7:30 PM/ABC announced for Washington game
Washington-Michigan Game Scheduled for National Primetime Broadcast on ABC
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) May 18, 2021
Details » https://t.co/JTFJC1LzFk#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/mljepqZmUR
Maybe Gameday too? Would love to start the viewing day with an Ohio State loss to Oregon, which is at noon.
How good is Oregon supposed to be this year?
Oregon is pre season top 15-ish. Hopefully they will have their QB situation figured out and hopefully Ohio State will still be trying to figure out theirs.
If history is any indicator, tOSU, much to our chagrin, seems to do just fine with new starting QBs.
Every now and again they'll still get a clunker of a game that they probably should've won. Oregon could be that game.
The only thing I know for sure is that when OSU comes to Ann Arbor, whoever their QB is will be playing like a Heisman finalist and will have a final stat line akin to 21/27 for 385 yards, three TDs, and one on the ground. It's as sure to happen as death and taxes.
Used to be the other way around in 1990’s...back when OSU went 2-10-1 under John Cooper.
Seems like a possibility as long as we don't crap the bed in the opener vs. WMU. Just scanned the schedule and don't see anything else more high-profile than OSU-O.
Prime time!
Cool. We can suck in prime time!
This comment would have gotten 17 downvotes a few years ago. Sign of the times.
Lose this game and they better can harbaugh
Right then, after the second game? Or can they at least wait until the end of the season?
Michigan could lose to Washington and still have a good season. Many a good Michigan year has started with an early season non-conference loss.
Could yes. I wouldn't bet the farm on it though.
Yes, fair enough. I am only willing to say that Michigan will win between zero and twelve games during the regular season.
Do you have any other betting tips?
I mean we need to see the odds right?
Especially early west coast trips but this one will be home so advantage UM (even without actual crowds). But it’s more of a disadvantage when playing at noon (feels like 9AM) on the west coast for Eastish teams than playing at 8 for west coast teams (basically a 4 pm game). Either way, it’ll still be a tough test for sure.
with this coaching staff?? Hilarious
Don't hold back RX, how do you really feel about this coaching staff? Ya really gotta stop beating around the bush on this topic.
This is so true and so sad in so many ways.
Oh powerful Shenron, my wish is for Keith Jackson to be brought back to life for this game
_0.gif)
I wonder if anyone knows (WD?) what our record was when Keith was in the booth, and specifically in games against Pac10/12 teams.
Against Pac competition, from what I could find at a cursory glance the games KJ called are:
1/1/1992 Washington
1/1/1998 Washington State
1/1/2004 USC
Which surprised me. I would have thought KJ called some OOC games against UCLA or Washington or something back in the day. But I didn't come across that in my brief search.
I'm supposed to be working (in a boring training class right now) right now so I didn't dig deeper.
Against the Pac overall (regardless of TV)
Per decade
W L T Win % PFPG PAPG
2000's 1 6 0 14.3 19.3 29.3
1990's 5 1 0 83.3 31.7 19.8
http://mcubed.net/ncaaf/tvc/mi/pac10.shtml
Doh.
This is what I found for the 2000s. Not a good record with Keith in the booth.
Record W/out Keith (2000-2005): 52-16
Record With Keith (2000-2005): 1-5
Chi-square = 9.70, p < .01
Conclusion: Having Keith Jackson (RIP) in the booth is associated with a statistically significantly higher number of losses (and fewer wins) than what we would expect by chance alone.
2000 UCLA L
2001 Washington L
2003 OSU W
2003 Oregon L
2004 USC L
2005 Texas L
I blame that on him having to work with Dan Fouts. That was during the period where he only did west coast games and he got paired up with Fouts. The Game was the outlier.
Or, Keith was in the booth only when Michigan played against ranked teams that were supposed to be very competitive games.
Yeah, I was being cheeky. This is definitely a biased sample of opponents. Guess I should've made that clear.
Found broadcast teams from 1994-1999. It looks like it’s a different story in the 1990s.
Record w/out Keith: 44-12
Record with Keith: 12-4
Chi-square: .0918, p = .762
There is no statistically significant difference in the number of wins or losses when Keith is in the booth compared to when he is not in the booth.
1994 Colorado L
1994 PSU L
1994 Illinois L
1996 Illinois W
1996 Colorado W
1996 UCLA W
1996 PSU L
1996 OSU W
1997 Colorado W
1997 ND W
1997 PSU W
1997 Wisconsin W
1997 OSU W
1997 WSU W
1998 PSU W
1998 OSU L
He called the crazy '89 trip to UCLA. Total trap game. U-M was favored and #5 but was banged up and coming off the Rocket Ismail game.
U-M trailed all game but blocked an extra point and got a late fumble. Had a chance to salvage a tie (no OT back then) on a 2-point conversion and failed...but got the onside kick and won on a FG.
Wait. Keith is dead?
You would think something that big would've been posted here already.
Michigan played at Husky Stadium back on September 8th, 2001. They return to Washington on September 11th this season. I have a feeling they may do something in memory of the victims of September 11th.
Edit: I'm an idiot. It's a home game. First four games are home games, actually. If you all neg me, I will totally understand as this is much deserved.
I hope you haven't bought your plane ticket to Seattle yet. If you have, you might want to cancel it (or have it changed to DTW).
A trip to Seattle is always a great idea.
September is a great month to visit. Great idea to make up for last year's cancelled trip. Anyone got a recommendation of where to watch the game near the UW campus?
I gave you a posbang because we all need a good brain fart every now and then.
Thanks Team, I appreciate you. Posbang for you, as well!
I was at that game in Husky Stadium on Sept. 8, 2001. Flew home on Monday, Sept. 10.
With the exception of the JOK MSU game, we have played our best games under JH under the lights in a packed Big House.
Yeah, the popular storyline is Harbaugh sucks and can't win big games but that's almost entirely because of OSU. We've been quite good at home under Harbaugh and have clubbed very good Wisconsin, Notre Dame, and Penn State teams. I think Harbaugh's home record (prior to last season) was really good minus OSU
"I think Harbaugh's home record (prior to last season) was really good minus OSU"
That's true. Also true was the Titantic had an really good first voyage minus the iceberg.
Don't tell me...... was Keith Jackson really on the Titanic?
Packed Big House is an important qualifier, since the Wisconsin game last year was a night game and did not go so well.
But, point taken. 2019 Notre Dame, 2018 Wisconsin and 2018 Penn State have all been recent afternoon/evening games against good teams that have been comfortable wins.
109 days to 9/4!
Now Miami isn't going to beat Alabama, but they lost so many close games last year and have King back this year. I think they give a pretty good game for about 3 quarters to a Bama team with a new QB, RB, and top two WRs.
The Georgia-Clemson game is one that is massive for Kirby Smart. He cannot afford to lose this game (Clemson can).
FSU is still a bit away so I think ND wins easily.
Ole Miss wins no issue vs Louisville.
Kirby can lose that game and still be fine. Who he can't lose to is Florida. Otherwise his schedule next year is extremely manageable. No Alabama, LSU, or A&M on the schedule, and he catches Auburn in the middle of a coaching change.
What matters is winning the SEC. If he wins the SEC, he's in the playoff. I won't pretend he doesn't have pressure on, but I'm not really sure I understand the people who want him out. He's won the Rose, Sugar and Peach Bowl, he's won the SEC, puts kids into the NFL, and was one play away from a national championship in his second season. He's a very clear upgrade from his predecessor, and has had only one season (his first) where his team wasn't playing for at least an NY6 trophy.
I'd kill for Michigan to have the success Smart has had at UGa.
Alabama-Miami could be intriguing for a half or so, but Miami is not going to have anywhere near enough firepower to keep up.
ND-FSU will probably be a snoozer, as FSU is still garbage until proven otherwise, and then I'm not sure about Louisville-Ole Miss, but that Georgia-Clemson game should be really fun to watch. If there was a time to catch Clemson, its in the first game of the season when Trevor Lawrence is no longer around. I'd still put my money on Clemson simply because Georgia does not have a balanced offense (they really never have), their #1 WR tore his ACL a few months ago and is almost definitely out for this game, and Clemson's presumptive QB, while no Trevor Lawrence, already has plenty of big game experience with having to play at ND last year and almost winning as a true freshman. They can definitely still win, I just wouldn't bet on it myself.
Don’t discount the fact that Miami has King returning and he is a player. Good QBs in the college game can make a huge difference. Plus ‘Bama has a load of new offensive guys starting for the first time this season. Not saying Miami will win but they could keep it close a lot longer. Also crazy to see Josh Jobe and Emil Ekiyor both listed as starters for ‘Bama. Michigan really could have used a guy like Jobe recently.