There are many strange trophies in college football, but perhaps the most unique of all is Floyd of Rosedale, a bronzed pig that goes to the winner of the Iowa-Minnesota game. The rivals meet for the 100th time Saturday, and there are always a few barbs flying across state lines. But we happened to stumble upon this classic from Bemusement Park, which has posted its pick for this year's game in Minnesotan to benefit Gopher fans:
Så den har komme til denne. Minnesota må seier å oppbevare dens slim stolpe — årstid håpe i live. Iowa må seier å unngå etterbehandler for.500, hvilket kunne være en veldig forlegenhet. Bortsett fra alle er ikke frisk med Tegnet Tate, og den har vil vise seg det han har blitt leker til tross for hans sunnhet alle årstid. Som du vet rutinen. Uten Tate Iowa er Illinois med en lett bedre forsvarer. Bortsett fra bare så vidt. For det første gang noen gang, JEG må gå nå med Gullet i denne ettall.
And for the winner, here it is: FUGLEN AV KARIKATUR 10 STOR STYGG BUKK — TANN ROTTER 24
Aren't you sick of having the Michigan-Ohio State game shoved down your throat? That Bowl Championship Series title game in January? It's really not that important because Michigan-Ohio State is this year's Game of the Century. Or at least until next week's Game of the Century. But we are here to tell you that we did select Saturday's battle between No. 1 and No. 2 as the Game of the Week. And our pigskin prophet, Mark Mathis, has returned to size this one up. So while you ponder if Maurice Clarett will be able to watch Saturday's clash between the Wolverines and Buckeyes from his jail cell, we bring you the man, who has fashioned an 8-2 record. Something tells us he's not a Michigan fan. Take it away Mark:
"How do you keep a Michigan player from jacking off? Paint his dong Scarlet and Gray, that way there's only a one-in-13 chance that he'll beat it.
Question: What's the difference between a University of Michigan fan and a carp? Answer: One is a bottom-feeding, scum sucker, and the other is a fish.
Q: How many University of Michigan fans does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: One, but he gets three credits.
Q: Where was O.J. hiding right before the famous white Bronco chase? A: On the University of Michigan campus. That's the last place you would find a football player.
Q: Why do they throw out a sack of manure at University of Michigan weddings? A: To keep the flies off the bride.
Q: Why don't University of Michigan fans let their kids play in sand boxes? A: Because cats keep covering them up.
Q: Did you hear about the University of Michigan fan who locked his keys in his car? A: He couldn't get his family out.
Q: Why do University of Michigan fans keep their diplomas on their dashboards? A: So they can park in handicap spaces.
Q: What do you call a good looking girl on the University of Michigan campus? A: A visitor.
Q: Did you hear about the power outage at the University of Michigan library? A: Forty students were stuck on the escalator for three hours.
Q: Did you hear about the fire in University of Michigan's football dorm that destroyed 20 books? A: The real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet.
Q: Do you know why the University of Michigan football team should change its name to the "Opossums"? A: Because they play dead at home and get killed on the road.
Q: What does the average University of Michigan student get on his SAT? A: Drool.
Q: What should you do if you find three University of Michigan fans buried up to their neck in cement? A: Get more cement.
General Schwarzkopf was walking through the desert during the Gulf War when he found a lamp on the ground. He picked it up, rubbed, and out came a genie. The genie said to the General, "I will grant you one wish." The General replied, "I wish that we will win this war. Here is a map of the desert and all the war parties. Please make us win the war." The genie responded, "I'm not that powerful of a genie. I cannot grant you that wish." "Well," the General responds, "then can you have University of Michigan win a bowl game this year?" After a moment, the genie says, "Let me see that map again."
Holy Cow do they get any bigger than this one! I have waited my entire life to predict No. 1 vs. No. 2. Oh, wait a minute, I already have! I predicted Ohio State to beat my Texas Longhorns, so I am going to ride these Buckeyes just like the Pony I never got for Christmas. If Stormin' Norman can't trust them, neither can I.
I am going with the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium, 32-28. Look for skies to be cloudy with a temperature of 46 at kickoff. Now let's play some football!"
George Schroeder, Oklahoman: A rematch? You have got to be crazy! One Michigan-Ohio State game is enough (registration).
The M Zone: Simply put, one of the finest blogs out there. An endless supply of Wolverine goodies with the big game only hours away.
Our apology for running this photo again, but that's working "journalist" Kirk Herbstreit celebrating an Ohio State interception by jumping on the back of former Buckeye Eddie George during the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. Herbstreit grew up in Centerville, Ohio and played quarterback for the Buckeyes from 1989 to '93. You might remember him from the 1993 Michigan-Ohio State game. Herbstreit passed for 271 yards in the Buckeyes' 13-13 tie with the Wolverines. He will be in the ABC's booth for Saturday's biggie in Columbus, and this comment in the Los Angeles Times really set off the Wiz's B.S. Detector "When I get up in the booth, I'm there to evaluate the game," Herbstreit said. "I'm looking at how two teams are trying to move the ball down the field. I'm not looking at what school I happened to attend." There's more. Herbstreit puts some perspective his youth. "I used to go to bed at night when I was in high school, when I started to realize I was going to play at a pretty high level of football in college, and it was the middle of the Cold War when nuclear bombs were a serious threat. I used to go to bed praying to hold off on nuclear bombs until I got a chance to play in the Ohio State-Michigan game."
Double D, Boston Herald: Why not Brigham Young? The Cougars have won seven in a row by a combined 280-65 and are about to lay the lumber to New Mexico.
Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News: It's California at USC for all the Roses. He'll take the points and the Golden Bears at the L.A. Coliseum.
Tim Griffin, San Antonio Express-News: Before he can tackle Cal-USC, he has to tackle Michigan-Ohio State.
Jody Demling, Louisville Courier-Journal: It's shaping up as a good weekend for Louisville and Kentucky and a bad weekend for Indiana and Michigan.
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Louisiana State defensive coordinator Bo Pelini has one fan out there. Somebody has taken it upon themselves to put together this video that has been posted on YouTube to promote Pelini as a successor to John L. Smith at Michigan State. Since YouTube has been around for just over a year, we have to think this is a first. The person responsible has posted three other videos, all dealing with Michigan State football. The video below is also one of their efforts and is a bit of a masterpiece, blending in audio of the legendary rant by Mike Valenti of Detroit's 1270 XYT. Meanwhile, the Spartans' search continues, with Pat Shurmur and Todd Grantham thought to be the leading contenders to replace Smith.
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Scott Wolf, L.A. Daily News: There appears to be growing tension between USC's compliance office and the football team over recruiting trips to Papadakis Taverna.
Brian Murphy, Idaho Statesman: On the same day his highlight DVD was mailed to Heisman voters, Boise State tailback Ian Johnson spent his fifth consecutive night in a San Jose hospital.
Jodi Upton and Steve Wieberg, USA Today: At least 42 of the 119 Division I-A coaches are earning $1 million or more this season, up from five in 1999.
Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star: NCAA president Myles Brand is playing defense. He's defending the governing body's tax-exempt status.
Paul Strelow, Columbia State: South Carolina returns to Clemson for the first time since the brawl of 2004, and Tiger coach Tommy Bowden wants precautions in place to prevent another incident.
Marcus Nelson, Palm Beach Post: Don Strock, the only coach in Florida International's history, is stepping down at season's end.
Allison M. Heinrichs, Tribune-Review: Thursday night is the Backyard Brawl between West Virginia and Pittsburgh. Is a ticket to the game also a ticket to misbehave?
Peter Hockaday, Casper Star Tribune: Wyoming will stay at a casino-hotel the night before playing at Nevada Las Vegas, but don't expect the players to be spending time at the slot machines.
Brandon Zimmerman, Gainesville Sun: Firing your coach doesn't have to take place after the season. Just look at Florida, which fired Ron Zook in midseason and got an early start in pursuing Urban Meyer.
Associated Press: Jim Kleinpeter of the Times-Picayune has been removed as a voter in the AP poll because he mistakenly thought Oklahoma had lost to Texas Tech.
There are many strange trophies in college football, but perhaps the most unique of all is Floyd of Rosedale, a bronzed pig that goes to the winner of the Iowa-Minnesota game. The rivals meet for the 100th time Saturday, and there are always a few barbs flying across state lines. But we happened to stumble upon this classic from Bemusement Park, which has posted its pick for this year's game in Minnesotan to benefit Gopher fans:
