Best line of the year, so far

“Michigan brought its horse-and-buggy offense to the Rose Bowl on Monday and produced what horses-and-buggies usually do. Manure.”

Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, who concludes, after considering Michigan and its three-point loss to Ohio State:

“There are still seven shopping days left before the Jan. 8 national title game, plenty of time to ponder the phrase ‘Florida and the points.'”

[USC defeated Michigan 32-18 in the Rose Bowl.]