The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS or conditioning. They're very understanding. I have to make it up later." Wile earned Academic All-Big Ten honors this fall. "We learn this like optimization methods, supply chains, figuring out the cost of transporting goods from Point A to Point B or the cost of manufacturing goods and how to reduce those costs and increase profit," Wile said. "A lot of industrial operations majors go on to get consulting jobs, where they will help companies figure out what to cut out or add in order to increase profit. "We also learn ergonomics, which involves making sure production methods that involve human beings are safer and reduce injury." — Andy Reid THEWOLVERINE.COM POLL RESULTS Each month, TheWolverine.com runs a new poll for its readers to vote on. If you would like to vote, go to www.thewolverine.com. The poll is located on our premium message board, The Fort. Did Brady Hoke make the right decision to go for two in the final minute of the Ohio State game? Yes — 92 percent No — 8 percent 1,356 votes Staff of The Wolverine consensus: Yes. MICHIGAN RANKS THIRD NATIONALLY IN TV RATINGS When the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl chose to invite Michigan over Nebraska, many were surprised. The Wolverines had gone 7-5 overall and 3-5 in conference play, and lost to the Cornhuskers (8-4, 5-3) this season. However, U-M still draws a bigger crowd than NU, and its television appeal probably was a deciding factor. In 2013, Michigan ranked third nationally in average viewers with 5,257,781, more than two million more than Nebraska (3,240,833), according to data collected by Sports Media Watch. Averaging the viewership for teams with at least three games on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and FOX Sports 1, the site compiled the top 80 schools nationally, with Alabama (6,465,000) drawing the greatest audience and Texas A&M second (5,263,900). The SEC dominated college football, filling seven of the top 10 slots, and holding an average ranking of 15.7 (the sum of every ranked school divided by the number of schools) among its 14 programs. The Big Ten, with Michigan and Ohio State (sixth) in the top 10, was second, with an average ranking of 24.3 while the Pac-12 came in third (41.2), the ACC fourth (42.5) and the Big 12 fifth (45.4). If this year's numbers are any indication, Maryland and Rutgers will be a drain on the conference's viewership. The Terrapins ranked 55th nationally — two spots below the Big Ten's lowest rated-program (Indiana) — while the Scarlet Knights came in at 61st. The Maize and Blue's bowl opponent,