Citrus Bowl eyeing Michigan-Alabama
This is starting to unfortunately catch on. Really hope this does not happen.
Also just heard now on WTKA that Brett McMurphy said the Citrus Bowl really wants Michigan. Zach Shaw said his 247 people are hearing Citrus Bowl rumblings too.
December 4th, 2019 at 11:33 AM ^
Let's fucking do it and be legends. How "up" for that game is fucking Alabama going to get? Half their starters will sit, Tua is out anyways, and their defense is not special to begin with.
If we don't have too many people sit out, I honestly think that would be a fun game, and who cares if we lose? It's the Citrus Bowl, and it's Alabama.
December 4th, 2019 at 11:39 AM ^
They don't need to play their starters. Their 3rd string is as good as our starters and will be the 4 and 5 star players that will be starting next year.
Their O-line will do exactly what Wisconsin and OSU did to us this year.
December 4th, 2019 at 2:20 PM ^
The truth hurts..
Aubrey Solomon's departure and the reasons behind it are bubbling to the surface.
December 4th, 2019 at 2:41 PM ^
He left because he’s overrated. He’s done nothing for Tennessee. He’s a complete bust.
December 4th, 2019 at 3:03 PM ^
He left for the same reason Trevor Pryce and David Bowens left in the 90s, and that reason is in Columbus right now.
December 4th, 2019 at 3:40 PM ^
my understanding is that they were both quietly asked to leave and the coaches found places for them to transfer. but i have no personal knowledge.
December 4th, 2019 at 2:39 PM ^
No
idea why your getting negged. Michigan would be blasted exactly like Wisconsin did you them. Michigan does not have the personnel to matchup.
December 4th, 2019 at 11:47 AM ^
Always respect your opinions, Mantis, but I'm praying we get Washington. I want Harbs to get his 10th win in 4 of 5 seasons and also want a brain-clearing clean win in a bowl, in a different spot. I live in Tallahassee, but am still sick to death of these Orlando exercises. All best.
December 4th, 2019 at 11:50 AM ^
I would like anyone other than the team we open against next season. If we're going out west, give me USC.
December 4th, 2019 at 11:58 AM ^
Cosign. No interest in playing the same team twice in a row.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:26 PM ^
December 4th, 2019 at 12:30 PM ^
"losses" = poundings
December 4th, 2019 at 12:54 PM ^
I don't know if you're aware of this, but there are other teams besides Washington and Alabama.
December 4th, 2019 at 2:15 PM ^
December 4th, 2019 at 12:57 PM ^
Let's just play a team that ours can get excited about. And if we lose, so what,... we still have a better anthropology and b-school, and every other academic department known to man. After all, this is "collegiate" athletics, not pro, and failure to recognize it for that can lead to misery.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:40 PM ^
USC--even better.
December 4th, 2019 at 11:52 AM ^
Tallahassee! I’m new here (just moved here in August). I need some food recommendations...found really good bbq out on 90 called the Red Shed (brisket available on Saturday and Sunday only) and we really like Backwoods Crossing (also on 90). Any good Chinese around here? Any other under the radar, non-chain type places we should know about?
December 4th, 2019 at 12:13 PM ^
You're in Tallahassee? I lived there for 27 years until 2015.
December 4th, 2019 at 5:55 PM ^
Lived in Dayton OH for 24 years before finally escaping down here. Hoping for a nice long run here too.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:15 PM ^
Marie Livingston's Steakhouse
December 4th, 2019 at 2:18 PM ^
Quite a lot of decent food around nowadays--you might want to join the Tallahassee Foodies Facebook page for people's evals. If you like South Indian, Mayuri is as good as I ate in South India. Also, you might want to join Red Hills Online, a 50-farm CSA that has won a lot of national awards. Everything from grassfed and free-range meats to local cheeses, baked good, and many exotic and local fruits and vegetables. I helped start the Frenchtown farmers market, but have been away for almost a year; not sure how that's faring, but there are three or four others. Lots of good food truck action nowadays, too; try Gaines Street Pies in Collegetown for pizza.
December 4th, 2019 at 5:53 PM ^
Thanks for the recommendations gents, we’ll check em out
December 4th, 2019 at 8:29 PM ^
Not Chinese, but when I lived there I always thought Reangthai on Capital Circle was a pretty decent Thai place. The two owners are really sweet people and they have great food. Not sure if it's still there as I haven't lived there for awhile, but it had been there for like fifteen years so I would assume it still is.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:22 PM ^
But this is Michigan fer God's sake!
December 4th, 2019 at 4:48 PM ^
Nobody cares about Harbaugh getting to ten wins. BFD.
Some of you make me sick. Let’s play the best and see if we can pull off the upset. That’s fun. Too many of you would rather play EMU and then pat yourselves on the back over some meaningless ten win bar.
December 4th, 2019 at 7:27 PM ^
No. We just don’t want to play in another Florida game. San Diego all day.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:09 PM ^
People need to quit whining. I see Bama as the perfect draw. I agree with you, it gives our team a chance at redemption and we will really be up for this one.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:15 PM ^
They will curb stomp us...if you're wanting to see Don Brown be ushered out, this is your preferred match up.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:30 PM ^
Then so be it. The takes and opinions on this team can't get any worse. Nothing to lose.
December 4th, 2019 at 1:00 PM ^
Don't think back to back ass kickings would do much for our recruiting class...which is kind of the life blood of the program.
December 4th, 2019 at 1:35 PM ^
If everyone is already expecting it, how much would it hurt? Not really a downside there.
BUT I think we will be competitive, and maybe even win. And that's a huge upside.
Biggest downside is having to see comments on this board from "Mr. Wet Fart" (can't even remember his actual handle) for the next month.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:19 PM ^
You wanna watch Najee run for 300?
December 4th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
It's just a terrible matchup because we won't be able to stop the run.
Every guy on the Bama line out-weights our biggest guy by 30 to 80 pounds, and were 5* recruits, and have been playing in the same system for years.
If you can't stop the run, you are gonna get rolled. Not fun to watch. Do not want.
December 4th, 2019 at 2:23 PM ^
Getting older I forget things more easily, but I remember too well the last couple season ending on real sour notes with two or more losses. Are we really up for that again? Apathy is a really bad place for a fanbase to be, seems like we're getting there.
I will say though, it would be easier to take losing to Bama than a team like South Carolina.
December 4th, 2019 at 2:57 PM ^
I went and checked this - average weight Bama offensive line = 327
Dwumfour and Kemp = 293
USC = 309
ND = 306
So yeah, 34lbs. It would be like a highway down the middle. We'd get Rammer Jammered which doesn't sound pleasing.
December 4th, 2019 at 3:15 PM ^
Well maybe getting paved by a gigantic ass OL for the third time in a season will teach us to recruit some fucking size on the DL like we should have been doing all along.
Say we beat OSU next year and go to the playoffs. Alabama's big ass OL is still going to be there.
If we have to endure another ass kicking to show our coaches that they need to do A LOT better recruiting, so be it.
December 4th, 2019 at 11:54 PM ^
The first harsh lesson against Wisconsin should've been enough evidence that we are severely undermanned on the interior D line.
December 4th, 2019 at 2:59 PM ^
Monday morning in the car heard Andy Mignery describing what he saw when OSU was on the field. When he got to the "curvature of the backside" I almost ran a red light from laughing. yes Andy those are some bigass players!
While Bama isn't invincible, if they are 3 deep in 5 stars it could present the same problem of Bigger, faster, stronger. Could be problem.
They wouldn't be able to cover Nico any more than other teams could, and at least B1G refs wouldn't be there? OSU was allowed to pull Nico's arm.
December 4th, 2019 at 2:59 PM ^
Monday morning in the car heard Andy Mignery describing what he saw when OSU was on the field. When he got to the "curvature of the backside" I almost ran a red light from laughing. yes Andy those are some bigass players!
While Bama isn't invincible, if they are 3 deep in 5 stars it could present the same problem of Bigger, faster, stronger. Could be problem.
They wouldn't be able to cover Nico any more than other teams could, and at least B1G refs wouldn't be there? OSU was allowed to pull Nico's arm.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:24 PM ^
December 4th, 2019 at 12:50 PM ^
You say this like a) Auburn is some titan, and b) their QB wasn't the reason they lost. He threw TWO pick sixes, one of them off his receiver's ass on the goal line that was promptly returned 100 yards the other way.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:52 PM ^
No offense but I watched Auburn In person against Texas A&M and Auburns defense is very legit. Their front line is scary.
December 4th, 2019 at 1:05 PM ^
1. Why would I take offense to this?
2. I know this.
3. Auburn's offense is significantly worse than Notre Dame's, who we bitch slapped. This Auburn team is basically 2016 Michigan.
December 4th, 2019 at 3:33 PM ^
Count me in. We've already played the best team in the country so it can't get worse.
Alabama will be going to be tough, but its a good opportunity for the team to test themselves against an elite team that's not OSU and motivation to spend the bowl practices getting better (versus whatever we did last year).
We'll struggle against to stop the run against oline for sure, but i dont think they'll be able to throw downfield as easily as Fields was without Tua.
Personally, I'd rather see us play Bama tough and lose in a marquee matchup than pound a tomato can in a game no one cares about.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:25 PM ^
Dr. Toboggan is quoting Billy McFarland of "Fyre Festival" fame ("fuck it, let's do it and be legends.")
That endeavor didn't end well. Getting your face punched in on a national stage while you're missing key players (Bama has the depth to miss some starters, we don't) is not good for the program.
Holiday vs. USC is the best option.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:32 PM ^
You are 100% right.
Especially when Alabama's strengths line up perfectly with our weaknesses.
December 4th, 2019 at 12:36 PM ^
A lot of people would care if we lost, as it’d once again be ANOTHER year going into the off-season with negative vibes due to ending on a losing note
December 4th, 2019 at 12:44 PM ^
It's the goddamn Citrus Bowl in Orlando. I couldn't care less. You know how many important things have ever happened in Orlando? None.
December 4th, 2019 at 1:10 PM ^
I guess I'll agree to disagree then. If we had a pretty nice bowl record in the last couple of decades, particular in recent years, I'd say I suppose it's not a big deal then to lose a Citrus Bowl. But we haven't had that.
I personally believe bowl games can do a lot for a program from a momentum standpoint when a team performs well in them and can come out victorious. If we lose this years bowl game, that will be a 1-4 bowl record for JH at Michigan and just another ugly stat the media points to... I guess we shouldn't care what pundits think, but at point do recruits start caring?