Michigan @ Virginia - Big Ten/ACC Challenge Schedule

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2011 Big Ten/ACC Challenge schedule
(times and networks are to be determined):

Tuesday, November 29
Miami at Purdue
Northwestern at Georgia Tech
Illinois at Maryland
Michigan at Virginia
Clemson at Iowa
Duke at Ohio State

Wednesday, November 30
Indiana at NC State
Penn State at Boston College
Florida State at Michigan State
Virginia Tech at Minnesota
Wake Forest at Nebraska
Wisconsin at North Carolina

Raoul

May 17th, 2011 at 2:56 PM ^

Overall, it's actually been even. Michigan has had 10 challenge games--5 have been at home, 4 away, and 1 "neutral." The games at Crisler were in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009.

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

May 17th, 2011 at 3:12 PM ^

I'm REALLY looking forward to the game, but not so much to the runup beforehand.  This means six months of being on the UVA boards responding to the MICHIGAN SUX comments and six months of being on here responding to VIRGINIA SUX comments.

Probably much more of the latter since Michigan was in the tourney and UVA was not.

Raoul

May 17th, 2011 at 3:54 PM ^

I suppose some will call this ancient history, but you could just point to the last time the two teams played: In 1989, on its way to the national championship, Michigan destroyed Virginia 102-65 in the Regional Finals of the NCAA Tournament. The 37-point margin remains the Michigan record for largest margin of victory in an NCAA Tournament game.

Overall, Michigan is 2-1 vs. Virginia. Rothstein summarizes the other matchups:

Michigan is 2-1 all-time against Virginia and two of the three meetings have been in the postseason. The Wolverines lost to Virginia in the 1980 NIT quarterfinals, 79-68.

The only other meeting came in Pittsburgh in 1951.

Desmonlon Edwoodson

May 17th, 2011 at 4:52 PM ^

First with the fakesoccercatch against Missouri/shameless begging and now this.  Pretty sure they had something to do with one of my Karma points dissappearing as well.  Payback is coming Osbourne, and it will be sweet!

 

*edit: meant to be reply to "Nebraksa coming into the league"*

MH20

May 17th, 2011 at 3:13 PM ^

I know that UVA is a talented young team, but you have to like this matchup for Michigan as compared to the possibilities that were being kicked around.  I wouldn't mind playing Clemson again, though.  We've got their number.

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

May 17th, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^

Well, I don't remember the matchups being kicked around. Where we stand now I do like Michigan to win the game.  But I can see the misconceptions coming a long way away.  UVA doesn't "lose its two best players", they actually get back their best one from an injury redshirt.  (Which is probably going to give UVA a decent advantage down low, believe it or not.)

MH20

May 17th, 2011 at 3:10 PM ^

Especially considering that UNC was being kicked around as a possible opponent, this is freaking Christmas by comparison.

I wonder if/how much D-Mo's departure coupled with UNC's trio of superstars (Zeller, Henson, and Barnes) staying in school affected the potential matchups that the organizing committee may have had in mind.

goblue434

May 17th, 2011 at 3:07 PM ^

I am glad michigan is playing next to my house finally i live in va about and hour from UVA I am glad Michigan is playing here I have been waiting for years ! Go blue

CaliUMfan

May 17th, 2011 at 3:24 PM ^

I thought for sure we would get Duke or Florida State (projected 2 and 3 in the ACC). Can't complain about the favorable matchup, but am I the only one that feels like they were slightly disrespected?

JClay

May 17th, 2011 at 3:30 PM ^

Woohoo! I'm only 75 minutes from Charlottesville, so I can't wait for this!

I've been wishing for years we'd do a home-and-away with UVA: two great academic institutions whose last matchup was a classic. It's far more likely, tho, if UM ever plays football in the state of Virginia again it'd be at Va Tech :(

Michigan4Life

May 17th, 2011 at 4:42 PM ^

that Michigan can hope to get in Big 10/ACC challenge. There was a possibility that UNC was the opponent but getting Virginia is a much better draw because Michigan can land a road win.  Virginia is an average team that likes to play slow paced. Michigan IMO should be a big favorite to win this challenge.

73CAV

May 20th, 2011 at 8:43 PM ^

We should have a much better team, also.  Among other things, hopefully,  we won't be forced to start any true frosh as we did last year.  We might actually be healthy for the game, which we weren't last year.  (For the MInnesota game, we were missing the 1st string PG and lost a starting forward midway through.)  We still don't have a full roster, but six returning players have starting experience, a seventh member saw plenty of game time, we finally add a highly touted kid who redshirted last year, and we add some nice recruits to the mix.  And we are at home.  Life should be good in Charlottesville this season!  Slainte!

bronxblue

May 17th, 2011 at 7:51 PM ^

Should be a nice little match-up.  Will be interesting to see how the team handles one (maybe its first - don't have the schedule in front of me) of its early high-quality opponents as it breaks in a new PG.  I know UVa has been down the past couple of years, but they always field decent teams,

Cville-Blue

May 17th, 2011 at 11:07 PM ^

... and for the first time since I've been here there is energy behind both the team and the coaching staff here. Like UM, UVA has a lot of youth getting PT. If some of their players make the same leap Morris did last year, UM could be in trouble. We need to hope some of our young guys match their talent improvements! By no means is this game a gimme.

This is Michigan

May 18th, 2011 at 3:22 AM ^

In the event of a tie, which can now occur with the addition of Neb., is there a tiebreaker set.

Maybe we should consult with Dantonio, since he was the onky coach that voted against the BCS rankings.

Raoul

May 18th, 2011 at 7:06 AM ^

Tiebreaker is the previous winner of the challenge. From a Fort Wayne News-Sentinel article:

The addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten means there will be 12 Challenge games instead of 11. If both conferences win six games, the winner of the previous year’s Challenge will be declared the winner. That gives the tiebreaker to the Big Ten, which has won the last two Challenges.

This is Michigan

May 18th, 2011 at 3:22 AM ^

In the event of a tie, which can now occur with the addition of Neb., is there a tiebreaker set.

Maybe we should consult with Dantonio, since he was the onky coach that voted against the BCS rankings.