Does Michigan go to a bowl game this year?

[iambrutus]

DateOpponent
Aug. 30Utah
Sept. 6Miami (OH.)
Sept. 13at Notre Dame
Sept. 27Wisconsin*
Oct. 4Illinois*
Oct. 11Toledo
Oct. 18at Penn State* (HC)
Oct. 25Michigan State
Nov. 1at Purdue*
Nov. 8at Minnesota*
Nov. 15Northwestern*
Nov. 22at Ohio State*


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[Taosman]

At ND early won't be easy at all.
At improving Northwestern before OSU will be a trap game.
scUM does have some talent, but when does it start jelling? When does a QB step up? Does one this year?
Again. I think how the schedule plays out is a big factor.
Any injuries at all could send them reeling.

 

[RaymondCenta91]

Mich:ga@n and OHIO STATE season

This is their season
UtahTBA Sept. 6, 2008Miami-OHW Sept. 13, 2008at Notre DameW Sept. 27, 2008WisconsinL Oct. 4, 2008IllinoisL Oct. 11, 2008ToledoW Oct. 18, 2008at Penn StateL Oct. 25, 2008Michigan StateW Nov. 1, 2008at PurdueL Nov. 8, 2008at MinnesotaL Nov. 15, 2008NorthwesternW Nov. 22, 2008at Ohio StateL

OHIO STATE
Aug. 30, 2008Youngstown St.W Sept. 6, 2008OhioW Sept. 13, 2008at USC? Sept. 20, 2008TroyW Sept. 27, 2008MinnesotaW Oct. 4, 2008at WisconsinW Oct. 11, 2008PurdueW Oct. 18, 2008at Michigan StateW Oct. 25, 2008Penn StateW Nov. 8, 2008at NorthwesternW Nov. 15, 2008at IllinoisW Nov. 22, 2008MichiganW

 

[BB73]

Well, they just added those two new bowl games. I wonder if you still have to have the same number of wins as before to qualify, or if you can now get in with a 6-6?

Several 6 win teams have been to bowls lately, some have lost and ended up with a losing record in a 'bowl season', like UCLA last year.

The rules state that 6-win teams are eligible, as long as only 1 win is over an FCS (1-AA) team. There are also rules that bowls must take 7-win teams before they select 6-win teams, but the conference tie-ins allow 6-win teams to be selected before that comes into play.

 

[jwinslow]

6-6 UM is a lock for a bowl. They'd be playing at the Motor City Bowl... great ticket potential.

 

[BB73]

6-6 UM is a lock for a bowl. They'd be playing at the Motor City Bowl... great ticket potential.

Unless the Motor City Bowl takes a 7-5 MSU team.

 

[Taosman]

Their schedule leaves little margin for "error". Too many tough(for them) games early will set them back. 6-6 would be quite the achievement for this year. They could look really, really ugly early on.

 

[Brutus1]

DateOpponent
Aug. 30Utah
Sept. 6Miami (OH.)
Sept. 13at Notre Dame
Sept. 27Wisconsin*
Oct. 4Illinois*
Oct. 11Toledo
Oct. 18at Penn State* (HC)
Oct. 25Michigan State
Nov. 1at Purdue*
Nov. 8at Minnesota*
Nov. 15Northwestern*
Nov. 22at Ohio State*


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I'm firmly on the side of they won't go to a bowl.

Your losses look good here, but they're going to lose one of the first two games. Utah will be a very good team offensively. They return 10 starters including their top 2 backs and qb. This offense blasted UCLA 44-6 last year. I'd hardly call this an easy game. I believe the Utes gave them a good game the last time they were in town a few years back.

Game two brings in a team with the strength being the other end of the ball. Miami had a great d last year and they all return. Their lb's are better than any group in the B10 outside of Columbus, according to CFN.

I'm expecting them to lose one ofe those games.

I'm betting on 5-7 for the Weenies.

 

[Brutus1]

Their schedule leaves little margin for "error". Too many tough(for them) games early will set them back. 6-6 would be quite the achievement for this year. They could look really, really ugly early on.

Agreed. This won't be your daddy's Michigan team this season.

 

[Apache]

Buy!

Even though Michigan has gone through some tough times, they are still Michigan.
I can not stand the skunkerines! But they are still Michigan football.

They are always my odds on favorite for the TOILET BOWL.:osu:

 

[ScriptOhio]

Buy or Sell Michigan?

Sorry, but Michigan Stadium is already up for sale.

 

[Gatorubet]

Several 6 win teams have been to bowls lately, some have lost and ended up with a losing record in a 'bowl season', like UCLA last year.

The rules state that 6-win teams are eligible, as long as only 1 win is over an FCS (1-AA) team. There are also rules that bowls must take 7-win teams before they select 6-win teams, but the conference tie-ins allow 6-win teams to be selected before that comes into play.

Thanks. For some reason I thought you had to have 7, then I remembered back to FSU and the Emerald Bowl game being the make or break game for a winning season.

 

[zincfinger]

I'm surprised there are so many people expecting Michigan to not make a bowl game, and I'd be interested to see this as a poll or a vbet. True, Michigan has a couple of notable weak points and a new system to learn, but they've still got more overall talent than most of the BigTen, and a non-conference schedule in which anything less than two wins would be pretty surprising. So I agree with jwins that a 6-win UM team definitely makes a bowl game, and with jax, oh8ch, and others that, barring a complete, team-wide psychological meltdown, 6 or more wins is a virtual certainty.

 

[BUCKYLE]

I'm surprised there are so many people expecting Michigan to not make a bowl game, and I'd be interested to see this as a poll or a vbet. True, Michigan has a couple of notable weak points and a new system to learn, but they've still got more overall talent than most of the BigTen, and a non-conference schedule in which anything less than two wins would be pretty surprising. So I agree with jwins that a 6-win UM team definitely makes a bowl game, and with jax, oh8ch, and others that, barring a complete, team-wide psychological meltdown, 6 or more wins is a virtual certainty.

Bingo. It's fun to laugh, but they are still Michigan. And, now, giving RR the benefit, coaching or motivation shouldn't be an issue.

 

[MD Buckeye]

Date Opponent
Aug. 30 Utah
Sept. 6 Miami (OH.)
Sept. 13 at Notre Dame
Sept. 27 Wisconsin*
Oct. 4 Illinois*
Oct. 11 Toledo
Oct. 18 at Penn State* (HC)
Oct. 25 Michigan State
Nov. 1 at Purdue*
Nov. 8 at Minnesota*
Nov. 15 Northwestern*
Nov. 22 at Ohio State*

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