SOS Update: All But One of Our Future Opponents Won This Weekend

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Good news for our Strength of Schedule: All but one of our future opponents won this weekend - including both of our remaining non-conference foes. UCF shut out South Carolina State, 38-0, while Colorado steamrolled Colorado State, 44-7.

In the Big Ten, future opponents Indiana, Maryland, MSU, OSU, PSU, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois all won.

The only loss was suffered by our biggest rival, Rutgers.

WSU to Blue

September 4th, 2016 at 1:24 AM ^

Before today I considered the OSU, Iowa, and MSU away games as being our toughest competition, but if Wisconsin plays us like how they played LSU today it's anyones game.

TrueBlue2003

September 4th, 2016 at 1:49 AM ^

a lot of people have been skeptical about Iowa, but yes, Wisconsin clearly looked like they could be the third best team we play and that we will have a home game in which we won't be a huge favorite - should be a good one.

Perkis-Size Me

September 4th, 2016 at 8:16 AM ^

Very true. Wisconsin is going to come into Ann Arbor (assuming they don't get smoked by MSU) expecting to win and brimming with confidence. What I think will separate us from LSU is Wisconsin's defense won't be able to key in on just one guy. Our offense is more balanced than that, and we have a coach who actually knows how to run an offense, make adjustments, and play to his unit's strengths.

That being said, that game is far from a gimme. We'd better be ready to play that day. If that game was in a Camp Randall, I'd really be concerned at this point. Luckily it's at home.



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Jalm

September 4th, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^

That game was a crap shoot of bad football. Bart Houston had a ton of bad throws that we would have picked. We had 2 pick 6's and another that was picked if we didnt have a roughing the passer call. All that without Lewis. I also didnt see any amazing receivers for Wiscy so I feel pretty good about our chances.

Catchafire

September 4th, 2016 at 7:53 AM ^

the only team we should worry about currently is ucf.. Its the team that our team is focused on, and you wouldnt want them looking ahead. We shouldnt really buy into too much right now.

mGrowOld

September 4th, 2016 at 9:04 AM ^

Good lord if we lose to UCF because you unfocused rat-bastards keep thinking about teams that aren't UCF well I don't know what to say.

It's a proven scientific fact that random comments made by anonymous message board posters have a direct correlation to the teams performance

Look it up-you'll see.

So knock it the fuck off you non-UCF focused assholes.

LSAClassOf2000

September 4th, 2016 at 8:20 AM ^

NJ.com will undoubtedly gloss over Rutgers' loss, either by burying it in the sports section, somewhere in the coverage of the US Open, or by disguising the story entirely with a headline like, say, "Police Still Looking For Stop Sign Thief". Either way, it is but a minor setback in their plan to give it to Michigan during Stripe The Birthplace, I am sure......or rather, I am sure that's how Chris Ash sees it. 

JonnyHintz

September 4th, 2016 at 9:15 AM ^

Oh I've already been hearing it from Rutgers fans. How maybe Michigan should play #14 and Rutgers should play Hawaii and see the results. Michigan was favored by 40, had backups in by the second quarter, held out our All American DB, arguably a top DL, a starting OL, played 17 true freshmen and 78 different players, only to still cover the spread and win by 60. Rutgers on the other hand, was a 25 point underdog, and proceeded to keep starters in the entire game and lose by 35. And STILL come talk trash about Michigan. That fan base is really something else.

maize-blue

September 4th, 2016 at 8:47 AM ^

Good I guess but quite a few craptastic teams were played. 

All I want is our D line to be healthy. I think that is one of the biggest keys to success this season. That and being able to throw and complete deep passes.

If that 8 to 9 man D line rotation drops to 6 or 7 for some reason I am a little more worried about an unexpected loss.

Jacoby

September 4th, 2016 at 10:21 AM ^

Keep in mind the EMU(!) held their own against LSU in Baton Rouge all the way through the third quarter last year. Goes to show how bad LSU can be. That being said I think they will fight back strong out of pride.



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Blusqualo

September 4th, 2016 at 12:34 PM ^

Kind of takes something away from the big game now that they lost, I was really hoping gameday came to Piscataway this year too see two undefeated juggernauts in a slugfest.