Michigan Friday: U Can or UConn

Warde finally filled the last spot in the 2022 schedule as he picked the UConn Huskies to join the likes of Hawaii and Colorado State on the non-conference home Michigan schedule.  Michigan cancelled a home and home with UCLA and put UConn in that spot.  The Huskies will get $1.8M for a nice Fall weekend in Ann Arbor.   How do I feel about it?

I like it.  There is zero reason to play a difficult non-conference anymore.  It helps build team confidence and gets them ready for the Big Ten season.   This past season was an example of playing a difficult non-conference schedule and having the team not gain that confidence they needed entering into Big Ten play.

Part of me also wants to see Michigan play the big boys, but I see very little upside for that to happen in the first couple of weeks of the season.   Let's also face it, Michigan hasn't done very well in many of those match-ups.   Michigan opens at Washington next season.  

• Chris Partridge didn't get raise to go to Ole Miss, he did get a promotion in title.  Anthony Campanile is still MIA as far as a job with the Dolphins goes. 

• Former Detroit Tiger Curtis Granderson has called it a career

• Michigan Basketball plays at MSG on Saturday, no word if X is playing or not.

• Good look for the former Wolverines playing in the Super Bowl.  Chad Henne and Frank Clark with the Chiefs.   Other names you might know: Mike Weber is on the Chiefs practice squad, Andrew Wylie played at EMU, Eric Fisher CMU  SF: Joe Staley CMU and former Michigan recruit and Detroit Lion  Anthony Zettel.

from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2020/01/michigan-friday-u-can-or-uconn.html