Non-conference games you'd like to see scheduled?

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

There are a few openings on some of Michigan's future schedules.

Who would you like to see fill out these dates on future schedules?

2018
Date Opponent
9/1 vs Arkansas
9/8 OPEN DATE
9/15 vs SMU
2019
8/31 at Arkansas
9/7 OPEN DATE
9/14 OPEN DATE
2021
9/4 OPEN DATE
9/11 at Virginia Tech
9/18 vs Washington
2022
9/3 OPEN DATE
9/10 vs UCLA
9/17 OPEN DATE
2023
9/2 at UCLA
9/9 OPEN DATE
9/16 OPEN DATE
2024
8/31 vs Texas
9/7 OPEN DATE
9/14 OPEN DATE
2025
8/30 OPEN DATE
9/6 at Oklahoma
9/13 OPEN DATE
2026
9/5 OPEN DATE
9/12 vs Oklahoma
9/19 OPEN DATE
2027
9/4 at Texas
9/11 OPEN DATE
9/18 OPEN DATE

 

I like the idea of having two good non-conference games a year, one on the road and one at home like the 2020 and 2021 seasons have with Virginia Tech and Washington.

HarbaughorBust

May 21st, 2015 at 8:44 AM ^

There's plenty of competing to be done in the Big Ten East.   It's arguably the 2nd toughest division in all of College Football going forward.   Why would anyone want to make the schedule harder than it needs to be.

The ultimate goal is a National Championship.  Beefing up your OOC schedule does nothing for the football program.  

The Playoff is now our OOC schedule.

gte896u

May 21st, 2015 at 4:38 PM ^

for one, after the Baylor-TCU fiasco we are going to have auto bids by the time any of these games get scheduled. for another, whats the incentive to show up to the stadium for those games? and finally, how does a shit schedule help a team prepare for the "2nd toughest division in the country" (lol)?

MichiganMAN47

May 20th, 2015 at 8:34 PM ^

Norte Dame, Texas, USC, Stanford, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M, Florida State, Oregon, Washington.

Perkis-Size Me

May 20th, 2015 at 8:42 PM ^

USC: revenge for all those Rose Bowl losses

Tennessee: because those guys are still bitter about Manning losing the Heisman to Woodson. I'd love to make them even more bitter towards Michigan.

Auburn: because Malzahn is a petty whiner. I'd love for Harbaugh to put him in his place.

Texas A&M: despite the fact that I hate that Aggie woop crap they do, I'd love to see a game at Kyle Field.

LSU: seeing Michigan at Death Valley would be a site to see. Against Les Miles no less.



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LSAClassOf2000

May 20th, 2015 at 9:12 PM ^

By offseason standards, this is a rather on point thread though - just meant to generate some discussion, and indeed, a cut above some of the things that have been floated as discussion points in the last several days. 

As a general note, I am just impressed (and a little saddened) to see that we now have games scheduled basically into my 50s. I know I am by no means the oldest person here, but the advance scheduling puts things in perspective somehow. 

FrankMurphy

May 20th, 2015 at 8:47 PM ^

For purely selfish reasons, Cal and Stanford (I live in the Bay Area). 

I would love to see us start a new rivalry with Texas to replace Notre Dame. Of all of the universities with major college football programs, I think Michigan is most similar to Texas: large, prestigious public university with a huge endowment, a blueblood football program that has been largely scandal-free, and an athletic department that mints money and fields a ton of high-achieving sports teams.  

Blue Indy

May 20th, 2015 at 8:50 PM ^

If we go the Dave Brandon route of scheduling nonconference opponents to right past wrongs, then we should consider the following, as they're the only teams Michigan has a losing record against *... Army, Cornell, Kansas St, Mississippi St, N Carolina, S Carolina, USC, Tennessee, Texas, Toledo (fml), UNLV (fml2), Wesleyan Of those, Miss St, USC, Tennessee, and Texas would actually be fun. *also Rutgers, but they're B1G

Term

May 20th, 2015 at 8:59 PM ^

Can we schedule Bowling Green, Utah, and Florida in the same year? And then we beat Ohio to end the season to complete the Urban Meyer escapade?

Daft_Blue

May 20th, 2015 at 9:15 PM ^

We are both very similar programs atm.  Big stadiums.  Declined lately.  Tennesse has recruited Michigan a lot.  Also I would like to see LSU would be fun to see 2 power offenses go at each other.