Rivals drinking the koolaid, projects M to Jan 2 Bowl
ALAMO BOWL
DATE/TIME: Jan. 2/9 p.m.
TV: ESPN
SITE: San Antonio
MATCHUP: Big Ten No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 4
THIS WEEK'S PROJECTION: Michigan vs. Nebraska
http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1010658
Maybe they just haven't updated their 2005 work.
November 4th, 2009 at 1:01 PM ^
Beat Purdue and one of Wisco/OSU; with Iowa and Penn St. in BCS games (Wisco/OSU going to Capital One and Outback).
Leaves 7-5/6-6 Minn, N'w, and MSU to the Champs/Insight/Motor City
This is very possible. And very optimistic. But, hey, if we are going to be optimistic, how about finishing 9-3 with a trip to the Capital One Bowl!!!
November 4th, 2009 at 1:02 PM ^
since we are 5-4.
November 4th, 2009 at 1:15 PM ^
we'd need a really really big win....maybe beating New Orleans on the road????
LOL
November 4th, 2009 at 1:03 PM ^
if we play extra hard the next three games one of those 4 losses will turn into a win. Yes jtmc33, 9-3 is still possible!!!
November 4th, 2009 at 1:06 PM ^
Jesus, that loss last week messed me up a hell of a lot more than I thought.
Ok, reality just set in.
November 4th, 2009 at 1:20 PM ^
In that article they were clear on saying that the bowl selections don't necessarily mean the team was say 4th in the conference standings, but instead the 4th picked, etc. I doubt it will happen, but I have to wonder that if Michigan gets bowl eligible, whether we will get a better bowl than our record allows because of our fan base.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:50 AM ^
I think this is entirely possible, even more so if we end up 7-5. Bowl selection committees see the Block M and think Money.
November 4th, 2009 at 1:07 PM ^
I really expected this to be an old article from like 2 weeks ago but it says 11/4......
November 4th, 2009 at 1:46 PM ^
because rivals is usually 100% right about everything that they write. What is the world coming to?? Next thing someone will tell me that rivals had a high-schoolers 40 time wrong.
November 4th, 2009 at 4:42 PM ^
The OP used that joke already. Just thought you'd want to know.
November 4th, 2009 at 1:32 PM ^
I would LOVE to see Michigan avenge that horrific loss from four years ago during the Year of Infinite Pain. To this day, I still hate everything associated with the Sun Belt conference (because of the refs obviously).
November 4th, 2009 at 2:01 PM ^
the Huskers?
NGa^&&^%&^%mu(*(*(kong Suh would eat us alive no?
November 4th, 2009 at 2:54 PM ^
Jeebus, glad the "We are MICHIGAN" vibe hasn't died for a few of you yet.
November 4th, 2009 at 4:53 PM ^
I guess you bought the Jump to Conclusions game huh? You said what makes you think we could beat Nebraska - I pointed out that if Iowa State can beat Nebraska we can beat Nebraska. Notice I said can - not will nor did I say we'd skunk them or blow them out - simply that, responding to your your question, we CAN beat them.
Of course I'm sure on Nebraska blogs they would point to last weeks box score as evidence they can beat us. Since when is saying we can beat a team that had 8 turnovers against Iowa State a glass house metaphore? They are beatable - I'm not saying we could beat any team ranked in the top 10 - just that we could beat a team who lost to Iowa State. Also, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say we CAN beat a team that beat tOSU (Purdue) - wow, I'm such a rebel...
If you don't think we are capable of beating Nebraska or Purdue for that matter you must really, really hate this team and have completely wiped the first 7 games of the season from your brain.
November 4th, 2009 at 2:49 PM ^
but the rest of their team doesn't impress me. I think as long as Helu (the RB) is held in check and if Michigan protects the ball (a big if, I know), it should be a pretty winnable game. Then again, I said the same thing about MSU, Iowa, Penn State, and Illinois...
November 4th, 2009 at 3:40 PM ^
Nebraska played 3 Sun Belt conference teams this year. Payback to the conference (with the guaranteed checks for sacrificial lambs) for their refs' help against UM, perhaps?
November 4th, 2009 at 1:52 PM ^
I need to figure out what type of mind altering drank the rivals writers are sippin on so I can indulge in its beauty before the purdue game.
November 4th, 2009 at 2:05 PM ^
If Pam Ward is doing the game, I'll take the Little Caesar's Bowl instead.
November 4th, 2009 at 2:14 PM ^
Rivals drank Kool-aid laced with what? My biggest hope right now is the Pizza bowl...
November 4th, 2009 at 2:40 PM ^
If we end up going to the Alamo bowl there's a possibility we match up with Texas Tech instead of Nebraska. If that happens, it's going to be the longest day of our lives... They will throw to our secondary for.. a million yards.
November 4th, 2009 at 2:53 PM ^
What are the rules for selection? Are Big-Ten-affiliated bowls allowed to take any 6-6 team over any other 6-6 team, or do they have to go by conference record?
Michigan's odds of avoiding Detroit are a lot better if the former is the case.
November 4th, 2009 at 3:22 PM ^
Even with the crazy bowl expansion going on, I'm not sure that there is a slot for 5-7 teams.
November 4th, 2009 at 3:48 PM ^
maybe you need a new team to follow.
November 4th, 2009 at 4:14 PM ^
Time for revenge
November 4th, 2009 at 5:33 PM ^
Fantastic! We will make a January bowl someway, somehow!