another day of football

My favorite sporting event of the year is tomorrow. The Michigan – Ohio State game. Living most of my life ten minutes from the Big House I know how huge this game is every year. It’s ranked among one of the best rivalries in all of sports and some actually consider it the best rivalry. As the last game of the year for Michigan, reflecting on the season it can only be seen as a disappointment. What was to be thought a run for the national championship is now just a run for a decent bowl game. I think ESPN has talked enough about the rivalry this past week for me to not go into it. College football this year has been one of those rare years when up is down and down is up. Kansas, a basketball powerhouse, sits at 10-0. With #2 Oregon losing to Arizona last night, Kansas controls its own destiny for the national championship. Illinois, a featured bottom-dweller of the Big Ten, is third in the conference and knocked off #1 Ohio State last week. Football powerhouses Notre Dame has only won one game all year and Nebraska (5-6) had a humiliating loss to Kansas 39-76. As someone who does not like Notre Dame football it makes me smile to see them lose. (By the way, Michigan beat them 38-0.)

There are a few good games on tomorrow. The first being Michigan vs. Ohio State. Also in the Big Ten Northwestern plays #19 Illinois. A great inter-state rivalry game. Penn State also plays Michigan State. Every year this game is entertaining. Another couple of games to watch are #6 West Virginia at #22 Cincinnati and #17 Boston College at #15 Clemson. Cincinnati has already had quality wins against #18 South Florida and #13 UConn. West Virginia sits at #6 with one loss against #18 South Florida. # 17 Boston College who is 8-2 could prove themselves as a legitimate team if they beat Clemson. Boston College was ranked as high as #2 in the nation. The Eagles have two quality wins against #15 Georgia Tech and #8 Virginia Tech. Sadly, they have lost their last two games to mediocre teams: Florida State (6-4) and Maryland (5-5.) Clemson has lost to Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, but won against Florida State and Maryland. Whoever wins this game will most likely move on to the ACC championship game.