Upcoming Pac-12 Home and Home
Earlier today when being questioned about the band, Dave Brandon also said that he would be announcing a home game against a Pac-12 opponent soon, as part of the Big 10/Pac-12 partnership. We already know that Sparty will be playing Oregon soon, so I highly doubt we will be looking at the Ducks for this game, but who else might it be? USC's schedule is empty after 2013, and seeing how they have recently traveled to OSU I think there is a good shot the Trojans visit Ann Arbor soon.
As the internet is the best place for speculation, does anyone have any other ideas, thoughts, kitten pictures...?
I would love to see USC at the Big House!
It would be great, but I don't see any way SC comes to Ann Arbor for a one-time road game. The kind of team that would agree to this without a return date is going to be someone like Wazzu or maybe Utah again.
Pretty sure if Brandon meant home and home he would have said that. Unless you have information beyond the article he didn't say that.
does it. (e.g. trips to PSU and Wisc)
The teams with smaller stadiums and/or willingness to gain in profile will do it.
I agree with Purple Stuff - we can't rule out a single game visit. Until you know that information, it could be anyone from the 'haves' like USC, UCLA, ASU to the 'have nots' like WSU and OSU.
So I'll stick with my prediction that we are playing a home and home with a Pac 12 team.
So that's how we coazed Uconn onto the schedule then? Go there in hopes they come here? I seriously doubt a few of the lower end pac 12 teams would have any issue the the exposure that comes from playing at the big house and Michigan not returning the favor
Havng a return trip is in the contract between the conferences...it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense to announce a single game against a Pac-12 school only to schedule another Pac-12 school for a home-and-home again in the near future.
If there is a Pac12 school willing to do a one-off road game, it wouldn't preclude another Pac12 school from scheduling a future home-and-home...or vice versa.
Here if more information from an article that was written just after the collaboration.
Starting in 2017, there will be a full slate of home-and-home series between the conferences. Yes, that means Ohio State will play in Pullman and Michigan will go to Corvallis. And vice versa. This isn't just about matching the big stadium teams and the smaller stadium teams.
Also
Count on there also being plenty of special event matchups at marquee neutral sites -- such as NFL stadiums. There is plenty of room for creativity in order to generate more revenue.
Here is the link to the article. http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/32292/notes-on-pac-12-big-ten-collaboration
Thanks for the info!
I would like to see one of two things:
1- A full rotation- where there is a cycle each school goes through so every Big 10 plays every PAC 12 over 12 years in a repeatable format.
2- Paired in threes. Each conference splits into 4 groups of three and each group is matched with one of those pairs indefinitely- or for an extended period of time (could also be three groups of 4 if that works better with pairs etc.). This way rivalries could form and top Big 10 could play top PAC 12 (and weak plays weak etc.). Also think this may play better for national audiences.
Otherwise I agree with many in that USC would be a great get!
April 24th, 2012 at 10:42 AM ^
My ideas:
If split into groups of three:
Top Group:
UM, Ohio, PSU- USC, STAN, OREG
Middle 1:
Neb, MSU, WISC- CAL, UCLA, ARIZ
Middle 2:
Ind, Ill, Iowa- OR ST, AZ ST, WASH
Bottom:
Minn, NW, PUR- UT, CO, WASH ST
Or do it Geographically in groups of 4 (PAC 12 is already split into pods for travelling I believe):
Group 1, Western Big Ten vs. WA/OR
WISC, IOWA, MINN, NEB vs. OREG, OREG ST, WASH, WASH ST
Gropup 2, Michigan, Ohio, Penn vs. CA
UM, MSU, OSU, PSU vs. USC, STAN, CAL, UCLA
Group 3, Illinois and Indiana vs. AZ and new
NW, Indiana, Illinois, Purdue vs. ARIZ, ARIZ ST, Utah, Colorado
Thoughts?
Or possibly Stanford. Would love to see them go at it with us given their similarities on the field or in the classroom. (A little revenge for stealing Garnett would be fun too).
April 24th, 2012 at 11:39 AM ^
I think Michigan is more simmilar to USC or UCLA, Stanford is a bit of a stretch.
For purely selfish reasons, would love to see Michigan playing Stanford as the first game for the new 49ers stadium in 2015.
As a fellow Californian, the concept of that just made me wet myself. It'll never happen, but if it did, I'd be first in line.
Would think this would have been the year to do it when they are in the awkward Steven Threet transitional phase. Either way we'd take it to them.
Beat me to the punch on the Arizona joke. Gee dangit.
This is the scenario that I keep thinking about. I bet RichRod would jump at the chance and Brandon may just be crazy enough to do it. Let us hope for the Cardinal or Men of Troy...or, hell, Cal.
They'll play the game the week after the App State home and home that DB schedules.
the week after App State? Don't ever remember that happening.
Considering I live about 30 minutes from Arizona stadium , I'm hoping they do a home and home with Arizona or ASU but, USC is only a couple hours away
I understand they are both generic pics of the team and the block M, but every time I see your avi as I scroll through a thread I think it's Brian commenting on a board thread and I pause to read it. So if you are aiming to fool me into reading your posts, well done sir.
Mission complete
The biggest difference is Brian can type in English
Oregon State? Interesting choice.....
Washington State! See what Mike Leach is up to.
I live in Seatle, I would love to see that
Wouldn't the thrill of seeing them come to Washington be tempered by the fact that someone is making them play a team from Washington?
roadtrip to me. I'd probably spend two weeks driving around the Pacific Northwest for this game.
basically the same reasons, UCLA and Washington
1 of 3 possibilities, in my mind:
1. USC
2. Stanford
3. Arizona (Rich Rod himself said he would welcome the idea of playing us)
If its against USC, ticket prices will likely be at the level of a BCS title game.
I would love to get another shot at utah and beat them to a pulp. Even in 2002, Michigan didn't play well against them winning 10-7.
Would LOVE to get a shot at USC or oregon soon. Maybe even arizona state.
Having grown up in Palo Alto, I would love to see Michigan-Stanford. I think Michigan-USC should be a Rose Bowl thing, but it would be nice to get them in Ann Arbor for once and kick the living crap outta them.
The only ones I really want to play are USC, Oregon, or possibly Stanford. The Pac 12 is a pretty weak conference.
1. USC
2. Washington
3. Stanford
4. UCLA.
It will not be outside of those four schools. Which is awesome for me, since two of them are very close, and a third is a good road-trip excuse.
USC would be cool, but since we'll be playing them in every Rose Bowl for the foreseeable future, I'd kinda like one of the other teams.
No better way to start off the Pac12-B1G series than a night game against Washington State in 2017 marking the 20 year anniversary of Michigan beating Wazzou in the Rose Bowl for the '97 National Championship. Bring back Woodson and Griese to honor them pre-game, maybe do the whole legends thing like they did wtih Desmond for the #2 and Woodson.
When I saw your title, I thought you were a moron. After reading your description, I think you are a genius. GREAT IDEA!
This would be awesome. I'd love to play usc or stanford. I would highly consider the travel out there.
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:55 PM ^
UM has returned the favor on two separate beatdowns, particularly '97, but neither of them have erased that hail mary memory.