The Most Depressing Battle for the Most Depressing Bowl Game in the Most Depressing City
I'm not trying to bag on Detroit, but, desired bowl destination, it is not.
Assuming the following takes place: Michigan beats Purdue and loses to Wiscy and OSU AND Michigan State beats WMU and Purdue and loses to PSU. Both Michigan and MSU would be 6 - 6.
Would this result in both teams posturing for a chance to play in the Pizza Pizza! Bowl? If so, does MSU's head-to-head victory prevail in bowl selection? Isn't Perles on the board? What if CMU wins the MAC, would the bowl really want a regular season rematch?
This whole line of conversation is depressing for both teams, really. But, there would be something calming about Michigan playing a bowl game in Detroit if it means that MSU is "staying home" (moreso than Michigan, I guess).
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:44 PM ^
can we start a petition for a UM/MSU rematch in Detroit?
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:48 PM ^
I'm not going to act like I would be that upset about going to the Motor City Bowl.
Hell, I would definitely go to it.
The way I see it is: either you're all in or you're not. I'm all in.
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:55 PM ^
At this point, Detroit is the most beautiful city in the world to me.
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:55 PM ^
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/big-ten-bowl-standings-theoretical
This was posted yesterday and goes into the subject a little deeper.
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:56 PM ^
.....or even a moderately prestigious bowl, so I'd be happy if the bowl game is in Detroit...I can actually go to that game and maybe having U of M there would perk up the local economy and have some marginal benefit in terms of local recruiting.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:19 PM ^
At this point, my roommate and I are looking on the bright side that if we end up in the Little Caesar's Pizza Pizza Bowl or whatever it's called, he and I will be able to travel to see it since we are in Ann Arbor.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:50 PM ^
It should be called the Pizza Pizza Bowl Bowl.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:05 PM ^
5-7.
I have been to many of these bowl games, and it is a much improved event after moving from the Silver Dome. Say what you want to about Detroit, but the game has been around for twelve years. (I was at the first one, when Randy Moss went 87 yards from scrimmage. And the Purdue-CMU game in '07 was a classic.)
I'll happily go to this game, stuff myself on pizza and beer, and remember how much last bowl season sucked, without having a Michigan game to watch.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:08 PM ^
Yeah lets not act like we can have our choice of bowls here. At this point lets be thankful we are even in a position to get a bowl game this year with this up coming game.
The Motorcity bowl is undesirable, but when is the next time you'll see a team like Michigan play a bowl game near Michigan?
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:09 PM ^
as bad as it sounds, i think that it wouldn't be that bad of a result to go play in detRIOT. invariably, it'd sell out (which I don't think has happened in the past), and will be a practical home game for michigan... hopefully playing down, and getting a bowl W would be a good way to move into next year, rather than going somewhere, playing up, and having the schadenfreude of what was the last two weeks...
November 3rd, 2009 at 6:45 PM ^
schadenfreude: wenn man freute sich ueber das leiden des gegner.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:11 PM ^
rock city. Bring it on. Its the only way I'll be able to go to a U of M bowl game this year.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:23 PM ^
I would have a fucking blast watching UM at Ford Field. Casinos, strip joints, and general mayhem. It would also actually be my first bowl game of any kind. At the end of it all I can taxi it home if needed, awesome.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:18 PM ^
is o.k., just from the additional practice perspective. I honestly don't care if we go to the Motor City Bowl and lose. Just getting the practice time makes it better than staying home.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:51 PM ^
Well, if both teams finish 6-6, that means MSU will be a game ahead of us in the Big 10 conference, so they'd be in line for the "higher" bowl bid wouldn't they? It's minimum 6 wins overall followed by conference finish that determines the order of the bowl bids isn't it?
Looking up the Little Caesars Bowl, it's the 7th Big 10 team vs. MAC 1 or 2. Right now, we're sitting 9th in the Big 10 and we probably wouldn't finish any higher than 8th if we finish 2-6. 6-6 probably leaves us out of the bowl picture unless a team like Northwestern or MSU completely flames out and becomes bowl ineligible.
November 3rd, 2009 at 6:00 PM ^
looking at the link above, but I am pretty sure there are 8 Big Ten bowl tie ins. Also, we may get two into the BCS, which gives us another bowl team, and then some conferences don't get all their tie-ins filled because their teams don't get to .500, so if we are 6-6 we almost assuredly will be in a bowl game.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:54 PM ^
6-6 team can be taken over a 7-5 team, if anyone is worried about Northwestern.
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:02 PM ^
A "home" bowl would be pretty cool in my estimation considering what the alternative could potentially look like come Saturday night.
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:18 PM ^
I just want us to go bowling, wherever that may be. I would prefer a Florida bowl, since I live here, but I will be content just watching our guys play during the holidays. That sucked watching everyone else last season.
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:44 PM ^
Same here. I'm still praying for a last-minute 3-game winning streak to catapult U-M into Champs Sports/Outback so I can go, but if not, I'll happily take the LCP!P! Bowl.
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:18 PM ^
Isn't Lloyd also on the board or advisory committee for the LCPPBowl, along with Perles?
I'm not up on the bowl's tie-ins, but I'd be amused to see a rematch, with RR getting a month to prep this time.
November 3rd, 2009 at 6:07 PM ^
Here's to a victory over Purdue and an astonishing upset of the Badgers. Minnesota bites it, MSU gets clipped by PSU, and..... Insight Bowl. Yeah baby.
November 3rd, 2009 at 6:28 PM ^
I only live about 20 minutes from Ford Field, so if Michigan gets the bid, I'll definately be there.
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:03 PM ^
Ain't no party like a Detroit party....The last several BIG events (NCAA Championship & Super Bowl)at Ford field showed off the city in a very good light.
I'll take the Bowl game, the extra practice, the extra coverage by the media and the extra day to watch the Maize-n-Blue run onto the field during the Holidays!!!
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:24 PM ^
UM vs Central, I'll be there.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:27 PM ^
Yikes! Though it probably would be, I'm not really looking forward to place Central. Talk about motivation. But maybe we could end their "State Champ" meme.
There was a time playing here would be disgraceful. Not now. Now it looks beautiful. I mean, I thought the one benefit of sliding down for a few years would be a few new bowl locations, and though Detroit wasn't one of them, with the economy as it is, maybe no hotel/no flight would be a good thing.
I only wish we could get someone from outside the MAC so we could at least say we had big time home field advantage vs. someone in a bowl. Maybe they could take the dome off and invite someone from the south...
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:26 PM ^
Well Detroit city she's the place to be
This mad dog town gonna set you free
November 4th, 2009 at 9:37 AM ^
I would love for UM to play CMU in the Pizza Bowl. I'd be there for sure!!