Hail Yes!!!

After 2,926 days it is finally over. This weekend The U of M football team finally beat their arch rivals the OSU Buckeyes after losing the last 7 straight. The win came from great leadership and coaching from U of M's coach Brady Hoke and quarterback Denard Robinson who ran for two touchdowns and threw for three more! It has been hard the last few years watching OSU win close game after close game and this year looked as if it might turn out the same way. The game was a shootout with teams scoring constantly and not having one team stay on top. Overall the game was very intense and for the short time i watched i was constantly on the edge of my seat eagerly waiting to see who would come out on top and i feel bad for anyone who missed out on this game for the ages. Now Michigan has to sit and wait to see which bowl game they will play in and who they will play against. Early projections has the Wolverines playing against 12-0 Huston who is ranked number 6 because of their quarterback Case Keenum who is setting all kinds of records for passing this season and averages around 4 or 5 touchdown passes each game. I think that would be a perfect game for Michigan to play in because it would be a great measuring stick to how much the team has improved over the season and its a chance to knock off a top 10 team which every team wants a chance to do.

As of now OSU has a lot of rebuilding to do after a 6-6 season. Coaching great Jim Tressel is out after a controversial season due to NCAA violations that may lead OSU to be sanctioned, which means they could lose scholarships, practice time, and even a chance to play in bowl games the next few years. This can hurt a program for years to come because schools with violations make it harder to recruit new student athletes coming in because they dont want to play for a team that cannot go anywhere because it is being punished. But OSU looks like they are on the right path by possibly hiring Urban Meyer who took last year off of coaching due to health issues and wanting to spend more time with his family, but it looks like he is ready to get back into coaching. Overall i think the Michigan/OSU rivalry may be back to where it was many years ago when it was the biggest rivalry in college football.

MVP!!!!

Today Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers was named the American League Most Valuable Player. He is the first pitcher since 1992 to win both the AL Cy Young award for the best pitcher and the MVP. It was a clear choice that Verlander was the MVP because every five days he dominated the opposing team and went very deep into the game allowing the bullpen to rest and be fully ready for the next few days. All season long he was able to bounce back from losses the previous day to come back strong with a win, he actually went 16-3 pitching the next day after a tigers loss. Along with dominating every better he faces with his high speed fastball and crushing curve ball, he led the AL in every major pitching statistic winning the triple crown for wins, earned run average, and strikeouts. He is also the third Detroit Tigers pitcher to ever do this along with Willie Hernandez in 1984 and Denny McLain in 1968.

How about them Lions??? Once again i turned on the radio shortly after the game had started this Sunday only to hear they were already losing, and it was getting worse. I was very disappointed about this so i shut it back off until i got home, where i turned the tv on to see the Lions actually playing football. They made an amazing comeback with the help of running back Kevin Smith. Kevin was released by the Lions before due to injury issues and he was relieved to hear the Lions wanted him back to play. Smith payed the Lions back for having faith in him with his 140 yards and 2 touchdowns which was a career high. Now the they just need to continue playing with passion when they play the Green Bay Packers who are 10-0 so far this season on Thursday!! So everyone eat a lot of turkey and cheer on the Lions!!!