Gator Bowl confirms Michigan-Mississippi State matchup

I thought a new thread was warranted now that it has been officially confirmed

They had a player die of cancer this season..... 

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2010/11/04/2010-11-04_nick_bell_mississippi_state_redshirt_cancer_tumor_malignant_synovial_sarcoma.html

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I just got served.

The only time I saw them on TV was when they played Florida in Gainseville.  I watched the second half of the game and both teams were really having trouble moving the ball.  Florida missed a couple field goals, one of them on the final play of the game and MSU won 10-7. 

Miss State is a very good team.  Yes, they have four losses, but look who they are to: Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, Alabama.  All of those are teams currently in the Top 15 in the AP Poll (Top 18 in Coaches).  They lost by a TD to Arkansas and only a FG to Auburn.  This will be a true test to see just how well the coaches can prepare the team with a month to do it.  We saw Michigan play great against UConn, I hope they can do the same come New Year.

Michigan has never played Mississippi State before in football.  Here's a link to the football team's record by opponent.

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042109aaa.html

Mississippi State has very little history with our conference.  In the last 60 years, they have played a Big Ten team just once: They beat Illinois 28-21 in 1980.  Before that, they had a few matches with Indiana and Michigan State in the 1930's and 40's. 

They have never played Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Penn State and Wisconsin. 

While I agree with most of what you have to say, Lloyd Carr left us at 8-4 in the Capital One Bowl.

Carr finished off in the Capital One Bowl, though.

Edit: Dang got beaten to it.  But still, a New Year's bowl is still good.  A lot better than doing nothing on New Year's.

What did Carr do against Michigan State and Penn State in 2007? 

It is progress mostly if Rich's year 1 is considered year 1 of entire program's history.  Otherwise, it isn't really.

He gets plussed for getting everything wrong.  Haven't played in the Gator Bowl for 20 years, he has our 2005 record, not our 8-4 to become 9-4 record, but YAY the future is bright. +1.

The '08 class had 17. This class has 3. No way is it going to be better. In fact, it us not even going to come close to equaling it.

and we did a number on them. Yeah, just go with that and save face. Sorta.

"This is a fantastic accomplishment by Rodriguez and the team."  

Just because people were predicting 7-5 doesn't mean it was considered acceptable, 

are automatically irrational?



I think a reasonable argument can be made that this season is a disappointment just as one can be made that it was successful.



I am so tired of fanatics both ways. Both sides have widen the gulf with their extremist rhetoric.

LT injuring Wangler; I don't remember it as a cheap shot.

I DO remember the Selmon Brothers, at least one of them, piling on a downed and out of bounds Rick Leach, to knock him out of the 1976 Organge Bowl.

LT wound up so happy and well adjusted.