An aggregate for every baseless prediction regarding the Michigan Wolverines and NCAA football in general:
I will pose a query, the next person responds fact or fiction with a little exposition on their answer and then posts a query of their own. The subsequent post follows the trend.
Fact or fiction: Michigan will be 4-4 or better in Big-10 play this year.
Fact
Fact or fiction: Ohio
False
That is the ASU Sun Devils for obvious reasons. Maybe the WKU Big Red as well.
Fact or Fiction: It is definitely the off-season with stuff like this.
"Good evening, and welcome to Michigan Stadium for this the one-hundred thirty-second season of Michigan football, and the thirty-ninth meeting between Michigan and Notre Dame." -Carl Grapentine, September 10, 2011
technically
WKU are the hilltoppers so fiction to that one?
"Talk accomplishes nothing — work beats Ohio State." - Fielding Yost
Fact - It goes without
Fact - It goes without explanation.
Fact or Fiction: Roundtree leads the BigTen in receptions.
Fiction - Although Roundtree will catch a lot of passes....
Martavious Odoms will prove to be equally valuable and will divide some of the pass receptions with #12
Fact or Fiction: Ezeh and Mouton find themselves splitting time with Moundros and Demens in the 2010 season.
GO BLUE!
jiM
Fiction
Mouton and Ezeh are going to impress this year.
Fact of Fiction: Denard establishes himself as the starter early and keeps it.
Hide ya kids, hide ya wife.
I'll bite. Fact...the talent
I'll bite. Fact...the talent level is getting back, there's a second year QB, the D will be okay, and there are too many easy targets in the Big 10 this year.
Fact or fiction, Denard Robinson plays over 75% of the offensive snaps at QB this year.
Fact
Robinson's confidence soars after dominating Notre Dame and never looks back.
Fact or Fiction:
Michigan has 2+ players on the All-Big Ten team.
Fact
After Michigan's running game is in the top 2 of the Big Ten this year, two Offensive Lineman alone (Schilling and Molk) will be on either the first or second teams.
Fact or Fiction:
Michigan will be undefeated 5 games into the 2010 football season.
Fiction
Fact or Fiction, a
Fiction
Fact or Fiction, a freshman (true or redshirt) running back finishes either first or second on the team in rushing.
If you can't get into college go to State.
Fiction
I think it'll be more like 75% Tate, although I expect Denard to be on the field more than half the time.
(edit: Fiction to redwings8831 as well. Shaw's your man this year, in my opinion.)
FoF: One of the running backs breaks the 750 yard mark.
FACT
Someone will break out, I think we have alot of unproven talent at rb that will break out this year.
FoF: Lindsey Lohan will OD this year? Wait thought I was on the TMZ website. UM will finish in the top 25 at the end of the year.
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Fiction: They'll be a top 40
Fiction: They'll be a top 40 team but won't break the top 25
Fact or Fiction: Shoelace will get equal or more snaps than Tate at QB.
"Michigan isn't going to lose a game" - Fielding Yost, 1901
Fiction
Fiction, we don't know how denard will do against live defenses, tates going to be the guy I want in a close game until denard proves himself.
Fact or fiction: ezeh, mouton, and roh become a top 4 linebacker corp in the big ten.
Fiction
I have a hard time believing that Ezeh and Mouton are just going to start "getting it" and become a top LB corp.
Fact or Fiction:
JT Floyd becomes the unsung hero of this years defense because of his improved CB play?
Fiction -
Fiction - I just don't think JT Floyd has the athletic ability to get it done without superior experience and technique.
Fact or Fiction - By the end of the year, Woolfolk and Turner are the starting CB's
Fiction. I think it's Cullen
Fiction. I think it's Cullen and woolfolk. Turner is on his way to safety. Just imagine cam Gordon, turner, and Furman all playing safety. 3 guys all around 6'3" 205-220, 2011 gonna be fun.
FoF Our defense won't start any current or former walk-ons.
Fact
An 8-4 record, and an upset against Wisconsin in the second-to-last week of the season keeps Michigan in the 20-25 range, and a bowl victory over a solid opponent cements it.
FoF: Michigan, and an opponent, reach a combined 1,000 yards of total offense this year during at least one game.
Fiction: they both get equal
Fact: it'll be the Buckeyes
Fact or Fiction: Denard passes for more yards than Tate
Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes...and fuck Ohio.
Fiction
Denard improves greatly but Tate is still number 1 in passing.
FoF: A freshman will define the season.
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False
QB play will define the season. We're aware of the issues on the defense, so Michigan is going to have to score points. The QB's will either reduce turnovers and increase production in Big 10 play, or their struggles continue. Forcier and DRob are the difference in being an average team, or a much improved team.
FoF:
Michigan wins at least 2 of 3 between MSU, ND, and OSU
go blue go
FACT
MSU and ND for sure. OSU is still a year away as much as it pains me to say. We should have beat msu last year. Don't tell me nd got better over the year after losing what they did with a coaching transition on top on it. Nothing against BK I think he's a great coach but I'll be surprised if they break .500.
FoF: RR is the coach of the 2011 team.
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Fact
RichRod will get 8-9 wins (including a bowl) and give himself a chance to cool down his seat in 2011.
Fact or Fiction: A True Freshman will start in one of the 5 secondary positions.
"Son tell me if I'm right, but its probably better without a big ugly rectum in front of you, and there are some big ugly rectums here. Am I right?"
-Mike Barwis
Fact
Fact: Cullen Christian will start in the 4th week and lock down the side opposite of Troy Woolfolk.
Fact or Fiction: Will Campbell is going to have a major impact on the Defensive Line?
Joined:2010-5-29
Fiction: Campbell doesnt get
Fiction: Campbell doesnt get off the line to good, and he tends to stand straight up
FoF: Cam Gordon will play in the fall as good as he did this spring
Fiction: You hear about these
Fiction: You hear about these "dominating" spring performers that don't do jack in the actual season and Gordon just doesn't seem to be like the kind of safety we need.
Fact or Fiction: Tay Odoms returns back to his freshman form...
Fact
Cambell will turn into a dominating NT by the end of the season!
Fact or Fiction: Will one of our backs run for over 1,000 yds?
expect the best
Fiction
We wont have a back run for over 1000yds. I think we will platoon at the start of the year which will keep us from a rb with 1000yds. Not saying its impossible but its unlikely.
FoF: Mealer leads the team out of the tunnel against uconn and 70% of the UM crowd doesnt have a clue who he is. (which is really really sad) but 100% know UM is facing sanctions.
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As true as that statement might be
its a fact that Brock walking onto that field will be the biggest accomplishment Michigan Stadium has ever witnessed. And the 30% that knows what's going will be in tears.
False
Cox, Smith, and Co will develop into quite a tandem. Smith may get close, but not break it.
Fact or Fiction: The defense will finally start to make sure tackles.
Fact
Doubt we get as many sacks, but i think the defense gives up less yards.
FoF: Tate is the first string punter.
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I know when you bring...
up Mgopoints its pretty much a huge negbang which I dont really care, but how do you check who negged you?
I'm actually really curious on whoever negged me and there opinion on which they negged me. Was it because I thought the D would give up less yards, or that I think Tate is our best punter?
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Rule #1 re: points.
Also, we just signed the best high school punter in the country.
Tate was NOT the best HS punter in the country. Or near it.
Hang'erup is going to be the best punter.
Wasting away in Ohio, a Wolverine in a sea of red and grey
Explanation
I negged because you didn't use the reply button and I have no idea who's question you were responding to.
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
uh, well..
That's how this FoF thing works. You are replying to the post above. Reply button is just if you have something to add to the previous. Otherwise by the time we got to the bottom the replies would be all the way on the right of the screen.
Hopefully you were just trolling though?
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Fact: We will have a 1,000-yard rusher
Fact or fiction: Denard passes for more than 1,000 yards this season?
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
Fiction: Tate is still the
Fiction: Tate is still the better passer, but Denard will be much more effective this year.
FoF: This actually turned out to be a pretty good thread.
"We alway's did feel the same, we just saw it from a different point of view"
Fiction
Hate to sound cynical, but no game is a lock other than maybe Illinois.
We barely beat Indiana last year and go to their stadium this year where they played OSU tough for a half or three quarters last year.
Name the last time we have stopped an offense with an accurate QB, and MSU has one.
Name the last time we were able to stop Purdue's offense. We play at their house.
Iowa and Wisc are both top teams in the Big Ten, although Iowa may be overrated a bit. Wisc was the only team other than PSU to really pound us last year (and should have beaten OSU) and they return something like 19 of 22 starters.
PSU has suffered a drop-off but they had no problem with us last year and we play them at their house.
OSU will be much better on offense than last year, and Tressel always loosnes up the play calling in the horseshoe. Pryor to Posey will probably connect deep at least once.
Fiction
You don't sound cynical; you ARE supremely cynical!
Fact or Fiction: Michigan will have a candidate to wear the #1 jersey by the end of the year
Fiction
There is no such thing as a "lock" anymore when it comes to wins against certain opponents.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
Fact
I think Roundtree becomes our best offensive weapon. He will be used similarly to how he was used in the spring game(end around, bubble screen, and usual throws over the middle) and be an all Big 10 performer.
FoF: UM will be ranked in the top 25 at some point in the upcoming season.
Fact or Fiction: Michigan
Fact or Fiction: Michigan will have a candidate to wear the #1 jersey by the end of the year
Fiction. I don't think the vertical game is just there yet. Although, I guess Roundtree is probably the closest by the end of the year to that mythical #1 status.
FoF: A team other than Ohio State wins the Big-10 this year.
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Fiction: The score is actually 31 - 13
Fact: Michigan beats osu but not the Rose Bowl Berth...
They go on to win the crystal trophy in January.
FoF? Who dreams the best dreams?
"If this was an isocracy, you'd be in charge just like me." AIFM
Fact.
Wisconsin beats OSU @ Camp Randall at night to win the Big Ten.
FoF- Death Roh's sack total is 10 for the season.
I'm going to treat you all the same. Like dogs. - Bo
Fiction
Death Roh would have had at least 10 but the move to LB changes his role. He still has a great year though.
FoF: DJ Williamson comes in under the radar and leads the freshman WRs in receptions.
I'm not answering this, but
I'm not answering this, but does anyone know if Gallon is supposed to play this year? Would he be behind Odoms and Roundtree in the slot?
I thought
he was in the running for punt and possibly kick return. As for WR, maybe if RR starts to go with more 4 WR sets and Roundtree is playing on the outside. But Terrence Robinson maybe pushing for playing time also.
Fiction Jerald Robinson leads
Fiction Jerald Robinson leads all freshman.
FoF: The SEC wins another NC.
Fiction. Ricardo Miller
Fiction. Ricardo Miller leads all freshamn with 10 receptions.
ForF: The 2012 recruiting class ranks top 10
depends
If RR can win 8 or more games, I think we will crack the top 10. 6 wins or less, than we won't. 7 wins and a bowl win equals job security for RR and we may crack the top 10.
ForF: Rich Rod will get a contract extension at the end of the season!
expect the best
Fact
Fact or fiction: Ohio State is the spawn of Satan.
Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes...and fuck Ohio.