Michigan Friday: Rivalry Night

ESPN has a special night for basketball fans lined up on Saturday.   Its starts off with Duke @ North Carolina and ends with Michigan @ MSU.    There are plenty of similarities between the two games:

-Both are instate rivalries
-All 4 teams are in the top 10
-Both games were played two weeks ago
-Both games had the visitor win
-Both games had a starter go down with an injury
-All 4 teams have famous coaches

From a Michigan standpoint the big question remains if Charles Matthews will dress and play in his last Michigan regular season game.  The winner of the Michigan/MSU will probably share the regular season Big Ten Title with Purdue.  So there is plenty to play for.

There is also reasons to not play Charles.   Michigan has the Big Ten Tournament coming up next weekend and the NCAA after that.   If Matthews needs more time, not playing on Saturday night means he will have 3 weeks worth of rest before Michigan hits the floor in Chicago.

Either way, it has been a great season for the Wolverines and I'm looking forward to, what's next!   I sure how the jumpers are working in East Lansing!

• Did you know Khaleke Hudson, Donovan Peoples-Jones and Tarik Black attended the NFL combine as a way for the NFL to prepare high profile college players for the NFL? I didn't know that program existed!

• The Florida - Miami game has been approved and will be played in Orlando on 8/24.  Those teams get to start fall camp early! A good game in August?  Thank you college football!

• Shane Morris has signed a contract to play in the Arena league in Baltimore. 

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2019/03/michigan-friday-rivarly-night.html