Let the Whining Officially Commence!

[Vol423]

ESPN.com - COLUMNIST - Wojciechowski: Highway robbery in Michigan

This part is classic:


"Carr had to do what Auburn's Tommy Tuberville did two seasons ago. Tuberville's team finished the regular season 12-0, but was left out of the Tostitos BCS Championship Game in favor of undefeated USC and Oklahoma."

"It's hard," said Tuberville. "It's hard to look them in the eye. Heck, we're still not over it. You never get over it. It's like a question that's never been answered."
Carr is asking those same questions. And he'll get the same shoulder shrugs that Tuberville got.


How the hell does this idiot equate a one-loss Michigan team getting passed over for the national championship game to an undefeated Auburn team that won the toughest conference in college football getting left out of the national championship game? Note to Wojciechowski - GET A DAMN CLUE!

 

[OWB]

It's pretty simple, if Michigan wanted the NC game so badly, they should've taken care of business against Ohio State.. End of story.

 

[lawgator1]

I read the article. By the end the writer didn't even believe what he was saying.

 

[tclowers23]

Congrats to you and your Gators, Lawgator.

 

[Vol423]

I loved the part near the end of the story where the writer claimed that the Vanderbilt coaching staff (who played both Michigan and Florida) told him, privately of course, that Michigan is the better team between Michigan and Florida.

Notice that he didn't quote any of the Vanderbilt coaches, but he notes that they told him this privately. Why do I get the feeling that this writer is making this crap up? If it was supposed to be off the record, then he shouldn't have mentioned it at all. If it was on the record, then why didn't he quote them directly? This is yet another example of the piss poor writing and commentary offered by ESPN.

 

[milohimself]

Wojciechowski always seems to be pissed about something. Let it go.

 

[OrangePappy]

It's pretty simple, if Michigan wanted the NC game so badly, they should've taken care of business against Ohio State.. End of story.

That's what I thought too.

 

[ConMan]

People can say anything they want but it's wrong to have two teams form the same conference playing for the national championship. That problem was already solved and resulted in OSU being the Big Ten champs.
Maybe the Big Ten should get Notre Dame to come around and get a true conference championship game.

 

[OWB]

Wojciechowski always seems to be pissed about something. Let it go.

If you had a last name like that, you'd be pissed too.

 

[lawgator1]

Congrats to you and your Gators, Lawgator.

Thanks boss

 

[Vercingetorix]

I learned recently that he's a UT grad. Apparently was a football walk-on, too.

Still don't think too much of his columns.

 

[lawgator1]

By the way, the game is on my birthday.

 

[tclowers23]

By the way, the game is on my birthday.

Well, it will make or ruin your day. A good birthday hangs in the balance.

 

[HawaiiVol]

Good to see someone other than an SEC team get the screws for the NC game.

 

[lawgator1]

Well, it will make or ruin your day. A good birthday hangs in the balance.

Its my 43rd. Trust me, I've had bigger letdowns than losing a football game.

 

[tonyvolsfan05]

The Unreported News About Michigan’s Snub at #2

 

[GAVol]

As soon as I see anybody say something regarding the announcers being against them . . . There's no need to read any further.

 

[kptvol]

What an idiot. Newsflash: The big 10 is not the only conference in America. The only thing Michigan proved this season is that they are not as good as Ohio State. I look forward to USC beating them.

 

[TN Vol 0320]

stupid

 

[hmanvolfan]

You know what, I couldn't give a flying rat's a$$ about what any Michigan person has to say about media bias. Apparently they have already forgotten that ESPN single handedly swayed the Heisman vote to Charles Woodson when Peyton obviously deserved it. So in other words, Michigan and all their fans can kiss my you know what...:shaking2:

 

[GAVol]

...and how many times have we been subjected to Michigan being ranked in the preseason top 10 for no apparent reason?

 

[lawgator1]

And he's wrong. Flroida did not go in 1996 to the NT game in the "same exact scenario" as we have this year. After Florida lost to FSU that year, Florida went on to win the SEC championship.

The fact that Florida wormed its way back into the game in '96 BY WINNING the conference is a fairly significant difference, in my opinion.

 

[Mrs.BigOrangeNation]

dude, im getting sick and tired of turning to every sports channel and seeing someone whining about how michigan got "snubbed". SEC never gets respect...

 

[surrealvol]

Hey lawgator1...congratulations, dude...now your guys have to win this one and bring the NC to the SEC...

As far as Michigan whining...they had their NC game a few weeks ago and came up short...end of story...they didn't win their conference...they did not play as tough a schedule...and they didn't win WHEN THEY HAD THEIR CHANCE...so they need to shut up, quit whining, and move on...life is tough...you get your chance...you have to take advantage of it...they didn't...so it's now a no-brainer as far as I am concerned...GO GATORS in the NC game...

 

[Rizzo924]

Jeesh! Cry me a river!