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Michigan inks home-and-home with Utah in 2014/2015

  • gorocks99
    Michigan will host the Utes in 2014 and travel to SLC in 2015: http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062712aaa.html
  • gorocks99
    Also, Colorado will be headed to Ann Arbor in 2016: http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/40543/utah-colorado-announce-games-with-michigan

    G    etting that Pac 12-B1G thing started early it seems.
  • karen lotz
    Two year break in the Notre Dame/Michigan series was announced today. They won't play in 2018 or 2019 but intend to resume in 2020. That probably depends on whether Notre Dame joins a conference or not.
  • WebFire
    gorocks99;1213057 wrote:Also, Colorado will be headed to Ann Arbor in 2016: http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/40543/utah-colorado-announce-games-with-michigan

    G    etting that Pac 12-B1G thing started early it seems.
    This has been Michigan's AD's intent since the Pac 12 thing was announced.
  • WebFire
    Also interesting is that Michigan's trip to Utah is a Thursday season opener game.
  • Trueblue23
    karen lotz;1213264 wrote:Two year break in the Notre Dame/Michigan series was announced today. They won't play in 2018 or 2019 but intend to resume in 2020. That probably depends on whether Notre Dame joins a conference or not.
    That's been known since they renewed the deal a few years ago. I think it's a good thing.
  • Classyposter58
    Why ND doesn't get another school to come with it to the Big 10 is beyond me. I don't care if it's Iowa State even, just join the conference you're basically affiliated with already
  • Trueblue23
    Classyposter58;1213619 wrote:Why ND doesn't get another school to come with it to the Big 10 is beyond me. I don't care if it's Iowa State even, just join the conference you're basically affiliated with already
    NBC and their huge tv contract would be pissed.
  • karen lotz
    Trueblue23;1214261 wrote:NBC and their huge tv contract would be pissed.

    Has very little to do with it
  • WebFire
    karen lotz;1214375 wrote:Has very little to do with it
    Then what is it? I thought that was a big part of it.
  • karen lotz
    WebFire;1214392 wrote:Then what is it? I thought that was a big part of it.

    Independence. Not a TV contract. The NBC deal is a byproduct of being independent.
  • WebFire
    karen lotz;1214471 wrote:Independence. Not a TV contract. The NBC deal is a byproduct of being independent.
    What does that gain them?
  • karen lotz
    WebFire;1214501 wrote:What does that gain them?

    Nothing
  • WebFire
    Ok.
  • bigkahuna
    I always liked it when they scheduled a 2nd (granted 2nd or 3rd tier) BCS school.

    1997's OOC was Colorado, Baylor, and ND

    I'm ok with having the OOC Schedule being Notre Dame, lower tier BCS, and then 2 MAC schools. Heck, it'd be even better with a 3rd BCS school, but it's nice giving some love/money to the in-state MAC schools.