Thanks to Brian Cook for forwarding this link to this cat who podcasts Tony Kornheiser’s radio show.   He must like to listen to debates about the top three pizza toppings of all time.  Anyway, here’s Wilbon’s comments about Rich Rod’s fate: [display_podcast] . Transcript: Tony Kornheiser: “Rich Rodriguez.  Done?  After two years?” Michael Wilbon: “I’m told again, on pretty good authority.  Done.” TK: “At two years?” Some Turd: “Breaking News!” MW: “I sat in a thorough conversation with someone who…. [seemingly measuring his words]..is affiliated with the current coach at Michigan and he does not believe for one second that he’ll be back at Michigan.” TK: “I think you gotta give a guy, who’s built a program somewhere else…more than two years.” MW: “I was stunned by the conversation which was on Saturday, an hour an a half after that game, and he says that he would bet me right now, took his wallet out and threw it down, that this is not going to happen and I’ll just tell you that this guy played for Rich Rod.” Take: So a guy is hanging out with Wilbon, after the game, and says he’d bet that Rich Rod will be fired.   A who played for RR, and who Wilbon calls pretty good authority.   Sounds like tailgate chatter, not journalism.    This is…

“My team is bad, your team is probably better unless you have a giant I in your logo.  Maybe even then, too.” Power Index Week 5, this week sponsored by Fraser’s Pub: Biggie Munn, the Sparty:  State becomes bowl eligible with the W in West Lafayette.   MSU had no business pulling out a victory as Joey Elliot absolutely torched the Spartan D all day long.  The troubling thing with this team is that the defense seems to be regressing.  Keshawn Martin had another huge day and is going to be a special player for Sparty for the next couple of years.  Saturday’s win was big for the program as it will now go bowling for the third straight year under Dantonio.  A victory over PSU would help salvage a season that has been a disappointment for most of the Spartan faithful. Schlimmy, the gleeful Buckeye:  If anyone would have told me a month ago that Ohio State would have the Rose Bowl bid wrapped up before the Michigan game I would have told them they’re nuts (no pun intended). Where has the defense gone in the Big Ten, of the 5 conference games on Saturday the average point total in those game was 57.  Well onto the "Big Game" unfortunately for the second year in a row there is not…

When he was hired, they asked Rodriguez what how he’d prepare for Ohio State and for being part of the rivalry.  I don’t have the exact quote, but he effectively said that each game counts as one, and until that changes he’ll approach each game the same.  Well, Saturday’s game definitely counts for two, maybe more. It’s a tough time to have all the chips on the table as nothing seems to be working right now.  Another second half collapse on the gridiron, and the f’in Spartans sweeping our beloved icers. Then toss in Bruce Springsteen, who’s composed many a tune on the plight of the downtrodden, mistakenly saluted Ohio at his concert Friday at the Palace: Bruce has played here at least once every year since 2002. Imagine, then, Bruce coming onstage and greeting the crowd with a salute to Ohio! And then sticking Ohio in to the lyrics of "Wrecking Ball" — of course, a Michigan audience tends not to object too much to lines such as, "tonight Ohio is going down in flames." Finally, Bruce put Ohio into the rap for "Working on a Dream." This last actually managed to get a few boos, and prompted Stevie to inform Bruce that they were, in fact, in Michigan. Ugh. Bullets: -> I actually think Pryor at the Buckeyes…