Comments on: Paul Finebaum finally makes sense http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/12/05/paul-finebaum-finally-makes-sense/ A clean, well-lighted blog. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:51:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.2 by: Jerry Mahone http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/12/05/paul-finebaum-finally-makes-sense/#comment-1237 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:45:29 +0000 http://jimthompson.org/wp/2006/12/05/paul-finebaum-finally-makes-sense/#comment-1237 I agree. Michigan had a shot, was close, and lost. All the wining about being a different story on a neutral field is ridiculous. They obviously were competitive, so I do not think a neutral field would matter at all. It would be a close game, most likely. Michigan might win in that situation. Maybe not. I for one did not want to see a rematch, especially a month after the first game. If they had met in the first week, a rematch might seem more compelling. Otherwise, it's lose/lose for OSU. If they lose the game, they lose the National Championship. If they win, it's ho-hum, you-better-have-won-again-if-you're-Number-1. Michigan, on the other hand, gets an undeserved second chance. I think FSU and either Miami or Florida had rematches in bowl games over the years, and I just thought, "What's the point?" Personally, Tech has WVU, and Navy has BC. I think that these are great games against pretty good teams, so I will be rooting for the navy, white, and old gold twice this bowl season. I'm just disappointed that Tech ended the year on a double-downer (University (sic) of Georgia and Wake Forest). Here's my wish for next year: 1) That Calvin Johnson stays for his Senior year, and 2) that our next quarterback doesn't get chokey late in close games and learns to throw to Calvin early and often. Good luck to the Tigers. I agree. Michigan had a shot, was close, and lost. All the wining about being a different story on a neutral field is ridiculous. They obviously were competitive, so I do not think a neutral field would matter at all. It would be a close game, most likely. Michigan might win in that situation. Maybe not.

I for one did not want to see a rematch, especially a month after the first game. If they had met in the first week, a rematch might seem more compelling. Otherwise, it’s lose/lose for OSU. If they lose the game, they lose the National Championship. If they win, it’s ho-hum, you-better-have-won-again-if-you’re-Number-1. Michigan, on the other hand, gets an undeserved second chance.

I think FSU and either Miami or Florida had rematches in bowl games over the years, and I just thought, “What’s the point?”

Personally, Tech has WVU, and Navy has BC. I think that these are great games against pretty good teams, so I will be rooting for the navy, white, and old gold twice this bowl season. I’m just disappointed that Tech ended the year on a double-downer (University (sic) of Georgia and Wake Forest).

Here’s my wish for next year: 1) That Calvin Johnson stays for his Senior year, and 2) that our next quarterback doesn’t get chokey late in close games and learns to throw to Calvin early and often.

Good luck to the Tigers.

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