http://statenews.com With the conference schedule set to begin, State News football reporters Jacob Carpenter and Cash Kruth evaluate and predict how each team will fare. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:16:10 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23394 Okay I can respect your opinions and what now but there is one problem…how is Mark Dantonio not in the top five coaches list? Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:43:55 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23394 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23397 I respect the opinion as well, but I have two issues. One is addressed by the post above, regarding Dantonio. The second, Brian Hoyer. I have a lot of respect for Brian Hoyer. I don’t approve of much of the criticisms he receives. He’s a solid quarterback who may not have the highest completion rating, but makes few mistakes regarding turnovers. He’s made smart decisions the past few weeks by throwing the ball away and not forcing anything. He’s also been cursed with drops as well, a few for touchdowns. No quarterback in a run-first system is going to be dazzling. Hell, the Chicago Bears made it to the Super Bowl with Rex Grossman. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:48:31 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23397 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23403 Pretty good picks overall, however Dantonio being left out of the top five coaches is absolutely ludicrous. How do you even explain that one? Also, Juice Williams is looking about as sour as old orange juice tastes, and turns the ball over like mad. Come on guys, how can you say Dick Rod is a better coach than Dantonio? I know you’re not supposed to be homers but that’s a little wackalicious. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:09:17 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23403 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23412 Cash, Jacob! C’mon! Where is the love for Coach D Paterno and Tressel I can respect, but seriously – Ron “I got kicked out of Florida” Zook? Rich “I’ve coached in the big Least” Rodriguez? C’Mon! C’Mon? Seriously? Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:18:15 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23412 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23414 You are all homers…I am an MSU grad, but I can think with my heart and not my head…what exactly has D’Antonio done as of right now? Gone to a bowl game with JL Smith’s players? Listen, I think he WILL be one of the top 5, but how can you argue with the selections made here: 1. Joe Paterno, Penn State…winningest coach in NCAA football, enough said. 2. Jim Tressel, Ohio State…no one in their right mind would argue against Tressel maybe being the best in the conference and one of the best in the nation at this point. 3. Joe Tiller, Purdue…has done more with less than any coach in America over the last 10 years…has Purdue ever had a top 50 defense? 4. Ron Zook, Illinois…hate to say it, but probably the best recruiter in the big ten and top 10 in the country year in and year out…true the verdict is still out on him, but were any of you even remotely scared of Illinois before HE got there? 5. Rich Rodriguez, U-M…sure he hasn’t done jack at UM…but no one would given the squad he walked in with…I hate the man out of pure principle, but he sure can recruit and when he gets his players, UM will again be atop the Big Ten year in and year out (see West Virginia, a doormat for years, and he turns them into a perennial top 10 team). Coach D has a lot of potential, but it would be a bit premature to place him in this list NOW…if we make a major bowl (Rose or Gator), perhaps the discussion leans that way, especially given Tiller leaving and UM sucking…but for now, I respect and agree with the list. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:34:28 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23414 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23415 oops…meant thinking with my head and not my heart…hopefully that was obvious but does make me look idiotic Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:37:00 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23415 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23418 Jason, Don’t worry about the typo. It didn’t make you look like an idiot as you had feared. Picking Paterno as the top “current” coach, however, does. Do you know that Paterno rarely attends practices anymore? When he does, do you know that he doesn’t get out of a golf cart? Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:19:01 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23418 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23421 Jason, actually, your typo of “D’Antonio” does make you look like an idiot. You obviously must know what you’re talking about if you can’t even spell the coach’s name right. And just because Zook is a good recruiter doesn’t mean he can coach for anything. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:43:45 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23421 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23441 Your Top 5 Quarterbacks is RIdiculous. Daryll Clark has, by far, been the best quarterback in the Big Ten this year without question. Juice Williams has been inconsistent, at best, throwing for less than 150 yards in the last two games against much lesser teams. I don’t see how you could justify him as the top quarterback in the league. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:16:10 -0400 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/23441