Rumor: Capitol One Bowl intends to pair Michigan and Texas A&M

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Rumor: Capitol One Bowl intends to pair Michigan and Texas A&M

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Was told Capital One Bowl is lining up Texas A&M and Michigan. Johnny Football vs Shoelaces anybody?

 

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:01 AM | Bring 'em on. Use your shiny (Score:5 Normal)
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Bring 'em on. Use your shiny head for good this time, Borges.

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:05 AM | Remember the last time (Score:5 Normal)
Philbert
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Remember the last time Michigan played a heisman winner in a bowl game? Some one que up tebow getting planted gif. Don't like the thought of that offense though.

 

Touchdown Manningham!  MICHIGAN WINS! 

November 30th, 2012 at 2:10 AM | Beat me to the punch (Score:3 Normal)
San Diego Mick
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I was gonna mention that I like the idea of possibly playing the Heisman Winner and taking it to that team he's on just like 1/1/08, one of my favorite all time offensive game plans in my M Fandom.

 

I want our future offense to model that 08' Bowl game, that was fun and sooooo effective, moar please

November 30th, 2012 at 2:19 AM | this guy (Score:4 Normal)
BlueinLansing
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is better than Tebow as a Freshmen.

November 30th, 2012 at 2:35 AM | tebow, as much as he annoys (Score:5 Normal)
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tebow, as much as he annoys me, was absolutely prolific in that offense.  he made urban meyer look like a genius.

 

and that sophomore season where he lost to michigan was, objectively, one of the best of all time by an option quarterback.  i mean, 55 TDs.  holy shit.

This is home...

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November 30th, 2012 at 3:57 AM | Maybe Urban Meyer made Tebow what he was (Score:0 Normal)
November 30th, 2012 at 3:21 AM | I am tempted to chalk up this (Score:1 Overrated)
SFBlue
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I am tempted to chalk up this excitement, and reference to the 08 game, to the availability heurisitic and condemn it, but similar parallels can be made to any opponent M would face, and given those options, ATM is the most favorable match up. 

 

Missing Ann Arbor

November 30th, 2012 at 10:15 AM | I disagree (Score:2 Normal)
ijohnb
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with that.  I think Michigan matches up a lot better with LSU or Florida.  J-Football can give this defense problems.  Still like the matchup, but it will be one hell of a tough game.

November 30th, 2012 at 11:04 AM | LSU (Score:2)
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I think LSU would be the worst matchup for UM.  Mettenberg and those receivers would be very tough duty for our DBs and that defense is sick.

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November 30th, 2012 at 3:24 AM | What I remember... (Score:5 Normal)
jaysvw
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....is having the #1 draft pick on the O-line, a NFL starter at QB and a run game that didn't lnvolve using a QB made of balsa wood.  This will be nothing like 2008.  We have to play the team that beat the team that scored 41 on us.  Worst possible scenario besides a rematch with Alabama IMO.

November 30th, 2012 at 2:09 AM | Ugh, that's just teasing me. (Score:4 Normal)
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Ugh, that's just teasing me. The OC who just royally let us down vs the OC I dream about coaching our offense. I actually prefer our chances against Georgia a little better.

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:13 AM | Yeah well (Score:2 Normal)
San Diego Mick
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remember how FLA was a big favorite in that game with Tebow and how were we ever going to have a chance in that game?

Worked out well for us

November 30th, 2012 at 2:17 AM | That was 4 years ago (Score:5 Normal)
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Completely different players, completely different game. I hate this 2008 Capital One bowl talk-means nothing today..

November 30th, 2012 at 2:21 AM | Dude, come on man (Score:0 Normal)
November 30th, 2012 at 2:40 AM | Not me, I thought we would (Score:1 Normal)
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Not me, I thought we would cruise against Florida. We were solid up front on both sides of the ball that year, with an extremely capeable passing game being let off the leash, and our all time leading RB running behind Jake MF Long. Not so much this time. The leash has very much been put back on the offense to a degree. Johnny Football will test our secondary, and I'm rightfully not very confident in our offense being put in the best position to succeed after how our last game, and our last bowl game played out. I have faith in the kids to make the best of it, but not in some of our coaches to do the same.

Maybe if we told Borges we were only playing Iowa...

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November 30th, 2012 at 9:29 AM | Well... (Score:2 Funny)
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Well...

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November 30th, 2012 at 7:46 AM | yeah,you remember that time (Score:1 Flamebait)
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yeah,you remember that time Michigan was a big favorite against Appy State?? Dont bring up games from two coaches ago and try to make a point about this game. A&M will beat us by 17.

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November 30th, 2012 at 10:53 AM | Florida was 8-4 (Score:1)
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at the time and Michigan had NFL players on the roster like Jake Long, Mario Manningham and Michigan all time record holders like Mike Hart and Chad Henne. Not the same comparsion.

November 30th, 2012 at 11:33 AM | Florida was 9-3. (Score:2)
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Florida was 9-3.

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:16 PM | I'd love to see it happen again (Score:1)
93Grad
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but these are totally different teams and different circumstances.  I think its a bad matchup for us, but so are most of the other options at this point.

November 30th, 2012 at 2:14 AM | I'd rather play Georgia. Higher profile win (Score:5 Normal)
hart20
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is better for us than a win over A&M.

Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.

November 30th, 2012 at 2:20 AM | A win over the (Score:2 Normal)
BlueinLansing
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team that beat Alabama or a win over the team that lost to Alabama?

November 30th, 2012 at 2:25 AM | A win over a higher ranked team or (Score:5 Normal)
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A win over a lower ranked team?

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November 30th, 2012 at 9:11 AM | A&M will likely jump Georgia (Score:2)
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A&M will likely jump Georgia is Georgia loses the SEC Championship game

November 30th, 2012 at 9:42 AM | That's pretty doubtful (Score:4 Normal)
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That's pretty doubtful considering that Georgia is currently #3 and A & M is currently ranked #9.  If A&M was playing this weekend, then maybe, but you're not going to drop 6 places after losing to #2 Alabama unless it's by 100 points or something.

Along with this, I think Michigan is going to have a tough match-up no matter what, especially if we end up going to the Capital One Bowl.  It's basically just about picking which quality SEC team you would like to face first.  No matter what, Michigan is not going to be favored in its bowl game.

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November 30th, 2012 at 10:12 AM | A&M will NOT jump Geogia (Score:1)
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So, if Alabama loses, A&M would jump them too? Not a chance

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:14 AM | what is this (Score:0 Normal)
November 30th, 2012 at 2:15 AM | No, bad puppy. Don't pee in (Score:-1 Flamebait)
November 30th, 2012 at 2:22 AM | maybe I should have included the /s tag (Score:0 Flamebait)
November 30th, 2012 at 12:42 PM | It was a lame joke, but (Score:1)
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come on people, "Capitol" refers to a building. The company is Capital One.

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:16 AM | It can also (Score:3 Normal)
San Diego Mick
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be revenge for that BS loss to A&M in the mid nineties Alamo Bowl, i remember us getting hosed by the officials in that game.

 

Maybe we can beat them 41-3 ala the 1977 game, good times

November 30th, 2012 at 8:27 AM | Tony Franklin (Score:2 Normal)
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I remember that 1977 game.  There was concern that A&M might put up a big fight.  It was certainly better competition that the usual non-conference games in the 70s.  A&M was also coming to Ann Arbor with its bare foot kicker, Tony Franklin.

As I recall, Franklin scored first with something like a 50-yard field goal.  It was amazing to see a barefoot guy kicking in Michigan Stadium.  Then Bo took over and Michigan scored 41 unanswered points in a laugher.

November 30th, 2012 at 10:48 AM | Several years ago (2007) I (Score:3 Normal)
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Several years ago (2007) I was at the BW3 in College Station to watch an 11AM game on the BTN. There were only two customers in the place that early, so we struck up a conversation. The other guy described going to the Big House in '77 and A&M getting blown out. It wasn't until later that I realized he was the QB for that A&M team, David Walker. By that time his family had joined him and I'd missed my chance to quiz him about what it was like to play in those days.

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:17 AM | Shoelace vs Johnny football. (Score:5 Normal)
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Shoelace vs Johnny football. Why am I picturing the final battle between Neo and agent Smith? Photoshop anyone?

November 30th, 2012 at 2:23 AM | I love it. (Score:3 Normal)
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Mattison is a great D-Coordinator who has a month to prepare. Our O shouldn't have a huge problem moving the ball unless  we get in our own way (Borges). I actually love our chances against anyone in the country save Oregon  and Alabama. Notre Dame is going to the NC thanks for our six turnovers. Then we lose to an undefeated OSU team by 5.  We have a good team this year, and we can definately compete with A&M.

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:31 AM | and we beat? (Score:1 Normal)
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who exactly

November 30th, 2012 at 2:32 AM | Compete with A&M? (Score:-1 Flamebait)
November 30th, 2012 at 3:17 AM | Since when does competing (Score:5 Normal)
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Since when does competing with A&M equal koolaide? Give me a break.



Our defense will give us a chance in the bowl game, just like it did against ND and OSU. If our offense can put together a decent game and limit turnovers we can win. I for one would rather play A&M than Georgia's NFL defense.

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November 30th, 2012 at 9:33 AM | Right (Score:1)
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Right.

In our 4 losses this year, we turned the ball over 16 times. That's unacceptable. Our offense can move the football, and they can score points when Borges lets them. We've got to execute well too. I see no reason why we can't win. 

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November 30th, 2012 at 7:43 AM | Not Kool-Aid (Score:1)
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Its not Kool-Aid, it's Hoke-Aid, and it tastes like Sugar. We're going to win our bowl game, and send Denard with a victory like he deserves for all he's done for our program the past few years. Hail. 

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:28 AM | i got the game in 1995 if u (Score:0 Flamebait)
November 30th, 2012 at 2:36 AM | I remember (Score:1 Normal)
BlueinLansing
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being excited about playing TAM at the time since we hadn't in years.  It was a terribly disappointing game after the big win over ohio.

 

Disappointing season actually.  Lots of turmoil and questions about Michigan's future around then.  Lost to NW at home for the first time in 40 some years, lost to a crappy Michigan State team, beaten by Penn State.  5-0 game with Purdue

November 30th, 2012 at 8:10 AM | You sound more and more like (Score:0 Flamebait)
November 30th, 2012 at 2:14 PM | Please delete (Score:1)
93Grad
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nothing to see here

November 30th, 2012 at 2:37 AM | Well Borges had a great (Score:5 Normal)
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Well Borges had a great gameplan in the Sugar Bowl....

November 30th, 2012 at 2:13 PM | Well if you consider (Score:2 Normal)
93Grad
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chucking it up to Hemingway, having our long snapper catch a botched FG attempt and our FG kicker have ice in his veins all to the tune of 184 total yards and 23 points in OT a "great gameplan," then yes, Borges had a great gameplan.

November 30th, 2012 at 2:42 AM | Johnny Football vs Devin is (Score:1 Normal)
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Johnny Football vs Devin is what I prefer to see with sprinkles of Denard.

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November 30th, 2012 at 2:44 AM | If it happens (Score:2)
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this game is going to be a lot of 4 man rush.

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November 30th, 2012 at 3:16 AM | I'm so happy to see the word (Score:4 Normal)
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I'm so happy to see the word "rumor" and school names in a headline that doesn't involve realignment.

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November 30th, 2012 at 4:14 AM | This is a good matchup (Score:1)
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I think we have a fair chance considering Denard should be healthy by then.

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