2011 football bold predictions
Ok guys this is a thread I have wanted to start after NSD (and before spring ball just to make some of us look stupid). Lets do a bold predictions thread for the upcoming season. Just to add some format, how about we do one bold prediction about the offense, one bold prediction about the defense, and one bold prediction about for the upcoming freshman class. I'll start with mine
1. Offense- Fitzgerald Toussaint and Stephen Hopkins will run for a combined 1500 yards.
2. Defense- The defense will be ranked somewhere between 50 and 60 in yards per game.
3. Freshman class- Chris Barnett make the biggest impact outside of anyone on special teams next season (not the boldest prediction, I know).
February 4th, 2011 at 1:57 PM ^
Twice next season. +2 on the all time record. This repeats itself for the next 5 years and quickly helps us relieve some of the pain that was dished out the last decade. JT retires.
February 4th, 2011 at 1:59 PM ^
I can't predict anything, except this: TOUGHNESS.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:30 PM ^
Tremendous toughness!
February 4th, 2011 at 2:02 PM ^
Offense + Defense: 12-2, losses to Nebraska and Wisconsin. Two wins on tUoOS and a pretty bowl win over Oregon.
YOU'LL ALL SEE
February 4th, 2011 at 2:10 PM ^
You shouldn't have edited your post. I was willing to give you the benefit of the doubt the first time. But we don't play Wisconsin next year. I assumed you meant we'd play them for the Big Ten title but apparently not...
February 4th, 2011 at 2:16 PM ^
Well than 13-1 DAMN IT
February 4th, 2011 at 2:16 PM ^
Well saved.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:28 PM ^
And by "than" I mean "then." This isn't my best day.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:03 PM ^
We get to choose which freshmen to redshirt.
I wasn't aware until recently that this was even legal.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:04 PM ^
Football Predictions
/play-on-words joke
Offense: Denard makes another leap with his passing ability - but not as big as his one this past year. 3000/1000, trip to NY
Defense: Martin is a 1st round draft pick after owning double teams all year
Freshman: Wile wins the job and kicks well, 14/18 or so.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:07 PM ^
What was the bold part?
February 4th, 2011 at 2:22 PM ^
Offense: Fitzgerald Toussaint has a 1,000 yard season.
Defense: Three of the starting secondary will be filled with surprises with Kovacs, Vinopal and J.T. Floyd all moving to backup roles.
Freshman: Wile makes a FG of longer than 45 yards (oh please be true, please be true, please be true...)
February 4th, 2011 at 2:23 PM ^
Wins: Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, San Diego State*, Minnesota, at Northwestern*, Purdue and at Illinois*.
Losses: Notre Dame, at MSU*, at Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio State
* I think SDSU, Northwestern, MSU and Illinois games will be close games.
Bowl game will be against Missouri or Oklahoma State, which Michigan will win.
There. Done. Now on to 2012.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:36 PM ^
Not even one win against our toughest competition? I predict we beat MSU by a field goal of longer than 35 yards in the last seconds of the game to be kicked by none other than frosh phenom, Matt Wile. Amen.
February 4th, 2011 at 3:31 PM ^
Yeah, I've gotta believe we'll win at least one of the rivalry games. I'd take Nebraska, though.
I think Nebraska may soon replace ND on our list of annual rivalry games. Obviously, ND will always be a huge game. But I just get the feeling it will become a less-than-annual event.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:36 PM ^
more than 4 field goals.
February 4th, 2011 at 2:38 PM ^
February 4th, 2011 at 3:12 PM ^
Honestly, I'm holding out at this point until I see the roster for spring. We'll probably see a couple more transfers for whatever reason. (Not necessarily football related)
Bringing in a new offensive scheme is cause for caution...What did Borgess said today?
One prediction on Defense: Thomas Gordon will start.
One prediction on Special Teams: They'll get their mojo back. (Can it get any worse?)
One prediction on Offense: Stonum and Jackson will lead the team in receiving yardage. Yep, I know...I have a feeling our Donald Duck's yards/gm are gonna take a poo poo! ( I Hoke I'm wrong!)
Playing it safe for now...
P.S. Borges should bone up on the spread. There are plenty of books and DVD's. I had a nightmare last night...Hoke against Urban at u know where. OMG. I'm not well today.
February 4th, 2011 at 3:14 PM ^
Gardner pushes Denard for significant playing time.
February 4th, 2011 at 3:18 PM ^
Wtf is up with your predictions? Either you are related to the knowledge or don't shit left from right.
February 4th, 2011 at 4:10 PM ^
Defense: Courtney Avery and Carvin Johnson both win starting jobs and play like second-year starters, i.e., pretty well. Jake Ryan starts every game. Overall, there are still weaknesses, but the offense no longer has to score on every possession in order to have a chance to win against quality opponents.
Offense: Denard doesn't have as many long runs, but he has more third-down conversions running out of the pocket. The media has to coin a new term for what he does, because "scrambling" doesn't cut it -- it's more like "phase-shifting" or something. After a solid year behind the seniors Stonum and Hemingway, Ricardo Miller will wear the 1 jersey in 2012. Overall, best in the Big Ten.
Freshmen: Joey Kerridge, the walk-on fullback coming back from a torn ACL last July, wins a scholarship in camp and sees playing time. Pooch-punts at least once during the season.
February 4th, 2011 at 3:31 PM ^
The Night Game against Notre Dame will feature new maize unis and the flyover will be an AC-130 that will deploy its flares at a 'close but safe' distance above the stadium. Oh...and Denard will put up over 600 yards of total offense.
We will beat every state school that dares go against Hokeamania.
Denard, Mike Martin, Will Hagerup and Greg Brown all receive invitations to go to NY for the Heisman ceremony. Denard Wins.
National Championship.
February 4th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^
Now that's some bold shit!
February 4th, 2011 at 3:49 PM ^
I can't think of coach less likely to change M's uniforms.
February 4th, 2011 at 3:35 PM ^
Prediction
February 4th, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^
Brandon announces that we'll go from playing ND every season to playing them every other season. Opens the door to play more marquee opponents in other "markets," while avoiding a brutal schedule like the one we face in 2012.
Hoke isn't gonna want to annually play OSU, Nebraska, and ND plus a Bama, Texas, USC or somesuch. But if we alternate ND with one of the others, that would work.
February 4th, 2011 at 4:01 PM ^
Offense- Denard has middle of the pack numbers passing, but he rushes for 800 yards
Defense- Great improvement. It can only go up
Freshman- Majority redshirt!
February 4th, 2011 at 4:19 PM ^
I predict our kicking game will improve, especially with respect to field goals. I just feel it in my bones.
February 4th, 2011 at 4:37 PM ^
Hopkins will have 1450 yards, because Fitz is going to injure his big toe after a 50-yard run on his one and only carry in the opener.
8-4 for the season. We'll be up by 21 points on OSU late in the third quarter, but then the Big Ten will bring in the basketball refs to even things up, and they'll penalize Michigan on literally every play in the last stanza for illegal procedure, setting an NCAA record for most penalty yards assessed, 650. OSU will score 4 straight touchdowns without having to snap the ball.
February 4th, 2011 at 5:16 PM ^
I predict Jeremy Gallon is the first to announce he's transferring, and does it by March 15.
February 4th, 2011 at 11:00 PM ^
I think Gallon has a better chance of playing than Vince Smith.
February 4th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
I predict if Gallion plays he fumbles
February 4th, 2011 at 5:23 PM ^
I don't mean for the Gallon post to make it sound like I expect a lot of attrition, maybe 2 or 3, but I think special teams is his only benefit and my opinion is that he doesn't do that terribly well. The occasional nice return but too often making poor choices as well.
February 4th, 2011 at 6:07 PM ^
8-4
denard throws for 3100, rushes for 800, 25 passing TD, 9 int
we have 2 WR's with just over 1000 yards
we have a RB that gets 65% of the RB carries, rushes for 900 yards
the rest of the backs get 600 total yards
D-Line is our defensive strength, and with the pressure we put on QB's our already improved secondary shows even more statistical improvement
we miss some field goals, probably something like 17/22, 2 missed PAT for various reasons
February 4th, 2011 at 8:42 PM ^
We beat OSU.
That is the only thing I am 100% sure of in 2011.
February 6th, 2011 at 7:44 PM ^
Team is 9-3 with losses to tosu (by 10), Nebraska (by 7) and loss by 3 at Wisconsin. Nebraska and tosu plays for the Championship with tosu winning. M goes to Capital One Bowl against Georgia and wins.
Wile will lead the team in scoring, breaking freshman scoring records
Denard will have 1600 passing & 800 rushing yards; 4 rushing TDs and 10 passing TDs
Barnett will have 2 TD catches and is the biggest suprise.
Cox will have most rushing TD, and Stonum most receiving TD. Stonum honored with #1 jersey.
Defense scores 3 TDs, with Countness returning a INT for a TD.
February 5th, 2011 at 12:22 AM ^
5-6 in 2011
<br>4 in 2012
<br>3-4 in 2013 and beyond
<br>2-3 when OSU, MSU, N, ND, Iowa or W are down
<br>High mediocre to low excellence
<br>The leaders and sort of ok
<br>Champions of southeastern lower Michigan
<br>
February 5th, 2011 at 1:34 AM ^
If we can beat spartukus on the road and the bucks at home we could win 9 or 10 games. Realistically, I'm hoping for 8 wins!
February 5th, 2011 at 1:41 PM ^
OFFENSE: Denard puts up similar total yards, but with more through the air. The receivers put up big numbers in several games. The running backs bring us back to respectability busting through the big holes opened by our line.
FRESHMEN: We are able to red-shirt around 15 of them and let them develop like in the old days.
DEFENSE: Prediction? Prediction?
