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05-02-2008, 12:58 AM
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Does Michigan go to a bowl game this year?
Sell. I think the maize and blue are in trouble this year. Hard to change the culture. Trust me on that one.
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05-02-2008, 01:02 AM
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Well... considering the talent level of a lot of the big 10, they could feasibly make it into a lower tier bowl game. I do agree though, if they have a losing season it's going to be hard for the fans and alum to swallow.
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05-02-2008, 01:32 AM
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Buy. All we gotta do is go 6-6.
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05-02-2008, 03:00 AM
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I hate agreeing with our oddly colored guests, but going 6-6 in this conference isn't a very high bar. Without some major upsets or a complete collapse, I am having trouble seeing seven losses. Notre Dame is still dreadful, and Minny and Northwestern aren't far behind. The rest of the non-conference slate is super-soft, and given an upset they would pick up two more wins. Even that leaves them needing just one win against the rest of the conference.
Three of the better opponents are at home (MSU, UW, Illinois), and two of the weaker opponents are on the road (NU, Purdue). Rack up games at Penn State and tOSU as near-certain losses, and you have a probable 4-6 loss season. If I had to pick a number, I'd call it 7-5.
If you're lucky, you'll get the Alamo. If not, it's a short trip to Motor City, baby!
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05-02-2008, 03:09 AM
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If they become bowl eligible (they will), then they'll get in based on who they are.
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05-02-2008, 08:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChisAto
Buy. All we gotta do is go 6-6.
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And not be shut out by other teams with 7 wins grabbing all of the available slots if the Motor City Bowl selects somebody else, due to the rule of 7-win teams taking precedence for bowls selecting outside of conference tie-ins. But with 34 bowls this year that's now rather unlikey.
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05-02-2008, 08:38 AM
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The question is whether or not they go to a bowl game, not whether they have a good enough season to deserve to go to a bowl game. Unfortunately, with the massive overpopulation of bowls these days, everybody and their friend and their friend toothless cousin who lives in M*ch*gan can get into a bowl game.
I'm buying. 6-6 isn't that hard to achieve, especially with two MAC teams on the schedule and State Penn looking out of sorts lately. Also, Notre Dame. They suck too.
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05-02-2008, 08:47 AM
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Italy - World Cup Champs !!!
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Of course they do...
Akron Zips (MAC #6) vs scUM Wimperines (BigTen #9) @ Motor City Bowl
Zips win !!!!!
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05-02-2008, 08:49 AM
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They can go 7-5. Northwestern, Purdue, Minnesota, Toledo, Notre Dame, Miami, and Utah are all very winnable games. PSU and MSU are toss-ups.
Rich Rod may be an asshole, but he's not incompetent.
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