OK, so Michigan lost to a team that itself lost to UCLA and Oregon State. Unsurprisingly, Dwayne Jarrett showed himself to be a classless TO-wannabe. But what about Boise State? 43-42 over Oklahoma in overtime to go unbeaten. Classic, just classic.
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Wow, watching Boise State pull off that win yessterday was damn fun -- the sort of fun you'll never see in the NFL. And it didn't require a playoff to make it happen. Ditto the Michigan loss at Ohio State at the end of the Big Ten season -- a great game even for this UM alumnus.
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Someone needs to smack that kid. Instead he'll make millions.
Yes, we really need a playoff system.
"Unsurprisingly, Dwayne Jarrett showed himself to be a classless TO-wannabe."
Let's hope it's just youthful exuberance and that he will grow up.