Afternoon Game Thread: Thanks For The Season

Well, that didn't go as we all hoped. But there's a lot more football today, from Michigan State-Penn State to the Iron Bowl and plenty more.

Go Blue. I think I speak for everyone here - this team gave us a good ride and fought with heart and pride. Thanks, and hats off, to the players, the coaches, and you, the fans.

More thoughts - sorry, I need a minimum word count - we need to get this monkey off our backs. All the wins will be important next year, but there are two dates that matter much, much more than any other ones.

And finally, I'll leave the last words to Jim Harbaugh: "Realistic expectations for life are that we are going to be better today than we were yesterday, be better tomorrow than we were today. That's a plan for success. So [the key is] simple: just work."

Go Blue.