Possible College Game Day - UM/PSU
Just looked at the schedule for next week, pretty weak. Only other ranked vs. ranked game is Arizona St/Utah. Maybe Oregon/Washington just on the outside looking in. I think if both teams win this weekend it’s almost a no doubter they are in Happy Valley next weekend. One loses, well who knows. Game Day, White Out on the road, ABC Night Game. Boy oh boy how big next weekend could be for the Harbaugh era and this program. Doesn’t get much bigger.
Oh any update on McCafftey? Lol, I know if anyone had an update they would share. Just surprised we haven’t heard more about it this week though. I don’t trust Shea at all to get it done. Hope I am wrong.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:07 PM ^
McCaffrey? Joe Milton's starting against Illinois, haven't you heard?
October 11th, 2019 at 12:57 AM ^
Technically he asked about McCafftey, not McCaffrey or the other improper spelling (McCaffery).
October 10th, 2019 at 11:07 PM ^
GameDay isn't so much into playing vulture in a perceived hot-seat situation, but it seems strongly possible given the other factors. Are there any super-undercard games in weird places they might favor?
October 10th, 2019 at 11:12 PM ^
JMU has been on some kick recently to get Gameday back on campus for an Oct game, but I don't know which game...
October 11th, 2019 at 8:50 AM ^
Too bad it's not this weekend, #2 JMU is hosting #7 Villanova.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:07 PM ^
Shea plays huge against scrubs so he will be fine. Would like to see DMac get a quarter or more of playing time.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:33 PM ^
Except for Army
October 11th, 2019 at 12:01 AM ^
Guess you missed the entire point.
Army was a top 20 team last year and probably will be a again.
October 11th, 2019 at 12:35 AM ^
You mean that Army that just lost to Tulane?
October 11th, 2019 at 2:27 AM ^
Guess he missed the entire point ?
October 11th, 2019 at 11:24 AM ^
Army = 1 trick pony...
Tulane got Maxwell Smart... and figured that this out where we didn't. We slipped by... BARELY!
October 10th, 2019 at 11:09 PM ^
I'm already emotionally detached from the expected white-out pummeling. Could be a totally unexpected win, but a loss isn't going to change the trajectory of the season.
Sorry/not sorry to threadjack, but should I see Joker or not? Reviews are all over the map from "this is worse than Ishtar" to "this is art." I mean, if it's two hours of interesting, dark cinematic entertainment worthy of a medium bag of popcorn and possibly some Junior Mints, that's all I need. I love the trailers FWIW.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:22 PM ^
The Joker is worth seeing for the cast alone. I feel some of the people that don't like are ones that have to have a traditional hollywood ending to every movie they see. I'm not sure what people expect if they went into that and didn't end up liking it.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:39 PM ^
Tomorrow night will be my first trip to a movie theatre in over 5 years, and I already told MrsKoolAid to expect some shenanigans. For $15 a ticket I better at least get to touch some boob...
In all seriousness, I read the same reviews and hope the movie lives up to the billing.
October 11th, 2019 at 10:15 AM ^
"Shenanigans"? Dang! Gonna do some crimes after the film? 'Cause I'm, like, totally down.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:44 PM ^
It’s pretty much Joaquin Phoenix trying to make crap shine with a director in over his head.
The trailers are better than the movie.
October 11th, 2019 at 1:47 AM ^
Saw it last Friday. Definitely worth seeing, and Phoenix puts on a great performance. Better than Ledger or Nicholson? Debatable, but they all play different versions of the character so it’s really apples to oranges.
It really is dark, though. Gritty and dirty, too. Like seeing NYC in the 70s to early 80s. And Batman ain’t walking through that door in this movie. No one’s coming to save the day. It really is a journey of a man’s descent into insanity. Not a comic book movie. Just a dark movie that happens to be based on a comic book character.
October 11th, 2019 at 8:14 AM ^
I'm kind of with you there.
I'm going to do my best to watch the games like it was 1993 and pretend social media isn't there. On top of that, this team kind of is what it is. I'll hope for the best. I'll hope for that PSU like turnaround. But I'm not counting on it and we'll finish where we finish.
For me, if we get toasted by PSU and ND but can squeak a win out vs. MSU I'll call it good. I hold no hope for OSU.
I just don't think Gattis has it; something big is missing in this offense.
It's like last year we had an offense that had some solid basics (running the ball, decent pass routes, the occasional running QB) with big negatives ( glacial tempo; not enough good passing plays) and our new offense got rid of all the stuff we did well without really fixing the stuff we do poorly.
In the end, ironically, I think (in my uneducated opion. Caveat Emptor) that last years offense may have been the best one suited to Patterson for long term success for him. He was always branded as a spread guru but Brian says the Ole Miss offense was basically a HS offense that kind of worked; and this offense he isn't making the right reads. Last year he was in a more structured environment that suited his escapability and accuracy.
October 11th, 2019 at 11:37 AM ^
If you want to watch it because you love superhero/villain movies, maybe this isn't for you. If you're interested in seeing a movie that serves more like an engaging psychological study, you should totally see it.
Joaquin is amazing. He really makes you feel bad for Joker to the point where you almost feel sick to your stomach. It doesn't justify his actions (obviously), but you can see how an outcast like him can be pushed to that state of mind.
Highly recommended by me.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:09 PM ^
Damn I was really hoping no one would notice that game.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:13 PM ^
Please no. No. I do not want this.
Maybe, if Michigan wins, Gameday can come to Ann Arbor for the ND game. Just not this one in Happy Valley, please. Just say no.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:18 PM ^
Speaking of the ND game, what are the chances of two night games, back to back? I have a co-ed baby shower that afternoon that I'll be the grumpiest MF'er there if it's a noon or especially a 3:30 kick.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:27 PM ^
Pretty good chance of night game, I'd say. I believe Michigan is obligated to have one more this season, and the alternatives are OSU (already announced as noon) or Sparty, which they clearly prefer to avoid.
October 11th, 2019 at 12:08 AM ^
You're right, I was looking back at an old article and they do have to have two this year so it's either Notre Dame or Michigan State and I can't see them playing a night game in mid-November.
October 11th, 2019 at 1:00 AM ^
MSU at night isn't happening in mid November. Both schools would have to agree to it that late in the season. Warde has explicitly said this won't happen. If they have to have 2 this year, it's definitely Notre Dame.
October 11th, 2019 at 8:38 AM ^
On MGOBLUE.COM they have the ND listed as being on one of the Disney Channels (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2). Looking at the games that day I am guessing Fox gets the next pick so they will probably end up taking Wisconsin @ OSU which will be the Noon game of the week. So that leaves Disney to put Michigan vs ND at 3:30p or 7:30p kickoff. There is also the Penn State vs MSU game.
I would think it would be OSU/Wisconsin Noon on Fox, Penn State vs. MSU 3:30p and then Michigan/ND night game on ABC. But this is just a guess.
October 11th, 2019 at 9:48 AM ^
I would think it would be OSU/Wisconsin Noon on Fox, Penn State vs. MSU 3:30p and then Michigan/ND night game on ABC. But this is just a guess.
That's a really solid day of B10 games.
October 11th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
in my 56 years on earth, 38 as an adult i could never fathom the reason that a man would go to a baby shower. What do they do there? not judging just trying to understand the male personage at a baby shower. I have never been asked by the other half to attend one nor would I. She just knows i wouldnt ever entertain the thought.
October 11th, 2019 at 9:02 AM ^
How often do they get a ranked vs ranked game in the Pac12? I feel like they should go out to one of those. With UM, MSU, OSU, PSU, all in the same division, there are 6 opportunities to get those games every year, only 1 of which has been played so far.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:16 PM ^
That’ll be fun! Hours upon hours of game day talking about the problems the program has winning a big game and after that we can watch the team have problems trying to win a big game,
October 10th, 2019 at 11:19 PM ^
lol I thought Michigan-Iowa was a big game?
This fanbase just loves to move the goalposts on their own team.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:25 PM ^
You don't say?
October 10th, 2019 at 11:32 PM ^
I mean Iowa was a big game.
We can’t score points. Defense can’t hold all year and in every game
The offense just just looks like an abortion with no end in sight. Not looking forward to not scoring.
EDIT: the fan base does like to move the goalposts and rightfully so. The goal of the season, in year 5, was to win the big 10 championship. They already had their mulligan at Wisconsin so Iowa became a huge game. They won that and now it’s PSU. Unless I misunderstood Harbaugh at Big 10 media day where he said he’d place us as first in the BIG 10. Maybe he meant first in the BIG 10 to get a pinstripe bowl invite.
October 11th, 2019 at 9:04 AM ^
So if that's the case, why is everyone so down? This is a B10 contender...
For all the people that are acting like this is now a 7-5 team, then PSU isn't a big game, since they are already expecting it to be one of our 5 losses.
October 11th, 2019 at 6:37 AM ^
Michigan v Iowa was only a big game before the game and if Iowa won. Michigan/Harbaugh detractors change it to not a big game when Michigan wins. SOP.
October 11th, 2019 at 6:41 AM ^
October 11th, 2019 at 10:18 AM ^
Big game...on the road. That IS a problem, and you know it.
October 11th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
Most fanbases do that, not just Michigan's, it's kind of the nature of fandom. Most if not all UM fans going into the season had the OSU, MSU and PSU as the three biggest games, in that order. I had Wisconsin 4th because of it being on the road and then Iowa and ND. The other games I just thought UM would win and probably easily.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
PSU has to win at Iowa first. If they lose tomorrow, not sure they come there.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:24 PM ^
Hasn't someone already posted the Chris Fowler tweet this week?
If not here you go: https://twitter.com/cbfowler/status/1180717340037701633?s=09
Looks like it is Gameday.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:28 PM ^
Fowler is ABC Night Game. He has nothing to do with Game Day.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:36 PM ^
There has been a lot of talk about the PSU game on this board this week. But I'm sure the Illinois fans understand.
October 11th, 2019 at 12:11 AM ^
Of course they understand. What did you want us to talk about? Illinois? Lol.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:40 PM ^
I don't think that will be GameDay.
If I had to guess - I think GameDay chooses October 19 as a day to go "a bit off the radar" (they invariably go "off the radar" once or twice a year) and visits either Memphis or SMU.
Both American Conference teams are (1) undefeated, (2) playing fairly legit opponents, (3) are legitimate threats to go to a NYD6 Bowl Game, (4) playing games on an ESPN network, and (5) venues that GameDay has never gone to before.
SMU also has the "storyline edge" of being ranked for the 1st time ever since their pre-Death Penalty days.
Trying to predict the rest of the season (list of possibilities, with my guess bolded):
October 19: U-M at PSU, or Temple at SMU, or Tulane at Memphis.
October 26: Wisconsin at OSU, or Notre Dame at Michigan.
November 2: Florida vs Georgia.
November 9: LSU at Alabama.
November 16: Wake Forest at Clemson, or Oklahoma at Baylor, or Georgia at Auburn.
November 23: Penn State at Ohio State, or Oregon at Arizona State, or ??? (kind of a weak schedule).
November 30: Iron Bowl, plus all the other season-ending rivalry games.
October 11th, 2019 at 1:05 AM ^
I always appreciate reading your insights on things here. You offer way more than most, myself included. Why do you think Gameday would pass up Wisconsin at OSU to come to Ann Arbor? I'd think they would be all over 3 vs 8 game. I guess the argument could be made to avoid going to Columbus twice in one season?
October 11th, 2019 at 1:23 AM ^
It was mainly the "not go to Columbus twice in a season" factor. November 23 is kind of a weak schedule, but I admittedly didn't look hard enough for "off the radar" options.
Appalachian State, for instance, is at home on November 23 and if they stay unbeaten (or even if they are 9-1) they would have earned a visit. Would be the 1st ever GameDay visit to Boone. 1st ever trip to a Sun Belt school as well.
Actually, the more I think about it - Wisky/OSU on October 26 and then App State on November 23 is the better prediction. I sort of think PSU has ~2 losses by the time of the OSU game anyway.
Thx for the compliment. :-)
October 11th, 2019 at 10:12 AM ^
The second to last week of the season always seems to be a weak schedule. The SEC has their cupcakes that week most times and it always seems that most other conferences just don't have enticing match-ups prior to rivalry week.
October 11th, 2019 at 6:45 AM ^
oct 26, Auburn LSU will be in the running too especially if LSU aid still undefeated.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:48 PM ^
Um, you may have missed the part where Milton is starting Saturday.
October 10th, 2019 at 11:56 PM ^
It might, it’s a national interest/helmet school game