The spread was 10 and Michigan covered. Also, EPSN’s in-game win percentage never had Michigan below a 91% chance of winning in the 4th quarter. Iowa was not “a whisker away”.
Did you let your guard down during the State game two years ago? How about the Alabama game in 2012? I think the game of football is a little bigger than you or me.
Adopting the spread is probably the best course of action even if Michigan goes through another laborious rebuilding. There's a reason why there's a shortage of high-caliber "Manball" coaches, it's a dying form of football. Just because Michigan won a lot of games in the 70s and 80s doesn't mean they have to play like it's still the 70s and 80s.
Excepting the Harbaugh brothers, Mullen's track record makes him one of the more desirable candidates right now. He took a perennial bottom feeder and now appears to have them on the precipice of greatness. Plus, a popular argument against him is that he was "on the hot seat" after last season, which, if true and not media generated, speaks more to fan irrationality and impatience than his coaching acumen.
I ran the numbers and in 2010 Michigan actually outscored its opponents in every quarter except the 2nd. However, they were outscored by 100+ in the 2nd.
Interestingly enough, Michigan scored more points than its opponents in 2009, though some of that may have been due to the 63-6 drubbing of Delaware St.
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Air Force is 35 on the SP+ results released today.
The defense finished last year 9th in SP, the offense was 15.
The Game is 40 hours away? I can’t believe I forgot today’s Thanksgiving.
The spread was 10 and Michigan covered. Also, EPSN’s in-game win percentage never had Michigan below a 91% chance of winning in the 4th quarter. Iowa was not “a whisker away”.
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The only time he went 5-7 was his first year. Some Mississippi State fans wanted him fired after he went 7-6 last year.
Adopting the spread is probably the best course of action even if Michigan goes through another laborious rebuilding. There's a reason why there's a shortage of high-caliber "Manball" coaches, it's a dying form of football. Just because Michigan won a lot of games in the 70s and 80s doesn't mean they have to play like it's still the 70s and 80s.
Excepting the Harbaugh brothers, Mullen's track record makes him one of the more desirable candidates right now. He took a perennial bottom feeder and now appears to have them on the precipice of greatness. Plus, a popular argument against him is that he was "on the hot seat" after last season, which, if true and not media generated, speaks more to fan irrationality and impatience than his coaching acumen.
I ran the numbers and in 2010 Michigan actually outscored its opponents in every quarter except the 2nd. However, they were outscored by 100+ in the 2nd.
Interestingly enough, Michigan scored more points than its opponents in 2009, though some of that may have been due to the 63-6 drubbing of Delaware St.
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What's the general reaction among recruits to his type of recruiting? I would find this level of pandering to be off-putting.