I have to agree with Blake. I have been in both Michigan and California. I will never live in California again. California is nice to visit. But not somewhere you want to raise a family for sure. Unless you are a marijuana addict surfer or you are moving to America from another country I don't see a reason to live in Southern California. I hated it. I will go back to visit though.

Come on Blake... lol.... Cali versus Michigan...lived in both...I pick the fires, earthquakes, carjackings....lol... lighten up Blake... no contest ...... Will the Pac 10 lose 3 big ones today?..I think they go 1-2 with the win being Michigan and the losses being Wisco and OSU...

blake327, you left out all of the michigan fat chicks.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS IN THE PAC 10, SO IT HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST CONFERENCE. SUNNY DAYS, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN WHO COME HERE FROM ALL OVER. MEDICAL MARIJUANA THE BEACHES WERE # 1.<br />you seem to forget though.... all those sunny days leave your cities and towns burning to the ground. The earthquakes are horrific and all the pretty girls with fakes breasts and fake personalities inspiring to be actors. Thanks but no-thanks. I'll stay here in michigan and enjoy a nice gentle rain, less fake people and parts and certainly less ass holes than are in your state.

You seem to forget McGrady: Michigan whooped floridas ass last year in the bowl game. So please tell me again who stinks and who doesn't. Tebone is still having turf powerwashed from his grill.

Who gives a flying **** what Ohio State does? The Big Ten doesn't count on OSU to win to validate their existence. Ohio St. needs to do what they need to do to validate themselves... not the rest of their conference or the whole nation for that matter.

edubb2k7<br />9/11/2008<br />10:50 AM (report inappropriate content)<br /><br />AU,<br /><br />I agree as an OSU fan I dont like the rivals, but OSU is a public school which recieves money from the state for school funding. With that being said that have to play 2 in state teams every year and there is a list and a schedule which they cannot alter. At least not until 2012 I think. Thats why they have to play the Youngtown stats, the Miami (OH) and the Ohio U's. But they still find a way to put contenders on there scheudle.<br /><br /><br />I give big props to LSU last year for going to VA TEch, GA vs ASU, Ala vs Clemson, TENN @ UCLA and they played CAL last year. FLA took on MIA but they are not that strong yet. They had a shot with USF but they decline on that. FSU aint been strong in a minute. However for the rest of the SEC they are stepping out and attempting to prove they are the strongest. So much props to the SEC teams that are coming out.<br /> **************<br /><br />UF did not pass on USF! Where do you come up with this bullsheit? You are absolutely dilusional!<br /><br />The USF/UF could not materialize because of USF's 4 yr commitment with UCF. The last game between the two was this past weekend. If you knew what you were talking about, you would know that the reason USF did not renew their commitment with UCF was in fact, so they(USF) could schedule Miami & UF... they needed open dates. Look for the posted game dates in the near future.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS IN THE PAC 10, SO IT HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST CONFERENCE. SUNNY DAYS, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN WHO COME HERE FROM ALL OVER. MEDICAL MARIJUANA THE BEACHES WERE # 1.

It amuses me to see the posts of the southerners claiming the current Republican Party to be the party of Lincoln. When the segregationists did not like the way the Democratic Party's civil rights faction was moving, they migrated en mass to the Republicans, who were only too willing to embrace them. When David Duke ran for the Senate in Louisiana a few years back as a member of the KU Klux Klan, he garnered about 60% of the white vote. His campaign manager blamed his loss on the fact that he concentrated on attacking Jews instead of the blacks.<br /><br />It goes without saying that these people are also very religious.

South Florida will out muscle Kansas in another sleaper this weekend. Two more schools that are of the same calibur as Ohio State.

The Big 10 can only hold on with the likes of the Sun Belt, Big East, ACC etc. they do not belong with the big boys and their best teams are embarassed on a regular basis when confronted by the best of the best. There are very few SEC teams or Pac 10 teams that Ohio State, their best team, can play with without being embarassed. Southern Cal will expose Ohio State to be the slow slew footed team they are and will trounce them badly. This is certainly not one of the better match ups of the season and will be boring to all but Ohio State and Southern Cal fans.

stupid article. Looking at the picture of Rosenberg, I bet you my last dollar the kid never played a down in his life.

buckeyefan - We've been hearing it since the 1930s from the Big-10. It has been handed down from father to son for generations - and you all are still doing it.

It was the Rep. party that freed em. The Dems tried every which way to keep the slaves. Ain't nothing wrong with Georgia. BTW I suggest you view more about this at " B l a c k W h i t e K i s s . c o m ", I'm looking for my boyfriend who is a sport fan.

Please - Cut the nonsense about the Big 10's reputation! Some egotistical writer has articles like this every year. One year it's the Big Ten, the next year it's the Big 12, then it's the PAC 10 or the SEC. The Big East still doesn't make the list becuase they haven't really established thier reputation yet. These writers sound like Barack Obama talking about Sarah Palin - or maybe himself!<br /><br />C'mon - write about something serious!

im just tired of everyone bashing the big ten <br />osu is a powerhouse mich usally is and penn state is no joke and yes uga fl are great teams so is usc but success is only just recent for fl and uga i hope usc wins there conf every year there the only ones in it and really who wants to play out conf games in late november in ann arbor or columbus its awfully cold up here i think there should be some respect paid to the big ten i want to see florida play osu in the middle of nov on the road and play mich on the road there are tough teams hell florida turned down a joke of team notre dame thats an easy win and being a buckeye im not saying we dont play joke teams ie ohio and take them for granted but were are picking up big out of conf games to prove to everyone were no joke

Look out for the Big East to change the dynamic of the game as well, it has a spread footprint for recruiting and Rutgers is starting to attract some top PA, NY, MD, and Northeastern Talent, the same way Va Tech changed the land scape in those states in the 90's. WV is really taking over the Pitt recruiting territory and Louisville could cut into some of the SEC recruiting base, especailyl among those top athletes who look at football and basketball. SOuth Fl is changing the dynamic in FL, and taking recruits taht used to go to Miami and FL St, and UCF although still small and in a mid conference, is taking some talent in fl as well.<br /><br />Talent that might have gone to the ACC is finding its way into the Big East. <br /><br />This is why I think that despite the trends, the Big 12 and Big Ten and even the Pac 10 will always be power conferences, theres such an overlap in territory between the big east, ACC, and SEC where schools recruiting territories overlap. It does make SEC teams dominance right now, more impressive, but the recent surge in the new big east teams should be commended.

I will disagree that in the past the big ten only had one Natl Champ contender. OSU yes, Mich yes, Penn State has been there and had it not been for that questionalbe call in 05, there would have been a bcs mess, Wisconsin only seems to be able to crack the top ten. <br />But only the past year Mich has been out of it, they met OSU at 1 and 2, in 06.<br /><br />SEC is the top conf, but the SEC strength is only recent. Auburn had one title caliber year but usually are a top 25 team, UGA had some down years where they were in and out of the top 25 but now are emerging, FLA had a few years as a lower top 25 and then resurged under meyer, LSU has been a pretty consistent force. But the rest of the SEC, Ark had 2 good years, but had been a nonfactor for a while, Tenn has really kind of fallen off like MSU did. KY and Ole miss aren't real power program, like an Mn or Ind. Ill and Alabama both were down, now they are coming up. Vandy is as bad as Northwestern. The landscape is always changing, and through the 90's the Big Ten was the force, then again so was the Big East with Miami and Va Tech. The Pac 10 then was nothing, the Big 12 had Ok and Nebraska who got stomped in title games. <br /><br />The landscape and game is always evolving, the spread is up and coming and that kind of speed game goes well for the speed in the SEC and some of the Pac 10, but someone will find a way to use smart power def to pressure the QB and the run and the big ten and big 12 will ascend again. It is cyclical.

Au,<br /><br /> That is more recent. like in this decade recent. Prior to that Auburn nor GA were contenders and the ACC was beating up on the SEC back then. More recently those teams have stepped up. <br /><br />prior to that in the BIG TEN it was OSU, MICH, PENNST, and Wisc running up the scores in the BIG TEN. TEnn and FLA was doing it big for the SEC, Washington had a team right along with CAL. Texas and OU was the game to watch yet Nebraska was running things. MIA and VT would fight it out for the BIG east and FLA and BC would battle for the ACC. More recently teams such as the Auburns and GA have come out of hididng and are doing things. some teams pick up where other teams fell off. Now at this present time you'll see that there are a tons of teams running for the NC title game but that will start to dissapate starting 9/13/2008 with USC and OSU.

rjk256, you make a great point. In the past in the BIG TEN, there were really only 2 teams that would contend for a NC. (OSU & MICH) Everyone else are decent top 25 teams. Now it's just OSU. In the PAC-10, there's only USC and two or three top 25 teams. Now in the SEC there are 4 teams that could win a NC year in and year out.(Auburn, FLA, UGA, and LSU) And 4 or 5 top 25 teams.