Michigan Football vs Florida State: 5 Reasons to Care About the Orange Bowl
A win helps everyone get over Ohio State
Some people think bowl games don’t matter, but I am not one of them. They matter and depending on the situation, they can matter a lot.
In the grand scheme of things, a win or loss may not matter much to Michigan football. But my guess is, this team cares a great deal about winning this game.
The Wolverines ended the season losing two of three. They also lost both on the last play of the game and the one to Ohio State was particularly painful. Certainly, they will want to end the season on a high note and a win over Florida State would achieve that.
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Michigan has a chance to earn its first finish in the top 5 of the final AP poll for the first time since 1999, the last time UM won the Orange Bowl. Tom Brady was the quarterback then.
Yea, that’s how long it’s been since Michigan has finished as a top-5 team.
Winning the Orange Bowl not only gets Michigan its 11th win, which signals its own success, but it also probably gets UM in the top 5.
But most importantly, it will help wash away the bad taste leftover from the loss to Ohio State.