Lloyd Carr retired today as the head coach of Michigan football after another season with high hopes ended on a bad note. Losing 6 of the last 7 to Ohio St.and Jim Tressel has a lot to do with his demise along with a loss to Appalachian State in the first game of this year. I think Carr should have called it quits a couple of years earlier because Michigan football is simply not the caliber it used to be and the fans know it.

I think Michigan football can be a true powerhouse again if they are able to lure Les Miles away from LSU. Remember it’s in Miles contract that he can go to Michigan for a $1.2 million buy-out which is nothing to Michigan athletics. Let the games begin!

Ohio State lost all hope of making the BCS Championship game in back to back years with a 21-28 loss last night in Columbus against Illinois. Zook the head coach of the Fighting Illini decided to go for it on fourth down against Ohio State’s #1 ranked defense in the fourth quarter and was able to pick up the first down. This led to Illinois running all over the Buckeyes and burning the last 8 minutes of the game to secure the victory. Ohio State lost this game due to only running three plays in the fourth quarter, poor play from quarterback Todd Boeckman, and the fact they couldn’t stop super sophomore quarterback Juice Williams of Illinois. I’m very excited that a Big 10 team can’t make the BCS Championship game because the league is extremely weak and it would have been exposed even worse than last year. Ohio State can still win the Big 10 Championship next week if they defeat Michigan, but the huge rivalry could have had so much more riding on it for Tressel and the Buckeyes!