In the latest episode of Jack and Tom's Blog War. Jack Ebling and Tom Crawford square off on Michigan and Michigan State football.

Button-up your chin straps Wolverine and Spartan fans. Kickoff is only five months away. 

What Is Jack Smoking?

By Tom Crawford

Did you hear Jack's ridiculous prediction of MSU defeating Michigan in football next October 25th on last Saturday's Jack and Tom Show?

Allow me to throw out that over-used question - "What is HE smoking?"

It just shocks me so many Sparty fans and "MEDIA DUDES" like Jack think this "slippage" in the Michigan football program is going to automatically occur just because of this coaching transition (Lloyd to Rich-Rod).


Granted, Michigan loses a ton of talent on offense led by No. 1 draft pick Jake Long, but there is still plenty of talent waiting in the wings to got their chance, let alone what looks like a very stingy defense spearheaded by a super secondary (led by Morgan Trent) and a leaner/meaner anchor up front in Terrence Taylor.

As Michigan Detroit News beat writer Angelique Chengelis reported last week on Jack and Tom,  this is going to be the best conditioned Michigan team in long time ("there is a noticeable difference in how they look," Angelique says), and when you combine Top 10 talent, with supreme conditioning under Mike Barwis, a solid proven coach in Rich Rodriquez, and a Big 10 caliber of talent less than stellar to compete with next year, how does a bad season with a home lost to MSU make sense?

Yes, Jack, you are wrong! It will be seven straight wins for the Wolverines over the hapless Sparty program after this year's encounter, as the Green Bellies will always sputter in the shadow of Big (Blue) Brother.

YOU CAN’T SPELL “LOBOTOMY” WITHOUT T-O-M

By Jack Ebling

I was planning to ignore Tom Crawford _ the way everyone else does _ but his latest blog demands psychiatric inquiry.
 
It’s always comical when “Mr. Hash Bash 1978” puts down his bong and asks, “What is HE smoking?”

K, let’s compare our season predictions for Missagain and MSU football.  Anyone conscious and most fans in comas should see who has been partying with Mario Manningham.

Speaking of our favorite Wonderlic wonder, a two-time loser in the drug-testing lottery, he only needed 80 more points on that NFL IQ test to reach his jersey number _ 86.

If a score of 20 is average and a score of 10 means at least 10 independent studies in Ann Arbor, a score of 6 is often reserved for single-celled organisms.

In fairness, I must say there’s no truth to the rumor that Manningham was tutored by Crawford. . . . Actually, it was the other way around.

That has never been clearer than when Tom talks about his favorite team _ West Virginia-West.  Think Adam “Pacman” Jones in a winged helmet.

Crawford’s final forecast: 10-3, including a bowl win over an unnamed opponent.  Tom doesn’t care if U-M has to play the Patriots, he’s predicting a “W”.

That’s without top overall draft pick Jake Long, large-headed quarterback Chad Henne, greyhound-or-just-plain-dog Shawn Crable, “Stupor Mario” himself and big brother _ or is it big bother? _ Mike Hart.

The latest proposition bet in Vegas?  Will Hart have more NFL touchdowns this year than fumbles in the Capital One Bowl? 

Nonetheless, we’re talking about a new left tackle, a new quarterback, a new outside linebacker, two new wideouts and a running back who doesn’t run his mouth as fast as Appalachian State ran in “The Big Hole.”

As long as Crawford can say “In Rod We Trust,” nothing else matters.  As long as the Whinerines have -2 percent body fat, everything is fine _ unless they have to play Pittsburgh with plenty on the line.

I’ll give U-M seven wins in 12 games _ eight if nearly everyone stays healthy.  And that’s the same record I have for the Spartans.

MSU has a senior quarterback in Brian Hoyer, arguably the best running back in the country in Javon Ringer and enough other veterans to make things interesting.

When Crawford crows that his team is a lock to make it seven straight wins over the Spartans, I need only remind him that he reminds me of a stuttering parrot _ “Rrrahhh! Go Blue! Rrrahhh!”

So I ask you, who’s ridiculous here?  Remember, pride cometh before the fall.  So does summer and 17 more weeks of my co-host’s inane logic