Friday, September 14, 2007

Goodgers Back to Winning Ways


Week 3 Starters:

Curtis (6 TDs) Painter
CJ (The only Night Big Ten Game) Bacher
Mike (MI only hope) Hart
Albert (One half worth a whole game against ISU) Young
Dorien (My Ankle Hurts) Bryant
Dustin (TD machine) Keller
Devin (Deep Threat) Thomas
Taylor (I'm the Kicker) Mehlhoff

Alternates:

I am really tempted to start

Donovan vs. The Citadel!
Juice vs. Syracuse (Actually would start him except that there are way too many games at 11:00)
Zach Brown (Listed as 2nd RB, I believe he's going to get a long look Satuday)
Damien Sims (Probably end up with more work than Young by the end of the ISU game)

(Delayed and likely ignored) Week 2 Thoughts

Michigan: I called for Carr to be fired 2 years ago when they lost 5. Carr’s National Title run appeared to vindicate him last season. He should have left before this fiasco. He should have been fired before, he should be fired now. How many games will Michigan win this season? Will Brewster bring home the Jug in his first year?

Minnesota! Wow. What a difference a week makes. This week the Gophers take another MAC team to OT but win. Adam Weber is the top BTFFL player after 2 weeks! He reminds me a lot of Drew Stanton when he runs – not pretty but effective. And this week his passes hit the mark. Unfortunately, this is also a matter of no matter how much things change they stay the same. While the Gophers looked better against Miami, they still needed a bad call and OT to win. The Big Ten schedule still won’t be kind to them. But a win is a win, right?

Wisconsin. Badgers path to Big Ten title seems clear. Michigan is winless, Ohio State has looked unimpressive. So the Badgers look like winners. Well, they sure didn’t look like Big Ten Champions against UNLV. I hate to say it but I’m starting to wonder about PJ Hill’s long term fantasy value. The good news for the Spitfires is no one is getting any meaningful carries other than PJ. John Clay has yet to see the field. I have to think if we get to the Big Ten season and he has not played, we are looking at a Red Shirt.

Ohio State: Again, not impressive in the win. No running game to speak of. Wells’ yards almost all come at the end of the game on, like, 3 runs. Boeckmann again looks ok, clearly locks on to Robiski. Shoencroft sees some action again – he sucks again. Will Henton get a shot?

Iowa: Christensen appears to take a leap forward – Syracuse doesn’t bother to cover TE, that helps. It could be ugly for universally loved Iowa State this week.

Illinois: Juice still has not put it together but he’s close. Mendenhall looks very good – so does his back up, Daniel Dufrene! Go DD. Benn and Williams will have a good run though.

Indiana: Don’t you wish your team had offered Kellen Lewis as a QB? I know I do.

Penn State: Screech returns to form. He’s apparently satisfied with his play -- "I don't know how I didn't have a good game," Morelli said. "We won the football game. So many people are so caught up on stats. Stats are so overrated. I'm so tired of hearing about it. It's so ridiculous. It's just unbelievable. No one's ever satisfied with a victory." PSU gets laugher in Buffalo this week.

Northwestern: That was sweet. Great game winning drive for Bacher. I also recall a long discussion about who Sutton’s back up is at the draft. Always worthwhile backing up your studs.

MSU: Ringer finds the End Zone this week.

Purdue: Everyone is going to score on that offense, especially Curtis Painter!