WalterWhite Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 A lackluster season combined with fan apathy resulted in Michigan losing the attendance title for only the second time since 1974. The Wolverines had the sixth-biggest drop of any FBS school, as an average of 6,683 fewer fans showed up to games last season versus the previous year. The 104,909 fans per game put Michigan behind rival Ohio State (106,296) -- which saw an increase of more than 1,300 fans per game during its national championship season -- and Texas A&M (105,123). http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12886474/major-college-football-attendance-hits-worst-average-2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Bandwagoners jumping off, and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gftChris Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Happens in every single sport around the world. Team plays well, more people want to watch. Team plays badly, fewer people want to watch. Unsurprising and largely uninteresting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Happens in every single sport around the world. Team plays well, more people want to watch. Team plays badly, fewer people want to watch. Unsurprising and largely uninteresting. EXcept for the Cleveland Browns......their attendance figures stay steady, win or lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Yes, less people filled the stadium. 105,000 vs our max, the NCAA record... That happens when your home schedule sucks, people are actively boycotting the AD, and the team is bad. Now, we sold out right away and have a wait list. Enjoy your one year with the attendance title I guess... You seem to really care about Michigan though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Big brother coming to Woody's defense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 It won't matter how many people are at the games. Ohio State will win the national title again, and wishagin will probably lose 5 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Maybe OSU wins another title, odds say they won't (obviously). The common prediction first year for Michigan is 8-4. It will rely strongly on what happens at QB though. The first game on the road at Utah will be big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Maybe OSU wins another title, odds say they won't (obviously). True....still very difficult to win back to back. (Usually I would say that injuries would be a factor in allowing that to happen....but injuries don't seem to bother this team) The common prediction first year for Michigan is 8-4. It will rely strongly on what happens at QB though. The first game on the road at Utah will be big. Not that I disagree with it....but where do you go to find a "common prediction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 I based that on every season preview I've read about Michigan by sports reporters, and what other, knowledgeable, level headed fans think. It is an average, more or less. Probably skewing to the conservative side. A ton still rides on the QB, which is largely unknown. The D should be very good to borderline elite. This will rely mainly on the pass rush, as the secondary will be one of the best in the country I bet (my main "pie in the sky" prediction. The running game should be serviceable to good. The passing game is a big mystery, but probably won't be that great. Basically, they're season outlook is very, very similar to the browns. And yes, OSU is unaffected by injuries... Of course injuries could derail their season, just like any other team. They just had outstanding QB depth and a coach that could mask their weakness (and a running game that caught fire at the perfect time). OSU is the favorite to make the playoffs from the B1G, for sure, but repeating will be nearly impossible. I'm not sure what OSUs schedule looks like though. Any tough games? I know they play us at home. Depending on what happens leading up to there, that could be a very tough game (the records usually get thrown out in The Game) anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Virginia Tech is their biggest non conference game....at Blacksburg. But...they really messed up their schedule. They have a game against Hawaii.....at home....in September! How dumb is that.....you need to schedule Hawaii as an away game...in December. Besides those two, it is two MAC teams. NIU and W. Michigan. NIU is no pushover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhite Posted May 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Ohio State schedule: @Va Tech Hawaii NIU Western Michigan @Indiana Maryland Penn State @Rutgers Minnesota @Illinois Michigan State @Michigan Michigan schedule: @Utah Oregon State UNLV BYU @Maryland Northwestern Michigan State @Minnesota Rutgers @Indiana @Penn State Ohio State Both Ohio State and Michigan will have huge games on the road to open the season against teams that manhandled them last year. I still think the hardest game for both teams will be Michigan State because Connor Cook is really good and Michigan State is no pushover. I could also see Penn State being better this year. I see Ohio State running the table and I see Michigan losing to Utah, Michigan State, Penn State, and Minnesota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Virginia Tech is their biggest non conference game....at Blacksburg. But...they really messed up their schedule. They have a game against Hawaii.....at home....in September! How dumb is that.....you need to schedule Hawaii as an away game...in December. Besides those two, it is two MAC teams. NIU and W. Michigan. NIU is no pushover. VaTech beating OSU was a huge fluke (obviously). Mostly a result of an inexperienced QB. I don't think they're a great team, but playing at VT is tough no matter what.. I'm sure OSU would enjoy the massive loss of revenue involved in playing at Hawaii lol. W Michigan is definitely the best directional Michigan. IDK how good NIU is after Lynch left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhite Posted May 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 How the fuck does Notre Dame not play Michigan this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 How the fuck does Notre Dame not play Michigan this year? Our series is over. For now at least. We had to play @ND, @MSU and @OSU last year, so at least that wont happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhite Posted May 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Our series is over. For now at least. The series is over? That's like one of the biggest game of the year and most televised, why the absolute fuck would they cancel that series? As an OSU fan I loved watching that game. I remember the night game in 2012 where Michigan scored 28 in the 4th quarter, one of the better games I watched in my life. Michigan won and I was at a bar in LA called Dillions Irish Pub full of Notre Dame fans and they all started going apeshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 The series is over? That's like one of the biggest game of the year and most televised, why the absolute fuck would they cancel that series? As an OSU fan I loved watching that game. I remember the night game in 2012 where Michigan scored 28 in the 4th quarter, one of the better games I watched in my life. Michigan won and I was at a bar in LA called Dillions Irish Pub full of Notre Dame fans and they all started going apeshit. It was even better in the student section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns149 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Was it ND that cancelled the series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Was it ND that cancelled the series? The series was originally going to go to 2031. ND cancelled in 2012 (three year rolling period, needed to go through 2014 still) citing the need to play more ACC teams. But yeah, it came from their end, not ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 VaTech beating OSU was a huge fluke (obviously). Mostly a result of an inexperienced QB. I don't think they're a great team, but playing at VT is tough no matter what.. I'm sure OSU would enjoy the massive loss of revenue involved in playing at Hawaii lol. W Michigan is definitely the best directional Michigan. IDK how good NIU is after Lynch left. Lynch ...or QB? They have been a comparatively strong program for a while now (for their MAC level). I attribute that more to the coach than to the QB. They will probably continue to be tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Was it ND that cancelled the series? ND pulled a Texas A&M.....because ND has "partially" joined the ACC....and is replacing some of its former "rivals" with new ACC games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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