tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post6055090667155805804..comments2024-03-22T05:48:26.129-05:00Comments on Braves & Birds: Back From VacationMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-25645455041473550682009-08-04T07:35:10.076-05:002009-08-04T07:35:10.076-05:00Yes, I do. Bo was a very good coach, but I would ...Yes, I do. Bo was a very good coach, but I would never put him in the absolute top tier because of exactly the reason that you identify.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365733949431139562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-54316970566168537282009-08-04T00:03:01.668-05:002009-08-04T00:03:01.668-05:00Do you similarly discount Bo Schembechler's re...Do you similarly discount Bo Schembechler's record and his copious Big Ten titles? I mean, the Big Ten is exponentially better today than it was in the 1970s. Take 1973: according to JHowell's power ratings, OSU was 5th, Michigan was 7th, and the next best Big Ten team was Minnesota at 37th! 1975: OSU 3rd, Michigan 12th, the next best team MSU 30th, then Minnesota 59th! 1972: Michigan 5th, OSU 11th, next best team Purdue 31st, then MSU 41st.<br /><br />Compare that to 2002, when there were 4 Big Ten teams in the top 15 (yes, OSU missed one, but they made up for it by beating #3 Miami FL). Even in 2008, PSU was 7th, OSU 11th, Iowa 21st, MSU 26th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11175154.post-61052538166956688582009-08-03T12:01:08.026-05:002009-08-03T12:01:08.026-05:00Welcome back. I too read Friday Night Lights a fe...Welcome back. I too read Friday Night Lights a few weeks back and came to a similar conclusion about Bissinger coming across as condescending to the peoples of West Texas and their conservative beliefs (albeit I would describe myself as slightly right of center with a social twinge of left).AuditDawghttp://hobnailboot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com