Michigan 2014-2016 Nonconference schedules released (EDIT: Colorado is a one-off game)
Here they are: Utah, Oregon state, UNLV, and Colorado. The Opener at Utah is confirmed as a thursday night game.
Also announced: Michigan-ND is going on hiatus for 2018-2019. Should be when we return some of those Pac-12 games.
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http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062712aab.html
EDIT: Apparently Colorado is a one off game
http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205498984&DB_OEM_ID=600
A 2 year hiatus from the Notre Dame game has happened 3 times before since the series renewed in '78. But we've never gone this long (18 straight games) without taking one. It's been overdue.
Seeing us play a Thursday night game will be weird. Very weird. And yes, we had those two Friday night games against Minnesota but that was to accommodate the Twins using the Metrodome in the playoffs. There was no other choice there. Those would have been regular Saturday games. With Utah, it's actually being scheduled years in advance. It's just...weird. When I think of Thursday night football, I think of the ACC or the Big East. Mostly South Carolina, Maryland, Louisville and Virginia Tech. The Hokies used to make half their schedule on Thursday nights to get the national exposure.
I can't think of many other major programs that have played on Thursday night before. Maybe this is just the way college football is going?
Seems like D Brandon is all about making Michigan stick out.
USC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida State, Miami, Alabama, LSU, Oregon, Ohio State, Auburn, Nebraska, and Texas (if you want to count the Thanksgiving night game) have all played on Thursday. USC usually plays a Thursday night game every year!
I think it's the norm now to have those games. It's the spotlight all to yourself. Sure, it will be weird, but I think it will be pretty cool.
some solid non conf games. looking forward to seeing Michigan football on a thursday night!!!
Go Blue!!
I love it we are playing this game. If you get knocked down you have to get right back up. Hey they caught us that day, we still should have won, but its time we get up and schedule them again. The IDEA that we shouldnt schedule them is soooo stupid to me.
Is our beloved Michigan afraid of a FCS school? If so, stop begging Treadwell and others to come here. You want 'Bama but not App State, get real...
Nobody is afraid of playing Appy State. It's just a excercise in pointlessness. Playing them again isn't going to suddenly make The Horror not exist and beating them proves what? That we should win? Well then it just draws more focus back to The Horror and why we didn't win? It's a lose-lose situation
I can't be too upset because these are legitimate teams from a power conference, but still, Oregon State? Colorado? Utah? This is a much needed upgrade from playing the likes of Bowling Green or Eastern Michigan, but still, for all the hype this got, its pretty anti-climactic.
Here's to hoping this paves the way for USC to come to town in 2016.