2022 M-TCU Prediction

 Michigan 33

TCU 26

Clark Hall, TCU

Remember the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy

Washington takes on Texas tonight in the Alamo Bowl - but more importantly, the winner will take the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy into 2023.

• Washington is 30-23 in Trophy games
• The Huskies are on their 11th run as Trophy holders
  
• Texas is 10-9 in Trophy games
• The Longhorns are 4 time Trophy-holders 
• Texas last won the Trophy in 2008, with a victory over Oklahoma State
• They lost the following game to Texas Tech and have followed that with 4 consecutive challenger losses
• Most recently losing to TCU in 2015.
• This is the second time the Alamo Bowl has hosted the Trophy match-up
• TCU beat Oregon in 3 overtimes in January of 2016
• If The Huskies hold on to the Trophy they have their 2023 non-conference schedule posted 
• 9/2 vs Boise State
• 9/9 vs Tulsa
• 9/16 at Michigan State
• Texas alo has their 2023 non-conference games listed:
• 9/2 vs Rice
• 9/9 at Alabama
• 9/16 vs Wyoming
  

Fiesta Bowl Prediction based on Historical Data

 Michigan is 242-66-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

M is 0-1 in the 11th attended games of the season
M is 8-8 in Bowl games
M is 2-3 in December
M is 92-22 vs. non-conference opponents
M is 17-5 vs “Religious” schools
M is 1-1 vs schools from the Big 12
M is 56-11 when facing a team for the 1st time
M is vs 7-1 all schools from Texas
M is 39-19 away from Michigan Stadium
M is 8-7 when playing their first game in a new state
M is 6-6 west of the Mississippi River
M is 6-5 in NFL stadiums
M is 4-2 in domes
M is 80- 27-1 on natural turf
M is 67-23 in 2:30, 3:30, 4 or 4:30 starts
M is 4-2 when playing for their 10th consecutive attended win
M is 84-19 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine
M is 65-12 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M is 1-0 vs Sonny Dykes
M football is 42-5-1 when Juwan Howard is a player or coach for the M basketball team
M is 88-41 vs ranked opponents
M is 7-4 when ranked #2
M is 0-2 vs teams ranked #3
M is 18-3 vs. teams with purple as one of their primary colors
M is 235-61-1 on Saturday
M is 122-43 when Hoot and I are confirmed to be in attendance 

It's easy when you look at the data:

M 32

TCU 23

2022 M-Purdue Prediction

Michigan 33

Purdue 20

First Street Towers, Purdue University