UMich at Wash- is it happening
Yes, No, Maybe.
There are more possible answers than that! In fact, there are 20 of them!
(1) It is certain
(2) It is decidedly so.
(3) Without a doubt.
(4) Yes - definitely.
(5) You may rely on it.
(6) As I see it, yes.
(7) Most likely.
(8) Outlook good.
(9) Yes.
(10) Signs point to yes.
(11) Reply hazy, try again.
(12) Ask again later.
(13) Better not tell you now.
(14) Cannot predict now.
(15) Concentrate and ask again.
(16) Don't count on it.
(17) My reply is no.
(18) My sources say no.
(19) Outlook not so good.
(20) Very doubtful.
I would bet against it .
I hope it happens though . Not looking forward to little or no College football this fall
This is why we don't take bets from you, Bill.
Any game out west is an automatic loss. So I hope not.
I have never been a fan of scheduling a tough game out west. Especially for a 1st game. It’s like the service academy games.
Although UofW is quite a setting.
I will give kudos to anyone that can name the last true road game Michigan has won against a non-con opponent west of the Mississippi River. Sourcing WD’s Super Guides does not count.
At Colorado in 1996 is the first that comes to my mind.
someone below got it, the answer was Hawaii in 98. If you count Rose Bowls against USC, we’re 0 for the last 6 or 7. Yikes.
Without looking I am going to guess 1996 Colorado.
From recollection I have:
2015 Utah: 24-17 L
2003 Oregon: 31-27 L
2001 Washington: 23-18 L
2000 UCLA: 23-20 L
1996 Colorado: 20-13 W
Without looking and from recollection? You just happen to remember the scores from games 20 years ago? That's impressive.
I used to read the College Football Encyclopedia for fun when I was younger. Also in quarantine I have been going back thru many various seasons on the ol interwebs to ease boredom.
I see, I can't remember what I had for breakfast and spent my youth reading Playboy.
It's not good news.
Michigan has won three road games against non-conference opponents west of the Mississippi over the past 30 years, and one of those comes with a big asterisk.
1989 - @ UCLA - Michigan beat UCLA 24-23. UCLA would go on to finish the season 3-7-1
1996 - @ Colorado - Michigan beat Colorado 20-13. Colorado would go on to finish the season 10-2. This is the most impressive road win on the list.
1998 - @Hawaii - Michigan beat Hawaii 48-17. Hawaii finished the season 0-12. This is the asterisk because Hawaii isn't Power 5 and this was the last game of the 1998 regular season, so it's not the typical non-conference game.
I was at that Hawaii game. First UM game I attended where beer was sold. Had a ticket in corner endzone but ended up sitting on the fifty yard line behind the UM bench with a bunch of active servicemen from Pearl Harbor. Most of these guys were from Michigan and they were partying hard. We had a blast!!!!
Are we talking just regular season? Didn't we win a national championship playing against Washington State in the 1998 Rose Bowl.
My Sparty friends like to say we won 1/2 a national championship.
I was at the 1998 Rose Bowl. Best New Year's Day Ever!!!!!
Fuck your sparty "friends"!!!!!!
GO BLUE ? ?
Not a true road game bro.
THE ANATOMY OF A WEAK POST
"This may be a dumb post but whatever."
Always a strong lead, come in humble, finish with a bang!
"Is the first game of the season going to happen?!"
Use of "?!" also a good sign - strong post forthcoming. Questioning shows an open, curious mind.
"I know Washington’s AD was still on the fence about it."
Some knowledge shared; finally, this post is getting somewhere!
"I know the PAC 12 is planning on football."
Some more facts, these more general. The OP is connected; perhaps an insider?
"Has anyone heard anything?!"
Another excellent use of the confused insistent question mark "?!". But also, a cry for help. Stock of this post is falling, fast. Could this really be nearing the end?
"Thanks. Go Blue!"
The nail in the coffin. Appeal to politeness, appeal to homerism. The post is officially dead.
Has anyone heard anything was my favorite. Unless you only come here like once every 2 weeks and get no other Michigan football news, I think you're gonna know if the game is officially canceled.
I'm gonna need you to ease up on the "?!" hate. I enjoy using it to help add some inflection to the writing/typing; some gentle tone, if you will. It's not just a sign of ingnorant confusion
Capiche?!
Are you trying to say capeesh?
Well don't do it, cause it hurts my ears when you do it.
"Anatomy of a Shit Post"
Also, let's just call out the general open-endedness of the topic. Are we discussing whether we should play the game? Whether either Washington or Michigan officials want to play the game? Whether anyone has knowledge as to intent to play the game?
Pick a lane, man. Just that would've improved this topic; not by much, but it would've been better.
2 months ago, it looked like the answer would be “absolutely not, just like the rest of the season”
1 month ago “the UW game won’t happen. Maybe we get a B1G season”
Today: I’d say it’s >50% it happens.
Unless I missed the announcement, Schlissel still hasn't said the University was definitely reopening. While young athletes may test positive and be asymptomatic or have a mild case of CV19, many teams have older coaches and other personnel involved with the team, not all of whom are in the best physical condition and might well be at risk. On top of that, CV is starting to ramp up in some of the states that reopened early. Looking at the logistics, I'm not sure, be it a flight to Washington or anywhere else, just how this is going to work.
i was going to go to that game, probably won't now
I don't think it's happening is my guess
My Pacific sources say no.
Drop the game. Play a tomato can for an easy win.
Yep, but 7 on 7 for distancing.
Speed in space becomes "social distancing, Giles Jackson edition"
I live in Washington state, if our governor has anything thing to say about it, then no.
He apparently no longer has a say. Antifa LARPers control much of Seattle now, so we better ask them if the game is still happening
The guys over at Rivals are hinting that M is trying to get out of the game, presumably due to concerns over Covid and long-distance travel. The assumption is that they would try to replace UW with a home game against a MAC-level opponent.
IMO As a group the Rivals folks tend to be the Debbie Downers of the M recruiting sites but do seem to have better sources in the AD than others. (To be fair I think the 247 folks have the best recruiting inside connections.)
Don't ask me, I don't know! Actually I would say it is a 50/50 chance. I thing the University of Washington may not start until mid season. The governor of WA may have a say in this and I heard he was not a real sports fan, plus he has a tendency to keep things shutdown longer.
UW and most West Coast schools are on quarters and run on a late Sept to late June schedule usually. So the players won't be in school regardless but that's always been the case so the "unless students are on campus the players won't be" paradigm has never applied in the past. Doubt it would be here either. Still, I'm pretty skeptical we'll get to phase 4 in reopening in King County but probably know more in a few more weeks.
Don't ask me, I don't know! Actually I would say it is a 50/50 chance. I thing the University of Washington may not start until mid season. The governor of WA may have a say in this and I heard he was not a real sports fan, plus he has a tendency to keep things shutdown longer.
It will happen until such time that it won't. But then it may happen, after all.
Personally, and all joking aside, I would rather they let the dust completely settle, or almost complete settle, on Covid and play a B1G-only regular season. If I were the NCAA brain trust I would eliminate all OOC games this season and plan for a late September start. But NCAA and "brains" can't be linked in the same sentence. Sorry about that.
It's currently Shrödinger's Game- until there is a real answer, the game is both happening and not happening. Just like the rest of the season.
Damn you, I read it as .... it is happening.
Depends on the status of the revolution in Seattle at that point.
We shall know soon enough.
It depends if the Communists take over U of WA campus and use the stadium as a re-education camp. If that happens, I'd say the game would be in doubt.
It depends on if CHAZ takes over UW - then they will decide whether football takes place.
I hear the bums already stole all their food and a SoundCloud rapper is trying to seize total power.