2010 Prediction Thread

I think this team can win 7-8 games. As you stated though, it will be tough to truly gauge where we're at until the spring game.

13-0 National champions. We beat osu 3,493 to 0.Then all the fans who sold their tickets to osu fans, and gave up and turned on the program will line up outside my apt. They will then stand in line as I kick them in the balls one by one for being fairweather fans. Then right after the thomping of osu a gay porn of tressel surfaces. then tp kills steals and murders his whole team.

Though looking at that schedule, 7-5 looks like a good bet. U-Conn W (or we might as well start the coaching search right there, because the season will be HELL!!! to listen to), ND - they go overhaul, it could be a w, but I'll say L for now (possible swing game), WWW, MSU W (or start the coaching search here...CAN'T start 0-3), L but could be a big swing for the positive if we can take Iowa at home, L- PSU, WW (could swing to the negative..yikes), Wisky L, OSU L....and God help us all if it goes to 0-3 and 7 in a row.

Sept. 4 CONNECTICUT - W Sept. 11 at Notre Dame - Depends on who declares to the draft Sept. 18 MASSACHUSETTS - W Sept. 25 BOWLING GREEN - W Oct. 2 at Indiana* - W Oct. 9 MICHIGAN STATE* - Undecided Oct. 16 IOWA* (HC) - Undecided Oct. 30 at Penn State* - Undecided Nov. 6 ILLINOIS* - W Nov. 13 at Purdue* - W Nov. 20 WISCONSIN* - Undecided Nov. 27 at Ohio State* - Undecided Optimistic Scenario- 12-1 w/ a Bowl Win Pessimistic Scenario- 5-7 w/ RR being fired and the hippity hoopla that follows What I'll go with- 11-2 w/ a Bowl Win. I'm an optimistic person :)

More unfounded "Fire RR" speak. Texts from my Spartan relatives about their "streak" against us. People to call for DG to start every game if Tate makes an incompletion...ever. More people to love the SEC and bash the Big Ten. My hangovers b/c of loses My hangovers b/c of wins. Space Emperor of Space, Zoltan Mesko to release the secrets of space travel to our species...except Ohio (species inclusion questionable). I will finally travel to see Michigan in a bowl game. That is all.

7-5, Bowl game or bust. 2 more wins next year shouldn't be too much to ask. I agree that a opener loss would probably result in a coaching search. No matter what I don't see us going into Columbus and winning unless the team is just ridiculously awesome. It's going to take a miracle to brake this spell Tressel has on us. I like RR, but if he can't get it going next season it's a good sign that it wasn't meant to be. I see him saving his job though with a 7-5 and going to a bowl game.

8-4

UConn will be a huge game to start. ND will likely be starting over with a new QB and, maybe, a new HC. Expect a team closer to 2008 than 2009. Umass and BGSU means 3-1 or 4-0. Indiana will be a tough game, but MSU will probably be the turning point of the season. Beat MSU, and I see this team staying hot against teams like Purdue and Illinois. Lose, and who knows. 8-4 is what I expect, maybe even 9-3. OSU is very beatable at home, but going on the road probably precludes a win next year. But if the defense plays close to how it played today, you never know.

10-3. thats not because im optimistic. Its going to be 10-3. im 100% sure. mark it down

Initial thoughts: Non-conference: - Basically, switch out Baby Seal U for UMass. - Bowling Green is probly comparable to Eastern(?) - UConn is a significantly more challenging game than Western. Frankly, the UConn game worries me. It is by no means a gimme. They almost beat Cinci and either beat or kept it very close w/ WVU on the road, I can't remember which. UConn will be a must-win level 10/10 just because if we start w/ a loss... well... You know, and I don't even want to think about it. - ND - Is a wild card. Depends if Fat Charlie, Clausen, and the WRs are back. Frankly I think it's all-or-nothing. If ND switches coaches, they bolt. What's the benefit to them starting over under a new coach as seniors when they can get paid serious $$$ to play on Sunday? So, that being said, if Weis leaves, Clausen and Tate probly leave, and we thrash them. If those guys stay, it's a toss-up. Conference: This is basically the exact same schedule we had this year, except, of course changes in venue. Even the order is the same except the season isn't puncuated w/ a respite from B10 competition for a snacky cake. - I think we beat Indiana. - I think MSU is probably a tossup but we have them at home and I think we beat them. - Illinois is sans Juice next year and this can only help us. I'll chalk that one up as a win as well. - The rest, frankly, are tossups at this point. As far as the overall schedule, there is not a single game I look at on that schedule and have no hope. However that said, I think there are only 3 real "gimme"s - Bowling Green, UMass, and Indiana. (I'm tempted to count Illinois as a fourth, however......yeeeeahhhh.) That said, I'm going to predict UConn as a win at this point. I think we'll win 1 out of ND and MSU. I think we'll beat Bowling Green, UMass, and Indiana. That puts us at 5-1 to start. (Does this sound scarily familiar?) Beyond that, I don't know what to say. On the one hand, we will have more experience next year. But, so will the teams we're facing. And, I think this year a lot of us underestimated the second half of our schedule, which, is almost the exact same next year. But, working from the 5 win baseline, you have to think that of the remaining games we must be able to grab 1-2 more wins...right? Right? I mean, we'll be much improved next year, we'll certainly be able to beat a couple of these other teams. I think so. But I thought the same this year. Many of us did. We saw how that panned out in reality. I'm optimistic, still, but sitting down and looking at this schedule, my optimism is much more reserved. However it's still very early. Nine months between now and August, so, I'll hold off on a more concrete definition of my expectations for now. EDIT: I really can't believe that there are as many people as there are predicting 8-4 or 9-3 results. I mean, *right* after what we just saw this year, while it's still fresh, when the expectations for this year were so much higher... I just can't believe people aren't more reserved in their expectations. The lack of experience, and on defense lack of experience *and* depth, while it improves from this year to next, it doesn't go away completely. And our schedule doesn't look much different, in fact, it's probably more difficult. We need to tak these things into account. I mean, I hope 8-4 or 9-3 does happen. That'd be friggin sweet. I, however, would be thrilled w/ 7-5.

I will say 7-5 next year is a lock (knock on wood) and 8-4 is my prediction.

CONNECTICUT - push - randy edsall's done a great job. this is going to be tougher than more people think. at Notre Dame - win - they lose too much, plus nd's up for a tumultuous time with a coaching change looming MASSACHUSETTS - win - yes BOWLING GREEN - win - bowling green - they lose their best player (barnes sr WR) at Indiana - win - they dont have the talent MICHIGAN STATE - loss - msu returns 2 on the line and all skill position players. IOWA (HC) - loss - they return a lot of players on that defense of theirs. Oct. 30 at Penn State - win - no more daryl clark, no more evan royster, nor more navorro bowman, no more sean lee Nov. 6 ILLINOIS - win - eddie mcgee or jacob charest? Nov. 13 at Purdue - win - i think our defense finally figures out how to stop them. Nov. 20 WISCONSIN - push - they are experienced, but hopefully we'll be humming along by now. Nov. 27 at Ohio State - loss - we aren't there yet, but 2011 is different. so somewhere around 8-4 is a realistic goal.

a killer @ND, @PSU @OSU, this team has been physically manhandled by Illinois and Penn State two years in a row. I don't see that gap closing much. Wisconsin probably would have been the same if not for Bielema's coaching last year. Its actually going to be tough to be better than 6-6

Next year, the kids will be older, larger, and more experienced. Look for the QB position to finally be solidified and defense to learn from today and improve greatly. UM should be good enough that the games that were close losses this year become wins. CONNECTICUT - Win. Sure, they beat ND, but they are still a mediocre Big Least team. at Notre Dame - win. They should have a spiffy new coach and offense, but I think they will be breaking in a new QB. MASSACHUSETTS - win. What was that about baby seals? BOWLING GREEN - win. Should be a "we are Michigan and you're not" game. at Indiana - win. Indiana is still a bottom-feeder. Let's hope they don't injure anybody this time. MICHIGAN STATE - win. Same Old Sparty. UM cannot lose three times to such a pusball team. They will go in healthy and come out happy. IOWA - loss. If Stanzi returns for his senior year. Oct. 30 at Penn State - loss. Still too many athletes. Nov. 6 ILLINOIS - win. No streaks allowed. See MSU. Nov. 13 at Purdue - win. - See above. Nov. 20 WISCONSIN - loss. UM looks ahead toward OSU. Nov. 27 at Ohio State - win. The "buck" stops here. And so does Tressel's dominance. UM will continue to force Pryor to beat them with his arm, and this time the defense will take advantage of his mediocrity and the offense will convert enough opportunities to win. As usual, it comes out to 9-3, with anybody's guess who they play in a bowl. To me, that is the first benchmark that says "UM is back." And it is the first step to competing for the National Championship the next year.

9-4 with a bowl win

The answer is...7-5. Wins: UConn, UMass, BGSU, Indiana, MSU, Illinois and Wisconsin. Losses: ND, Iowa, PSU, Purdue and OSU. I can't remember what the new bowl line-up will be like in 2010, so I can't predict in which bowl UM will play, but UM will win that game and finish 8-5.

How many wins, in y'alls' opinions does RR need next year to keep his job? I think he needs six and a bowl game at minimum to keep on.