Michigan vs Texas 2024 and 2027 tweak
SIAP, but I couldn't find anything about this when doing an MGoBoard search, and don't recall seeing it here or elsewhere, though it looks like the change was uploaded to the site back in May.
In regards to the Michigan-Texas home-and-home in 2024 and 2027, Michigan was originally scheduled to host Texas in 2024 (on Aug 31) and visit Texas in 2027 (on Sep 4).
Looking at the MGoBlue site now, it lists Michigan playing AT Texas in 2024 (on Sep 7), and home against Texas in 2027 (on Sep 11).
Link: https://mgoblue.com/news/2009/8/18/Future_Michigan_Football_Schedules.aspx
I wonder if this was a change Warde Manuel pursued, as he has mentioned wanting Michigan to have at least 7 home games per season, and this change provides for that keeping that option available in 2027. Michigan still has a max of 6 home games per the 2023 and 2025 schedules thanks to away games at UCLA (2023) and Oklahoma (2025).
September 5th, 2019 at 7:59 PM ^
As much as I love big time matchups, it doesn’t make much sense to schedule these types of OOC anymore. A B1G schedule is enough to make the playoffs, we don’t need to add powerhouses (we’re not UCF).
I vote we schedule easier OOC and then we are likelier to get these types of matchups in the playoffs.