Bowl Game predictions - How does yesterday's loss/Rudock's injury affect us
November 29th, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^
If it is his AC joint, chances are he should be able to play. He will not be 100% healed, but as long as he doesn't get driven into the ground with that shoulder his symptoms should be manageable by then. Based on his mechanism of injury, I would guess it is his AC joint, or possibly a clavicle fracture.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:10 AM ^
and Michigan plays Florida...what would Vegas set the over/under at? 27.5?
November 29th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 10:21 AM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 10:22 AM ^
Speight coming in to beat Minnesota, looked way better than Russell Belomy coming in versus Nebraska , or the Shane Morris train wreck against Minnesota and KSU.
Our sample size for Speight is too small, but the fact that Speight actually became comfortable after a couple of plays, is way better than what we some from backup QBs under Hoke/Borges/Nussmeier.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
Depends on the opponent...plus I give Harbaugh a lot more credit to develop a QB over 3-4 weeks than Borges.
I don't see Shane Morris vs. Kansas State again. If Rudock is hurt, expect an okay QB day from Speight (or Malzone/Gentry?), a few pics, 55% completion rating on short and medium passes.
Michigan's coaching staff isnt perfect, but I do think they try to set-up offensively in schemes that can work for their personnel.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:20 AM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^
Lots of people carry the clipboard in the NFL. Just the fact that we are talking about that possibility is a freaking QB whispering miracle.
Med school will be there 3 years later. The NFL won't be. Live the dream!
November 29th, 2015 at 11:30 AM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 10:18 AM ^
Hoping its Florida. That's a game I could say Michigan has a legitimate chance of winning. They have a great defense and no offense. But if Rudock is out, it'll be tough sledding against anyone we play. They'll load the box with 9 guys and dare Speight to beat them with his arm.
At least he'd have a month to prepare.
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November 29th, 2015 at 10:20 AM ^
that we'd go 9-4. That would be an 8-4 regular season with a win over a weaker bowl opponent, or 9-3 regular season with a loss to a stronger bowl opponent.
Beating the 8-4 regular season prediction has been at least very satisfying, This means the team took a huge step forward from the previous two years and beat the teams they were supposed to beat: a tough non-conference matchup with BYU, Minnesota and Penn State on the road. So no Holiday or Foster Farms bowl.
We also of course have a chance to exceed my expectations by beating a good bowl opponent. I would LOVE to see either Georgia or LSU, as all the other SEC candidates we've already played in the last 10-20 years (Tenn, Ole Miss, MSUntmsu, Florida) as part of the Citrus-Outback-Gator tie-in.
I like our chances against either if Rudock plays. If not, I'm confident Harbaugh and Fisch can get Speight ready but it will still be tougher sledding.
Outback or Citrus are kind of interchangeable, I don't think the average fan tunes in to either game and knows what bowl and what stadium they're playing in anyway. They're played at the same time on New Year's Day, an hour away from each other, between Big 10 and SEC, on ESPN/ABC networks.
The Citrus Bowl is supposedly the "higher" ranked bowl but the Outback is played in a nicer NFL stadium so not much difference there. Throw in the Gator Bowl being played on NYD in past years and January 1 seemed like some sort of Big 10-SEC Challenge in football, conveniently played squarely in SEC country.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:41 AM ^
You like our chances vs LSU?
You realize Fournette will make Elliott and Howard look like 3rd graders right?
I dont think Bolden could tackle Fournette's detached leg if it was a stand alone entity...
November 29th, 2015 at 10:42 AM ^
do. I'm gonna stick with it.
November 29th, 2015 at 11:31 AM ^
Don't want to see Fournette, but LSU cannot throw at all and everyone knows it. Even A&M slowed them down.
November 29th, 2015 at 11:58 AM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 12:20 PM ^
You have to be able to at least threaten that you can throw and LSU can't do that.
November 29th, 2015 at 12:20 PM ^
LSU's offense is Fournette and no one else. It would not be easy to defend, but you can more easily key in on one guy and then trust Lewis and Peppers to do their jobs locking down receivers on the outside.
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November 29th, 2015 at 10:21 AM ^
I want Northwestern to jump us and knock us down a bowl. It will make our team mad and will give us an easier opponent. I want no part of a team with some crazy offense. Florida is as good of a team that I want to play.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:44 AM ^
If getting mauled in front of about 30 million or so witnesses yesterday, at home, by our biggest rival, AGAIN doesnt make them mad I'm not quite sure how you see the indignity of Northwestern jumping us in the bowl pecking order doing the trick.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:21 AM ^
Well, looking at any of those options, we have a game sometime between Dec 30 and Jan 1. Assuming Rudock isn't expected to be out longer than 4 weeks, he should be good to go. Personally I think if we had a game next week he would play, but I'm no doctor.
Probably Citrus or Outback bowl. We need Rudock for either of those games for sure.
November 29th, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^
UM has never played GA which is travesty for college football. Make this happen. Then set up a home and home with them in the late 2020s Hackett! GA is down this year without their normal stable of 1500 yd rushers so would be a good matchup.
FL vs UM play in 2017. Also that could be a #M00F game - boring.
Big 10 will have a playoff team and 2 teams in the top 12. Iowa is not falling out of top 12 even with a loss and neither will MSU with 2 losses. So we will have loser of Iowa/MSU in the NY6 games along with OSU.
NW has 10 wins but cmong man - half their stadium is opponents fans. Wisconsin travels well but this is MICHIGAN. Any bowl wants that for sex appeal and $$$ as do the networks.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^
That would probably be a very, very low scoring game.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^
If Jake doesnt play UM, UF could end 2-0. After 4 OTs.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
if Iowa/MSU loser falls to #12 they probably won't play in NY6 game. More than likely non power 5 team won't be in top 12 and they are guaranteed a NY6 game. So you want to be min #11.
November 29th, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
played in Ann Arbor in 1965. For about 40 years it was Georgia's only game they played out of the deep South.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^
Folks should check out the big ten bowl agreement and overview. Here are some highlights, I'd call attention to #3. The bowl needs to pick 5 different teams over 6 years. So the Citrus Bowl will take teams it thinks are best for $$$$, but will also consider the long term over 6 years (what teams can it get, when can it get them). I'm betting they think they can get Michigan in the near term future, but we'll see what happens.
CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL (Miami Gardens, Fla.) or BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL (Orlando, Fla.)
1. Orange Bowl hosting semifinal in 2015, therefore Big Ten team will play in Citrus Bowl.
2. Citrus Bowl will submit request for Big Ten team.
3. Citrus Bowl will feature at least five different Big Ten schools over six‐year agreement.
4. Big Ten guaranteed minimum of three Orange Bowl appearances over 12‐year agreement
OUTBACK BOWL (Tampa, Fla.)
1. Will feature at least five different Big Ten schools over six‐year agreement.
HOLIDAY BOWL (San Diego, Calif.)
1. Will feature at least five different Big Ten schools over six‐year agreement.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
I hate bowl tie-ins with conferences. Because now if we do go to Citrus, we would most likely play Florida. In Florida. NOPE! I wouldn't mind doing the Citrus if we played someone like......North Carolina.....or Navy...........or UCLA. I'm just not a big fan of playing an SEC team in SEC country.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:32 AM ^
dbl post.................please disregard.
November 29th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
Citrus Bowl...with an outsside shot at the Outback Bowl if the Fiesta Bowl doesn't pick a Big Ten team. Not sure how it affects them. Maybe they'll go heavy wildcat with Peppers (sarcasm)...
November 29th, 2015 at 11:00 AM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 11:28 AM ^
Michigan will be going to the Citrus.
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November 29th, 2015 at 11:11 AM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 11:15 AM ^
Florida in the Citrus Bowl on NYD
Nice if true
November 29th, 2015 at 11:24 AM ^
Based on what I can see, the consistent prediction for Michigan at this point is the Citrus Bowl, and a fair number of people are predicting that the opponent is Florida. That could actually be a rather interesting if somewhat boring game potentially. If it shakes out that way, of course, the larger point for me - I would say - is that a New Year's Day bowl is not a bad cap to the first season under Harbaugh.
November 29th, 2015 at 11:28 AM ^
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November 29th, 2015 at 12:16 PM ^
November 29th, 2015 at 11:46 AM ^
I think Michigan is probably going to end up in the Citrus Bowl. I think the only scenario that could possibly change this is if Iowa were to beat MSU. Ohio State is going to be in the top 10 so they are a lock for one of the NY6 bowls. It is possible MSU could fall out of the NY6 bowl picture with a loss to Iowa and bump Michigan out of the Citrus, but I think it is unlikely. Iowa is probably a lock for a NY6 bowl (Rose Bowl) even with a loss to MSU in the B1G Champ Game.
November 29th, 2015 at 12:10 PM ^
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