Michigan to Outback Bowl
EDIT: It's official. Michigan to Outback Bowl where will play South Carolina
Adam Rittenberg reporting Nebraska to Capital One Bowl and Michigan likely to Outback Bowl.
Rittenberg/Bennett @ESPN_BigTen
Cap One pick basically done: Georgia-Nebraska. Expect Michigan to Outback and Northwestern to Gator. B1G avoids Johnny Football
Hearing the Big Ten, SEC leadership didn't want Nebraska and Georgia to fall too far after league title game losses.
RT @Mark_Schlabach: Now I'm hearing #UGA to Cap One vs #Nebraska; #LSU to Cotton; SC to Outback and A&M to Chick-fil-A & Miss St to Gator
It's official: Nebraska to play in Capital One Bowl
RT @TeddyGreenstein: Source confirms: #Northwestern to the Gator Bowl. Opponent TBA.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:48 PM ^
Actually, SC has 2 top Defensive Ends, and MIchigan has 2 good Offensive Tackles. South Carolina gives up huge chunks of yards. Buig rushing yards for one school, big passing yards for another. They run the ball well, we stop the run well. Only thing that worries me is their confusing, almost random pass offense gashing our secondary. Tough to defend both. Guess the plan will be to shut down the run like we do, and Florida and LSU did, and make them force the issue in the air.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:31 PM ^
DG at least gets a month worth of more playbook and I'm hoping Borges can figure something positive to do with denard besides rotating QB's all game long.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^
He doesn't have to figure out too much new stuff - just go back to the gameplan against Iowa.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:45 PM ^
South Carolina > Iowa.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:48 PM ^
Yes, but it's not like we eked out a one-point win over Iowa, either. We were unstoppable until we took our foot off the gas.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:47 PM ^
or the 1st half against Ohio...damn you Borges...
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:55 PM ^
The first half against Ohio was really 2 big plays. It's not like we were driving up and down the field.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^
Let's hope he has a better game plan then he did a couple of weeks ago muth&*%$#@!()_
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:36 PM ^
Lol Texas A&M is getting shafted hard. Oh well, they're kind weird anyway.
I think I'd rather play South Carolina at this point than Georgia.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:59 PM ^
I am amazed the Cotton Bowl didn't pounce on Texas A&M over LSU as the Big 12 representative will most likely be Texas. That is a game the whole state of Texas probably wanted.
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:18 PM ^
Not UT. They wanted no part of that game.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:38 PM ^
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will make a return appearance in the Capital One Bowl in 2013: http://ow.ly/fKQuw
Teddy Greenstein December 2nd, 2012 at 2:46 PM ^
I want to play the South Carolina team that barely beat Vandy. Not the one that beat the ever loving shit out of Georgia.
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:24 PM ^
Who knows which Carolina team we get. Carolina's MO most seasons is beating the shit out of UGa and then crapping the bed the rest of the season. Although, Spurrier seems to own Dabo for some reason.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:50 PM ^
Interesting note: If Michigan does go to Outback Bowl, it will be on 1/1/2013. 10 years to the day they were last in the Outback Bowl-
Brady Hoke sighting at 9:51.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:56 PM ^
Sounds like Big Ten Conference office put pressure on Capital One Bowl to select Nebraska (as they did deserve to be in that game) which led to these observations from Teddy Greenstein of Chicago Tribune. Poor Sparty:
Teddy Greenstein @TeddyGreenstein
Source: Big Ten applied pressure to Cap One, did not want NEB to fall below it on bowl chain.
B1G and Cap 1 officials will surely deny this, point to NEB's head-to-head win over Cats. But my bowl source says there is no doubt.
Surprising part is that B1G was fine w/letting Sparty fall from Cap 1 last year. Wonder if MSU folk complained.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:58 PM ^
Why would anyone be surprised they let state fall below the Capital One Bowl last year?
Must not realize that nobody gives two shits about them outside of the border of the state of Michigan.
December 2nd, 2012 at 2:59 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:04 PM ^
We can beat South Carolina. I have a lot of confidence we can shut them down.
I'm sure the NFL wants this game to see Clowney vs Lewan too.
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:34 PM ^
SC is the SEC team I wanted. We needed that. Johnny Football would have owned us. Go Blue!!
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:35 PM ^
Bring on South Carolina and the ol' Ball Coach. As he once said, you can't spell "Citrus" without UT. Well, you also can't spell "suck it Spurrier" without SC.
December 2nd, 2012 at 3:47 PM ^
Not only will it be 10 years to the day since Michigan last played in the Outback Bowl, but Hoke's last game as an assistant was: the 2003 Outback Bowl.
Wow.
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:09 PM ^
I have watched many Gamecock games this year. There are two things that scare me about this team: Clowney and Ace Sanders. Clowney is an absolute beast and I feel sorry for Lewan if he is the lucky guy who has to match up against him all game long. Ace is one of the shiftiest guys I have ever seen. He regularly takes punts/kickoffs for huge gains if not to the house. He is also extremely dangerous WR who will threaten to burn J.T. Floyd (former SC resident) deep on every play.
I have mixed feelings about drawing SC. They are a solid but very beatable team. If the coaches have our guys ready to go with a winning gameplan, we can definitely win a big one for Michigan and the B1G. If not, I'm doomed to hear about it for the next several years...
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:19 PM ^
He will see guys like Clowney several times in a given year. Lewan is a good player himself so there is no need to 'feel sorry" for him.
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:38 PM ^
I feel sorry for anyone that gets matched up against Clowney all game long. The kid plays at a different level and has worn down every O-lineman he has matched up with all year, leading to huge defensive plays late in the 4th quarter. It was a compliment to Clowney's skill, and in no way meant to be a bash on Lewan. If we play SC, he will have a big task on his hands. I look forward to seeing him step up to the challenge and make us all proud.
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:10 PM ^
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl: Michigan State vs. Oklahoma State
Gator Bowl: Northwestern vs. Mississippi State
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Purdue
Outback Bowl: Michigan vs. South Carolina
Capital One Bowl: Nebraska vs. Georgia
Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Stanford
I'd guess the B1G is the underdog in every one of those games. Hopefully MSU's defense cant shut out OSU's offense enough to win and NW's offense can score enough to stay in it with MSU. I don't expect much from Purdue, Nebraska, or Wisconsin, but at least Stanford doesn't score a lot.
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:19 PM ^
Michigan State, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Purdue are all going to get destroyed in their bowl games.
Looks like NW and Michigan are the conferences hope for good bowl victories.
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December 2nd, 2012 at 4:19 PM ^
I just bought my tickets in the Michigan side of the stadium. It will be fun messing with my gamecock in laws.
December 2nd, 2012 at 8:11 PM ^
Keep a close eye on the helmets in the Rose Bowl so you can tell which team is which.
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:28 PM ^
Michigan is going to have a pretty tough opponent in SC. Hopefully we can pull it together
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:33 PM ^
December 2nd, 2012 at 4:47 PM ^
Not that it does any good to talk about it now, but I'm curious. Thanks.
December 2nd, 2012 at 5:05 PM ^
The BCS bowls would have chosen Oklahoma (10-2) and/or Oregon (11-1) over Michigan. Of course, if Northern Illinois winds up with an auto-bid, then it would have been even less likely.
December 2nd, 2012 at 9:17 PM ^