November 21st, 2023 at 12:58 PM ^
I thinik it will be closer than in years past, but this team is pissed, we have a healthy Blake Corum and more experienced JJ.
Michigan wins 38-31
November 21st, 2023 at 3:20 PM ^
Yea I think it will be closer too but I am going with science on this one. Michigan 82 Ohio state 0.
November 21st, 2023 at 12:58 PM ^
Kyle McCord hasn't really played that well on the road this season. Michigan 24, Ohio State 21
November 21st, 2023 at 1:02 PM ^
I’m going with a 38 - 17 win for Michigan. Think it’s tight for much of the game and we score a few late in the 4th to separate.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:03 PM ^
31-20 with us getting a score late to put it away.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:07 PM ^
27-24 Michigan. Michigan scores a TD not on offense.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:07 PM ^
Like my prediction from 2021, here's my prediction by quarter. I'm thinking that OSU does "ok" as long as they can run, but we just have too much for their defense to handle. Once they get behind, every defensive series is a chaos of Kyle McCord trying to live until supper time. But our offense keeps rolling.
As it becomes apparent that OSU are not the defensive juggernaut that they thought, their will begins to break too. We (literally) run them into the ground with two long drives that bridge Q 3–4 and then take up the bulk of the rest of the 4th.:
Q1 21–10
Q2 14–3
Q3 10–0
Q4 14–0
Total: 59–13
The headlines are then dominated by b.s. about how having Harbaugh on the sidelines isn't that important, but also a few reasonable takes that "It's not the signs and the scouts, but the players that make the routs."
November 21st, 2023 at 2:10 PM ^
Gotta love that optimism. May the Force be with you!
November 21st, 2023 at 1:08 PM ^
50-6
Michigan goes for 2 at the end and gets it.
When asked why, Moore says "because he fucking hates OSU"
November 21st, 2023 at 1:08 PM ^
34-20 Michigan.
Wire to wire win that is never in doubt.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:09 PM ^
The big unknown is how is Sherrone gonna call this game? Turtleball is a recipe for doom. They've had good stuff saved for OSU every year for a while now, I suspect we just need Sherrone to resist the urge to Lloydball the game. I'm concerned that the 3 Sherrone games have been poor games for JJ
Head says OSU 26-23.
Heart says M 63-0
November 21st, 2023 at 1:14 PM ^
You can bet your ass that Harbaugh will be telling Moore all week how this game needs to be called. The game plan for this game has been in the works literally all year, and I highly doubt it will look like the game plan against Maryland and PSU.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:26 PM ^
I’m sure there is a GA responsible with texting Harbaugh for consults
November 21st, 2023 at 1:42 PM ^
Shhhh...the Big Ten and NCAA are always watching / listening
November 21st, 2023 at 1:35 PM ^
burner phone in Harbaugh's hand with voice changer, with direct line to the booth. Fuckl the B1G, the NCAA, and the rest of them. let's see them prove that he did it.
November 21st, 2023 at 2:13 PM ^
Harbaugh is old school. Morse code.
November 21st, 2023 at 2:28 PM ^
Carrier pigeon.
November 21st, 2023 at 2:55 PM ^
PLAN A
Time to weaponize the Burton Tower. Harbaugh + Bell Hammer:
1 = Run
2 = Run
3 = Fake the Pass and Run Again
4 = Decapitate the Secondary
It is Day For Whom the Bell Tolls.
PLAN B
Grapentine just calls it over the PA:
"Michigan is going to run the ball... probably."
November 21st, 2023 at 2:14 PM ^
Harbaugh and QB coach Kirk Campbell will be in JJ's head all week. Don't get caught up in the PSU & MD games. Those were also away games.
November 21st, 2023 at 7:41 PM ^
The cool thing about something you mentioned was that Sherrone has probably been scripting this game since last Summer. He probably never knew he'd be the acting "coach" but this will be the most dialed in game plan we have seen out of him all season.
That said.
Michigan 69 - Ohio State 2 (JJ gets a little to excited in the final 5 seconds of the game and instead of kneeling, he throws the ball into the endzone crowd - with .0069 seconds remaining, resulting in a safety)
November 21st, 2023 at 1:10 PM ^
15 point win in 21, 22 point win in 22, 29 point win in 23
November 21st, 2023 at 1:18 PM ^
Wow, as soon as I saw this, I thought: 34-23. Good Guys.
Then I opened ur post;
Just so one of us is right :)
November 21st, 2023 at 1:20 PM ^
Arithmetic sequence means 48-19 good guys
November 21st, 2023 at 1:21 PM ^
It looks like it’s gonna be chilly so I’ll say 35-17. A late OSU td makes it respectable.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:22 PM ^
OSU 31, Michigan 21. The secondary gets exposed and J.J.'s underperformance with Moore continues. Sorry. I don't like it either.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:51 PM ^
I hate your prediction. I hate that I think it's probably right.
But I hate people that neg in these prediction topics. "Predict the score, but make sure you're predicting Michigan wins, or feel the wrath....." Really dumb.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
27-13 UM
November 21st, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
48 - 19 Meechigan!
Wolverines continue the trend of blue + 3 and gray -4 for the second straight year and third consecutive victory in The Game.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
Team 144 waits for Harbaugh to arrive in the locker room before singing The Victors after which Jim inks a $144mm contract: 12 years (one for each '23 win), $12mm a year ($1mm per regular season game).
November 21st, 2023 at 1:24 PM ^
38-13 good guys
November 21st, 2023 at 1:25 PM ^
It's tough..it's ugly at times..it's gritty..it's a fight.
Michigan 16
OSU 14
November 21st, 2023 at 1:43 PM ^
I have no idea what the score will be, but I promise that won’t be it.
Really torn on this subject. If you would’ve asked me this after our MSU game I would’ve said 42-14. Unfortunately, OSU has trended up and we have not. More significant for me is that they have found a running game with Henderson and suddenly we can’t throw the ball. Feeling really nervous about a game that we really must win to make the whole world shutup.
November 21st, 2023 at 2:12 PM ^
OSU just played cupcakes and UM played the 2 best teams on their schedule.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:25 PM ^
Pre-2021 I always went into the game with the idea that Michigan could win. 2021 and 2022 I changed that mindset and expected and prepared for a loss to OSU. So - I'm sticking with what works and expecting Michigan to lose (while secretly thinking they'll win). I know, it doesn't make any sense. FANDOM!
November 21st, 2023 at 1:46 PM ^
I’m going to put money on OSU as I have the last two years. I haven’t been disappointed.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:26 PM ^
This game can get out of hand if they make Mccord uncomfortable. He is still unproven in a big game environment. He has not torched any decent team yet. Struggled at ND, and at home against PSU.
While the ND game was on the road in a primetime matchup- that atmosphere was nothing compared to what he will see on saturday. Half the stadium won't be red either.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:26 PM ^
Trivia for the day (don't look it up): When was the last time the good guys won 3 in a row?
November 21st, 2023 at 1:37 PM ^
November 21st, 2023 at 1:31 PM ^
Most of you are unrealistic as hell with these score predictions. OSU hasn’t given up over 24 points all year long in a game. Everyone of you are predicting we put up over 30 are insane. Cold weather and a better defense for them I’m thinking 21-17 Michigan. Realistic score.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:58 PM ^
After the last two years, How is it unrealistic to think that they will not be able to stop our run game, especially with JJ using his legs? Notre Dame is only team they have played that is capable of scoring more than 24 but Marcus Freeman is such a lousy coach that he squandered any chance at that with his gameplan. “Better defense for them” Im gonna say nah.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:33 PM ^
I always hate making score predictions for this game, and yes it is because I'm afraid to jinx it. But I do think its going to be closer than the last two years. I do think there is a path for Michigan to run away with this thing in the second half as they've done the past two years, and if Harbaugh was on the sidelines, I'd be leaning towards that possibility.
But the fact is he's not.
Thankfully he's coaching during the week and putting the gameplan together, but not having him on the sidelines hurts. For this game in particular. I am fairly concerned about Sherrone turtling in the second half and trying to protect a small lead, but you can only give Marvin Harrison Jr. so many chances before he just burns you. Of all the games that you play to win vs. playing not to lose, this is it. Full stop.
I hope JJ is up to the challenge again, because he sure looks like he's taken a step back the last two weeks. Against Maryland in particular.
All I really know is to expect the unexpected. 2013 should've been a blood bath. It came down to the final play. I thought we were doomed in 2016 before The Game due to Speight's collarbone. That went down to the final play. OSU should've ran away with the game in 2017 the minute it found out John O'Korn was playing. They didn't. 2018 should've been a coronation for Michigan. It was a national embarrassment instead. 2021 and 2022 each had fifty different reasons why Michigan was going to lose badly, and they roasted the hell out of OSU.
Expect the unexpected on Saturday. 2019 has really been the only game in recent memory where what I thought was going to happen in The Game actually happened.
35-31. I have no idea who wins, but 35-31.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
Michigan 31, Ohio State 20
November 21st, 2023 at 1:45 PM ^
forget the last two games … the game plan for Saturday has been under wraps all year … only dent could be if JJ really is more banged up than he says … Jim will let Moore know exactly how he wants the plays called and any contingencies… make no mistake this is still Harbaughs’s team !!!
November 21st, 2023 at 1:54 PM ^
Before the scandal, I would have said 38-27 Michigan.
Now, I'm going to say that it's going to take better playcalling and utilization of JJ than we've seen the last two weeks for us to win.
Will that happen? I sure as hell hope so.
November 21st, 2023 at 1:58 PM ^
OSU's defense is a notch better, and their offense is a bit worse. I think it will be something like 35-24 Michigan.
If Harbaugh were on the sidelines, I'd feel more confident, but I have a feeling Sherrone may completely bottle the offense up in the 2nd half to protect a relatively small lead. You can only give Marvin Harrison Jr. so many attempts, he's going to score on you at some point.
I did have to remind myself Saturday several times that we nearly lost to Illinois the week before OSU last year, so I am not sure how much bearing the Maryland game will have.
November 21st, 2023 at 2:03 PM ^
27-17 Good guys
November 21st, 2023 at 2:09 PM ^
28-24 Good guys. Michigan scores 21 unanswered in the second half. Everyone assumes that Michigan somehow cheated.
November 21st, 2023 at 2:10 PM ^
I'm torn between UM fighting their ass off but they just wear out and osu wins a close one, 28-24.
OR...
UM blows the motha effing doors off. That pudgy faced, fat belly qb can't tell up from down and UM just shuts things down like no other. UM offense has some haymakers while also some trouble and although they give up two long TD's to osu they win going away 38-17.
I'm sticking with option #2 for now. Go Blue!
November 21st, 2023 at 2:16 PM ^
I am going with Seth's prediction on WTKA 50-17
November 21st, 2023 at 2:18 PM ^
Early week signs: there's a place in Chicago called Pockets, which was opened by a Michigan grad over 30 years ago. They serve chipati's similar to Pizza Bob's (not as good but will have to do). I was in there today, picking up a chipati and the guy behind the counter was wearing a Michigan baseball cap (not an M grad). I think it was a sign.
No score prediction but I will be doing my daily consult with the online Magic Eight Ball shortly.