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Who knew? I would have sworn that Michigan would have played at least one home night game before, but it's never happened in the 130-year history of the program. Well, that's about to change. The university announced Thursday that its 2011 home game against Notre Dame, scheduled for September 10, will be the first night game ever held in the Big House.The Wolverines have played 33 night games in their history, all of them on the road. They're 22-11 in those games. That's well below their overall .739 winning percentage, but it's not bad for a road record. There have been three previous night games in the Michigan-Notre Dame series, all of them in South Bend, and all of them Irish victories.
This year's game in South Bend won't be played at night, but it will carry an extra load of drama. Rich Rodriguez is widely believed to be sitting on the hottest seat in all of college football. (Personally, I don't think he's even on the hottest seat in the Big Ten.) This will be Notre Dame's first season under Brian Kelly, and all he's done is win every single place he's coached. The Irish were solidly mediocre last season while the Wolverines were eyewateringly bad. This year's game will theoretically give everyone a chance to measure how far both teams have come.
I say "theoretically" because that's what many of us thought about last year's Michigan-Notre Dame game, which had more twists, loops, and disorienting moments than any episode of "Lost." It looked like Michigan was back (I certainly thought so) but by season's end it was clear the Wolverines still had a lot of wood to chop.
Next year's primetime game in front of a national audience will either feature a new Michigan coach or a Wolverine program on the rise. It's a good move for both schools, but Michigan stands to gain the most.
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