Who do you want to play in the Citrus Bowl?
We've heard what the projectionists think about our bowl opponent.
Who do you want to play in the Citrus Bowl?
I think it's either gonna be Florida or LSU. Michigan can beat either one of these teams, but I'd really feel better about our chances against Florida.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
Nooooobody!
November 29th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
But actually - Florida has looked less impressive offensively, so that would probably be my first pick.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:15 PM ^
I'm leaning FL for a ten win season and likely top eight-ish ranking preseason.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:58 PM ^
My early season mind is blown.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^
about it too since one loss was a win until a botched punt and the opening game was winnable too... How crazy is that?
November 30th, 2015 at 9:14 AM ^
Yeah I go back and forth on this. Certainly we could've won both the Utah and MSU games (if not for a pick six and the worst thing that ever happened, respectively) but we could also have easily lost to Minnesota and Indiana, so, I say it evens out and we're roughly where we should've finished.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
Same. We can beat either but I'd be more confident about UF.
I wouldn't feel good if we somehow drew Ole Miss
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November 29th, 2015 at 8:37 PM ^
Some are picking Ole MIss for the Sugar.
November 30th, 2015 at 10:01 AM ^
It would be very appealing to get to 10 wins by beating a brand-name SEC team in a New Year's Day bowl game.
If you would have asked us at the beginning of the season if we would take that deal, you would not have even gotten all of the words out of your mouth.
But part of me wants to see us get back on the horse and face our nemesis . . . a good spread team with a running QB. I want to see how Harbaugh and staff adjust with a month to prepare. You know that this is burning them up and they would like to have another shot at it. OSU is very good, but everybody knows this was not our best effort.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
Florida easier, LSU more fun. Still hoping for Peach against ND
November 29th, 2015 at 6:17 PM ^
Yeah, that's not happening.
Peach Bowl reps were at The Game, along with Citrus. If we won, we could've made the Peach.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:47 PM ^
How you think an unranked Florida gets a NY6 bowl? If they don't then Citrus HAS to take them.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
LSU becuase they're more challenging although still not very good and we've never played them and Les Miles vs. Jim Harbaugh
November 29th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
I'd rather play Florida or Ole Miss in the Outback Bowl
November 29th, 2015 at 6:11 PM ^
Clearly Florida is the easier opponent no qb and a decent run game. Have you seen Michigan vs good running offenses. Have you seen fornette?
November 29th, 2015 at 6:14 PM ^
Yeah. I saw us play Saquon Barkley who had some good games this year and shut him down.
LSU is one dimensional.
Michigan has had trouble against teams with great QB play, especially ones that are credible dual threats. LSU does not have that.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:19 PM ^
Fournette scares me way more than Barkley
November 29th, 2015 at 6:27 PM ^
Exactly lol
November 29th, 2015 at 6:33 PM ^
No man scares me. Bring that shit to me.
November 29th, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^
saying, well we stopped CJ Anderson. AP should be fine.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:38 PM ^
And isn't Rudock hurt? Regardless of what our defense does what makes people think we will score? I'd rather win the bowl game thank you, give me Florida. Also I don't want our rush defense within 500 miles of Leonard Fournette. If you thought Elliot was bad think of someone twice as good and no this is not a "oh just crowd the box and we'll shut him down, how easy is that?!" situation. We are not Alabama. We do not have an A'Shawn Robinson. Fournette will rush for 175+ without even thinking about it. Give me Nussmeier's offense that Mattison should be extremely familiar with and let's end this season with a good taste in our mouths, get double-digit wins in Harbaugh's first year, then head into signing day and next season with a little momentum.
November 29th, 2015 at 7:02 PM ^
Texas A&M who has worse players on defense can stop them and he'll rush for 200 yards on us?
November 29th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
Don't matter, just win.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:33 PM ^
bingo
November 29th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
Florida because I live in Orlando and Gator fans actually think they have a good team.
November 29th, 2015 at 9:56 PM ^
beat us. They have a very good defense. And if we don't have Rudock. . .
November 30th, 2015 at 8:22 PM ^
We do have Rudock, and they will be lucky to cross the 50 yard line. Have you watched them actually play? May very well be the worst offense we'd face all year.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:12 PM ^
Is there any scenario where we end up in a bowl against ND?
November 29th, 2015 at 6:13 PM ^
This^^^ Want to know. Would definitely be attending that game.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:16 PM ^
No chance
November 29th, 2015 at 6:18 PM ^
Not questioning you, but what's the specific reason? I don't know enough about bowl selection to comment.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:22 PM ^
Just because Michigan will most likely be in the citrus and a very small chance in the outback and both of those games are against SEC schools.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:25 PM ^
Okay thanks. Definitely disappointed.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:31 PM ^
But here is a bigger breakdown:
1. Winner of MSU-IOWA is in the playoff, loser makes the Rose or another BCS Bowl (most likely the Fiesta).
2. Ohio St sneaks into the playoff with craziness, or gets the Rose or BCS bowl that the above team does not.
3. From there, the bowls pick the team they want in their games. The Citrus picks first, followed by the Outback, and then the Holiday Bowl (First two are against SEC schools, Holiday Bowl is Pac 12). They are picking between Michigan, Wisconsin, and Northwestern, so Michigan will be the obvious first choice for the Citrus. They will then pick the best available SEC team, or the matchup that will sell the most tickets. LSU and Florida are the two most likely, but don't count out Mississippi St.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:50 PM ^
First off the Citrus doesn't pick first. The Big Ten gets to assign Michigan WI and NW to either citrus outback or holiday. Also citrus has to take SEC runner up if it's not taken by NY6.
That's bad bartender advice.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:56 PM ^
On your 2nd point. They are forced to pick the top SEC team after NY6. You are dead wrong on the first though. The Citrus Bowl is live tweeting their 200 committee member discussion on if they will pick Michigan or Northwestern.
First after CFP/NY6 in both B1G and SEC... https://t.co/lDZohD6hDl
— BWW Citrus Bowl (@BWWCitrusBowl) November 29, 2015
November 29th, 2015 at 7:07 PM ^
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/78767/b1g-to-adopt-tiered-bowl…
Now given the Big Ten has no reason to deny the request for NW or Michigan since neither has been there for a while. But they can. The Big Ten controls based on tiers.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:54 PM ^
If Iowa/MSU/OSU are all off the board, our discussion centers on Michigan and Northwestern in the B1G.
— BWW Citrus Bowl (@BWWCitrusBowl) November 29, 2015
For the SEC, there are 2 scenarios: if Florida is unavailable (win or lose CG) OR if Ole Miss is unavailable. LSU, Georgia also in the mix.
— BWW Citrus Bowl (@BWWCitrusBowl) November 29, 2015
November 29th, 2015 at 7:08 PM ^
What does that mean?
November 29th, 2015 at 7:18 PM ^
Florida is their first choice, Ole Miss their second. If they get neither they would decide between Georgia or LSU.
November 30th, 2015 at 11:02 AM ^
Hard to see it being LSU in that case. Florida or Ole Miss will be in the Sugar bowl vs. Baylor or TCU based on contractual tie-in. The Rose will be OSU/BTCG loser v. Stanford also based on contractual tie-in. Then, the Peach or Fiesta would have to choose Florida or Ole Miss over two of OSU/BTCG loser, Baylor or TCU, Florida State, and Notre Dame. I just can't see a three-loss team jumping both Florida State and Notre Dame.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:18 PM ^
Doubtful. They're almost certainly heading for an NY6 bowl.
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November 29th, 2015 at 6:26 PM ^
Read an ESPN article (prior to this weekend) that had Michigan and Notre Dame lined up to play each other, assuming both teams won. I'm oping that since both teams lost, the potential still exists. Of course, the bowl committee isn't using the same selection process that I'm applying. BUT, I think it is a possibility ( a slim one but a real one).
After Brandon practically singe-handedly ended the Notre Dame rivalry, I'd love to see the rivalry revisited (and potentially reignited) in a bowl game with Notre Dame. And I think it's a safe bet to assume that said game would attract a lot of attention, which, from a business perspective, is a very positive side effect.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:30 PM ^
It was ND that backed out. You can blame Brandon for a lot, but no that.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^
True that ND backed out, so the fault is mostly on them. But I think much of that decision was a product of Brandon's attitude and tendencies. Not to mention, a more competent AD would not have signed a contract that said either team could back out at either time without adding a clause that said both teams needed an equal number of home games for the remainder of the rivalry.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:58 PM ^
the ND contract. The last extension was dated 2007 and ND opted out in 2012, coinciding with their ACC deal. You can find plenty of things to blame Brandon for. Time to give up on this one.
November 29th, 2015 at 8:04 PM ^
A contract dated May 16, 2011, stated that the schools would play only until 2017, rather than 2031 as the previous cotnract had declared. This contract was crafted when Notre Dame realized that Dave Brandon had noted that the rivalries with OSU and MSU were greater. ND athletic director Jack Swarbick was well aware of Brandon's favoritism toward the other rivalries. So, he added a clause to the contract that claimed any team could opt out so long as they gave three years notice. Brandon, who was advised to revise the contract to ensure that both teams had the same number of home games (something that was clearly not included in the contract and later exploited by ND), signed the contract without concessions. Shortly after the contract was signed, ND began its negotiations with the ACC.
Essentially, ND capitalized on Brandon's disregard for the rivalry, decided it would be best to abandon the rivalry, added a clause that they knew Brandon would accept without concession, and then got an extra home game out of it. The media (with the help of Dave Brandon), illustrated this as Notre Dame "chickening out" (hence the chicken dance being played at the final game at Michigan Stadium) and missed the real root causes of the ending of the rivalry.
November 29th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
How do you possibly know that it was ND that added that 3 yr termination right? How do you know what Brandon or Swarbick were advised?
November 29th, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^
Endzone: The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football. It's not the perfect source, but it seems to have info from inside sources that the media otherwise doesnt have access to. Of course, most of my argument is based on the info that previous staff members in the UM athletic department provided to Bacon, which included former CFO Jason Winters' claim that Swarbrick crafted the clause and Brandon dismessed his advice to thoroughly examine the clause.
I was assuming that Bacon is a reliable source. If that's a misconception, however, I'll retract my previous statements, and avoid citing him in the future as well.
November 29th, 2015 at 6:13 PM ^
Florida for the win. Lsu for the fun. Mississippi st for the revenge.