I just can't get that loss out of my head.
Georgia had a bad loss at South Carolina, the No. 10 team in the Bowl Championship Series standings, and also lost to Alabama.
Q: What about UCLA being ranked ahead of Michigan?
Richard Chisholm
A: UCLA is 9-4 to Michigan's 8-4. UCLA is ranked one spot ahead of Michigan in the BCS standings, 17 to 18, and also ranks ahead in the USA Today, Harris and Associated Press polls.
Michigan leads UCLA only in the "Ann Arbor 'Go Blue' Interactive Bo Schembechler Index."
What about UCLA being ranked ahead of Michigan? That's almost like asking: What about the U.S. being ranked ahead of Iceland?
Q: When are you and Simers getting a radio show together?
Kevin Tiernan
A: As soon as we can get Kirk Herbstreit to join us in studio on the campus of Northern Illinois.
Q: A 70-31 shellacking of a ranked opponent to win the Big Ten is anything but a saunter: Have you ever driven an M1A1 tank? That's what the Badgers looked like at the end.
Frank Quinlan
A: Wisconsin did look impressive against Nebraska and I'm sort of softening on my position that the five-loss Badgers should not be allowed anywhere near Pasadena.
Stanford vs. Wisconsin is a bad-looking matchup, but it may not be a bad game. Wisconsin has lost five times, that's true, but three of the defeats were in overtime and the other two were by three points. So that's five total losses by six points in regulation.
The comeback of Barry Alvarez also makes Wisconsin more intriguing. Alvarez, the team's retired legendary coach, is returning to lead the Badgers in the wake of Bret Bielema's surprising defection this week to Arkansas.
Alvarez has a 3-0 record in Rose Bowl games and his last win, in 2000, was against Stanford. So, yeah, I'm starting to warm up to this idea.
Q: Battle-tested? The facts assert that Florida is far more battle tested than Notre Dame.
Dale Anderson
A: Yes, but Florida's battle tests were almost-losses at home to Bowling Green, Missouri and Louisiana Lafayette. I understand a win is a win is a win, but needing a blocked kick to hold off Louisiana Lafayette at home has to warrant some constructive criticism.
Yet, it's almost like, with Southeastern Conference schools, close wins over inferior teams don't count. Louisiana State won at Auburn this year, 12-10, but it didn't hurt LSU one bit. Auburn finished the season 0-8 in the SEC and fired its coach.