Angelique predicts a 10-2 season

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I know, I know. Predictions are like assholes. Everyone has one, and they're all full of shit. 

But this is Angelique, who is probably more in touch with this program than a vast majority of the beat writers in the traditional media. She has us dropping games at Iowa and at the toilet bowl down south. 

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MichiganStephen

August 13th, 2016 at 8:47 PM ^

I don't get the Iowa fear. Bill Connelly has them so low because he can quantify what everyone can see. If I was told Michigan was going 10-2 I would assume that MSU and OSU would be the 2.

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CoverZero

August 13th, 2016 at 8:53 PM ^

11-1 Beat Iowa, but lose to OSU. It is what it is.  This team is too thin at some key positions to win the NC.  Anyone who believes that they will is a sucker.

That asshat Charbenau, the Sparty writer is predicting a Spartan win saying that they will run the ball on Michigan.  Yeah, right....

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Eye of the Tiger

August 13th, 2016 at 8:58 PM ^

I can see why someone might choose MSU (at home, motivated, good defense). But that "should be able to run the ball" line is baffling. The only kind of running team I'm worried about is spread to run. We handled everyone else easily last year and will likely have a better DL than we did last year.



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Roland Deschain

August 13th, 2016 at 8:51 PM ^

Guh....this situation would be nightmarish. That means, we probably are rolling into OSU with a shot at Big 10 title and playoff (assuming we win Big 10, and OSU would effectively dash those dreams. Obviously it's a realistic possibility, but - man - that would be a serious dong punch.



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I dumped the Dope

August 13th, 2016 at 8:53 PM ^

returns 16 of 22 starters from last year.  That's a pretty hefty margin.  Although, Stanford wiped the field with their unis....so....but I don't feel its a rookie team.  Ferentz reminds me a very slight bit of Michigan of old.  Strength and size valued over speed.  Desmond Morgan got blasted by so many OL the last time we played away he had to leave with a concussion.

Usual Ferentz derps here and there to be expected but late in the season its a trap game I feel.  I intend to attend 8-)

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Eye of the Tiger

August 13th, 2016 at 8:55 PM ^

I agree with her about Iowa. I wouldn't be too worried if we played them at home, but at their stadium at night...just feels like one where we are likely to make more mistakes than we normally would.



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ford_428cj

August 13th, 2016 at 9:04 PM ^

I can't see how anybody on here could look at any game, & see us losing it right now. I see us running the table like bosses ...into the final four.

Will evaluate then, what team we are playing in the semi finals...

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kb

August 14th, 2016 at 11:32 AM ^

And pick out all the easy wins. I bet most of us thought the Minnesota game last year was a lock, but it was no cakewalk and Michigan could easily have lost. There will be a game or two that come down to the last play or series.

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Richard75

August 13th, 2016 at 9:49 PM ^

This fear of Iowa is baffling. The last four(!) ranked teams to visit Kinnick all won.

They had a nice year last season, but come on—there's a reason Stanford blew their doors off. Michigan has superior talent and a staff that doesn't squander it. We'll be all right.



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kwingfan22

August 13th, 2016 at 9:11 PM ^

11-1 with a lose to OSU is my guess. NO WAY UM loses to MSU this year. After last year, Harbaugh is gonna be sure there is NO CHANCE for any fluke play to lose the game.  Michigan-35 MSU-17

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RainbowSprings

August 13th, 2016 at 9:21 PM ^

Don't know about the specific losses. Figure we'll lose one of OSU, MSU, Wisci, or Iowa, plus one "WTF HAPPENED!" game. Not sure our O will be consistent enough to run the table. Hope I'm wrong.

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turtleboy

August 13th, 2016 at 9:22 PM ^

That's not much of a bold or daring prediction. Honestly that's the safest prediction possible. She predicted Michigan playing at the exact same level they demonstrated last season, no better, no worse. I find that strange since we're the deepest and most experienced team in the conference and we improved drastically in one year.

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Ghost of Fritz…

August 14th, 2016 at 12:30 AM ^

But M has a harder schedule this year (three hardest games are on the road), so the team could be better than in '15 and still end 10-2 (regulsr season).

My best guess:  The team will be better and also end up with a record better than 10-2.

But there are question marks.  No one knows how the QB situation will work out. 

Rudock was not very good last September, but by November he was superb, 

Maybe O'Korn/Speight will start better than Rudock did last September. 

But as good as Rudock was last November?  No one can predict that right now. 

And improving on 10-2 will probaby require the QB to be as good as Rudock was last November. 

 

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ND Sux

August 14th, 2016 at 8:59 AM ^

from the start, despite sputtering early.  He ended up being VERY good.  His early struggles were about learning the system and jelling with the receivers, IMO.  O'Korn and Speight don't have that drawback, as they've been in the system with the dudes at receiver. 

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SpikeFan2016

August 14th, 2016 at 5:14 PM ^

Michigan does not have a harder schedule this year. 

 

For one, you cannot assume that teams will be as good as they were the year before. Both MSU and OSU will more likely than not finish the 2016 season ranked lower than they were in 2015 because both lose a ton of talent. Iowa will likely not be as good as last season either. 

 

But besides that, last year we had two non-conference games, one against a top 15 team on the road (@Utah 2015 is at least as hard if not harder than @Iowa 2016), and then home against a top 30 team. 

 

This year our first two non-conference games were against teams that went 0-24 last year. Like worst in college football. Colorado is also horrible. We have the easiest non-conference schedule of any team in the Big Ten conference this year. Last year we were in the top 2 or 3 in terms of difficulty. 

We also get 5 Big Ten home games in 2016, as opposed to only 4 in 2015. 

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Ghost of Fritz…

August 15th, 2016 at 1:27 AM ^

most difficult games on the road absolutely makes it a harder schedule. 

Michigan played well in exactly one road game last year, the bowl game (sort of a road game for Florida too).  Remember Indiana?  Minnesota?   M was in control at Penn State (a bad team last year) but did not blow them out. 

Don't let the easy OOC front end of the schedule fool you, Playing MSU, OSU and Iowa on the road is a very hard path to the playoff. 

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Brandon_L

August 13th, 2016 at 9:30 PM ^

Michigan wins the Big at 11-1 and then loses in playoff semi. We lose a game on the road somewhere late. We better beat Ohio State this year because once we lose all of this talent we may be down a bit next year while they trend upward again.

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LDNfan

August 13th, 2016 at 9:35 PM ^

UM loses to Iowa in Iowa City but beats both rivals and wins the East..then comes back to beat Iowa in the rematch to win the Conference and stamp its ticket to the playoffs. 

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Eyzwidopn

August 13th, 2016 at 10:14 PM ^

All due respect to Angelique, but I don't see a loss on the schedule and that's not wishful or homer thinking.  

This season is tailored-made to be special because of the perfect storm of opening with 5 straight home games against "sub" to mid-level competition that will allow Team 137 to solidify the QB/offensive flow and comfort zone with Dr. Blitz's defensive schemes.  The confidence will be off the charts by the time Team 137 heads to Rutgers as a well-oiled, high-powered machine that frankly, I believe will average 40+ points a game, realistically may only give up 10 points throught it's first 5 games, and will challenge the 1997 NC squad's scoring defense mark.  

I really believe the improved talent level, the 2nd year familiarity with Harbaugh's "beat-you-down" offense and the wrecking crew that will be the defense - barring any major hits on the injury front - will win at MSU, Iowa, Ohio by an average of 10 points and Team 137 will be an unstoppable force headed to NC playoff destiny!

Dream so big they laugh at you!  Go Blue!

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Ronnie Kaye

August 13th, 2016 at 10:22 PM ^

Angelique is "more in touch" with the team? Oh vey. The reverence for her in the UM fanbase is truly mystifying. She's the antithesis of a mail-it-in, boring ass newspaper beat writer.

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