Michigan @ Indiana 3:30 ESPN or ABC
November 11th, 2019 at 11:47 AM ^
We finally get a 3:30 game but it's on the road smh
November 11th, 2019 at 11:48 AM ^
.........Finally!
November 12th, 2019 at 3:23 AM ^
I'll be there to cheer you on Shea!
November 11th, 2019 at 11:48 AM ^
Screwed up the hyperlink, my bad!
November 11th, 2019 at 11:50 AM ^
Let's go!
Seriously though, anyone want to go to Bloomington?
November 11th, 2019 at 12:08 PM ^
Has anyone ever been to Bloomington? I am going to be in Indiana that weekend and am planning to go. Is Section 101 for visiting fans?
November 11th, 2019 at 1:13 PM ^
I went there once, but Michigan wasn't the opponent. The fans were incredibly nice (unlike their basketball fans). Their marching band announcer sounds like 5,000 obnoxious nails on a chalkboard. So pregame should be painful.
Sounds like you're in the visitor section. Sections 101 - 104 and 1-4 are visiting fans.
This will probably be Indiana's biggest home game in a LONG time. Have fun.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:36 PM ^
I went in 2010, we won 42-35 and Denard ran wild. Their fans were much, much more obnoxious than I thought they would be. There was never a time where I feared for my safety, but it was basically as bad as you can imagine from a verbal standpoint, and it was constant. Even walking back to my car, I had multiple people hang out the windows and scream obscenities at me.
November 11th, 2019 at 9:09 PM ^
Been there a couple times for football and basketball games. There is a church across from the stadium that opens their parking lot for tailgating and the cost is a donation. They have the church open for restroom use.
Only issue is getting out of Bloomington after the game. Only one way in/out so the traffic is horrible.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:09 PM ^
When we beat sparty we will go.
Never been to IU. looking forward to it.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:12 PM ^
i've had tickets for months now. live in louisville so it's easy to go. this will be the third one i go to.
also if you have kids and purchase tickets from the university, they are like $10 for kids. the definition of a kid is less than 18 too.
November 11th, 2019 at 11:51 AM ^
Boy is this the mother of all trap games. Yikes.
November 11th, 2019 at 11:53 AM ^
Fortunately we won't be playing for a CFP spot or even a division title, so if there's a year to lose to Indiana I'm okay with it being this year.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
You're getting negged, but I agree. Losing to them this year wouldn't really matter as much as it would in a typical season. Maybe we should send out the 2nd and 3rd stringers to keep the ones injury free and fresh for OSU.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:17 PM ^
I'm not even a UM fan and I find this to be a really weird post. First, why do find your team losing to be "okay"/
Second, If PSU beats OSU, you can win the division by beating OSU. And please spare me the "that ain't gonna happen" response. Why play the games then? Why even follow your team?
Always play to the last out......
November 11th, 2019 at 12:23 PM ^
Wouldn't PSU need to lose another game though? They would hold the tie-breaker.
November 11th, 2019 at 3:01 PM ^
They need to lose two more times. One loss is pretty much guaranteed with OSU, and they could lose to IU next weekend, but I wouldn’t bet on it. They’re at home, and the only reason they’d lose is if they just come out completely flat after losing on Saturday.
Of course, none of that matters if Michigan doesn’t win out. And the odds of that happening are nil to nil.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:30 PM ^
PSU would need to lose to both Minnesota this week and their season finale for that to play out....not happening
November 11th, 2019 at 12:37 PM ^
Good thing they already lost to Minnesota.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:46 PM ^
Except their last game is against Rutgers.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:00 PM ^
Win one for Schiano! Or, maybe Chris Ash. Or for the interim guy to get the job full time. So, many inspirational goals to close the season strong and help us.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:10 PM ^
whoops, meant Indiana
November 11th, 2019 at 1:15 PM ^
PSU would need to lose two more games and also beat OSU because in any Tie breaker, PSU would hold the edge over Michigan.
And PSU has Rutgers still so there is virtually no chance in which the tie breakers realistically fall Michigan's way.
November 11th, 2019 at 2:48 PM ^
Jimminy X-mas man - keep up, will ya
November 11th, 2019 at 1:06 PM ^
It's just an opinion, professor.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:16 PM ^
Hi OSUtopia. I will take this in reverse order.
First of all, as others have pointed out, you've done your math wrong. PSU would also need to lose to Rutgers or Indiana in your scenario. If it turns out we lose the division because we lost to Indiana, then I will be sad. I admit, though, that I was not accounting for that hypothetical.
I don't understand your question about "why even follow your team?" Are you suggesting one should only follow their team for as long as they can win a conference? Are you suggesting that if I presume that Penn State will beat Rutgers that I would get no enjoyment from following Michigan? I am confused.
Secondly, I fear that I am going to have trouble communicating this to you, but I assure you that I want Michigan to win. I have a strong preference that they win. I was saying IF there were ever going to be a year that Michigan loses to IU, and only one year, this is as good a year as any so it doesn't cost us something like a Big Ten title.
November 11th, 2019 at 3:36 PM ^
Second, If PSU beats OSU, you can win the division by beating OSU. And please spare me the "that ain't gonna happen" response. Why play the games then? Why even follow your team?
Yeah, except if PSU beats OSU, we'd still need them to drop one of their remaining games against either Indiana or Rutgers; and in reality we'd need them to lose both of them. This is because a scenario where Michigan, PSU, and OSU all finish tied at 7-2 where PSU has beaten OSU, throws the East to PSU by virtue of wins over Michigan and OSU. So PSU beating OSU only gives Michigan a chance if PSU finishes 6-3, which ain't happening. No, it would be better if OSU beats PSU, but then we'd need OSU to lose to....Rutgers, and Michigan still may not come out on top of the tiebreaker scenario.
Thus, Michigan has virtually no chance of winning the division at this point, and it shouldn't come as a big shock because in the 5 previous seasons since the B1G split into East and West, no team has won the East with 2 losses in conference. In the West, it's only happened once. Two losses is the death knell for your chances to make the B1G Championship Game.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:52 PM ^
Never Okay to lose and Never any moral victories if you lose.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:04 PM ^
Let's see how they look against PSU this week now that Ramsey's taken over at QB. Indiana's always a tough out but they haven't beaten a single team above .500 this year and lost to 4-5 Sparty. They've also had tough fought games with Ball State (4-5) Maryland (3-7) and Nebraska (4-5), without Adrian Martinez,
If they look fiesty against Penn State, I'll be concerned. If they get rolled, I think this Indiana team might reveal itself to be same old Indiana. Pesky, but should be a W.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:07 PM ^
Ramsey has played a ton this year and was the primary QB for IU against Nebraska and Maryland. Pennix makes the offense more dynamic but Ramsey playing isn't a new thing, we know how Indiana looks this year with Ramsey getting heavy playing time.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:10 PM ^
Yep - but each year is different and each team is different and this Indiana team, while holding a good record, has beat up on a bunch of 1 or 2 win teams for half their wins, eeked out some wins against sub .500 teams, lost to Sparty, and got shelled by OSU, and that was with Penix. PSU will probably give us more of a sense of what this team will look like against us.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:09 PM ^
If Indiana can beat Penn State this Saturday [crosses fingers] Indiana will be top 20. I know MSU is a rivalry game but we'll be favored by less against the Hoosiers than State.
November 11th, 2019 at 6:25 PM ^
A great opportunity for Harbaugh to get an elusive ranked road win.
November 11th, 2019 at 11:51 AM ^
Woof.
November 11th, 2019 at 11:59 AM ^
I hope we don't get Levy and Griese again. They were bad...
November 11th, 2019 at 12:01 PM ^
One hell of a trap game - between Sparty and Bucknuts, and #24 IU has played some good football at home.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:02 PM ^
And the last 3x we’ve played there we’ve either won in OT or the dying seconds of regulation
November 11th, 2019 at 1:54 PM ^
The only good thing, is that I don't think Michigan will take them lightly. That said, IU wants to beat Michigan bad. This game is circled probably more than any other due to Mike Hart.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:07 PM ^
I'll be there representing Wolverine nation!!!!
Never been and am pumped.
GO BLUE!!!!
November 11th, 2019 at 12:08 PM ^
Make the trip to Bloomington if you can. IMO it's a very underrated tailgate scene
November 11th, 2019 at 12:29 PM ^
It's really a fantastic college town. And a gorgeous campus. Middle of nowhere, but once you're there, a great trip.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:54 PM ^
I-69 goes through Bloomington now so not as bad as it was years ago.
November 11th, 2019 at 2:09 PM ^
I'd love to know whether you're making a literal or figurative statement...
November 12th, 2019 at 8:49 PM ^
At least literal...can't say if also figurative.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:15 PM ^
Damn. I was hoping to go a whole season without a 3:30 game!
November 11th, 2019 at 12:16 PM ^
Not sure this really qualifies as a "trap game" anymore since IU is actually good (or at least better than average) this year.
If they hadn't of lost Penix they would have a decent shot of taking down psu this weekend. I searched their game against NW and their offense dropped quite a bit with Ramsey in place.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:53 PM ^
Indiana still very good with Ramsey in their. It was Ramsey who threw all of those crossing route patterns last year against Michigan. Plus it's a road game for us.
November 11th, 2019 at 1:33 PM ^
I'm actually scared to death of this game. Indiana games have been stressful for about a decade now. I was hoping the scary games against Indiana would stop with RichRod and Hoke gone but that hasn't happened.
Think of our last two trips there alone.
2015: We had to score on a 4th & goal just to force overtime. Won in double overtime.
2017: We blew a 10 point fourth quarter lead in the final three minutes and had to win in overtime.
Now that Indiana is actually playing well? And us on the road is not always a pretty sight. I'm not looking forward to this game...at all.
November 11th, 2019 at 2:15 PM ^
I'm with you there. Ive been at all the games IU's hosted for the last few years. Nail biters. Every one. I suspect this one will be similar.
November 11th, 2019 at 12:27 PM ^
FINALLY A 3:30 GAME