Rest of season predictions
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:44 PM ^
DOOM
We're headed for a 7-5 season and no New Year's Day bowl. The formerly optimistic side of me is gasping for breath as it tries to convince the rational side of me that we'll go 2-2 down the stretch.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:44 PM ^
We can win the next three but when the Buckeyes come to town we will live the life of the smallest guy in the cell block............ As bad as we looked today, our upcoming competition doesn't look great either.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:45 PM ^
2-2.
Pelini is probably done after this season. Northwestern looks to have mailed in their season. Not like Northwestern is a real away game anyways. Then lose to Iowa because M can't win on the road and lose to Ohio because of the season long issues M has had and Borges going for another 27 for 27 because he's so smart.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:45 PM ^
There will be a lot of whining, complaining, and over the top butthurt, regardless of whether we win or lose.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
Still defending this staff, LastHoke?
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:11 PM ^
From stupidity? Of course.
From valid criticisms? I'm right there making them.
Your ideas about me have always been extremely misguided, because you can't see past your own nose.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:45 PM ^
Win vs. Northwestern, although I could easily see this being the game that Northwestern miraculously gets back on track and becomes an offensive juggernaut once again.
Loss vs. Iowa, Iowa's not that good but we can't beat anyone of any substance on the road.
Loss vs. OSU, this one could get extremely ugly. Urban won't hesitate for one second to hang 100 on us if he can.
8-4, Wild Wings Bowl vs. probably TCU or Texas Tech
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
Beat Ohio and Nebraska... Lose to Iowa and Northwestern becuase we find ways to lose on the road, but we win in amazing fashion at home... So long 2013 season... Can we have Denard back?
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:49 PM ^
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
...sad to say.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:49 PM ^
L- M will lose to OSU yet be competetive owing to the rivalry and being at home. Iowa is a tough place to play and they seem to be fairly stout on D.
W - Nebraska is comparably confused and we get em' at home, NW is in a tailspin with less than rabid fans.
Assuming we lose to OSU this year, Hoke will be 1-2 vs MSU and 0-2 vs. Meyer heading into road games against both next year.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
If Gardner's injury is serious, then you can write it all off. He's also a lot less likely to be in Notre Dame form that banged up even if he does play. He looked one or two steps slower than in previous weeks on every scramble today.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:57 PM ^
of Gardner's injury? I pretty much abandoned the game with 4 minutes left but overheard the TV guys mentioning "injury" a couple plays into Shane Morris's mop-up duty.
I see, too, that the thread has been deleted about whether or not DG is a legit QB---was hoping to peek at it to see what it said re: his injury, but I'm too late.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
2 - 2 is the best with him "healthy". I don't want to think about what it would be like with Morris as QB. No New Years Bowl game is very likely. Incredibly disappointed in this staff and upper classmen.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:53 PM ^
2 - 2 is the best with him "healthy". I don't want to think about what it would be like with Morris as QB. No New Years Bowl game is very likely. Incredibly disappointed in this staff and upper classmen.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:53 PM ^
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November 2nd, 2013 at 8:03 PM ^
Meyer being 21-0 at OSU is insane(hurts to say), especially considering he didn't have time or bother to bring in his own coaching staff. Regardless of competition, 21 consecutive wins is nuts.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:20 PM ^
we are a desirable spot for a big name coach now ? We could not get Harbaugh to come here, and I cannot see anybody big coming to a team that is failing in a piss poor conference, where RR was treated so badly by the boosters when he was not ian instant winner. The problem goes back to keeping Lloyd Carr way too long and letting OSU get sooooo far ahead that it will now take 5-10 years minimum to get to relevancy. Who would come here ? We as Michigan men think that people will jump at the chance to come here. We are deluded in our self importance. Something has to change before anybody but a BIG risk coach at a small school would come.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
we are a desirable spot for a big name coach now ? We could not get Harbaugh to come here, and I cannot see anybody big coming to a team that is failing in a piss poor conference, where RR was treated so badly by the boosters because he was not an instant winner. The problem goes back to keeping Lloyd Carr way too long and letting OSU get sooooo far ahead that it will now take 5-10 years minimum to get to relevancy. Who would come here ? We as Michigan men think that people will jump at the chance to come here. We are deluded in our self importance. Something has to change before anybody but a BIG risk coach at a small school would come.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
Ohio has played four teams with a pulse and three of the games were pretty competitive.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^
Who the fuck cares?? Our schedule is no fucking different, we struggled against Akron and UConn..let that sink in! And we're struggling to get to 8 win seasons. Jesus Christ I'm so fucking sick of the people on this baord downgrading every opponent we have that for the past 6 years has been kicking our ass!
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^
What's your point? We have played a similar schedule.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:10 PM ^
You're exactly right, but no one ever wants to say it. We'd kill to be 21-0 over the past 2 3/4 seasons...no matter who we played.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
Northwestern is reelling.
Those are both must wins.
Nebraska has a ton of issues right now. porous defense. hot seat coach.
that is also a must win.
anything less than 3-1 is a failure.
November 2nd, 2013 at 7:58 PM ^
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November 2nd, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
I just tried that at home and instead of breaking down the door, I broke my foot and gashed my forearm, now needing stitches.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:17 PM ^
Sorry bro! and you know what the worst part of that is? We still suck.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:08 PM ^
I think the guys will respond to this by giving it everything that they've got. They are going to play with passion from here out. It won't be enough against OSU. But we match up against everybody else who is left pretty well.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
Iowa has a good defensive front that will challenge us up the middle again but if we win 3 one of the wins will be Iowa, not Ohio.
We know what all the remaining teams are going to do we just don't kniow if we can stop it against the better fronts.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:25 PM ^
but the coaching has been just plain aweful and that would have to change too. i see no chance of the coaching suddenly working. if the recruits start bailing, look out. RR may not look so bad.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:13 PM ^
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:13 PM ^
2-2. They will beat Iowa in a frustrating manner and then beat either Nebraska or NW while losing to Ohio State. Then lose a January 1 bowl against an SEC team.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
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November 2nd, 2013 at 8:17 PM ^
I don't care.
Was that the right answer?
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:18 PM ^
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November 2nd, 2013 at 8:39 PM ^
The only thing I can compare it to is NY Knick fans. Every move the coach makes is wrong and its amazing how many expert O-line coaches their are on here who are sure they could fix the problem.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:41 PM ^
This is so dumb.
OK.
Let's say that our team is 5-0, and we have people like you going, "THIS SEASON IS A DISAPPOINTMENT! ANYONE IS DISAGREES WITH ME IS SO DUMB! LOL!"
Then we have sane people going, "Dude, we're 5-0, this season is not a disappointment. Relax."
Next, the team loses 5 games in a row so they're 5-5, and then you come in, "SEE! LOL! HATERZ! WHERE U @ NOW! WHERE ALL DEM FOOLS AT TALKIN BOUT THIS WASN'T A DISAPPOINTMENT!"
Then we have the sane people going, "Well, it is now that we've lost 5 games in a row, dummy, but back when we were 5-0 or even 5-1, it wasn't a disappointment."
You're like a dude who comes running up to me and says, "TheLastHoke! TheLastHoke! My house is on fire!"
So I go over to your house and there is no fire to be found, and I'm like, "Dude, there is no fire."
So then you say you're right, I'm wrong. I'm an idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about. You call the fire department, and they show up. "No signs of a fire here, sir." You call them stupid, and say they're wrong.
Then 2 weeks later you come running back to me again, "TheLastHoke! TheLastHoke! My house is on fire!"
So I go over to your house and see that it is indeed on fire, and I'm like, "Holy shit, man. Your house is on fire!"
Then somehow you feel smug and validated, that you were right all along, and you don't understand why that's just totally incorrect, faulty logic.
November 2nd, 2013 at 8:22 PM ^
November 2nd, 2013 at 11:49 PM ^
If we won out to finish 10-2 with a win over Ohio (not saying I think we will, but if we did), I would be very happy.
If we lose out to finish 6-6 then obviously that would be a huge disappointment.
The loss today was disappionting, sure. But it doesn't make the rest of the season irrelevant.