Enough Moping - There is Good Football Today

Submitted by xtramelanin on

Mates,

Enough of the grim post-mortem, what's done is done.   Bless those seniors and lets look forward to 2017.   

As a bonus, there are some pretty good football games today.   With the points, they include

Underdog      Spread  Favorite

Louisville        +4           LSU

Kentucky         +4          Georgia Tech

Clemson          +2          ohio

Washington     +14        Bama

 

Pick 'em with the points.  Who do you think will win, as opposed to who do you want to win?

Happy New Year,

XM

ijohnb

December 31st, 2016 at 11:23 AM ^

don't get to make those decisions. Ice Cube maybe? Mad swag there. I don't know man, I just know his play calling was highly suspect in all of our losses this year and our Oline actually looked to regress all year.

ABOUBENADHEM

December 31st, 2016 at 10:53 AM ^

Fight on, my men! I am hurt, but I am not slain; I'll lay me down and bleed awhile, And then I'll rise and fight again. This year is going to take some more bleeding time to get over for me, but I'll gladly take the past two years of being relevant again with Coach Harbaugh, even with the bitter disappointments, over what we were living with prior to that. Go Blue and Happy New Year to all. Stay safe tonight and say a prayer for Jake Butt.

lhglrkwg

December 31st, 2016 at 11:03 AM ^

I'm taking Louisville, Georgia Tech, OSU and Bama

The most intriguing thing to me today though is that Chris Petersen is something like 5-0 vs AP Top 10 teams. Obviously Bama is Bama, but Petersen is likely a top 5 coach in CFB and I really don't think Washington is just going to roll over and die tonight

Amaizing Blue

December 31st, 2016 at 11:21 AM ^

And I'll mope if I want to, mope if I want to...I echo the thoughts of many.  I will have the playoff on, but it will be background while doing other things.  Once Michigan is done, I have a hard time getting excited for other games.

Moonlight Graham

December 31st, 2016 at 12:25 PM ^

The whole thing started out with highlights of the Citrus Bowl victory. Maybe they'll make this years intro/setup more of a celebration of last years freshman performances which had their good moments especially Evans, McDoom and Gary.



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SeattleWolverine

December 31st, 2016 at 11:44 AM ^

Could not care less about Louisville-LSU or Georgia Tech whoever. Sorry to be negative in your kumbaya thread, but it's too soon to give any fucks about other football programs. 

 

I just want to see Ohio State lose. Conveniently, I would be good with UW winning since they are neither annoying or dirty. Which is also why I want to see Alabama or Clemson lose. Go Huskies a million times over. The unlikeliest outcome is of course the one I can actually stomach. Kind of think they have a chance with their playmakers; and then kind of don't against AL D.

FlexUM

December 31st, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^

Honestly these games kind of suck balls. There are like 10 people watching in the stadium and they feel like spring practice scrimmages. There has just been magic sucked out of these bowl games the last few years.

Bando Calrissian

December 31st, 2016 at 2:40 PM ^

This. Every other year, I'd be watching bowl games like crazy and loving every second of it. Now, it seems like they're all at weird times, have teams I don't care about, matchups that don't mean anything, and fanbases that don't even really care they're happening.

Think back to the last time Michigan was in the Orange Bowl, compared to now. I felt like nobody gave a crap about yesterday's game--no buildup, no enthusiasm, didn't feel like the players were even really enjoying themselves. It was depressing. That's what bowl season has become.

UM Fan from Sydney

December 31st, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^

Nope. I am done watching football until next season. I can't stand seeing OSU in the playoff and likely in the title game. So sick of seeing their happy fans. I fully expect OSU to win today and, of course, Alabama. Hopefully Bama completely embarrasses OSU if they play.

Hotel Putingrad

December 31st, 2016 at 12:58 PM ^

I will take extreme pleasure in seeing Dabo or Urban lose tonight. If that makes me a bad person, so be it. I'm curious to see how Washington fares today, although I do expect them to lose by 17+ in the end.

drjaws

December 31st, 2016 at 1:21 PM ^

No moping here. I love M football, but as I have gotten older, I am far less emotionally attached. I still watch every game and go to games every year, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

But bowl games are exhibition games unless you're in the playoffs. Also, its college football. It's a game. Not worth it letting a football game ruin your day. As 2016 showed us, life is short and you never know how many days you have left. Less than yesterday for sure so don't let a silly college football game ruin one of the few you got left. That being said:

LSU
GT
Clemson (wins by 3)
UW (loses by 10)

These picks are why I don't bet.

Also, M is winning 10 games a year again. They're good again. Enjoy it people. Can't wait to see all the young kids next year, if I make it to then, and Go Blue!



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