Official pre camp predictions.
What is your official pre camp season record prediction? Our predictions could change based on what happens in camp, but with camp starting in less than 3 days, I thought it would be fun to take a prediction now. I say 13-2. We lose in National Championship game and we lose to Wisconsin. I know this is bold, but I don’t think ND or Msu will beat us and I think we get it done against Osu someway somehow.
They’re gonna be good.
Must win 3 of ND, PSU, OSU, MSU, and Wisc.
Cannot lose to State. The only way I'd consider the season a success with a loss to State is if they win the other 11. Fuck those guys. Its time to start Dantonio on the road to retirement.
8-4 (5-4)
Schedule is brutal
11-1, go to Indy
Higdon for 1000 yards
Winovich 13 sacks
Gary 8 sacks
Patterson 3000 yards
Notre Dame - W
WMU - W
SMU - W
Nebraska- W
Northwestern- W
Maryland - W
Wisconsin- L
Michigan State - W
Penn State - W
Rutgers - W
Indiana- W
Ohio State - L
Beat Notre Dame.
9-3 with a brutal schedule. Would still feel disappointing though.
In the past I’ve always been pessimistic but this year I’ll be a little optimistic. I think Jim does feel the heat/tension from a lot of fans and he’s really motivated. I’ll go 10-2 overall. Just think the schedule is a little bit too much. I have a gut feeling we’ll beat one of MSU/OSU and lose to either Wiscy or PSU. Having Wiscy/MSU/PSU back to back to back will be interesting to say the least.
WR will really come into their own with proper coaching. NFL players don’t really need position coaching that much, college players do. So the fact we didn’t really have much of that last year is ridiculous.
OL will hold up decently but won’t be fantastic. Interior should be fine. As long as the tackles aren’t a circus like it was last year we’ll be alright.
And ofc these two things will make it much easier on Shea Patterson who should have a solid year if he stays healthy.
If the defense stays lights out I could see us winning the conference. But on the flip side I could see us going 8-4 again. A lot of big games this year. Time to start winning at least a few of them. No excuses.
I think we get PSU after a bye so i think that will help...
Yes, a bye before:
Mich St, Oct 20
BYE, Oct 27
Penn St, Nov 3
We will have a top-10 level team against a really good schedule and the difference between playoff contender and 8-4 will come down to a few bounces against the better teams on the schedule. After the last several years, I'll believe we actually get those when we get them.
Hard to believe nobody has posted this yet....
Cue the Mr. T Pain Gif. Damn web site. Oh well.
Who the fuck is going to beat them?
The offense will average 30+ per game.
OSU might keep it within 10. Everyone else will get steamrolled.
I think we'll lose to ND (beginning of season nerves) and win out the rest of our schedule.
I think they are going to smoke nd
Schedule is brutal and the OL will struggle yet again against the top defenses. Lucky to finish 8-4 in the regular season unless Ed Warinner is some God-like coach who can turn water into wine. Hopefully, we can win the bowl game and go into 2019 with momentum maybe convince Shea to stay another year. Then re-tool the OL with the higher ranked recruits and gain real improvement. Sorry, but I have no confidence in JBB and Runyan versus DLs from ND/MSU/PSU/UW/OSU.
Or you actually have a an now that can move and make things happen with their feet
2 years ago our LT position was the biggest concern. Newsome up until the week before the first game was rumored to be passed by Brederson. Maybe Hudson does what Newsome does. Grant was the best OL til his injury.
Lucky to be 8-4? Man, get on bro.
"Lucky to finish 8-4"
Don't faint now precious.
OL is better than advertised and becomes a strength. Overall O improves at WR and TE. Gentry becomes a Gronk-lite weapon. DCaff has an exceptional camp, but not quite enough to overtake Patterson, but enough to make things interesting. Undefeated at home. No need to mention the BEAST of a D!!!!!
Last week Jim Harbaugh said Dylan McCaffrey has "it". I will be happy to watch him for 2 to 3 years, starting next year. :-)
We will not lose to MSU. Those days are over. Everyone's just shell shocked by the past.
9-3. We play 6 good teams this season, we go 3-3 in those games. Wins vs NW and Penn State. 1-3 vs Wisky, MSU, ND, and OSU.
12-1 B1G champs, whatever happens after that I am happy with.
10-3
We will lose to OSU and at ND. And bowls are meaningless unless you're in the playoff so we will lose the bowl game too.
The defense is going to be fun to watch. If the offense can get to slightly above average the season could be special, but thats quite the jump.
11-1 regular season with a loss to OSU being the only blemish.
We don't go to the B1G Championship because OSU is undefeated.
Which means we also get shut out of the NCG and play in a New Year's day bowl game that is disappointing even though we all know we should be happy.
12-1 finish.
If the only loss is to an undefeated OSU on the road with this schedule, I think they would get in the final four at that point. There would have to be a few undefeated teams which hasnt happened yet.
I can get behind 9-3...sadly, I think two of those losses are on the road (MSU and OSU) and prob a standard B1G loss that UM seems to chalk up every year to an inferior opponent.
For clarification about MSU, I actually think UM is the better team (not by much). The reason I think we drop MSU is solely and entirely because we play Wisconsin the week prior.
From everything I’ve read over the years: news reports, player interviews, etc, Wisconsin tends to be the most physical team in the B1G. I’ve read and heard many reports that players simply don’t recover between weeks after playing Wisconsin.
To go from Wisconsin into another very physical grudge match against MSU is an opportunity for disaster. We could play any other B1G team the week before MSU and I think we’d win...it really sucks to play them that week though. Blah.
8-4, possibly 7-5.
OL is unproven, and our defense can only do so much. Team is more talented than last year but schedule does us no favors. Not trying to troll, just not very confident.
Sad but true. Can Shea stay out of the hospital this season? We can all talk about simplification but the simple fact is our OL is really not good from a ranking standpoint. There is not one NFL type guy on our OL yet they are playing against NFL caliber DLs and blitzing LBs across all of ND/MSU/UW/PSU/OSU. Not trolling here. I am a huge UM fan but unless Ed is a miracle worker it will be tough to win any of those games.
7-5. You can Racback it.
I really wish that guy would resurrect his account just for shits and giggles. He would shut down the servers.
No unexpected losses and 3-2 against ND-MSU-WISC-PSU-OSU and I'll be real happy. It's hard to overstate the brutality of the schedule.
People are underestimating the brutality of our schedule.
These are college kids not NFL road veterans.
With a heavy heart I predict 8-4. I will say that I think 9-3 is more likely than 7-5.
It's killing me. I wish it were otherwise but I have seen nothing to make me feel better about the offensive line. And dear god we saw how horribly that cratered the team last year. Like inverted Olympus Mons crater.
Maybe I'm just scarred from the last dozen years. I hope that I'm wrong.
13-2 win the big east and big championship lose in the championship.
Not sure who the loss will be to during the year but that’s a tough slate
i believe in this team especially if they get past Nd.
Lane Kiffin will be awesome.
There is 1 team on the schedule better than us and that is OSU.
MSU will not win this season.
The pessimistic outlook is expected but the OL WILL NOT BE WHAT YOU THINK THEY ARE this year.
We have the best QB we have had in a decade and the best RB we’ve had in a decade; along with the best D since 1997.
8-4 is not acceptable
Agree 8-4 is not acceptable, but it could be reality given the road schedule and UW/MSU games are back-to-back. If we had UW's OL I would be optimistic and predicting an undefeated season. But we don't ... so not optimistic we can move the ball enough to beat the best defenses on our schedule. Will we be competitive in every game? Absolutely yes because of an elite D, but until we have a re-tooled OL we are not championship bound. We just don't have the horses.
Caveat is Coach Ed turning water into wine. Then we go something like 10-2 and beat OSU because he has them nasty for that one. In that scenario I could see a rematch with UW in the B1G title game but I don't see us beating them. UW is likely B1G champ and CFP finalist against Bama. UW has it all this year - veteran QB, elite RB and elite OL with a top 10 defense. UW is our toughest game despite home field advantage. Hope I am wrong and Ed is a miracle man with our OL.
I’m firmly in the “I’ll believe it when I see it camp.” With the Oline struggles of the last several years, the inconsistent QB play, this ridiculous schedule, it’s going to be rough. Potentially good enough to be 10-2, but 8-4 can’t be ruled out either.
For the love of all things holy, please AT LEAST split MSU/OSU. I really can’t take getting swept by those buffoons on the regular.
Win the first one.
Beat ND. Then Win them ALL.
Barring any key injuries, Michigan should win every game it is favored to win, and will play OSU for the Big Ten East.
I can see anywhere between 8-4 and 11-1, but I'd guess 10-2 with close losses to ND and MSU. I think the offense will take some time to fully weaponize as Patterson learns how to take care of the football and make good decisions and Dantonio always seems to have some voodoo magic going for him against UM. Michigan should take care of business at home and will have the firepower to tango with the Buckeyes in Columbus. 10-2 with those losses should put Michigan in the conference championship game assuming MSU picks up two conference losses. What'll happen from there is anyone's guess.
August 1st, 2018 at 12:24 AM ^
Football will be played. Competitions will be decided. The team will improve.
Best case scenario, IMO:
Lose to ND in the opener because of a not fully developed offence and a couple "touchdown jesus" special teams plays, win out and celebrate in the home of the 49ers.
It has a nice full-circledness about it.
8-4 or 9-3 reg season, dominant victory in lower tier bowl game.
I think if you get out of the schedule is tough, they cant beat them all mindset...every game is reasonably winnable.
I'd go 11-1 with a surprise loss to someone like Nebraska or Northwestern or ND..but beating the good teams. Winning the CCG and potentiall playing Bama in the 1st round of the playoff which will have the highest ratings of any cfb in history, watching Harbaugh vs Saban.