Michigan Bowls in the 21st Century/ Jerseys

Submitted by Blueblood2991 on

Michigan will face FSU in the Orange Bowl. Since it is not a semi-final, the ACC team is the designated home team. My first thought was that it always seems like Michigan is the away team in bowls so I looked into a bit.

Since 2000(*Years listed are the ones in which the game was played, not that season):

Home Jerseys (2-4)

2001-W Citrus Bowl vs Auburn

2003-W Outback vs Florida

2004- L Rose vs USC

2005 - L Rose vs Texas

2007- L Rose vs USC

2011- L Gator vs Miss St

Away Jerseys (4-4)

2000-W Orange vs Alabama

2002- L Citrus vs Tennessee

2005- L Alamo vs Nebraska

2008- W Citrus vs Florida

2012- W Sugar vs VaTech

2013-L Outback vs South Carolina

2013- L BWW vs Kansas State

2016- W Citrus vs Florida

Conclusion: Forget about the jerseys. Michigan has been less than stellar in bowls. While I'm disappointed in missing the Playoff, a big bowl win would be very very nice.

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Double-D

December 4th, 2016 at 10:54 PM ^

and lacking motivation since they didn't reach their goals. Then you decide to provoke and anger them for no apparent reason than your own selfish fucked up arrogance. I am sure Jimbo Fisher is slightly pissed. Jersey in the title had me betting this was a WD thread.

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swan flu

December 4th, 2016 at 5:23 PM ^

By definiton, your expected win % in bowls should .500 because theoretically they create even matchups (yes, there will be uneven games, but you'd expect to be on the upper side of that as often as the lower)

 

We are 1 game away from a perfect .500 record over the past 15 years.... seems about right to me.

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jmblue

December 4th, 2016 at 5:29 PM ^

Texas beat us in the 2005 Rose Bowl on a last-second FG, which just made it through two Michigan players' arms to split the uprights.

If either of those guys had moved his arm an inch, we'd be .500 in bowls this century.

 

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Don

December 5th, 2016 at 1:11 AM ^

Now you've got me going.

If Bo hadn't had a heart attack the night before the 1970 Rose Bowl.

If Rod Garcia had just pushed his FG try a bit left on Jan. 1, 1972.

If Leach's pass hadn't bounced off Edward's helmet on Jan.1, 1978

If the fucking refs had called White's fumble on Jan. 1, 1979

If Lawrence Taylor hadn't twisted Wangler's leg on Dec. 29, 1979

If Don Rogers hadn't busted up Steve Smith's shoulder on Jan. 1, 1983.

If Al Del Greco had missed just one of his FGs on Jan. 1, 1984

If the fucking refs had called just one holding penalty on BYU on Dec. 21, 1984

If the crooked Big Ten ref hadn't called a penalty on the fake punt on Jan. 1, 1990

 

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Mongo

December 4th, 2016 at 6:40 PM ^

that we ever get home jersey in a Bowl game which are always where it is warm ... so not "home" for a Michigan team.

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Ali G Bomaye

December 4th, 2016 at 8:59 PM ^

When the Orange Bowl doesn't serve as a CFP game, it has an ACC tie-in. So it alternates years in which the ACC is the home team and the away team.

Last year it was a CFP game, so the home team was determined by CFP ranking. But two years ago, Georgia Tech (ACC) was the home team against Mississippi State, and three years ago Clemson (ACC) was the road team against Ohio State. Last year was an "away" year for the ACC, even though that didn't matter because it was a CFP game. So this year is a "home" year for the ACC.

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