Your prediction - Who scores the first TD this season?
I'm going to go outside the box and say it'll be Patterson on a QB scramble up the middle. After Shea hits 3-4 passes on the drive, MTSU's defense is going to be running around like headless chickens looking for receivers, which will leave a huge lane up the middle for Patterson to waltz into the endzone.
In fact, my gut is telling me that Michigan is going to have an amazingly weird day for QBs and scoring, like 4 rushing TDs between Patterson and McCaffrey. Call it a hunch.
DPJ on punt return after the defense forces a 3 and out.
The fullback. Michigan will line up in 14 personnel on the first play from scrimmage because Harbaugh wants to troll everyone.
Curveball - Kwity Paye on a strip sack return for a TD. Book it.
Jordan Glasgow on a tipped pass pick 6. Because why not?
Murderwolf.
Did someone say Murderwolf?
:-) yep, that's Murderwolf!
Wilson down the middle for 2 yards.
Too early in august for this thread
I'm more concerned about the weather for opening day. I hope someone posts a game day weather thread today.
Thank you Ollie!
YOU WANT THIS DOG?
That storm is headed right for my opening day location, so I sure hope that forecast is wrong!
A little premature to worry about that, isn't it?
Dax. Gets the ball somehow and takes it to the house. Kickoff, punt, INT, who the hell knows. first of many
Bench on a HB dive from the one.
I'm going with Sainristil on a jet sweep.
MTSU S Jovante Moffatt will pick up a McKeon fumble on Michigan's first drive and return it 58 yds for a TD.
though evil, the unflinching truthiness behind this made me lol very hard.
You’ve led a hard life. Worn to the bone.
Michigan has lost 341 games since its first season in 1879.
I started school at UM in 1971, and since then Michigan has lost 155 games. That means I've observed 45% of the losses that have occurred in the history of our program.
25 of those losses that I've watched have been in bowl games.
current data supports the theory that UM not winning the national title every year is your fault.
thanks Don
That's why I'm keeping my full identity quiet—I don't want to end up stuffed inside a wicker wolverine that's just been set ablaze on the Diag.
Oddly specific.
Happened after the App State loss. It was hushed up.
Interesting...and your point? Not sure I follow?
Worn to the BPONE
This is funny as fuck. Made my day.
Does this fumble occur during the run or during the handoff? Just trying to assign blame appropriately. Thanks
To be fair, there are iterations of this "play" where the blame would be dynamic and difficult to assign to just one person, but there would be blame to assign.
Easy...the S&C coach.
August 6th, 2019 at 11:42 PM ^
So kind of like when Kelly killed that kid?
ND looked into it and decided that society as a whole was at fault and they couldn't get any more specific than that.
Maybe the real touchdown will be the friends we met along the way.
Tru Wilson, though.
The long snapper.
Could happen. #Glanda
giles jackson returning the first kickoff to the house
J-giles Jackson
Maybe the Centerfold of next year's HTTV could be a Freeze Frame of one of his TDs
May his season be productive enough to warrant such an honor!
Bench Mason. in a surprise jumbo package on 4th and one, rumbles 48 yards for the TD, carrying 3 defenders on his back. Instead of "speed in space", Gattis introduces "size in place" as his calling card.
MTSU gets the ball first. Dax covers the slot. First play of the game, MTSU tries to throw a slant. In an answer to all our prayers, Dax uses his incredible speed and athleticism to jump in front of the receiver and takes it to the house for a pick six.
damn i hope we have some guys who can cover a slant. that would be sweet
Has our secondary even learned that word yet?
Webster says "no"
DPJ
MTSU wins the toss, elects to go on Defense. We take the kickoff, line up on the first play from scrimmage, Patterson drops back, airs it out to DPJ who breaks free from his coverage and takes it to the house, shocking the hell out of the crowd that we
1. passed on first down, and that we
2. scored that quickly on our way to a rout.
August 6th, 2019 at 11:47 PM ^
I hate my dangerously high level of confidence that this exact thing will happen.
Whoever the kick returner is