Thursday Bowl Games Open Thread

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MATCHUP   TIME  (ET) NAT TV TICKETS LOCATION
Virginia		 LIVE ESPN
WatchESPN		 Buy on Vivid Seats Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD  
MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN
#22Virginia Tech		 5:15 PM ESPN
WatchESPN		 1,143 tickets from $6 Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL  
CAMPING WORLD BOWL
#13Stanford
#15TCU
 9:00 PM ESPN
WatchESPN		 235 tickets from $26 Alamodome, San Antonio, TX  
VALERO ALAMO BOWL
#18Washington State		 9:00 PM FS1 68 tickets from $64 SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA  
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL

 

MGoBoard

You Only Live Twice

December 29th, 2017 at 12:29 AM ^

again this is TCU's game... kid was right I was wrong, would not have predicted this result, exciting game.

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Occam's Razor

December 29th, 2017 at 12:47 AM ^

Msu is going to be really good next year. So naturally everyone on Mgoblog is going to discredit their season and write em off as a fluke like the past decade.

Game in EL will be intense.

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esanch

December 29th, 2017 at 1:29 AM ^

Um, 

no no no

You must be new here.

MSU has been lucky for a decade and got 3 lucky big tens in 5 years. 

MSU only wins when weather somehow favors them but not the other team

MSU Only beat a bunch of 10 teams from 2010-2015 because michigan wasn't good during that time period.  Brady Hoke directly influenced how TCU, Stanford, OSU, Wisconsin, Iowa, etc. played against MSU.

Please get a grip and learn how to post at MgoBlog. MSU can win as many football games as they want. those dont matter here. we have twitter and recruiting stars.

 

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NateVolk

December 29th, 2017 at 7:33 AM ^

Yeah. State has a good program. Not any big newsflash. Dang good coach and a decade of continuity. And even if that doesn't change for another 10 years, no reason at all Michigan can't win 8 or more out of the next 10 meetings.

Just the fact of a functioning division 1 quarterback who can hit basic throws sure will help the team look vastly different than the outfit we put out there this year.

I wouldn't trade Michigan's upside with any big program in the country who made a bowl this year. Maybe UCLA because Kelly is that good at the college level. 

But that would be the only one.

Reading the game article and stats, I was surprised MSU did as well as they did last night. Flip teams losing their starting quarterbacks, probably flip the score. But great win by them.

Both programs can be good and Michigan can beat them yearly. The world is different from the late 80s but it's not THAT different if Michigan is humming along with a coach like Harbaugh.

The loss this year brought back a lot of the weird State obsession to this board I hoped was disappearing. 

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Hi there

December 29th, 2017 at 1:52 PM ^

Oh Frigid... I'm 45 years old. I have lived in Michigan - all over Michigan - my whole life. Over those years my family, friends, and acquaintances split about 40/60 MSU/UofM. Unless I'm an anomaly, I can assure you that you are wrong. I'll go one further: MSU being obsessed with UofM is less pathetic than UofM acting like they aren't interested in MSU's fooball success, and not just because they're just another obstacle to winning the BigTen. It just goes with the rivalry...I get it - pretending. I remember the Fab-5 like it was yesterday. Man, we're UofM fans hoopsters back then.

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Frigid

December 29th, 2017 at 7:28 PM ^

Oh sure. We hate you. We love when you lose. But we don't consider you a rival. You're just a bully that we aren't afraid to stand up to. You guys blow out weak teams and get out toughed and out coached by good teams. But yes, you're just an obstacle. OSU is a bigger obstacle. You have your rivalry. We don't have one. And we're fine with that. This trash team just won ten games.

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Frigid

December 29th, 2017 at 7:28 PM ^

Oh sure. We hate you. We love when you lose. But we don't consider you a rival. You're just a bully that we aren't afraid to stand up to. You guys blow out weak teams and get out toughed and out coached by good teams. But yes, you're just an obstacle. OSU is a bigger obstacle. You have your rivalry. We don't have one. And we're fine with that. This trash team just won ten games.

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Funchessoffun

December 29th, 2017 at 1:44 PM ^

Why does it matter. You honestly care what people behind computer screens think of YOUR team? Fans of a different team that think 5-12 bowl record = coaching legend, that think you will go from unranked and fourth in the division to the playoffs next year, that think despite dominating the conference, MSU was just lucky from 2010-15? Just come here and laugh at what they say but dont look for validation

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Hi there

December 29th, 2017 at 2:05 PM ^

Dude, break down sports and team allegiance for about 5 minutes and the whole thing becomes just embarrassing - just like almost everything else we care about. But it's entertaining to me. As I have eluded earlier, I have friends (very close friends) that love this game and the rivalry. We have fun with it. So I'm going to keep it up until dance recitals, Netflix, picnics, and the Kardashians become more entertaining.

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SouthOfHeaven

December 29th, 2017 at 4:02 PM ^

I hate to be that guy, but the truth lies somewhere in the middle. 

 

MSU has been a very strong team under Dantonio, and nobody can honestly argue against that. He's gotten plenty of lucky breaks (more than just about anyone, really), but he must be credited with taking advantage of them rather than farting away their opportunities like the Spartans did in the past. 

 

There's no doubt that this is a real rivalry now, I'm excited to see what Michigan can do with solid quarterbacking. 

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Der Alte

December 29th, 2017 at 11:56 AM ^

football game in which Sparty faced a second-string QB. Is this somehow shrewd coaching, as the Spartan faithful would argue, or just dumb luck? Anyway, Brian Lewerke was again the heart and soul of the Sparty offense.

As was true the entire season, in the Holiday Bowl Lewerke was the team's second-leading rusher, compiling 73 yards on 14 attempts, for a decent 5.2/ypc average. His ability to scramble gave receivers time to get open. Last night he was 13/21 through the air for 213 yards and 3 TDs. I turned the game off at the end of the half, but it looked as if the WSU Cougars were just mailing it in. This apparent lack of effort might have made Lewerke look better than he actually is.

This past season, against another team we're all familiar with that also had to start a second-string QB, Brian didn't fare anywhere near as well. In the "Monsoon Bowl" he rushed 15 times for a net 61 yards and was the team leader in that department --- RB Scott didn't play against M. Brian threw for a mediocre 11 of  22 for 84 yards and one TD. We all know that in the second half Darth Dantonio decided to just hunker down, sit on his 14 points and see whether JOK could beat him. Well, although JOK was 16 of 36 (!) for 198 yards, he also threw 3 picks and was sacked four times --- Darth decided deftly. 

But the point here is that to control Lewerke is to control the entire Spartan offense. Notre Dame did it, the Buckeyes did it in spades. Even Northwestern did it. M really did it as well, but the effort went for naught because of what happened on the other side of the LOS. Still, this coming October M will again have the D to contend with Lewerke, and this it'll time have the offense to beat him. Go Blue.

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esanch

December 29th, 2017 at 12:08 PM ^

I am having a harder and harder time deciphering which accounts are real accounts and which ones are Sparty trolls trying to make Michigan fans look dumb. If you havent noticed Mark Dantonio does what is needed to win. On occasion it lights up the stat sheet but more often than not the higher number on the scoreboard is next to his team. You're actually using the fact that a dual threat quarterback only threw for 81 yards in a monsoon in a game he won as ammunition that he's not good? Please tell me youre trolling.

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Hi there

December 29th, 2017 at 1:08 PM ^

Do you realize that Lewerke was MSU's starting QB last year? He broke his leg very early in the season. How much do you think MSU would beaten UofM by if MSU was not playing a backup QB? Not to mention the enormous amount of other backups that had to play due to injury? How many times did Dantonio use that excuse??? True freshman on the OL? Does that matter? Does playing with inexperienced backup OL matter? Dantonio was one play (broken leg) away from being 3-0 vs Harbaugh.

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GoBlue1854

December 29th, 2017 at 2:21 PM ^

You guys have a helluva coach. Harbaugh has his hands full even with a decided talent advantage. I think i can look at you guys objectively. I think M fans who live in Michigan have to respond defensively, thus all the excuses,and delusions with reality. The game in el is going to be a good one

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Hi there

December 29th, 2017 at 2:35 PM ^

Now that deserves a reply. Right on! It will be one hell of a football game next year! Likely, an important national game. That's what makes this so fun and intense. Both teams bringing back TONS of talent. Patterson is a HUGE X-factor. Some gridiron drama. I love it! Always have. Peace! (And a bit of war ;) )

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