Michigan-Florida 2017 might be moved to SUNDAY, 9/3
Warde.........you better not.
This would be your Kraft noodle.
http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0609199959979334080-4
Sources: There have been preliminary discussions about moving the Michigan-Florida season opener at AT&T Stadium to Sunday, Sept. 3. Both schools still must sign off on the date change. The game is currently set for Saturday, Sept. 2.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^
It's Labor Day weekend. They wouldn't do this on a different week. Not a big deal to me. What's much more annoying is that we're playing in Dallas again.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:11 PM ^
January 6th, 2017 at 9:17 PM ^
I'd normally agree but I just moved to Dallas and this is the one thing that I had to look forward to... just give me this one damn thing!
January 6th, 2017 at 9:24 PM ^
Hey, you knew where Michigan football was played when you made the move.
Seriously, as a season ticketholder I'm not happy that for a second time in five years, our marquee nonconference game was scheduled off-campus. Another parting shot from Brand-on.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:57 PM ^
Yep, I can sympathize. I would have been on the waitlist if my wife's Ann Arbor job had come through. But the Dallas job offered first so I get to at least enjoy this one game live.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^
get full spotlight???
January 6th, 2017 at 9:11 PM ^
January 6th, 2017 at 9:16 PM ^
has...
Bama Florida State in Atlanta
BYU LSU in Houston
Texas AM UCLA
V Tech West Virginia
January 6th, 2017 at 10:31 PM ^
can it be inferred the TV package is offering "enhanced revenue" to make the shift in day?
So they'd profit from the exclusive slot but would have to spread the wealth so to speak to make it happen.
January 6th, 2017 at 10:55 PM ^
Nah, they probably scheduled it "TBA" all along.
And given that Brandon got taken the last time we agreed to play in Dallas (they gave us less money than we get from a normal home game) and that he negotiated this one, too...
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January 6th, 2017 at 9:08 PM ^
Oh noooooooo I may have to wait an extra day to watch a football game, say it ain't so!
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January 6th, 2017 at 9:16 PM ^
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January 6th, 2017 at 10:26 PM ^
Actually Bo wanted games to kick off at 1:00.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:20 PM ^
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January 6th, 2017 at 9:49 PM ^
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January 7th, 2017 at 12:21 PM ^
You never know, he could have a fatal accident on sunday morning and wish he had lived to see the game
January 6th, 2017 at 9:09 PM ^
I'm not saying I like it...
But before you all freak out...there is NO NFL. It's Sunday and we'd be the ONLY thing on and Monday is a day off for the country. There will be a Monday night college game as well. I believe it was FSU/Ole Miss this year.
Basically this puts us exclusively in prime time when the country when we all can still drink and have fun and relax on Labor Day.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:10 PM ^
nighter is Georgia Tech Tennessee...and if I read it correctly, Bama plays Florida State on the 2nd???
January 6th, 2017 at 9:15 PM ^
Yup, Bama and FSU meet in the new Atlanta Falcons stadium.
That origami thing
Looks like a Cootie Catcher.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:17 PM ^
a 1 vs 2, right?
January 6th, 2017 at 9:27 PM ^
FSU loses Cook.
OSU returns JT Barrett which will boost their ratings.
Clemson loses Watson. Washington returns Jake Browning...do the WRs come back?
It'll definitely be #1 Bama versus a top 5 FSU team.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:36 PM ^
...I'm ridiculously bored right now with this east coast winter storm on the way.
Why not, I've got plenty of beer and liqour...let's give this a shot.
- Alabama
- OSU
- Washington
- FSU
- PSU
- Oklahoma
- Wisconsin
- USC
- Michigan
- Georgia
- Oklahoma St.
- LSU
- Louisville
- Clemson
- Florida/Auburn
So you're talking about a #1 vs. a top 5 team...and then Michigan who will be around #10 and Florida who will be around #15.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:43 PM ^
FSU and Washington. I could see writers giving Jimbo and FSU (and their history) the nod over Washington's recent resurgence.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:48 PM ^
I agree...I just personally like Washington. FSU will likely get the nod #EastCoastBias? Clemson will probably be a little higher too. That was what I would do, not what I think will actually happen.
I was going to add an edit to say this (but I copied before I hit 'save' in case there was a reply because this isn't my first rodeo)
...I'm ridiculously bored right now with this east coast winter storm on the way.
Why not, I've got plenty of beer and liqour...let's give this a shot.
Edit:
My GAWD...think about this.
We play #15 in the first game on a neutral field. We are @ #5 PSU and @ #7 Wisconsin. We get #2 OSU at home. We play 9-win PJ Fleck RTB at home. Oh, and toss in an in-state rival and an up-and-coming Maryland team for good measure.
People knocked our schedule this year until it turned out to be tougher than they thought...next year, I don't think that'll be the case.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:55 PM ^
be 4-2 going into the Michigan game, losing at Iowa and at Northwestern? Doubtful, but who knows. That game very well could be two 6-0 teams, or 5-1, played under the lights in late October?
Wisconsin could be highly ranked that late too, but trips to BYU and or Nebraska could be stumbling blocks.
Lovely how Penn State or Ohio State do not have Wisconsin next year.
January 6th, 2017 at 10:19 PM ^
I'll say...
We're 6-0 going to Happy Valley. PSU is 5-1.
We're 10-1 going to Camp Randall. Wisconsin is 11-0 (there schedule lines up BEAUTIFULLY for them - no OSU, no PSU).
I know one thing...we'll be 0-0 going to Dallas to play Florida. 100% positive.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:49 PM ^
January 6th, 2017 at 11:33 PM ^
Agreed. I don't think Wisconsin will be ranked ahead of us.
January 6th, 2017 at 11:35 PM ^
January 6th, 2017 at 9:58 PM ^
Beyond that opening week game, however, it will be interesting to see future SEC Championship games played every December in a giant sphincter. There is a certain poetry to that which I hope to appreciate as I watch games in the future.
January 6th, 2017 at 11:04 PM ^
Another massive waste of taxpayer dollars.
Georgia Dome is 25 years old and it's being demolished.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:10 PM ^
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January 6th, 2017 at 10:59 PM ^
Oh, I get it. You're not an NFL QB . . . because you're retired.
How'd you like calling our bowl game, Mr. Griese?
January 6th, 2017 at 9:11 PM ^
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January 6th, 2017 at 9:15 PM ^
January 6th, 2017 at 9:11 PM ^
I don't get the point of moving it to sunday. It's already going to be one of the top games on saturday.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:17 PM ^
But on Sunday, we'll get the primetime audience all to ourselves.
College football has been doing this on Labor Day weekend for awhile now. I'm OK with it. I'd rather watch us play in our own stadium than play again in Jerryworld, though.
January 6th, 2017 at 9:17 PM ^