M vs Alabama Rose Bowl prediction based on historical data

  

Michigan is 252-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 0-2 in the 11th attended games of the season
M is 8-9 in Bowl games
M is 8-5 in January
M is 95-23 vs. non-conference opponents
M is 25-10 vs. schools from Confederate States
M is 7-4 vs. schools from the SEC
M is 1-1 vs Alabama
M is 2-1 vs all schools from Alabama
M is 41-20 away from Michigan Stadium
M is 2-4 in the Rose Bowl
M is 6-7 west of the Mississippi River
M is 9-10 in stadiums that have hosted the Super Bowl
M is 28-5 vs schools with colors in the name or nickname
M is 81-28-1 on natural turf
M is 68-24 in mid afternoon starts
M is 4-3 when playing for their 11th consecutive attended win
M is 164-32-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine
M is 75-13 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M is 2-1 vs Nick Saban
M football is 52-6-1 when Juwan Howard is a player or coach for the M basketball team
M is 90-42 vs ranked opponents
M is 3-1 when ranked #1
M is 2-0 vs teams ranked #4
M is 13-7 when ESPN Gameday is on site  (I'm assuming they will be at the Rose Bowl - if not M is 239-60-1 without ESPN Gameday)
M is 2-1 on Monday
M is 128-44 when Hoot and I are confirmed to be in attendance
M is 1-2 when jiMpossible and I are both at the Rose Bowl (sad jiMpossible is above with Bo at I believe the 1990 Rose Bowl)
M football and M hockey are combined 0-6 in semifinal games when I attended

It's easy when you look at the data:

M 29

'Bama 20

2024 Rose Bowl Prediction (Michigan-Alabama)

Michigan 25

Alabama 24

Washington takes the Trophy to the CFP

The winner of this year's College Football Playoff trophy, will also take with them the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy

Washington has been on quite a run. The Huskies has ripped off 16 straight wins since taking the Trophy from Oregon in November of 2022. This is their 11th time as holders of the Trophy.

• Washington is no 44-23 all-time in Trophy games
• This will be the 15th time the Sugar Bowl has hosted a Trophy game
• The team coming in the with Trophy is 12-2 in these match-ups
• Texas is 10-10 in Trophy games and is a 4-time Trophy holder
• The Longhorns went on a 4 game win streak after defeating Alabama in the 1965 Orange Bowl before losing to Arkansas
  
• Texas had a 2 game run at the end of the 1998 season carrying the Trophy through the 1999 Cotton Bowl before getting upset by NC State in the BCA Classic
  
• They ended USC's long run in the amazing 2006 Rose Bowl - BCS national championship game and won their opener of the 2006 season before falling to the Buckeyes
• Their last win was over Oklahoma State in 2008
• Most recent loss was last year to Washington in the Alamo Bowl

One of these schools will carry the Trophy into the Championship game and face either Michigan or Alabama.

• Michigan is 25-27-1 in Trophy games and are 9-time Trophy holders
• Alabama is 64-22 in Trophy games and has won the Trophy 11 times
   

2023 Michigan-Iowa Prediction

Michigan 30

Iowa 7

B1G Championship game (2023) prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 251-67-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 6-2 in the 10th attended game of the season
M is 155-44-1 vs conference opponents
M is 14-4 vs.Iowa
M is 87-20 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine
M is 41-20 away from Michigan Stadium
M is 2-0 in conference championship games
M is 8-1 vs teams ranked 17
M is 15-5 when ranked #2
M is 19-11 when ranked in the top 5 vs ranked teams
M is 244-62-1 on Saturday
M is 6-6 in NFL stadiums
M is 23-6 in night games
M is 70-8 vs. schools where either the school’s name or nickname was a key character/element or in the title of a tv show or movie I watched as a kid
M is 4-3 in domes
M is 74-13 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team
M football is 51-6-1 when Juwan Howard has a similar role with the M Basketball team  

It's easy when you look at the data

M 29

Iowa 5