Early Rose Bowl Score Predictions?

I believe it'll be a lower scoring affair, similar to the Alabama Auburn game. Michigan knows Bama can't stop the run, so they'll go ball control until they don't have to. I think it could open up based on flukey turnovers, broken scrambles, but I'm guessing 35-24 Michigan with one pick 6.

I think Michigan is going to be able to drive the ball. I think their whole "Georgia Drill" is why they have basically used Edwards as a decoy all year long, and really downplayed play action. 

Michigan hits 2-3 deep play action shots, Edwards gets a wheel route from the slot after they start the game using him as a decoy again , and the ground and pound of Corum wears Bama down and shortens the possessions. 

Michigan 31- Bama 17

Michigan 31 - 13.  Saban won't know what hit him.  Harball hit him.  Go Blue!!!  

34-20, Michigan

Michigan 50 Alabama 46 in triple overtime

Both teams have stellar plays both offensively and defensively, taking it into overtime. We can't get the two-point conversion, but they can't get the TD and everybody falls on their back completely exhausted.

0-0, early in the 1st quarter.

I think we're better in the trenches. This one ends up looking like the Texas game with Alabama earlier. Michigan 28-18

31-24 Good guys!

UM 34 - Bama 13

Harbaugh's Magnum Opus after years of falling flat in Bowl games.

"Harbaugh can't win the big one or beat OSU!!!!!" - Proceeds to threepeat 

"Harbaugh can't win Bowl Games!!!" - Will break the narrative this post season.

JJ throws for 250 + on a bunch of deep outs, TE crossers, and D Edwards tunnel screens and a couple wheel routes.

O-line looks much improved and healthy - Corum + JJ go for 125 + yards combined rushing

Defense is stout.  Some annoying Milroe runs keep drives alive for Bama, but they struggle in the redzone and can't sustain drives.

23-20 Alabama.  I'll believe Michigan can win a big January game when I see it. I think Michigan gets a slow start, burns a bunch of 1st downs on runs into stacked boxes.  Alabama scores 14 in the first half but adjustments are made and they get held to a few field goals in the 2nd half.  Michigan offense wakes up in the second half but the initial lead is too much to overcome.  

Michigan 35  Alabama 34 in OT, missed extra point wins it 

27-20 Michigan

Michigan 78 Alabama 0

our best bet is a low scoring game. Cant get into a track meet with their athletes. 27-24 Good guys

28-24 Michigan

Junior Colson flashes his NFL measurables multiple times making us wonder where that has been  and Mikey comes up with a big play somewhere in the game to change momentum. 

The Don has him a game in the biggest of games of the season! 

31-17.  Oline holds up.  JJ runs for 50 yards, the TE"s make up the majority of the passing attack.  Corum goes for 117 yards and 2TDs. 

We win 27-16 and after the game, all the players name Orji the MVP for his stellar Milroe impression in bowl practice.

FYI, for all these people talking about Michigan didn't have a mobile QB like Milroe on their schedule, they forget the one they go up against every day in practice.

26-24 Good Guys. D does enough to contain Milroe and force a turnover or two. Special Teams is a net positive for us. Offense struggles to find consistency. A lot of drives stall out leading to field goals. Eventually we put together a drive to either score the winning TD or FG. It won't be pretty, it won't be flashy, but on 12/06 I think we win this game by 2.

Do I get to make two guesses? 

1) Assuming Michigan has secretly been holding back play-action and targeting Donovan Edwards when he gets matched up with a linebacker - 35-24 good guys.

2) Michigan keeps doing what we've seen all year, but McCarthy doesn't get away with those 2-3 'WTF are you doing' moments and Alabama capitalizes on a turnover or two. 31-24 Alabama.

23-21 good guys.  Corum breaks the TD record.  Turner wins it on a walk-off FG.

Michigan 31

Alabama 30

Tight game decided on late FG

Meechigan 67 - Bama 65 in triple OT 

Alabama - 41

Michigan - 31

Call me a pessimist. Call me a cynic. That's fine, but I've had a bad feeling about this matchup since the second it was announced. I would rather have played almost anyone else. No, its not your older brother's Alabama team. But its still Nick Saban. And we have his complete, undivided attention for a whole month.

It's still an army of 5* MonStars that Alabama has at every level and every position group. 

Its still an incredibly dangerous mobile QB who I'm fully expecting to convert at least one 3rd and forever with his legs that will not allow Michigan's defense off the field when they absolutely need to. Its going to be one of those moments where Michigan just scored a TD that gets them within 3-7 points late in the game, the Michigan side of the stadium is rocking, and then Milroe converts a 3rd and 15 by making the scramble of his life and no one can bring him down until its already too late. Its very much going to be a "Throw your remote at the TV in a blind rage and break the screen" kind of moment. 

Michigan has a path to victory against this Alabama team. They can win, and its not a pipe dream. Its more than a puncher's chance for sure, but they have to play near mistake-free football, because I don't expect a Nick Saban team, in this type of game, to make mistakes. Honestly, even just one mistake in this game can Michigan in. This is not a team like TCU where you can commit multiple mistakes and still be in the game at the end. 

I'll be happy to be proven wrong. I will take my crow and eat with a smile. But even disregarding Michigan's absolutely dreadful performances in the postseason....you still have to beat Nick freaking Saban. 

I'll believe it when I see it. 

42-27    Michigan Wins!

Michigan 34- Alabama 23

Alabama scores 5 times but has to settle for 3 field goals on drives that stall in FG range. 

Michigan has 4 TDs along with 2 field goals! 

Michigan 19-10

Michigan 27, Alabama 24.

#GoBlue

#Bet

38-17.   Send Saban into retirement… starting the BIG10 domination that we are about to see …

This could go two ways.....the use of JJ is the key. Alabama will get some big plays on our defense, so they will score somewhere around 24 or 27.

If we go back to the game planning earlier in the year, with a better run/pass balance, I could see us winning 27-24.

If we stick with what's been happening the last four weeks, then I see something like 27-23 Alabama.

C'mon Jim, go all-in. It's the only way in the CFP.

I think we win a game that feels much like The Game where we mostly feel in control but always highly-anxious and one score away from losing.

Michigan 27-24 

with 'Bama getting a late TD drive and then us recovering the onside kick.