Michigan Probably Playing Kansas State In Bowl
MICHIGAN VERSUS GANDALF
Various newspaper reporters from Kansas are reporting that Michigan is likely to be matched up with Kansas State in the Copper Bowl, which is now in Tempe. The game is December 28th at 8:15 PM.
I have no opinion on this.
UPDATE: official.
December 9th, 2013 at 9:39 AM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:38 PM ^
I live in the Phoenix area and haven't been able to travel a reasonable distance to a Michigan game in I don't even know how long. Really looking forward to this, assuming it's accurate.
December 8th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
Copper Bowl: still one of the best lost bowl names.
If they had started it today, and it didn't have a sponsor name, they'd have just called it the Arizona Bowl. Place-named bowls, with one exception (Las Vegas) are almost as grating as corporate-named bowls. They're boring and unimaginative.
December 8th, 2013 at 7:30 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:33 PM ^
At least it's not a Florida bowl game.
December 8th, 2013 at 7:33 PM ^
That's near home for Lewan. Should be easy for his family to see him play his last collegiate game.
December 9th, 2013 at 1:23 AM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
A win is better than a loss, but this is a bitter pill to swallow to see UM sink to such a lowly bowl game. But at this point we have to take our victories where we find them.
December 8th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 8:19 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 8:42 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 10:22 PM ^
December 9th, 2013 at 6:59 AM ^
December 9th, 2013 at 7:03 AM ^
Alan Branch is from New Mexico.
December 8th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
Little breath of fresh air not to be playing an SEC team in their own backyard.
December 8th, 2013 at 7:37 PM ^
Didn't the NFL Network use to cover this game? I think they had to change networks because nobody had that channel in the early days and nobody watched the game.
December 8th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^
Indiana (!!) played in one of those games (vs. Oklahoma State in 2007).
Which leads to the question: If IU plays in a Bowl Game but it was on the NFL Network, did it REALLY happen?
December 8th, 2013 at 7:42 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:55 PM ^
Boring. We can easily lose yet another bowl game, yet we get credit for nothing if we win it.
Big letdown after talk about a matchup with Georgia or LSU and the Hat.
December 8th, 2013 at 7:46 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:55 PM ^
I imagine there won't be too many takers for the Alumni Association's perpetually-overpriced bowl tours for this one.
December 8th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^
I'm sure there would've been more for a repeat trip to Florida amirite
December 9th, 2013 at 4:53 AM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:58 PM ^
This is a great thing for us. After the 2011 season MSU went to the Outback and we go there the next year. After 2012 MSU goes to the BWW Bowl and then we go the next year. After 2013 MSU goes to the Rose Bowl and I think you are getting what I'm saying here.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:42 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 9:24 PM ^
December 9th, 2013 at 4:37 AM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
Not the most exciting, but at 7-5 you really can't complain. Whatever, it's a new destination and I don't take bowls for granted any more.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:01 PM ^
This seems like the perfect bowl for 7-5 Michigan. A bowl no one cares about, against a team no one cares about, on a day no one cares about. Thank you Al Borges.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:03 PM ^
It will be mid to low 40s with zero humidity, which feels much colder than the temperature suggests.
This game is poorly attended regardless of the teams so players/coaches yelling etc. is very audible for TV viewers.
December 8th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^
Cold humid days tend to be more bone-chilling (IMO, anyway) than cold dry days.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
Good avoids the embarassment of GERG beating us
December 8th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
I can't believe the negative talk about Everbank Field. You see the playing surface? Denard Dilithium Robinson runs on that playing surface. See the locker room? Denard Robinson hangs his jock strap in that locker room. And you're telling me Michigan should be playing a bowl game outside of the Gator Bowl? We have tradition in the Gator Bowl. Michigan tradition. And that's something no one else has.
December 9th, 2013 at 9:32 AM ^
Thank you.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:08 PM ^
Oh well, I guess I'll go root for Syracuse against our most hated rival Gophers.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
Chances are it will go to at least 2 OTs so we can watch it end with the morning news.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
December 9th, 2013 at 12:49 AM ^
Can't tell if this was a typo or some unfathomable profundity.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:12 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
Lackluster matchup to finish a lackluster year. You do reap what you sow.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:18 PM ^
Thankfully, this death march of a season is almost over. Fortunately, even if Michigan loses nobody will be watching.
December 9th, 2013 at 10:44 AM ^
The main value in this game will be the additional practice & experience. I can't imagine the seniors would be thrilled since they all remember the Sugar Bowl two years ago.
This is something they couldn't possibly get away with, but it makes more sense to retire the seniors early (at least where there's any depth at all) and just field returning starters at the bowl game. The coaches might try to sneak in more heavy rotation if they were clever, but they're not clever, so expect Lewan, Toussaint and Gallon to play every down in a close game.
December 8th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
Absolutely attending. Does anyone have any advice for buying tickets? Specifically, should I buy before arriving at the stadium?
December 8th, 2013 at 8:38 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 8:39 PM ^
December 8th, 2013 at 9:25 PM ^
There will be TONS of tickets available...TONS...I would hazzared a guess that this will be the least attended Michgan Bowl game ever...unless yu Live in Phoenix nobody else will be going
December 8th, 2013 at 10:02 PM ^
can I like pay you to go cheer for another team? Like I've got $200 sitting around, I'd be willing to give it to you if you'll go be an MSU fan
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