Saturday, my brother and I were probably the only two people in the state of Michigan who didn't care about the Michigan-Michigan State game. Well, actually, it was about as good and competitive a game as the IU-Northwestern game, which the Hoosiers lost. That's right. The Hoosiers lost to the Wildcats. IU has single-handedly managed to go backwards football-wise. I wasn't there, but from what I hear, I didn't miss much.\nIt's unexplainable how the Hoosiers, who looked so strong, and sounded so confident starting the season, could actually lose talent and the ability to work as a team with three games left in the season.\nBut it could be worse. It could be much worse. \nLet's look at the current state of the Michigan State football team. One football player is in drug-rehabilitation for his alleged cocaine habit. Oh yeah, it's Jeff Smoker, who was only the starting quarterback until his habit got in the way of his playing ability. Then the coaches decided to step in. Good timing. It's nice to see the coaches care more about their players than their on-the-field product.\nThen the star tailback, and the team captain, Dawan Moss was arrested Saturday night following the Michigan game after being pulled over for drunk driving. But he didn't stop there. He thought it would be a brilliant idea to speed off, and in the process, drag a police officer with him.\nBut it keeps getting better.\nEight members of the Spartan team are rumored to be involved in a huge gambling ring. And the coach, Bobby Williams, is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of his career at Michigan State.\nI have no feelings toward the Michigan State team, but good riddance to Williams and his cronies. Anyone who has so little control over his football team deserves to leave. He's making a mockery of the Spartan program.\nThat is, if you can call what they have a program.\nBut anyway. Despite the ridiculous showing on the field, it's nice to know that the only thing the Hoosiers have to be concerned about is the win-loss record.\nAnd the lack of rush defense.\nAnd the steady decline of the kicking game.\nAnd the disappearance of the offense.\nAnd the overall bad coaching from the field.\nBut other than that…
Gripe of the Week\nI have a bone to pick with the Big Ten, and it has to do with scheduling. Ohio State and Iowa are the best teams in the Big Ten. They are both ranked. They are in position to receive automatic bowl game bids.\nAnd neither of them play each other. At this point, I really wish that there was some way to tweak the schedules of both teams, or at least add a game so that these two teams can play each other.\nJust think what a good game that would be.\nIowa and Ohio State are the only teams left in the Big Ten that are undefeated. AND THEY WON'T FACE EACH OTHER!\nThat's ridiculous. Who knows who the best team in the Big Ten is? Buckeye fans will go one way, the Hawkeyes will choose the black and gold and the rest of the Big Ten family is left to choose a team, while watching both go to a bowl game.\nIt's just not right. I want a playoff game. I want to settle which team is best in the Big Ten. My money is on the Hawkeyes. Obviously. But I want to be proven right. That would be nice.
