chatster

December 4th, 2021 at 7:36 AM ^

Suddenly and for some strange reason, I’m just as nervous about the outcome of the Big Ten championship game against Iowa as I was before last week’s Ohio State game.

Maybe because it seems like there’s a dark cloud hanging over Michigan Wolverines athletic teams since the football team’s victory over Ohio State last Saturday. The men’s basketball team lost 72-51 to North Carolina, then the women’s basketball team lost 70-48 to Louisville, then the volleyball team lost 3-2 to Ball State, then the hockey team lost 5-1 to Minnesota.

And Iowa has won five of the last seven games against Michigan, dating back to 2009. . . . In the only times when Michigan and Iowa didn’t play in Ann Arbor or Iowa City, Iowa won the first game 28-5 in Detroit on November 10, 1900. Michigan won the second game 50-0 in Chicago on November 28, 1901. Does Michigan do better when the game’s played closer to Indianapolis than to Ann Arbor? Does that make it Iowa’s turn to win at a site other than Ann Arbor or Iowa City? LINK

Yikes! I’m worried that this might become a “Nervous Night”. 

Please, please, Wolverines, stop this streak of losses for Michigan teams. I don’t care about the final score as long as you beat the Hawkeyes and “Help Me Make It Through the Night” – and GO BLUE!

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TheBursleyBus

December 4th, 2021 at 8:32 AM ^

Is Iowa the only team towards whom we have almost 100% respect?  There’s little to no cursing on the boards this week, nor snark.  Nebraska has Frost and his mom, MSU and OSU are obvious villains, we’ve got Frames J…but shouldn’t we have SOME edge in our take on Iowa?  Bc otherwise we’re left with “please don’t fumble” and “no 2016 repeat, please.”

Our record against them in the 2000s is 6-7.

BUT….I agree that this M team is different.  GO BLUE!!!

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