I hate to say this, but the funnest offense to watch when it is rolling is a Steve Spurrier offense. The Liberty Bowl against Houston comes to mind.

Oh i was so happy when they were at one poin ranked 6th in the country last year until that starting with you know who. But now it seemed so long ago.(uggghhh,……………..Vanderbilt)

There are a lot of potential losses there.

Shonn Greene

The OBC has decided to be ‘more positive’, so that the USC chappies develop more “confidence”. We have 3.5 weeks in order to add to our record-breaking PAULA haul. Everyone knows that the SEC is a “speed” conference and the Big XI is a “power” conference. (I think that means we’re slow and white and dull.) We start walk-ons; you have Rivals’ #10 recruiting class this year. Oh, did I mention? Our best defensive tackle has to eat six times a day in order to break 260. Our DC persists in having some 240 lb human cover the slot on wheel routes downfield. Recently, we placed 3 guys on the academic all american 22. We’re gonna get killed. This isn’t the Ivy League.

On the other hand, our best defensive tackle was Big XI defensive lineman of the year. Our running back is the best back in the country, by most measures. Our weak side linebacker runs a 4.5 at 240 lbs. Sure, our QB drops the snap once in a while, or sometimes just drops the ball, period, but it’s been at least a year since he got a PAULA, and besides, he looked like Elway in Q4 against Penn State. Oh, and we start walk-ons from little towns in Iowa, and, while you were losing to a mediocre bowl team by 42 in your last game? We were beating a mediocre bowl team by 55 on the road. And it’s been a year, at least, since our guys were photographed with bundles of cash on their heads. Our MLB has a name in which the first two syllables spell “An-ger” before its modified with “er”. He’s not Angrier, just Angerer. I’m not sure what that means, either.

So I don’t know. I guess the Big XI really sucks as a conference so you’ve got it in the bag. We don’t care; we’re loading the vans and about to deliver 30,000 Iowa-like-people to Tampa, where they will walk around dropping $1 bills like they’re $20’s. As far as the game: hint: we think football is won or lost on the line of scrimmage, and if you see a guy walking around who’s built like he’s 30? He’s our sophomore left tackle, he’s 19, second-team all Big 10, and our third-best O-lineman. And Shonn was the Big 10 MVP, according to the Chicago Trib, which hasn’t quite yet filed Chapter 11. Looking forward to the contest, I offer only this: if our OC shows up, and your self-esteem does not, OBC ministrations at positive reinforcement aside, this might be a contest.