...talks about how UConn hasn't been in contact and how they're out. (HT: UMHoops)
M-Alabama 2012 Officially Official
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Press release:
U-M to Open 2012 Season vs. Alabama at Cowboys Stadium
DALLAS, Texas -- The University of Michigan football team will face the University Alabama in the 2012 College Football Kick-off Event at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2012. The game will be televised nationally in primetime.
“This is a great way to kickoff the 2012 season with two of the nation’s winningest college football programs,” said Athletic Director Dave Brandon. “We are excited about playing a regular season game in the state of Texas, a region of the country where we have traditionally recruited. Our goal is to get as many Michigan fans to the game as possible to witness this match-up of traditional powers.”
The Wolverines will be the away team with the Crimson Tide designated the home team. The game officials will be a crew from the Big 12 Conference. This will be the fourth time that Michigan faces Alabama in school history, and the first contest played during the regular season by the two programs.
All three previous games between the Wolverines and Crimson Tide were played in bowl games. Michigan defeated Alabama by a 28-24 score in the initial meeting, the 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl held in Tampa Stadium. The Crimson Tide got the better of the Wolverines in the second meeting in Tampa, winning a closely contested 17-14 game in the 1997 Outback Bowl.
The most recent match-up between the two schools is arguably the most exciting bowl game in Michigan history. The eighth-ranked Wolverines edged the fifth-ranked Crimson Tide, 35-34, in overtime to claim the 2000 Orange Bowl title. Tom Brady completed 34-of-46 passes for 369 yards and four touchdowns in the winning effort. He tossed a 25-yard TD pass to tight end Shawn Thompson and Hayden Epstein converted the PAT as Alabama scored but was unable to convert the PAT in the first overtime session. It was the first-ever overtime game in school history.
With the addition of the Crimson Tide, the Wolverines are looking to fill two slots on their 2012 schedule. Both open dates are scheduled to be played at Michigan Stadium on Sept. 8, Sept. 15 or Sept. 29. The other previously scheduled non-conference game is Sept. 22 at Notre Dame.
Ticket details will be announced at a later date.
Following is Michigan’s current 2012 schedule:
Sept. 1 vs. Alabama (Arlington, Texas)
Sept. 22 at Notre Dame
Oct. 6 at Purdue
Oct. 13 Illinois
Oct. 20 Michigan State
Oct. 27 at Nebraska
Nov. 3 at Minnesota
Nov. 10 Northwestern
Nov. 17 Iowa
Nov. 24 at Ohio State
Off Schedule: Indiana, Penn State, Wisconsin
October 14th, 2010 at 5:26 PM | 
Can we please buy non-home
Can we please buy non-home
October 15th, 2010 at 6:21 AM |
I gotta believe that Brandon
I gotta believe that Brandon
I gotta believe that Brandon is working on something given the ND negotiations. But with contracts, scehdules, yada yada yada, I don't think he can do it overnight.
I have a lot more faith in Brandon to make it right than Barnacle Bill. Martin would tell us all to eff off and cite the budget as a reason (even though the department is millions in the black over the PSLs and that MAC and 1-AA shit Martin fed us).
October 14th, 2010 at 5:28 PM |
Cool, but that is a brutal schedule
Cool, but that is a brutal schedule
Road games at Notre Dame, Nebraska and Ohio State, not to mention what equates to an away game to open things up. Going to be tough.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:11 PM |
It's the kind of schedule a
It's the kind of schedule a
It's the kind of schedule a national title run is built on! Hopefully we have a solid defense then
October 15th, 2010 at 12:19 AM |
I'd say our 2011 schedule is
I'd say our 2011 schedule is
I'd say our 2011 schedule is set up for a national-title run. The 2012 schedule is going to be brutal.
October 15th, 2010 at 8:22 AM |
i will settle for a defense
i will settle for a defense
i will settle for a defense that is merely flailing
2013 resolution - make it onto the 2014 favorite MGoPosters post, not ironically
October 14th, 2010 at 5:30 PM |
Pretty sure our strength of
Pretty sure our strength of
Pretty sure our strength of schedule is going to be one of the toughest in the country come 2012. Senior Denard says bring it on.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:34 PM |
A tough road schedule, to be sure
A tough road schedule, to be sure
Mitigated only by the fact that Wisconsin and Penn State aren’t on it. And the bye week is during the non-conference part of the schedule, instead of in mid-season where it would be more useful.
Look for the two remaining games to be the softest cupcakes imaginable.
Marc Shepherd
New York, NY
October 14th, 2010 at 5:37 PM |
Right....
Right....
Now imagine paying $55k (or more) for a suite and getting a six-game (not eight-game) schedule that looks like that (Ill, NW, MSU, Iowa) plus the two cupcakes. That's a brutal schedule on many different levels.
"Pour les vaincre, messieurs, il nous faut de l'audace, encore de l'audace, et toujours de l'audace et la Patrie sera sauvée!" - Georges Danton
October 14th, 2010 at 5:34 PM |
senior Denard and
senior Denard and
a veteran defense. Bring on Alabama.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:36 PM |
Denard is just gonna light up
Denard is just gonna light up
Denard is just gonna light up Cowboy Stadium
"I hope I can get a bunch of championships - like 15"
October 14th, 2010 at 5:37 PM |
What?
What?
As much as this schedule is gonna be sick... only 4 home games? That doesn't seem like enough to me.
Chancho! When you are a man, sometimes you wear stretchy pants in your room. It's for fun.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:38 PM |
Jerry Jones
Jerry Jones
paid both teams to come to the Cowboys stadium so it's almost a de-facto home game in terms of revenues for both teams.
On another note, the schedule looks brutal for Michigan. Hopefully the defense can finally catch up to the offense just in time for '12 season.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:41 PM |
Perhaps this...
Perhaps this...
...will ease your mind:
With the addition of the Crimson Tide, the Wolverines are looking to fill two slots on their 2012 schedule. Both open dates are scheduled to be played at Michigan Stadium on Sept. 8, Sept. 15 or Sept. 29.
MAC-rifices will suffice. A visitor from the Sun Belt Conference would work as well.
LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe
October 14th, 2010 at 6:55 PM |
I'd like to see one of those
I'd like to see one of those
I'd like to see one of those games be a medium level MWC or C-USA team just to switch things up a little. I'm willing to bet that a team like CSU, Fresno State or Air Force would be willing to come up without scheduling a home and home of some type and I doubt they'd be more of a trap than a decent to good MAC team.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
October 15th, 2010 at 6:11 AM |
Be careful what you wish
Be careful what you wish
Be careful what you wish for... unless LB and Safety play improves dramatically, the USAFA would kick the shit out of Michigan.
October 16th, 2010 at 10:40 AM |
With that schedule
With that schedule
If we haven't improved, I think Air Force would be the least of our concerns.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
October 14th, 2010 at 5:42 PM |
If you notice, there is a
If you notice, there is a
If you notice, there is a three-week gap in between the Bama and ND games. That will be filled with two nonconference home games.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:38 PM |
Brian, congratulations...
Brian, congratulations...
...on having your scoop confirmed.
LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe
October 14th, 2010 at 5:38 PM |
Also playing
Also playing
at Uconn in 2013.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:39 PM |
Love the difficult schedule.
Love the difficult schedule.
Love the difficult schedule. Bring it on, bitches!
October 14th, 2010 at 5:41 PM |
Brian for the epic WIN
Brian for the epic WIN
Brian for the epic WIN
2011 Totals: 3 Cracker Jack, 1 Mike & Ike, 0 Candy Corn.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:42 PM |
I hope that the seat license
I hope that the seat license
I hope that the seat license I have to pay every season gets discounted for the pile of trash the home schedule is going to look like. MSU and Iowa are nice games, but neither compares to OSU or ND.
And only 6 home games with the two unannounced OOC games likely to be a D-1AA and MAC-rifice, that is full on theft against the season ticket holders.
Go Blue!! Viva La Revolucion!!
www.wolverineliberationarmy.com
October 14th, 2010 at 5:43 PM |
Made me laugh
Made me laugh
+1 for MAC-rifice
Apparently someone posted Ron Zook's offensive playbook online
October 14th, 2010 at 5:45 PM |
Honest question
Honest question
When you signed for your seat license, did it guarantee or imply a certain minimum number of home games?
I'm honestly asking: Perhaps every person who bought a suite/club seat/seat license assumed there would be at least seven home games (based on recent past history), but I'm curious what, if anything, they put in writing.
It only ends once. Anything that happens before that, is just progress.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:56 PM |
I don't recall any language
I don't recall any language
I don't recall any language regarding a minimum number of home games. I'm not arguing that I have any legal grounds to complain.
Rather, the seat licenses were implemented after the advent of the 12 game schedule and 2012 would be the first time a 12 game season has a home schedule that is only 6 games. Thus the expectation is for 7 or 8 home games.
More importantly than the number of games is that the 6 homes games would comprise the worst collection of home games I can remember during my 20+ years as a season ticket holder. Two of the home games (MSU and Iowa) are good not great games. Two games (Illinois and NW) are fair, and two (OOC) are almost certainly going to be terrible.
A home and home with Alabama would have been great from the season ticket holder perspective. Selling a home game during an even numbered year (with ND and OSU on the road) has some very negative aspects.
Go Blue!! Viva La Revolucion!!
www.wolverineliberationarmy.com
October 14th, 2010 at 5:42 PM |
The Death Star offense will
The Death Star offense will
The Death Star offense will be armed and fully operational with Denard, Roundtree, Dee Hart, and a donkey-punching o-line.
October 16th, 2010 at 10:42 AM |
I think we need to end the fully armed & operational meme
I think we need to end the fully armed & operational meme
The Death Star was blown up. Twice.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
October 14th, 2010 at 5:47 PM |
I renew my push
I renew my push
Since the last two home slots will likely be a MAC-rifice (is there any MAC team we have not played recently, maybe mix it up a little? Ohio? Kent State? University at Buffalo?) and an FCS team, I renew my push to have any FCS team we play have an awesome band. See what we can do get play any of the following FCS teams:
Florida A&M (The Marching 100 won the 1985 Sudler Trophy winners)
Grambling (The Tiger Marching Band)
Southern (The Human Jukebox)
Jackson State (The Sonic Boom of the South)
Western Carolina (Catamount Marching Band, winners of the 2009 Sudler Trophy)
Congratulations to all parties who made this happen. I would have preferred it not be on the fifth anniversary of a certain day in Michigan history, but what are you going to do?
Craig Barker || The Hoover Street Rag || Twitter
"The Michigan fanbase: a cynical, Eeyorish bunch even in the best of times."
October 14th, 2010 at 7:27 PM |
We totally should, and give
We totally should, and give
We totally should, and give him an honorary UofM jersey / degree at halftime. Or start him at LB for the OSU game.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:49 PM |
Bring back Rice!
Bring back Rice!
The Marching Owl Band is one of the best shows I've ever seen at Michigan Stadium. Plus, it would be McGuffie's senior year too.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:48 PM |
Come on down
Come on down
Come on down everyone! Dallas will be a great host for this game! The new stadium is awsome as well. Wow that schedule looks very tough with alot of road games.
GMW
October 14th, 2010 at 5:55 PM |
I'm already planning the
I'm already planning the
I'm already planning the trip. Can't wait.
Go Blue!
October 14th, 2010 at 7:19 PM |
@Dallas Wolverine, you got an
@Dallas Wolverine, you got an
@Dallas Wolverine, you got an extra room to spare for a few days that weekend? It'd be a heckuva game to go to
October 14th, 2010 at 9:27 PM |
Who needs a room
Who needs a room
yard space to pitch a tent and a shower before the game?
October 15th, 2010 at 6:09 AM |
+1 for the comment and if I
+1 for the comment and if I
+1 for the comment and if I could, +1 for the avatar.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:51 PM |
This...
This...
Will be a truly awesome sight. Michigan should be vastly improved, and Denard Robinson will be a senior. What a game.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:52 PM |
Why oh why on earth did they
Why oh why on earth did they
Why oh why on earth did they not put Nebraska in the Big House on even-numbered years to balance out the slate of dull-ish even-year home games??? Ugh.
I do wish UM/Bama could be a home-and-home. But at least we get a marquee matchup that many have been begging for. I may just have to jump on a plane and head down there.
I automatically downvote "B1G"
October 14th, 2010 at 6:09 PM |
I think the future Big Ten schedules will be a bit more sane . .
I think the future Big Ten schedules will be a bit more sane . .
The Big Ten has only put together conference schedules for 2011 and 2012. They should be publishing the 2013/14 schedules shortly so teams can better plan their non-conference games.
I suspect the conference schedules will be balanced out as you suggest in 2013. Michigan doesn't play Indiana, Wisconsin and Penn State in 2011/12 from the other division. Ohio State (protected rival), Purdue and Illinois are on the schedule in 2011/12, which means they'll rotate off and two of IU, WI and PSU will replace them. The conference will continue to schedule eight games through 2014 and is looking at starting nine-game conference schedules in 2015.
Since Notre Dame scheduled Texas to open their season in 2015/16, I imagine those seasons will be mark the next break in the UM-ND series. On ND's future schedules, Michigan is the second game of the season in 2015/6. I can't imagine the Irish will want to open the season with UT followed by UM--that's why I think there will be a break in those two seasons.
FWIW, Georgia just cancelled its 2015/6 games with Oregon, so perhaps the Bulldogs would be available those seasons (since Michigan recently played Oregon, I can't imagine they'll be back on the schedule so soon, but the Ducks obviously have open dates those seasons as well). UGa's athletic director said he didn't want to play major non-conference opponents outside the region and he wanted to make sure Georgia played at least seven home games a season. With Georgia Tech as a traditional non-confernce opponent, UGa has to make sure its other OOC games are in the right place on the schedule.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:15 PM |
Nine conference games?
Nine conference games?
Last I heard, it likely won't happen.
They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:52 PM |
Boy I feel for RR....
Boy I feel for RR....
...He'll have his first true senior class, and he has to play that schedule. As a fan I am excited, but that is a lot to ask of a coach.
I mean how many other coaches in the history of college football have had to play Alabama in a southern state, in South bend, in Lincoln, and in Columbus all in the same year?
I sure hope Timmy J, and Sammy W like their visit this weekend b/c we could sure use their help.
Go Blue!
October 14th, 2010 at 5:58 PM |
I just hope that some fresh
I just hope that some fresh
I just hope that some fresh deffensive recruits pan out and the D is much improved at that point, and that the M-secondary hating God moves on to a different school or subject altogether
October 14th, 2010 at 6:01 PM |
I hate the SEC
I hate the SEC
...more than anyone can imagine.
My other ride is a MSU psych major.
October 14th, 2010 at 6:48 PM |
I agree, I'd love a win in
I agree, I'd love a win in
I agree, I'd love a win in this one just to shut the Ess-Ee-Cee fans up for just a little while. Failing that the ability to say "scoreboard" would be almost as much fun.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
October 14th, 2010 at 10:36 PM |
The hell with 'Bama. I'll
The hell with 'Bama. I'll
The hell with 'Bama. I'll take wins over MSU and OSU, please.
"If you shoot me, you're liable to lose a lot of those humanitarian awards."
October 15th, 2010 at 12:22 AM |
Our record against the SEC is actually quite stellar.
Our record against the SEC is actually quite stellar.
Don't confuse an Ohio State problem with a Michigan problem.
M'Dog
October 14th, 2010 at 8:03 PM |
I cannot stand the SEC as well
I cannot stand the SEC as well
It is amazing how much I root in bowl games fo the Big Ten to win and the SEC to lose. Going to school down south has made me this way. They think they are the greatest division ever to be established. It has been hard to argue with them the past 4 years.
October 14th, 2010 at 9:18 PM |
I live in Atlanta and just
I live in Atlanta and just
I live in Atlanta and just got back from hitting some baseballs with a friend of mine at a park nearby. They were also having pee-wee football practice, and every team in the league is an SEC team with full replica helmets and uniforms. Ole Miss, Vandy, Bama, Tennesee, UF...they were all there. It was gross.
October 14th, 2010 at 10:11 PM |
Dear Son,
We heard you were
Dear Son,
We heard you were
Dear Son,
We heard you were placed on the Vandy team. We are sorry, but we can no longer accept you as part of the family.
Sincerely,
Your Former Parents
October 14th, 2010 at 9:31 PM |
you really placed both of
you really placed both of
you really placed both of these comments?
Can we please buy non-home season tickets?