Shaq, Jeff Tedford as the Michigan coach, the notion of Overrated

Checking in with some Tiger alumni: how about Shaq's Party Bus? Phenomenal.

Hey, let's take the spotlight off Les and focus on Jeff Tedford as a potential candidate to replace Lloyd Carr in Michigan at year end.

The Advocate's Carl Dubois had a fantastic piece today on the propensity for pundits and fans alike to declare a team "overrated" after a loss in a big game. Rarely is it that the losing team is declared a great team that just lost to an even greater one. I addressed this aspect last Friday with respect to our destruction of Miami in the Peach Bowl 2 years ago:

Evidently our destruction of Virginia Tech has led to QB Sean Glennon's being benched for Tyrod Taylor for the time being. SMQ gives the Reqiuem for a Deposed QB in celebration (or not) of Glennon's career. EDSBS chimes in with Glennon's nausea. (Oh, and until further notice, EDSBS has officially coined us Werewolf with a chainsaw for a dick. Indeed.)

JaMarcus Russell has finally reached an agreement with the Oakland Raiders. Not the longest holdout ever, but the longest for a #1 overall pick. Not that he's going to take the field anytime soon anyway, but Josh McCown wasn't entirely horrible in their opener yesterday, as they lost 36-21 at home to the Lions, whose first round pick Calvin Johnson delivered with a TD and 70 yards receiving.