THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #41 Michigan (5-5, 1-1 B10) vs #305 EMU (5-4, 0-0 MAC) WHERE Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI WHEN Saturday, 2:30 PM THE LINE Kenpom: M -20 Torvik: M-20 TELEVISION BTN (link) THE OVERVIEW The bowling alley is gone. Its sign is gone. The MGoShirt based on it is no longer in our store because nobody wanted it. But the legend lives on from the phallus on down in a now-annual Washtenaw rivalry we call the Ypsi-Arbor Bowl, when Michigan and EMU grads come together in their Michigan gear and hope the teacher's college down the way doesn't upset the season too badly. Last year we did this in Detroit's LCA, whose atmosphere was honestly better than I've seen it for any Red Wings or Pistons game I've been to since it was built. EMU brought Emoni Bates and Noah Farrakhan and made it a game. Attendees hoping this meant something good for either program (or Bates) were to be sorely disappointed. EMU finished the season 317th in Kenpom and dead last
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #23 Michigan (1-0) vs #312 EMU (1-0) [Upchurch] WHERE Little Caesar's Arena Detroit, MI WHEN 9:00 PM for some reason THE LINE Kenpom: M -18 Torvik: M -18 TELEVISION ESPNU THE OVERVIEW EMU is a bad MAC program heavily reliant on their one returning starter, guard Noah Farrakhan, to drive its offense. The PG and C are true freshmen, the wings are all transfers, and the only other returning contributor from the #316 team on Kenpom last year is a Just-a-Shooter who shot 32% from the arc. Unfortunately nobody is watching/going to this to see how Michigan's new backcourt handles a challenge like Farrakhan. That's because at long last Ypsilanti legend Emoni Bates gets to play a game for Michigan at Michigan in Washtenaw County against a team from Michigan somewhere in the State of Michigan. Guessing when they scheduled this game for Detroit it wasn't expected to intersect with the object of local recruiting fascination. I can't explain the 9PM star
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