Citrus Bowl Preview
The Michigan Insider
247Sports, Michigan Football, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan, Michigan athletics, College Football
4.6 • 855 Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2019
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Ahead of the No. 14 Michigan football team's matchup against No. 13 Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl, Michigan beat writer Zach Shaw breaks down three things he learned in his time covering the Citrus Bowl, two big questions he still has and offers his one prediction for the game.
In terms of things he learned, Shaw points first toward Michigan's seemingly serious approach, why that matters and how it has differed slightly from previous seasons. He also reveals why he feels like the offense is more fired up than he expected, and some of the key comments in that regard. Finally, he breaks down a defense, particularly in the backfield, that feels like it has a lot to prove.
In his remaining questions, Shaw offers a glimpse into why he is skeptical of Alabama's motivation level after a few conversations with Crimson Tide reporters. He also discusses the biggest perceived mismatch in the game, pitting Michigan's shorthanded defensive line against Alabama's elite offensive line.
Finally, Shaw explains the significance a Michigan upset could have, but why he doesn't think it will ultimately happen.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast, your audio source for all things, Michigan football, basketball, and recruiting. |
| 0:06.5 | I'm your host, Sean. No Steve Lorenz today. He had some sort of pipe issue in his house, so he's a little bit out of the office this week. |
| 0:15.6 | But I am down in Orlando covering Michigan Citrus Bowl matchup against Alabama. |
| 0:21.9 | So this preview podcast, we also don't have our over-unders. |
| 0:26.1 | So what we're going to do is we're going to do three things I learned while covering the |
| 0:30.3 | citrus bowl down here. |
| 0:31.8 | Two questions I still have. |
| 0:34.2 | And then I'll do one prediction and I'll try to, try to add some detail to it. But |
| 0:39.3 | wanted to give, you know, do a little three, two, one. Maybe that's, that's easy for our |
| 0:43.0 | listeners to digest. If you want to read, myself and Josh Newkirk have written a ton from this |
| 0:48.6 | bowl game, talking to players, talking to coaches. And so you can check it all out at the |
| 0:53.5 | Michiganinsider.com and Michigan.247 sports.com. |
| 0:57.2 | So let's get started with the things we learned. |
| 0:59.9 | And they're all pretty similar. |
| 1:02.7 | I mean, it's the same stuff. |
| 1:04.7 | It's, and I came in, I arrived in Orlando wondering if Michigan cared. |
| 1:08.6 | And so the first, first thing I thought that was notable is that Michigan seems pretty serious. |
| 1:16.4 | They always have these little events, you know, go to, go to an arcade, go to Universal, |
| 1:21.7 | go to, you know, the Kids Day, where they're kind of helping, or not helping, they're accompanying kids at the amusement park. |
| 1:31.4 | Pretty good cause. |
| 1:32.9 | A little bit, I could read a little bit more about that. |
| 1:36.5 | It felt like Michigan, you know, their starters really, they went to the Kids Day, and I think that's rewarding enough that I agree. |
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