BIG TEN FOOTBALL Michigan invades Minnesota Friday

The game was shifted to Friday night to accommodate the baseball playoffs.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Michigan quarterback John Navarre says the Wolverines will view each of their remaining games as a "championship game."
And that's actually a pretty good comparison since their hopes for winning the Big Ten title and getting a shot at the Rose Bowl depend on them winning their final six games.
"We can't stub our toe again if we want to win this championship," Navarre said.
The No. 20 Wolverines (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) have accepted the fact that their early-season hopes of playing for the national title at the Sugar Bowl are gone. Their loss to Iowa last Saturday took care of that.
Now, they face the tough task to trying to win a share of the Big Ten championship.
The scenario
Even if the Wolverines beat teams currently undefeated in the conference -- Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue -- they'll need Wisconsin to lose at least once since the Badgers don't play Michigan this season.
Having to settle for the goal of the conference championship has been tough for the players to take.
"I think we have too much talent to be 4-2 and I think we are angry about it," defensive tackle Grant Bowman said.
"We have a lot of seniors and character guys who want to do something about it. We have to play like Michigan and it's not just about saying it, we have to step up and do it."
Game is Friday night
They'll have to "do it" Friday night against No. 17 Minnesota (6-0, 2-0) in the very unfriendly Metrodome. The game was moved to Friday night to accommodate the Major League Baseball playoffs.
"There is still a chance for the Big Ten and hopefully to go to the Rose Bowl," linebacker Carl Diggs said. "We can't let up now."
The Gophers also have their eyes on the Big Ten title, something they haven't won since 1967.
"I'm telling you, this team is hungry," Gophers tight end Ben Utecht said.
Minnesota has dropped 14 straight games to the Wolverines, but the Gophers are actually favored against Michigan this year.
The Gophers have responded to criticism of their soft non-conference schedule with wins over Penn State and Northwestern. Although the Nittany Lions and the Wildcats are hardly the pride of the Big Ten, the Gophers showed they can handle the pressure of close games and come from behind on the road. Beating this week's opponent would help legitimize their record and ranking.
"We know how good we are," said receiver Jared Ellerson, this week's Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week. "But beating Michigan will shut a lot of people up."
The Gophers haven't beaten Michigan since 1986, when Minnesota upset the then-No. 2 Wolverines 20-17 in Ann Arbor. Since then, the "Little Brown Jug" -- the oldest rivalry trophy in college football -- hasn't returned to Minnesota's display case.
But neither team cares as much about the jug as they do about the game's implications.
Michigan, which plummeted from No. 9 in this week's AP poll, needs to win this game not only for its bowl aspirations, but for the team's morale.