Michigan to Outback Bowl
EDIT: It's official. Michigan to Outback Bowl where will play South Carolina
Adam Rittenberg reporting Nebraska to Capital One Bowl and Michigan likely to Outback Bowl.
Rittenberg/Bennett @ESPN_BigTen
Cap One pick basically done: Georgia-Nebraska. Expect Michigan to Outback and Northwestern to Gator. B1G avoids Johnny Football
Hearing the Big Ten, SEC leadership didn't want Nebraska and Georgia to fall too far after league title game losses.
RT @Mark_Schlabach: Now I'm hearing #UGA to Cap One vs #Nebraska; #LSU to Cotton; SC to Outback and A&M to Chick-fil-A & Miss St to Gator
It's official: Nebraska to play in Capital One Bowl
RT @TeddyGreenstein: Source confirms: #Northwestern to the Gator Bowl. Opponent TBA.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:05 PM ^
Prediction: Georgia beats Nebraska by at least 40 points. I'm not sure that's even a bold prediction
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:10 PM ^
yea, that defense will manhandle tmart
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:26 PM ^
Two backs over 200+ yds and a third over 100, Georgia is going to have a field day.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:07 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:11 PM ^
But there is a difference between real reporting and some guy's projections. One thread is for potential bowl scenarios and the other is the actual bowl Michigan is going to. I apologize if I caused too much board clutter, but I thought it deserved its own thread.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:22 PM ^
this is not real reporting, either. It's a projection based on the given outcome for Nebraska.
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:09 PM ^
As this includes the link to the bowl website, with Mich now shown as invited/accepting, this is reporting. no longer projection.
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:33 PM ^
I know. I posted that comment before the edit.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:16 PM ^
Then dont read this one. Who cares.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:06 PM ^
Wasn't Nebraska in the Capitol One Bowl last year? Probably won't have a huge crowd there, especially after last night the fans are not going to be as excited.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:12 PM ^
They were the only sellout N'Western had this year at home. They'll still show up.
Even for a bloodbath.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:25 PM ^
It looked like there were a lot of them missing for last night's bloodbath.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:39 PM ^
To be fair, they had one week's notice to make the trip from Nebraska to Indianapolis, which is not a short drive.
Maybe another way of looking at it is that if even Nebraska can't make it to Indy, maybe it's a bad idea to have the game there.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:40 PM ^
their fans should have been confident they would beat Minny and Iowa the last two games to lock up their spot.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:44 PM ^
But even so, it's just not that easy to plan a roadtrip on such short notice, whether it's one week or three. The bowls work (well, sort of) because they are around Christmas/New Year's, when a lot of people can get time off, and mostly in traditional vacation spots. Getting time off to go to Indianapolis one week after Thanksgiving is probably tough for a lot of people - not to mention less enticing.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:52 PM ^
To be really, really fair, they were probably confident they would beat Wisconsin and were saving for their trips to Pasadena.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:46 PM ^
Indy is a terrible place to have the game. I know they have a dome, but the game needs to be home field advantage like the Pac 12 or put it in Chicago and risk the weather.
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:24 PM ^
Or as a biased Michigan fan, have it at Ford Field.
December 2nd, 2012 at 5:01 PM ^
will force the B1G's hand, long after everyone else has figured this out, but. . .
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:13 PM ^
I doubt it. In Nebraska, football is the only break thing between tilling the fields. I'm kidding, but I'm still a little serious. They are gracious fans: I expect they may be discouraged by last night, but will not abandon their team. And they'll do anything to get out of Nebraska for a few days.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:38 PM ^
Yes. Yes they will.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:07 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:16 PM ^
Lewan already proved his worth against all-world Gholston
/s
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:09 PM ^
LIke the idea of putting a B1G style whuppin on the Olde Balle Coach.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:10 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:13 PM ^
Is your source a Google search from 2010?
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:46 PM ^
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oh god my PTSD from 2010 is kicking in....
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:58 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:13 PM ^
that's a pretty good outcome considering our season.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:33 PM ^
I completely agree.
Except...truthfully, I would have more fun seeing Michigan winning a lesser bowl than suffering through another humiliating loss to an SEC team this year.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:37 PM ^
Michigan is going to win so there will be no suffering.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:43 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:00 PM ^
without Lattimore. But Clowney vs Lewan will be fun to watch. I don't know if their DTs against our interior line will be as fun. They also have a host of 6'4" recievers. Connor Shaw's passing ability is really suspect, though.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:27 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:32 PM ^
From Nebraska's point of view, what happened last night shouldn't have too much bearing on their bowl selection other than they didn't make the Rose Bowl. Nebraska beat Michigan and Northwestern, and it is hard to build a case for them slipping past the Capital One Bowl based on the results on the field.
If Michigan were in their position, I would be pissed if that happened to us. The loss last night does not invalidate the rest of their regular season.
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:01 PM ^
That's what I thought when Wisconsin had 42 points. But I started to reconsider while the four successive TDs were being scored.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:27 PM ^
If this is true, I don't like the matchup of our O-line against SC's D-line.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:29 PM ^
Paves way for Michigan to Outback. RT @slmandel: It's official: Nebraska to play in Capital One Bowl
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:30 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:34 PM ^
I'm curious as to which other SEC team you think is a better match up for Michigan. I agree that their D will give our offense a lot of trouble, but their offense in no way scares me, especially since Lattimore is out.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:38 PM ^
Mississippi State would be a much easier game, although that obviously wouldn't happen now with the Cap One bowl set.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:38 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:46 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:05 PM ^
and I'm not convinced we wouldn't have gone 0-2 to Miss St in the last 3 years, which...no thank you.
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:08 PM ^
Or maybe our offensive line will man-up and block, like they did in the second half against ND's (also very good) defensive front. Or maybe Norfleet will take one to the house. Or maybe Denard will get loose a couple times. Jeez.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:37 PM ^
This game is going to be low scoring. UM has a good shot at winning if they don't turn the ball over. That is a big if.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:47 PM ^
Haven't had a chance to check all the projections yet, what bowl is OSU going to?