Comments on: My fears for the season http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/ An Ohio Sports Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:38:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sportsMonkey http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-77 sportsMonkey Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:05:16 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/#comment-77 el Kaiser, I totally agree with you about the expectations. There's so much similarity between the hype now and the hype back in 1998. My personal expectations are a little more reasonable than most: I expect the Bucks to win 9 or 10 games. I think they'll win more, but there's no excuse for winning less. I also expect them to (at least) share the Big Ten title. And of course, I expect them to beat UM again. Beyond that, everything else is a bonus. el Kaiser, I totally agree with you about the expectations. There’s so much similarity between the hype now and the hype back in 1998.

My personal expectations are a little more reasonable than most: I expect the Bucks to win 9 or 10 games. I think they’ll win more, but there’s no excuse for winning less. I also expect them to (at least) share the Big Ten title. And of course, I expect them to beat UM again.

Beyond that, everything else is a bonus.

]]> By: Hop http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Hop Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:10:56 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/#comment-76 I feel the same way. Nervous as hell. We have a good maybe even great team, but I get this nervous every year. I think it's what College Football is all about, isn't it? Jeff, The BCS championship is in the new Cardinal's stadium not the crappy Sun Devil Stadium. No jinxing here, but I loved to see that stadium. I feel the same way. Nervous as hell. We have a good maybe even great team, but I get this nervous every year. I think it’s what College Football is all about, isn’t it?

Jeff,
The BCS championship is in the new Cardinal’s stadium not the crappy Sun Devil Stadium. No jinxing here, but I loved to see that stadium.

]]> By: el Kaiser http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-75 el Kaiser Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:17:28 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/#comment-75 Andy - I was at that game, too, and it was a total downer. The thrashing of Michigan was bittersweet. It was sweeter than it was bitter, no doubt about it, though. The loss to MSU was too fresh in my mind. Jeff - That pesky fifth bowl game needs a better name. I thought they were bringing another bowl under the BCS umbrella? Anyway, I fixed the post to reflect this detail. Thanks for the reminder. Andy – I was at that game, too, and it was a total downer. The thrashing of Michigan was bittersweet. It was sweeter than it was bitter, no doubt about it, though. The loss to MSU was too fresh in my mind.

Jeff – That pesky fifth bowl game needs a better name. I thought they were bringing another bowl under the BCS umbrella? Anyway, I fixed the post to reflect this detail. Thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: Jeff http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Jeff Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:04:11 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/#comment-74 I hope we DON'T make it to the Fiesta Bowl this year!!!! That's not the national championship game this year. Kepp in mind, there's 5 BCS games this year. The Fiesta Bowl is on January 1st, 2007. The BCS National Championship game is on January 8th. Yes, it's in the same stadium, but it's not the Fiesta. I hope we DON’T make it to the Fiesta Bowl this year!!!! That’s not the national championship game this year.

Kepp in mind, there’s 5 BCS games this year.

The Fiesta Bowl is on January 1st, 2007.

The BCS National Championship game is on January 8th. Yes, it’s in the same stadium, but it’s not the Fiesta.

]]> By: Andy http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Andy Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:37:06 +0000 http://menofthescarletandgray.com/2006/08/31/my-fears-for-the-season/#comment-73 If it makes you feel any better, the SI at my gym here in Ann Arbor had Notre Dame on the cover. I gagged, but I was happy it wasn't the Buckeyes getting cursed up here. That '98 team was great, and I was at the MSU game. I got redemption two week later though.... 31-16. Go Bucks! If it makes you feel any better, the SI at my gym here in Ann Arbor had Notre Dame on the cover. I gagged, but I was happy it wasn’t the Buckeyes getting cursed up here.

That ’98 team was great, and I was at the MSU game. I got redemption two week later though…. 31-16. Go Bucks!

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