Michigan Opens Up +10 at Wisconsin
November 12th, 2017 at 7:25 PM ^
Hmm, yeah does say noon FOX now. So either it updated or I'm blind.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:12 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:14 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:17 PM ^
Because we're fans and...
November 12th, 2017 at 6:48 PM ^
They're afraid of being accused of being bad Michigan fans who are short two testicles if they don't predict victories for Michigan in each and every game ever.
November 12th, 2017 at 7:01 PM ^
according to his criterion you probably should suspend your account. many of us would be disappointed but you would be pleasing captain civility.
November 12th, 2017 at 8:31 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 8:04 PM ^
I'd hoped that we would have Black back by now, in time for these final two games. Defenses must account for him, and I do believe Peters can get the ball to him. Has anyone heard if he has returned to practice yet?
If not, perhaps we'll have him for our bowl game.
November 12th, 2017 at 9:34 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:15 PM ^
That line is more or less what I would have guessed, but as someone said, it's in line with the updated analytics.
It's a winnable game, I think. Wisconsin's offense in particular feeds into what Don Brown seems to do best.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:20 PM ^
Don Brown putting pressure on Hornibrook is a good thing.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:17 PM ^
For Harbaugh to show that M has indeed improved.
M to win this one.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:26 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 8:08 PM ^
And next to Iowa, Wisconsin is one of the toughest places to play. Just glad it's not a night game, as I feared it would be when I first saw the schedule.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:28 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:32 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:32 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:32 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:33 PM ^
i can see 10 for an impartial semi-educated guess. not sure what to make of the game this coming week. while i don't think its likely we'll have a nambla valley game, you can't quite rule that possibility out, either.
toe meets leather saturday at noon. i guess we'll have to wait until then.
November 12th, 2017 at 8:22 PM ^
November 13th, 2017 at 10:18 AM ^
I like our chances with all things being even.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:41 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 7:03 PM ^
Hornibrook is second in the conference in passing efficiency.
He's 132/206 for 64% and 1863 yds and 17 TDs, averaging 186.3 yds per game
That's better than all three Michigan QBs combined this season. It's also better than Peters individually, who's completing just over 60% and is averaging 82.5 yds per game. The only statistical category that Peters has a clear advantage in is TD/INTs.
If Hornibrook is garbage, we're no better.
November 12th, 2017 at 7:41 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 8:00 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 8:34 PM ^
Granted, our defense is better than Iowa's, but Wisconsin amassed over 380 yds in total offense against the Hawkeyes, including over 250 yards rushing.
Meanwhile Wisconsin's D had no trouble with Iowa's offense, holding Stanley to 8/24 for 41 yards in the air, and limiting Iowa to a measly 69 yds rushing.
Aside from all that, the critical difference to me is that it's a home game for Wisconsin.
November 12th, 2017 at 9:33 PM ^
It's also better than Peters individually, who's completing just over 60% and is averaging 82.5 yds per game.To be fair, we should exclude the Purdue game (when he attempted one pass) from the analysis. Peters's average in the last three games is 108.3 per game - still pretty low of course.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:50 PM ^
I initially thought this was a night game in Madison, which had me worried. Now I am really looking forward to Saturday.
May the best team win.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:55 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:55 PM ^
I give an edge of M D vs their O. I give a greater edge to W D vs M O. All that said, game will be closer than anyone thinks. Probably a lot like last year. Pressure clearly on W as they have EVERYTHING at stake. They lose, there will be no trip to final four even if they win B1G championship. W is not getting respect due to who they have played. If they lose to Michigan, it will validate those feelings. W must win out and beat whover they play in Indy and they will have a ticket to CFB championships.
Should M win it will be a huge confidence boost for The Game. This will be a 7 point game AT MOST.
November 12th, 2017 at 7:59 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 6:55 PM ^
I'm probably the biggest pessimist on the board and I think this is a winnable game. Not sure if I'm going to pull the trigger and call it a win just yet, though. I have a good feeling it'll be a low-scoring game. Much like last year.
November 12th, 2017 at 6:57 PM ^
This is even easier money than Michigan -15.5 I got last weekend. Cover Guaransheed.
November 12th, 2017 at 7:08 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 7:20 PM ^
Lovie has his work cut out for him.
November 12th, 2017 at 8:26 PM ^
November 12th, 2017 at 7:26 PM ^
If we win on Saturday, this would probably be the biggest road win Michigan has had in over a decade.
November 12th, 2017 at 8:24 PM ^
2006 was the last year we beat a ranked team on the road, an overrated ND team coached by Mr. Decided Schematic Advantage.
November 12th, 2017 at 9:37 PM ^
November 13th, 2017 at 8:59 AM ^
Sure, they haven't really played anyone. But we've lost to anyone on our schedule that currently sports a winning record, so we're a big unknown too. And this team hasn't put together a truly complete game over a good road opponent in years. Maybe even a decade back to the '06 ND game. So I'm skeptical until I see it happen.
Not to say Michigan doesn't have a shot, but the offense will (finally) have to start pulling its weight. I trust Brown to draft up a gameplan to slow down Wisconsin's offense, but if the offense consistently goes three and out, Wisconsin will be happy to sit back and just slowly chip away at the defense. Wisconsin's defense will consistently stack the box and bring the house on Peters until he proves he can consistently beat their defense through the air. Maybe he can, but this is his first TRUE road game. If we win this game it will have to be on his arm.
If he can hit a few passes and get Wisconsin to back some guys off of the line, and if the defense can maintain the status quo, we've definitely got a shot. Otherwise, I think the result ends like last year where both defenses keep it close, but the end result is never really in doubt because one offense just can't muster anything whatsoever, and the other offense can do just enough.
November 13th, 2017 at 10:25 AM ^
"Peters hasn't turned the ball over and at least forced defenses to respect the pass."
Pretty obvious that both Wisconsin and tOSU are going to force Peters to beat them. They'll load the box, and if he can throw, they'll try to confuse him- by mixing various blitzes, and at other times dropping eight.
Michigan has not shown it can beat people over the top, and Peters hasn't shown (much) that he can handle the blitz. He will be severely tested. Go minus on turnovers, and Michigan loses.
The defense will also be tested. They haven't had to handle many long drives from the offenses they've faced so far- the Badgers and Buckeyes are much better than what we have seen. I expect to see them scheming to take advantage of Michigan's tendency to overpursue and nobody from the back seven left on the backside for coutners and bootlegs and reverses and other such trickery. When I saw Maryland try that throwback to the QB, I immediately thought, "J.T. Barrett"- glad we got a look at something like that. Let's hope Don Brown will have them prepared..
November 13th, 2017 at 5:41 AM ^
a dumpster fire now. They were ranked and favored at the time we played them on the road.
November 13th, 2017 at 8:50 AM ^
Every time we've played them has been a neutral site game, and at least two of the three times (both bowl games) were against Florida teams that very clearly played like they didn't want to be there. Not that that's Michigan's fault, but beating one hapless, apathetic Florida team and one halfway decent Meyer-coached Florida team, all at neutral sites, don't classify as truly big wins in my book.
November 12th, 2017 at 7:32 PM ^
Allah wills it.
November 12th, 2017 at 8:15 PM ^
Our white male Christian god wills it. Better?
November 12th, 2017 at 8:42 PM ^
do you mean white-people-created-version-LOL-no-way-Swedish Jesus:
Or forensically more accurate prediction Jesus?
November 12th, 2017 at 11:17 PM ^
Pitch the ball, Tyler
November 12th, 2017 at 11:26 PM ^
We have some touchy Christians on the server tonight.
November 12th, 2017 at 7:47 PM ^
Just curious