Michigan 2014-2016 Nonconference schedules released (EDIT: Colorado is a one-off game)
Here they are: Utah, Oregon state, UNLV, and Colorado. The Opener at Utah is confirmed as a thursday night game.
Also announced: Michigan-ND is going on hiatus for 2018-2019. Should be when we return some of those Pac-12 games.
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http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062712aab.html
EDIT: Apparently Colorado is a one off game
http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205498984&DB_OEM_ID=600
3 rocky mountain teams in 2 seasons. Would much rather see a Cal or UCLA on that list.
Let's get Michigan to come out to LA so I can finally see them in my neck of the woods. I have been waiting so long for them to make it out here. Every year I keep my fingers crossed for a Rose Bowl....and every year..poop =(
And we played out there 5 times in the previous 9 years.
and last time they played in LA I lived on the east coast.....
Man, if those aren't some boring teams.
I like the Oregon State and UNLV matchups. Not power houses by any means but it is nice to see Non-MAC schools on the schedule.
You'd prefer Western, Eastern, and BG? Utah and Ore St are solid programs, Colorado may have its act together by then, and even UNLV is better than an average MAC team in a typical year.
It's going to be soooo weird to watch UofM football on a Thursday night.
Eh... Those of us who are old enough remember at least two Friday night games against Minnesota in the Metrodome (10/10/03 and 10/25/91), so Thursday night isn't a huge stretch. If you ask me, playing on Friday night in a dome is much weirder than playing on Thursday night in an actual college football stadium.
I like Thursday night games. It's in prime time, and there's really nothing else to watch. I don't want it to become a yearly event that we play on Thursday nights, but I don't mind it once in a while.
I can drink to a Michigan win and know that I only have to deal with one tired day at work until the weekend.
This will be fun
A small price to pay for the smiting of one's enemies.
we need to schjuhzz you up, magnus
Yeah but their stadium is teeny. They could bring their whole stadium's worth of fans to the big house and we would still outnumber them by 25,000.
Houma better be ALL-WORLD if we've all of this just to get his commitment.
Why do you care how big their stadium is?
Because all the recruits are going to see us playing in a 45,000 seat stadium and then they'll pick MSU instead.
If we are going to play away out of conference it would be nice to be on a large stage. I understand that the Thursday night game will draw big TV ratings but I just think it should be in a proper football stadium.
Are you going? If not, what does it matter? It basically looks the same on tv. It's not like you'll be subjected to the atmosphere.
They just recently moved up to a BCS conference, so it will take time for them to upgrade their facilities to match their new neighborhood. Also, they've come to the Big House for one-offs twice in the past 10 years, so it's fair that we should pay them a visit now that they're in the Pac-12.
Well to be fair, maybe we should play at Eastern and Western too
Utah in the MWC >>>>>>>> Any MAC school
Utah in the Pac-12 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any MAC school
That's also part of the reason why Brandon tried to get out of playing at UConn but doesn't seem to mind playing at Utah. The MWC was better for exposure, recruiting, and TV ratings than the Big East, even before the Big East imploded.
I was kidding.....
Are the non-Utah Pac-12 games part of the new scheduling alliance between the conferences? If so, bleh.
EDIT: Checked. From everything I can tell, the scheduling agreement's supposed to start in 2017, so maybe we don't owe return games?
Who gets USC?
2015 we've effectively replaced two cupcakes with two Pac-10 teams...and still play ND. We better be good by then.
To be fair, the PAC-12 teams that are replacing the cupcakes are pretty much cupcakes.
...still, I think it's an improvement over the MAC/division I-AA.
I wouldn't call Utah and Oregon State cupcakes. They're not the cream of the crop, but they're dangerous teams.
I agree somewhat; my comment was about 50% facetious. Oregon State hasn't had a winning record since 2009 and seem to be going down instead of up. Utah has had the record the last few years, although they too have tailed off a bit since beating Alabama in 2008. (Even though they were 8-5 last year, I don't think they beat anyone of consequence with the exception of a mediocre Georgia Tech). I guess my point is that although it is an slight improvement, the lineup is still on the underwhelming side of things.
/yesi'madowner
is a well coached team, once they get a solid group of seniors and juniors they are dangerous.
Oh.
never thought i would see the day when we play on a Thursday...even for an away game.
Just imagine what kind of uniforms we will be wearing then given that DB has years to prepare.
I thought the way the contract was structured they have to renew it every couple of years to continue playing.
to cancel, so it's still technically possible for no more games adter 2016
I don't think a contract was ever signed and we are working off of a hand-shake agreement to just keep playing.
I'm just hoping that when we start back up, we can alternate the home/away schedule with them so that it's opposite of OSU and Nebraska.
If so, here's to hoping for USC by 2028
Is there anyone that doesn't think this is an upgrade from the usual scheduling of MAC teams? I think the only disappointment is that it's not as much of an upgrade as it could have been.
Playing middle of the pack Pac 12 teams >>>>>>>> Playing MAC teams
Playing helmet programs we are unlikely to see again once the Pac 12 scheduling agreement starts >>>>>>>> Playing middle of the pack Pac 12 teams we might see again one the scheduling agreement starts
I don't know... It seems like national championship-caliber teams always player one or two patsies. Maybe that helps them rest up or improves team morale. When you've got a tough battle every week, maybe it wears people down.
Alabama, Auburn, and LSU haven't seemed to mind playing patsies in the past few years, and it's worked out well for them.
As a football fan, I want to see good football games. But as a Michigan fan, I want to see them go undefeated, even if they have to play a patsy or two.
Agree completely. To combat this, I hope that the new 4-seed system holds strength of schedule as a higher priority. That would give us the better games (because I believe Mr. Brandon would schedule them in that scenario) and it would level the playing field by not punishing Michigan for playing the tougher opponents.
but I'm just happy we're playing some real teams even if they aren't great. I'd rather watch us play Utah, Oregon State, or Colorado on a Tuesday morning in East Lansing than have to watch another MAC match-up
Plus, when we go undefeated those seasons, no one will be able to say our schedule was soft
I think I'd rather watch them play Grand Valley at the big house than play any of the above in EL
at Utah. That's depressing. I'd much rather see pretty much any PAC12 team save for Colorado or Oregon State, wait...those are the following seasons....
I am not fond of a Thursday game at all. Certainly not away. Especially 2 time zones away. Hello 1am bedtime and hello shitty Friday.
I expect this will be an 8 PM EDT start. ESPN loses too much viewership in the east if it starts later, and I'm sure they had something to do with making this game happen as a Thursday game.
Last year ESPN went with a single game on the opening Thursday (Wisconsin v. UNLV), as opposed to a double header in previous years.