WolverineHistorian

September 19th, 2022 at 3:52 PM ^

It's an odd 4 game losing streak at Kinnick.  

In 2009 and 2013, Michigan was baaaaad and really didn't have any business being in both games.  We had an absolutely putrid day on offense in 2013 yet didn't lose until late in the 4th quarter by 3.  In 2009, year two under RichRod, Michigan finished second to last place in the Big Ten.  Yet against an 11-win Iowa team in a night game at Kinnick, we had a chance to win on the final drive of the game.  All we needed was a field goal, but Denard threw an interception.  We lost by 2.  

Everyone knows about 2016.  And the 2011 game ended with the blatant pass interference in the end zone that was not called.  It was a horrible non-call, but we would have had to score a two-point conversion to force overtime.  

So basically, the story of this 4-game losing streak is, if Michigan is bad, they're going to play Iowa neck and neck until the very end.  If Michigan is good, bad Iowa teams are going to rise to the occasion and beat us.   

Fuck Iowa.  I'd love for this to be like last year's game at Wisconsin where we just run them out of their own stadium.  

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AlbanyBlue

September 19th, 2022 at 5:57 PM ^

I do believe 2003 was the loss in that 6-of-7. We had big hopes for that season as I recall. I was seeing a woman in NC....serious football and Tar Heel fan. Visited her on Iowa weekend in October 2003 for the first time. After taking my requisite amount of crap for the recent MBB Championship game, we settled in to watch Michigan-Iowa at Kinnick. I was very confident and, uh yeah......damn.

At least we beat OSU that season!!

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BTB grad

September 19th, 2022 at 1:39 PM ^

Since I’m attending the game, I was probably one of thee few Michigan fans who wanted a night game. Guess I’ll have just deal with getting up super early to tailgate an 11am local kick. Go blue!

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stephenrjking

September 19th, 2022 at 1:45 PM ^

#4 Michigan going to Iowa... at noon.

What a break.

Anyone know if Fox has the priority pick that week? I'm trying to figure out if we got the noon kick because the game is attractive.. or because Brian Ferentz has made the game *unattractive*. 

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stephenrjking

September 19th, 2022 at 7:07 PM ^

My recollection is that networks alternate which weeks they get first choice. Just scanning the schedule (after I posted, maybe I should have done this *before*, but internet hot takes wait for no one) I would speculate that ABC got first choice this week and took Wisconsin/OSU for their prime time game. Then Fox got first choice next week and picked UM-Iowa. I could be wrong, of course, just trying to draw conclusions from the schedules. 

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Mr Grainger

September 19th, 2022 at 1:47 PM ^

This has a lot of similarities to last year's Wisconsin game. First road game at 12 noon vs. a solid program from the West in a place where we haven't won in years. Need to do EXACTLY what we did one year ago and take care of business.

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FlexUM

September 19th, 2022 at 1:56 PM ^

I think I got a bunch of negs for saying this will be big noon back in early august. 

I’ll check the film and maybe request a refund on those 🤣

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Perkis-Size Me

September 19th, 2022 at 2:37 PM ^

Thank god. Kinnick is still a tough place to play but this makes it a bit less daunting. 

Let's just hope that McCarthy doesn't suffer what seemingly every Michigan QB (before McNamara last year) has suffered when they went on the road to Iowa or Wisconsin: a freaking broken collarbone. 

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