Adjusted season predictions

Submitted by Moleskyn on

Michigan sits at 5-2, and we've now got a little more than half a season's worth of data. With that in mind, how do you see the rest of the schedule playing out? Have your expectations for any of the remaining games changed?

Here's what I've got:

  • 10/28: Rutgers - W
  • 11/4: Minnesota - W
  • 11/11: @ MD - W
  • 11/18: @ Wisconsin - L
  • 11/25: OSU - toss-up

Compared to my expectations coming into the season, the offense is certainly not as good as hoped. Despite that, I still don't think Rutgers, Minnesota, or Maryland have an offense capable of doing anything against Don Brown's D. 

Wisconsin's offense probably plays more to the strengths of UM's D, particularly compared to Penn State's offense, but I just don't see the offense being able to go into Camp Randall to pull off a win. 

The OSU game is always a toss-up. Despite the struggles of the offense, it's a home game and weird things can happen in rivalry games. I still think it will be an uphill battle for UM, but you never know in that game. 

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M-Dog

October 26th, 2017 at 4:14 PM ^

We have two issues this season:

A) Youth, inexperience, and injuries, which do matter, as several posts over the last couple of days have documented quite well.

B) A complex, intricate offensive system which compounds the negative impact of our youth, inexperience, and injuries.

Our offense is very unforgiving.  It does nothing to help out a backup QB or inexperienced OL or young receivers.  It's dead in the water until those guys become somebody else.

That's not happening this year.

 

 

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wolverinebutt

October 26th, 2017 at 4:41 PM ^

My preseason prediction was 10 wins.  Beat everyone you are expected to beat and take out one of the big three PSU, Wisconsin or OSU.  

I'm down to 8 wins now.  I just haven't seen anything on the field where I can say we can get Wisconsin on the road.  This hurts me, but OSU is just on another level than us. 

Sorry my fellow fans, but we just have to many issues on the OL, QB and WR positions to have a big run.  Next year will be better.     

  

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allintime23

October 26th, 2017 at 8:59 PM ^

10-2 knocking the B1G out of the college football playoff after wins at Wisconsin (erasing the ranked road win drought) and a 27-24 upset of #2 Ohio State who will go on to lose to Wisconsin in the title game.

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