ntl002

August 30th, 2010 at 11:14 PM ^

I'll admit the title of the article is very misleading. It's not so much a ranking of the two deep at quarterback as opposed to a ranking of the starters, with the name of the backup tossed in.

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MaizenBlueBP

August 30th, 2010 at 11:30 PM ^

All these rankings are garbage.  I just wasted 3 minutes of my time looking at the herbie awards on espn.  Not only is there not a single michigan player on there but he picks OSU for best uniforms, best restaurants, has a number of OSU players as best at their position in the country and after all that picks them to win the title over oklahoma.  How is this guy even allowed to write columns when its clear all he does is suck off osu?  Unreal. I hate everyone on espn.

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Six Zero

August 31st, 2010 at 6:50 AM ^

how everyone always seems to overlook all the blatant homerism Herbstreit shows.  Over the past 10 years it's gotten worse and worse, almost as if he's daring someone to call him out over it.  Sure, the guy's the fake-tan face for ESPN's coverage of CFB and he does call a pretty good game-- but it's just so over the top.  If Desmond suddenly turned his job into a Michigan love fest he'd sent to the sports purgatory known as Calling Games with Pam Ward.  Herbstreit's recent behavior is akin to CNN hiring Michael Moore to give a non-partisan view of an upcoming election.

And I'm sure Gameday will conveniently stop by Columbus at least twice this year as they always do.

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maizenbluenc

August 31st, 2010 at 8:14 AM ^

Well, Iowa, Wisconsin, Miami, and us - we all just need to beat them. In fact, I think Purdue has a shot post Wisconsin. (Indiana on the front end maybe, but not so much.)

If they loose, Herbie gets exposed (again).

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COB

August 31st, 2010 at 8:49 AM ^

He said after the UF NC game it would take 10 years for Ohio State to recover.  After the USC game in 08 he said it was clear OSU didn't belong on the field with the elite teams.  I get that you don't like him as a former OSU player but I tend to think he makes a pretty noticeable effort to be bi-partisan.   Think of it this way, if he picked OSU every single game the past two years he would have been wrong 4 times, pretty damn good percentage.  It's not like he is picking huge upsets.   As for Gameday going to Columbus, it's not  his personal tailgate, OSU has been winning a lot of game and in turn, had a lot of pivotal games in Columbus.  Like I said, I get that you don't like him, but you come across a little crazy to say that he is puppeteering some sort of pro-OSU network slant. 

(edit: this particular article is a bit much but in general-- his TV commentary is what I am talking about)

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jmblue

August 31st, 2010 at 5:30 PM ^

I've heard that he's a homer on local Columbus radio, but I think he does a very good job of being impartial on ESPN telecasts.  If he's a homer for anyone there, it's the Big Ten as a whole - he always defends the league, Michigan included.

And really, it's tough to fault Gameday for coming to Columbus on a regular basis when the Bucks have won or shared five straight conference titles.  The reality is that they've played a ton of meaningful games in recent years. 

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Blazefire

August 31st, 2010 at 8:53 AM ^

Molk probably would've had  to be included if he had stayed healthy and continued performing at that level. Also, considering that Gardner is going to play this year, it would be WELL within the realm of possibility to include a five star kid like that in the top freshman category.

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mgolund

August 31st, 2010 at 9:54 AM ^

I like Herbie.  He does a good job calling games and, I think, is pretty impartial in his analysis of teams.  He seems to think highly of OSU (big surprise), but OSU has been really damn good over the past 7 years.  Despite that, he can still look at OSU relatively impartially.

He has unbridled affection for Columbus and OSU in his columns.  So what?  A column is simply a matter of opinion.  I doubt anyone here would look at the editorial pages of the New York Times or Wall Street Journal and treat those as assertions of fact.

Let's hope the Maize and Blue surprise some people this year and garner some post-season love.  I think you'll note that Herbie listed Michigan as one of five teams on the rise, so it's not like he's dismissed Michigan out of hand.

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Zone Left

August 30th, 2010 at 11:43 PM ^

Trying to rank 120 players/positions is pretty impossible, but I think I'd rather have two new sophomores on an improving offense than Texas Tech (12) with Tommy Tuberville as a coach, Jeremiah Masoli (17) in the SEC with under a month to adjust to a new system and inferior talent, UTEP (24) with a 17/13 TD to INT ratio, anything from Middle Tennessee State (24 or Utah State (26), Austen Arnaud (42) with a 29/24 TD to INT ratio during his career, or anything from Wyoming (43).

This doesn't take into account real improvement from Freshman to Sophomore year.  Sorry.

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TFish

August 31st, 2010 at 12:43 AM ^

"This ranking is based on [Dwight] Dasher's availability; without him, MTSU's ranking would drop 80 or so spots."

Last I checked Dasher is suspended indefinitely for cash money/gambling issues, so that means WOOOO WE'RE NUMBER 43

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BlueVoix

August 31st, 2010 at 1:02 AM ^

Ah Dwight Dasher...

Stats against real teams (Clemson, Maryland, Mississippi State):

58/108 (53% Completion) for 3 TDs anddddd 8 INTs.

Stats against the Sun Belt

128/240 (53% Completion)  for 16 TDs and 6 INTs.

He did pile up a bunch of yards against Maryland and Clemson, rushed the ball all over the world, and had a solid bowl performance, but 25?  I dunno, man.

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WoodleyIsBeast

August 31st, 2010 at 1:01 AM ^

This is a nonsense article.  For one, almost all of the teams ranked before us will use one quarterback unless the starter is hurt.  Not only are we going to go back and forth between two signal callers, we may even throw in a true freshman as a third option!

That and the fact that they put Kirk Cousins/Andrew Maxwell three spots higher than Garrett Gilbert/Connor Wood. 

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mrduckworthb

August 31st, 2010 at 4:54 PM ^

4. USC

Starter/backup: Matt Barkley/Mitch Mustain 

The buzz: It will be interesting to see how Barkley builds on a solid true freshman season under a new coaching staff. He has a strong arm and can make all the throws. Mustain is the best backup quarterback in the nation.

If I remember correctly, Tate Forcier was better than Matt Barkley while healthy, and Mitch Mustain couldn't beat out true freshman Matt Barkley as a redshirted junior! How is he in any way better than our backup, no matter who we have start? I just don't understand.

OMG I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY!11!!!!!!1!!!11!!!

Go Blue!

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