Projection: Michigan vs VT in the Quick Lane Bowl
Fox Sports bowl projection has Michigan against.........Virginia Tech. Familiar and fitting.
There is no Bourbon Street or Nawlins involved this time, though..........a nice bus ride to Detroit is included instead.
Also, the official Quick Lane Bowl website has been using Michigan in their ads.
November 18th, 2014 at 11:25 PM ^
I prefer hot and ready oatmeal.
November 18th, 2014 at 6:32 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 6:40 PM ^
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November 18th, 2014 at 7:02 PM ^
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November 18th, 2014 at 7:17 PM ^
Whatever Bowl Michigan gets to (and that is a big IF). Michigan should be HAPPY as DUCK. Go in there and WIN this.
I don't want to hear any crying about what bowl game UM is in.
JUST WIN already.
TO MANY CRIERS ON HERE. SHUT UP!
November 18th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
Silver lining for my family. If they play a bowl game in Detroit I will be able to bring my whole family to a bowl game. Ya, I would prefer to take them to Pasadena, but Detroit is much more realistic and in the budget.
November 18th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
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November 18th, 2014 at 7:28 PM ^
Pinstripe Bowl against BC would be great, would sell out quickly and perhaps be a pretty good game. By "good" I mean not a blowout.
November 18th, 2014 at 7:15 PM ^
Same bullshit from you guys last year. "I don't like the bowl" And crying!
SHUT THE FUCK UP!
WHATEVER BOWL UM GOES TO. JUST WIN THE FUCKER! BE Happy to be there and win the god damn game already. Win tomorrow and BEAT OHIO. EFF THEM!
WIN and MAKE A POINT ALREADY.
GO BLUE.
November 18th, 2014 at 7:57 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 7:40 PM ^
It's 12/26...
That's actually pretty good timing, because you can allow him to step down immediately after the game and you still have 2 weeks before BCS and the end of the NFL season.
It's actually not bad timing.
The MGoBlog meme that Hoke is staying would be insufferable.
But that aside, if Hoke stepped down after the game, would you be okay with him coaching until 12/26 to coach us through the bowl game?
November 19th, 2014 at 10:15 AM ^
If we are 7-5 with wins over Maryland and Ohio State, I'm all for Hoke coaching the bowl game and trying to get to 8-5. If we get to 6-6 with an ugly win over Maryland and a brutal loss to Ohio State, I'd think it'd be in both his and U-M's best interest for him to step down December 1st and let everyone move on.
Not only do you do Hoke the favor of letting him search for another job, but you also get a four week search for a new head coach as opposed to a two week search which ends with a MAC level coach just to save a two week recruiting class.
November 19th, 2014 at 12:18 PM ^
Whether it's Dec. 1 or Jan. 1, the only offers he would get would be as a D-Line coach at best. There is nothing you can point to from the past two seasons that would make some AD say they want to bring this guy in. Unlike RichRod who you could argue was fighting an uphill battle with the "Michigan Men" crowd, Hoke had everybody who mattered supporting him and breaking the bank to bring in whatever he needed.
November 18th, 2014 at 8:20 PM ^
Even a 6-6 Michigan will be a better draw than some 7-5 teams. I kind of doubt they would fall to the Quick Lane bowl. Seems like San Fran or Pinstripe is more likely.
November 18th, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
Osu = top bowl, fiesta I think? Whatever In place of Rose.
Next tier (citrus, outback, holiday): msu, wisconsin, nebraska
Next tier (gator, San Fran, pin stripe): minnesota, Iowa, penn state
Next tier (quick lane, dallas): michigan, maryland, rutgers, northwestern
...unless penn state loses to illinois or Ohio state makes playoff, we will not move up a tier. But if we do, we could move as high as the gator... Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but this is pretty set at this point already.
November 18th, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
November 19th, 2014 at 12:29 AM ^
I don't completely understand the new tie-ins, but I guess it depends on how much the tiers are based strictly on record.
At least one older post by Adam Rittenberg ESPN BLog suggested that's only true for the top tier.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/78767/b1g-to-adopt-tiered-bowl-selection-processBeyond the top few teams, Delany indicated it's more about location (read $$$$) and not record, with the leage taking a more active role in selection (read $$$$). I would assume matchup would be a consideration, but it wasn't mentioned. Michigan traditionally draws well and travels well. So, most likely to be guided to the best payout bowl possible within teams of similar record.
Penn State probably ends up at 7-5
If Michigan beats Maryland, Rutgers and Maryland could be 6-6 or 7-5. Minnesota and Iowa could be 7-5.
Still seems up in the air to me.
November 19th, 2014 at 12:42 AM ^
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November 18th, 2014 at 8:28 PM ^
I have a lot of friends who went to VT, and they are all still convinced that was a touchdown catch in overtime. Anytime I want to get a rise out of them, I'll show them the gif that cleary shows Coale trapped the ball, but they still won't admit it wasn't a catch.
Anyways, to them I bet this game might seem like a chance for revenge after being robbed last time.
November 18th, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
Fill a dome with pigeons and call it the Shitbird Bowl...
November 18th, 2014 at 8:58 PM ^
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November 18th, 2014 at 9:04 PM ^
- Opportunity for as many as 15 extra practices for players who will be part of Michigan Football Team 136
- No expenses for housing and modest expenses for transportation for Michigan’s team and the marching band
- Opportunity to play one more game this season in front of a hometown crowd
- All of the departing players will be able to say that they were part of a Michigan team that played in a bowl game during each season when they were at Michigan
- Nice parting gift for the graduating and possibly transferring players
- Assuming that expectations are true, it would be a nice parting gift for the coaching staff and the strength and conditioning staff
OT: With the Detroit Lions sponsoring the bowl game, is the name of the game really intended to honor the memory of this guy -- Dick 'Night Train" Lane?
November 18th, 2014 at 9:20 PM ^
November 18th, 2014 at 9:40 PM ^
Quick lane bowl? .... the fuck is that?
November 18th, 2014 at 10:12 PM ^
Jim,
That is the company that you will send your chaffeurs and nannies to in order to service your fleet of vehicles that you will purchase when you sign that 5-year gajillion dollar contract that we've been telling you to sign.
November 19th, 2014 at 12:27 AM ^
It's where you go to get lubed, greased, oiled, and reamed in under 15 minutes for $29.95.
November 18th, 2014 at 11:21 PM ^
Why not Arizona vs Michigan in a bowl game. That sound like Match made in heaven. RR Arizona team vs Brady Hoke Broken down Michigan team.
November 19th, 2014 at 3:33 PM ^
Do we really want to aim for ultimate humiliation? That team has 2 losses, and both were from missing last second field goals.
edit: didn't notice 1 post troll.
But to go into it. I really don't want to see people like DG having to play against the coach that brought him to michigan. Especially now that he's built a winning team out of 2-3 star recruits while the 4 and 5 star recruits he brought here have regressed.
November 19th, 2014 at 11:15 AM ^