Football Schedule 2029
Maybe Wolverine Historian has inspired me, but, I got to thinking about Michigan football at the 150 year mark -- which is in 2029 (20 short years away, baby!).
Firstly, I checked, no hotels in AA accept reservations that far out.
We should encourage the (new) AD to build a 150 year anniversary schedule that celebrates Michigan football and the history of college football.
So, assuming there are 4 non-conference games, what are your suggestions:
1) Notre Dame
2) Yale
3) Stanford (Rose Bowl connection)
4) Harvard
5) (if possible): University of Toronto
See the 1879 schedule here: http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/football.htm
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 PM ^
Are there any traditionally- and currenlty-good teams that we haven't played at least once? If so, that might be a fun way to start off the second 150-years.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 PM ^
Rabble rabble, that schedule isn't good enough. I demand LSU, George, Notre Dame, and anyone but UConn...all to play the at big house.
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:55 PM ^
Apparently, it does not go to 11...
EDIT: Comment made when he was being negged. It made sense at the time. Trust me. I'm a doctor.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:56 PM ^
so why dont we try fielding a "goal keeper" and have no coach as a tribute to the first UofM team.
We could also try to bring back them cool throw-back (way-back) jail-bird type outfits.
Will I still be around in 2029?
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 PM ^
Ewwww... I'll be a cougar by then :[
But anyway, I say we have UChicago assemble a team and play them in leather helmets, just for old times' sake.
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 PM ^
Oops, that just slipped out.
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 PM ^
nothing will say quality win like a win over a D-3 school
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:28 PM ^
by 2029, d-3 will be "d-1 fmis" (football mildly-interesting subdivision).
go bombers!
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:23 PM ^
Notre Dame is already on the schedule for 2029, so don't worry about them. We've got them in the Big House.
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 PM ^
did you see the team photo? they say there wasn't a coach in 1879 but the one guy off to the right with the very first moustache for michigan - what is he? also it appears that they played in baseball uniforms, using a basketball.
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:52 PM ^
and playing with a goalkeeper...
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:50 PM ^
I say go with the tradition:
Yale/Harvard/Cornell
Notre Dames
One of the OLD SW Conference teams...TCU or SMU
One of the armed forces teams Army, Navy, or Air Force...
That would be a cool schedule...
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:43 PM ^
we are 6-12 vs. cornell all-time (4-4 vs. harvard, 2-2 vs. yale).
i say schedule the big red so we can improve that record.
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:23 PM ^
how many games does RichRod have to win in 2029 to keep his job?
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 PM ^
In 2029 Sheridan will be in his second year struggling to convince us that his new offensive revelation, the pass heavy "Wobbly Duck" offense, can win at Michigan after of 20 years of spread-n-shred.
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:48 PM ^
...and Coner in the PA booth, 2029 is gonna be amazing.
October 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 PM ^
All I know is we need to get this figured out NOW!
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:42 PM ^
I think he will become a RR protege. And, to be serious in a non-serious thread, I think he will end up coaching the maize and blue someday. I don't see RR staying for more than about fifteen years. The 100-hour weeks have to get old after awhile, and by then he will have made enough money to never worry about it again.
By then, Sheridan should be an OC, and a natural choice to replace RR. Sheridan is already proving his loyalty and coaching aptitude by coaching up the kids who came in and took his job. That goes a long way in the coaching profession.