Way too Early Bowl Prediction
November 6th, 2010 at 6:00 PM ^
Especially because I just moved to Dallas and watching a Michigan bowl game down south would be pretty fun
November 6th, 2010 at 6:01 PM ^
I'm to excited about the win too care about grammer!
November 6th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
Me to
November 6th, 2010 at 6:01 PM ^
... is for the game to be the latest calendar day possible. the more these young guys can practice, the better.
November 6th, 2010 at 9:52 PM ^
I'm totally sorry. I have to neg you for your avatar. UM hockey plays the Nanooks tonight, and it looks as if you are supporting the enemy. Tomorrow I'll +1 whatever you post.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:02 PM ^
we'll be in the gator bowl playing a crap SEC team and I predict WIN.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:02 PM ^
Anywhere but in the D at the Pizza bowl. My MSU grad family members would make Christmas a lot less fun.
Personally I am hoping for Florida.
Go Blue
November 6th, 2010 at 6:03 PM ^
I read it as: "way to early bowl prediction, baby!"
November 6th, 2010 at 6:04 PM ^
Bowl game in Texas? I'll take it. Yea to reduced travel headaches for a bowl game.
November 8th, 2010 at 1:31 AM ^
LOL yes I know points don't matter but why would someone neg for this?
Dude wants to go to Michigan's bowl game and lives in Texas, so a bowl in Texas would make that easier for him. What's the problem with that?
November 6th, 2010 at 6:05 PM ^
I will love to support the Blue down here in Texas. Would be a good prelude to our beatdown of Bama in 2012 at the Death Star.
November 6th, 2010 at 8:18 PM ^
to go to Texass to visit some of my buddies from my OU dayz. mightbe worth it.
November 6th, 2010 at 8:46 PM ^
would love to roll out of bed and not have to catch a flight to go watch a game. Blue in Texas would be glorious
November 6th, 2010 at 6:06 PM ^
Hopefully, its the insight bowl. That way I can attend when I go home for winter break.
But seriously, if we finish with 7 wins, chances are its going to be Gator/Insight depending on how the coin flips. I figure 2 big ten teams will be in the bcs and those bowls will both pick us knowing that fans will travel to the first bowl in three years.
If we win 8 or 9, I expect us to play in the outback. A 6 win effort would mean texas as long as there aren't 7 7-5 big ten teams in front of us.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:08 PM ^
I predict Michigan wins 48-45. I also predict that crotchety big 10 and Michigan fans react in horror and continue to insist that a team with a great offense and a terrible defense is somehow totally less legit than a team with a great defense and a terrible offense (like every Ohio State team ever except for 2006), despite the complete DERPItude of that thought process.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:08 PM ^
Wait...What about against Oregon in the national championship?
November 6th, 2010 at 6:08 PM ^
This sucks, I live in Houston and just bought tickets to fly back to my parents place in Michigan for Christmas and not flying back until Jan. 2nd.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^
I wouldn't mind either option. Living in Tyler, I'm only 2 hours from Dallas. If it's Houston, extra long X-mas break at parents' in Houston. Sounds like win-win.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^
I don't think the Big 10 has a tie-in to the Hawaii Bowl, but one can always dream. Michigan vs. Hawaii would be an absolute shootout since Hawaii considers defense to be an optional part of the game too.
Plus, it's the only bowl that's close to home for me.
I agree that it's still too early to tell, but it's nice to actually have this type of thread.
November 6th, 2010 at 10:21 PM ^
You don't really want to have Michigan play in the Hawaii bowl. That means there are 1) at least nine bowl eligible teams in the Big 10 and 2) Michigan is in 9th place at probably 6 wins.
November 8th, 2010 at 12:39 AM ^
I wasn't really thinking of the particular standings and all the different conferences and bowl tie-ins. I would really like to have Michigan visit Aloha stadium at some point though.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^
I don't think the Big 10 has a tie-in to the Hawaii Bowl, but one can always dream. Michigan vs. Hawaii would be an absolute shootout since Hawaii considers defense to be an optional part of the game too.
Plus, it's the only bowl that's close to home for me.
I agree that it's still too early to tell, but it's nice to actually have this type of thread.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:14 PM ^
I lived in Dallas and you fans who want to travel should be rooting Insight, or better yet the Gator Bowl. New Years day, good tradition, SEC opponent.
Not that I want to take the event away from our Dallas fans. They could use something to do.
November 6th, 2010 at 6:18 PM ^
Texas Bowl is in Houston. My fault. The Dallas Football Classic is in Dallas and has a Big Ten tie in. You still would have a better time at the Insight or Gator.
November 6th, 2010 at 7:02 PM ^
A Bowl game means 15 days of practice and a boost in recruiting!
November 6th, 2010 at 7:17 PM ^
The Texas Bowl would be good....Kellen Jones could attend as he lives in Houston.
November 6th, 2010 at 10:33 PM ^
i told kellen and his dad today that there is a possibilty the bowl game could be in houston. they were pumped.
November 6th, 2010 at 8:20 PM ^
Still lots of football to be played, but here are the Big Ten's bowl affiliations
BCS Bowl - Highest ranked B10 team
Rose Bowl - Big 10 #2 - PAC 10/at large
Outback - Big Ten 3 - SEC
Gator - Big Ten 4th/5th place team
Insight #4/5
Texas #6
Dallas #7
Little Caesars #8
There is a chance that the B10 has nine bowl eligible teams this year - Illinois, Indiana, and Purdue all sit at 5 wins. This could put a B10 team in a non-affiliated bowl like the Hawaii Bowl if there are not enough eligible teams from the minor conferences.
I see us anywhere between the Gator and Dallas bowls.
November 6th, 2010 at 9:33 PM ^
Could we be playing Texas? After the Longhorns performance tonight against Kansas State it makes it a possibilty that Michigan locks up with Texas which would bring in some great exposure for the program and recruiting.
November 6th, 2010 at 10:23 PM ^
Based on Texas' performance tonight, I don't know if they are going to be bowl eligible. Both TAMU and Oklahoma have a good chance of beating Texas
November 6th, 2010 at 10:35 PM ^
Okie St?
November 8th, 2010 at 1:53 AM ^
Kansas State would seem to be a possibility as well.
They look to finish 8-4 assuming they lose at Missouri.
November 8th, 2010 at 2:16 AM ^
Rittenberg has us projected to the Insight Bowl in his updated projections. A 10 PM eastern start on a Tuesday night would be interesting.
Seems strange to me that between the Insight, Texas, and Dallas bowls, the lowest ranked one (Dallas) is on Jan. 1st. Granted, its televised on ESPNU. Not sure a "January One" bowl means what it used to.
November 8th, 2010 at 2:38 AM ^
Don't forget that bowl order has as much to do with team attractiveness as it does with record. A 6-6 Michigan team with a healthy Denard and one of the best-travelling alumni groups in the nation would be way more attractive than a 7-5 Northwestern.
In my opinion Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Iowa will be higher bowl picks than Michigan and Northwestern, Indiana, Illinois, or Purdue will be lower picks (even if we finish 6-6 and they finish 7-5). Penn State is a toss-up, if we both finish equal we'll probably get the edge but otherwise it goes to the team with the better record.
So, we're looking at the 5 or 6 spot: Gator (Jacksonville), Insight (Tempe), or Texas (Houston).
November 8th, 2010 at 10:41 AM ^
would be tough one for us.....their QB scares me...
November 8th, 2010 at 11:37 PM ^
FWIW (which is, like, nothing) ESPN projects the insight bowl. Girlfriend's parents live in Tempe, so I'm pulling for that since I could probably go (short of the 9-3 New Year's Day thing).