and next would definitely be rebuilding years for Michigan, but personally I didn't think it would be this bad. Seven penalties for 79 yards, seven fumbles, four lost fumbles and two interceptions against a bad Notre Dame team. It's even more frustrating for fans and Rich Rodriguez that Michigan arguably wasn't beaten by their opponent on Saturday, but by themselves.

The lone bright spot for Michigan was of emerging multi-use threat Sam McGuffie. Sam rushed 25 times for 131 yards, caught four passes for 47 yards and a touchdown, and did not fumble.The kid has earned his spot as a frosh starter and I look forward to seeing him develop.