Two more football non-conference home/home series being announced this week
August 13th, 2014 at 2:32 PM ^
August 13th, 2014 at 11:55 PM ^
Since UConn was supposed to be "HUGE" as well I'll throw darts at the wall and go with Kansas, Syracuse, or Mizzu...all three teams that I thought would be in the B1G at sometime during the realignment process
August 13th, 2014 at 2:32 PM ^
August 13th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^
Hoping for either LSU, bama, FSU, or Texas A&M
August 13th, 2014 at 2:34 PM ^
August 13th, 2014 at 3:01 PM ^
I would be very surprised if any of them were before 2020
August 13th, 2014 at 5:47 PM ^
Need to fill one date in 2018 and two in 2019.
August 13th, 2014 at 5:50 PM ^
Usually airs after primetime so that would be a really late start to a game.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:35 PM ^
August 13th, 2014 at 2:36 PM ^
That's exciting, but let's remember that we heard "it's gonna be big" before the UConn home-and-home was announced. And again, if I remember correctly, before Arkansas was announced.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:38 PM ^
anticipating the game would be played in a college or pro sized stadium, not the HS field they did play on in Conneticut.
August 14th, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
I think people focus on the team to be played rather than on the venue.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:36 PM ^
August 13th, 2014 at 2:37 PM ^
Just imagine, babies being born this year will be suiting up and knocking the stuffing out of Stanford players or something down the road.
August 14th, 2014 at 9:57 AM ^
Perfect, my son was born this year! I'll papa spielman him if he tries to play anywhere else.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:38 PM ^
Hoping for USC & LSU, even though I know it's a pipe dream.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
I like that the "Who do you want to see Michigan play?" poll has Nebraska and Wisconsin in it.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
and Wisconsin. So sad.
August 13th, 2014 at 3:01 PM ^
and Nebraska. So sadder
August 13th, 2014 at 4:25 PM ^
Like they think asking us will make any difference. How saddest.
August 13th, 2014 at 8:00 PM ^
How sadist?
August 13th, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
The link the OP provided has a list to vote on with Marshall on it. So clearly it must be Marshall.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:40 PM ^
Washington & TCU because Dave Brandon is fond of large metropolitan areas and the color purple.
Other choices: LSU, Clemson & a 2nd game against Northwestern (wont count for B1G standings) to be played in Toronto & Vancouver for no reason whatsoever.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:40 PM ^
Hoping for Texas/Georgia
My pessimistic views on the AD and DB tells me Vandy and Washington
August 13th, 2014 at 4:13 PM ^
Everyone wants Texas... and Texas is already pretty much booked out to mid 2020s.
Georgia I agree - these are very parallel programs over history. My other thought was Oklahoma but we already covered that and I don't think Brandon wants to go out west to Pac 12 country so I am thinking ACC - maybe Clemson.
And yes my worry is Vanderbilt and Oregon State.
August 13th, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^
They're on the schedule next year as a one off home game. But your point still stands.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:40 PM ^
Stanford/Georgia would be my picks. UCLA/USC would be kind of cool too.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:43 PM ^
UCLA has already been announced in a home & home for 2022/2023. Va Tech is set for 2020/2021. Arkansas for 2018/2019. Oklahoma for 2025/2026.
I wonder if these new home and homes will be for that far out or will the athletic dept double up and Power 5 conference opponent home and homes.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:47 PM ^
I forgot about the UCLA series. I'm guessing it'll be way out in the future but I wouldn't be sad if we piled it on a little sooner.
August 13th, 2014 at 8:01 PM ^
Is it bad that these are so far off that I've forgotten about all of them?
August 13th, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
As long as it's not like when they announced there would be a monster opponent for the "new" Big House after they finished the club suites.... and then it was friggin UConn, I'm happy.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
If you're interested in seeing what there is of future schedules for Michigan now and wager a guess as to where they might fit them in as well as who it will be, that link is here - LINK
Florida State and LSU would probably be the two that I am most intrigued to see right now. We have Oklahoma, UCLA, Arkansas, VIrginia Tech already in various future schedules. The next two on my list might be Stanford and USC.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:46 PM ^
Also Florida in JerryWorld as the opener for 2017.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:41 PM ^
I wouldn't mind kicking the shit out of the ACC. UNC, NCSU or Clemson would be fun. If it's good for the Figthins...
August 13th, 2014 at 6:03 PM ^
{Pushing a fake New York accent}: "This lista 'da top programs is so disrespectful to Michigan State. More fuel for the fire for Coach D. Bada-Boom Bada-Bing!"
M. Valenti
August 13th, 2014 at 2:43 PM ^
I think it's going to be LSU and Texas.
Michigan has never faced LSU and has only played Texas once.
Texas isn't a top-tier like Michigan but they're in the second tier of greatest programs of all-time. They have also had two former Yost players as their HC in the early 1900s.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:48 PM ^
Texas isn't top tier like Michigan? I know you are young but what are you smoking? You are completely wrong.
August 13th, 2014 at 2:51 PM ^
All-time? No, they just miss the cut with me.
Top-tier: Michigan, Alabama, USC, Notre Dame, Oklahoma
Second tier: Texas, Ohio, Tennessee, Nebraska
August 13th, 2014 at 2:55 PM ^
August 13th, 2014 at 2:58 PM ^
National championships.
August 13th, 2014 at 3:01 PM ^
August 13th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
And Princeton and Yale....
August 13th, 2014 at 3:05 PM ^
So, all-time means since 1998? Okay.
You know, since I actually said "all-time" in my post....
August 13th, 2014 at 3:07 PM ^
Look you have to admit, your criteria is completely arbitrary and inconsistently applied.
August 13th, 2014 at 5:12 PM ^
Upvoting yourself again?
Carry on WD, carry on.
August 13th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
August 13th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
but Michigan has one relevant national championship and that's quickly coming up on 20 years ago
August 13th, 2014 at 4:19 PM ^
If you go in the era of "modern football" which is somewhere after integration started UM also has 1 NC. I consider everything pre 1950ish to be ... well... it's different.
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, OSU, UM, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Penn State, USC, Notre Dame - I consider these all the same. They are the blue bloods.
The guys you question are Florida State and Florida and Miami. Throw in LSU. They emerged in the 80s forward and have been better than some of the blue bloods these past few decades. I consider them premier programs but not blue bloods... (it is funny how many assume now Florida was always good - before Spurrier got there they were awful for decades)
August 13th, 2014 at 5:14 PM ^
IDK about Penn State, but I agree with the rest.