Posted on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 12:16 p.m.
Bowl projections say Michigan football headed to Insight Bowl
By AnnArbor.com Staff
Michigan football fans, pack your bags for Tempe.
At least, that's where Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel projects the Wolverines will play in the Dec. 28 Insight Bowl against Missouri.
The Insight Bowl gets the fourth or fifth selection from the Big Ten's bowl-eligible teams.
That's a positive projection for Wolverine fans after two straight years of staying home for the holidays. Mandel also likes Michigan's season-opening opponent to have a good season.. He projects UConn winning the Big East title and playing in the Fiesta Bowl.
His other Big Ten projections:
- Ohio State vs. Alabama in the BCS Championship game
- Wisconsin vs. Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl
- Michigan State vs. LSU in the Gator Bowl
- Penn State vs. Kentucky in the Outback Bowl
- Iowa vs. Florida in the Capital One Bowl
- Purdue vs. UTEP in the Dallas Classic
- Northwestern vs. Kansas State in the Texas Bowl
Comments
saginaw
Wed, Sep 1, 2010 : 8:27 p.m.
We should be talking about UConn -- not some bowl game. Take em one at time guys!!
GoblueinNE_PA
Wed, Sep 1, 2010 : 2:02 p.m.
And with out a couple of luck breaks, we could have ended up 3-9 again. You are what your record says you are and right now, we stink and RR isn't a good coach. As for the story, honestly, I don't see what the problem is. SI predicted the finish in the B10 and saw us finishing 4th or 5th. It's not like it would take a rocket scientist after that to pick out which bowl game we'd end up in. The contracts the B10 has pretty much dictate where you end up. If you want to quibble with anything, go after what SI predicts for the Michigan's record in 2010.
UMfaninNC
Wed, Sep 1, 2010 : 7:28 a.m.
Vetern team??? where... 2 sophomore QBs, an unproven JR RB and a bunch of sophomores, one GOOD Senior & JR OL, a bunch of unknowns on the D (that are upperclassmen) just because you have been there 3/4 years does not constitute you being a VETERAN, critical game experience does, and not many of the guys on the squad have that. 2011 is the breakout year, now the question is does RR last until then... no one knows yet (just being a major fan of the team I hope he does, because a transition in coaching will bring ANOTHER 2 years of struggle, depending on who leaves) live i have always commented, its only been a timultuous situation with RR because there have been on and off the field issues... if he was winning admist the violations fans wouldnt care, or if he was running a clean program but still coming up short in wins he would have been given a pass (because obviously that is what is happening with the hoops squad)... winning cures everything and remember without key turnovers, the team last year could have easily ended up 8-4 instead of 5-7 and people would have been singing his praises for having a good bounce back year.
azwolverine
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 9:30 p.m.
I think 4th or 5th in the B10 and an Insight Bowl would be very disappointing. This is now a veteran team with a coach in his third year. I live in Phoenix and still don't want UM in the Insight. A successful season is 9+ regualr season wins and a New Years Day bowl.
Txmaizenblue
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 8:59 p.m.
This is so dumb I can't even believe I'm commenting on it...
kmgeb2000
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 1:30 p.m.
Shouldn't they at least play a game or two, before guessing what bowl they may be asked to play. I get the "what will they be ranked at the start of the season", but what bowl come on.
umgoblue47
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 1:26 p.m.
tempe is a great city... good place to play a bowl game... how is your job at pizza pizza working out for you? stay tuned for as the (bowl) turns... go blue...
Forever27
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 12:26 p.m.
Get it in while you still can NoBowl4Blue. In a few weeks you'll be silent and in need of a new screen name.
wildwolverine
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 12:23 p.m.
All the Huskies have to do is win the Big East and they're in the BCS. They don't have to be undefeated since the Big East does have an automatic bid. It doesn't say anywhere in that story that Stew predicted Uconn to go undefeated. You must work for the Free Press.
NoBowl4Blue
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 12:21 p.m.
What about Pizza Pizza?
trigg7
Tue, Aug 31, 2010 : 11:53 a.m.
Yea, these same fools had UM ranked last year.How did that work out? 5 wins at most.