re: Bowl Game

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I see the point, but in the end a win is all the really matters. Nobody remembers who played who after 20 days of endless bowl games. The 10 wins really is a weird demarcation, but it is a real perspective change for people. Coaches could sell it on the trail...as mentioned finishing ahead of bama would also be a big deal.

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I probably not doing a good job explaining my position. I care about the quality of the opponent's brand moreso than the quality of the opponent, if all things are equal.

If all things are equal, and for example, I think Michigan and Wisconsin and Minnesota are roughly equivalent, I want Michigan. It's better to win and it's less problematic if we lose.

If I thought we could steamroll Minnesota or Memphis then I'd be happy to take a cheap win over a lesser program. But I don't think those are lower risk games than Michigan. And they're probably fairly good competition that we could theoretically lose to, and 9-4 with a loss to a program in a lower tier would be a really sour end to this season, much like 2017.