A thought I had

After debating my boss at work about U of L and UK, I have come to the conclusion that U of L fans known nothing about facts.

U of L basketball is not Elite anymore. In reality, they were only the 1980s. You take away that decade, and what do you have? A team with two Final Fours, no championships and barely 1,000 school wins.

U of L was unheard during the 1990's. They have had minor success during the past 8 years. However, they have one Final Four and no Championships. How can they call themselves elite and compare their program to that of UK, UNC, KU, UCLA or even Duke's?

All of those teams have been great for decades. UK for instance won a Helms National Championship during the 1920s. They also won one the first year Rupp coached in 1931. UK owned the 1940s and 1950s. Even though UK didn't win a championship during the 1960s, UK still had major success. During the 1970s UK made a few Final Fours and won a Championship (1978). UK made a Final Four during the 1980s and won the mass majority of their games. UK along with Duke, dominated the 1990s.

UK has been down the past few years, much like UNC was when Dean Smith left. UNC however, hired the right fit and have won two National Championships under Roy Williams. U of L with a new Coach has none. Again, U of L cannot call themselves elite. Even since Ricky-boy took over U of L, UK has dominated them in head to head matchups. U of L fans seem to forget facts - nothing new.

UK will rebuild much like UNC did. UK has always been better and more elite than U of L and that is how things will always be. U of L, like Duke, will always be second best in the state. U of L fans, learn to live with it. Duke has.

Duke crybaby to play Football

http://www.freep.com/article/20090415/SPORTS06/90414127/Report++Ex-Duke+point+guard+might+play+U-M+football

Add another name - and a surprising one at that - into the Michigan football QB discussion.

Former Duke point guard Greg Paulus was on hand at Michigan's practice Tuesday afternoon and spoke with U-M coach Rich Rodriguez about the possibility of playing this season, according to FOXSports.com's Jeff Goodman.

Paulus has exhausted his basketball eligibility but could play one season of college football. He hasn't played competitively since high school, when he was named Gatorade National Player of the Year at Christian Brothers Academy in New York. Paulus was originally courted by a number of top-tier college football programs before opting to play basketball at Duke. He started his first three seasons there before coming off the bench last season as a senior.

Paulus worked out last Thursday for the Green Bay Packers.

Freshmen Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson are expected to compete with Nick Sheridan for the starting QB competition this fall. Inkster QB Devin Gardner has orally committed to the Wolverines as a part of their 2010 recruiting class.