2016 football record prediction

Submitted by Ball Hawk on
We had a good regular season this year! We had some uncertainties before the season that could've turned ugly for us. We beat MSU and we almost pulled off a win over OSU. Im very proud of how hard this team has worked. It's easy to start expecting more and more as the season goes on. Thankfully Harbaugh gave us those hopes. We are still in a transition of developing players and bringing in new players to learn the system. I wanted to show some of you how far this team has come from most of these predictions that were made at the beginning of the season. Things change of course but by the end of the season, it seems that its never good enough for a lot of you. Take a look at what some of these predictions were. 3 things that were uncertain. 1. QB situation 2. Defensive coach 3. Linebacker development. Be happy how far we have come. We will beat OSU with Harbaugh. http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/season-prediction-thread Edit- Unfortunately I cannot find the 2016 season predictions thread. If someone can find it, please post it in the comments or have a mod post it.
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Gucci Mane

December 3rd, 2016 at 1:32 AM ^

I predicted 10-2 and hopes for more. I'm not disappointed but not thrilled. It's exactly what I expected. However, we were in no risk of losing any of our 10 wins at the end. That's pretty impressive.

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victors2000

December 3rd, 2016 at 6:15 AM ^

record but gnawing disappointment over what happened to us in Columbus is what I feel right now.This team is REALLY GOOD and for the Officiating to so obviously impact the game...I can't get the photos of those refs pretty much cheering for their team out of my head. The loss in Iowa was unfortunate, losses like that happen, but what happened in Columbus should never happen. We've all heard of Coach Harbaugh stating how bitter he felt towards the officiating. It did sound like Bo-speak and at the time I felt he was just using the phrase, but now I feel...bitter. I guess. It really bothers me what happened to us down there; the talking heads for the most part glorify the Buckeyes and their win over us and we are just hosed at the 5th spot.

Coach Harbaugh has done an amazing job with the team, restoring the respectablity and 'fear factor' we once took for granted. I look forward to 'Greatness' in the future but unless we get lucky it feels we will be the sacrificial lambs to Officiating change and most probably a change in the Playoff system to at 8 teams.

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Gucci Mane

December 3rd, 2016 at 4:35 PM ^

Yes Wisconsin was close (only due to missed FGs and a lucky int) but by the last drive of the game we were in no danger of losing. Harbuagh was so confident actually he was content to run into stacked boxes and punt for the last 10 minutes of the game. And Colorado was never close for the last 20 minutes of the game (without 2 of our best players).

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SpikeFan2016

December 3rd, 2016 at 1:44 AM ^

I predicted 11-1 with a loss to Iowa. 

 

Fairly disappointed, not because 10-2 is bad, but given the promise this team has shown we really wasted a big opportunity. 

 

The Iowa loss was very, very bad, especially considering that 2016 Iowa was much worse than most were expecting in the preseason. We were outcoached, out played mentally and the offense couldn't do anything. Also, while it was nice to win in East Lansing, MSU was so terrible compared to preseason expectations that it really means next to nothing.

 

Sure, Wisconsin, Colorado and PSU were all impressive Top 25 wins against teams that overperformed from preseason expectations, but they were all at home. Michigan has not gone on the road and beaten a team in that finished the regular season at 9-3 or better since 2007 (over 9-3 Illinois) and 8-4 or better since 2010. That's sad. Our best road win of the past 6 years was last year at 7-5 Penn State. Ugh. 

 

Ohio State loss was tragic for so many reasons. We should've won but didn't due to both horribly one-sided officiating and many of our own self-inflicted mistakes. 

 

If we lose the bowl game, this season would come very close to a failure in my book. Still proud of the way the team worked and fought, but for whatever reason this group did not have the mental edge that championship teams need. That falls on everyone. 

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I Like Burgers

December 3rd, 2016 at 1:45 AM ^

"Michigan has not beaten a team that finished the regular season at 9-3 or better since 2007 (over 9-3 Illinois) and 8-4 or better since 2010. That's sad."


That's nowhere close to right. They beat 10-2 Florida last season. And they beat three 10-2 teams this season. And that's just off the top of my head.



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bklein09

December 3rd, 2016 at 2:55 AM ^

I think when you post a stat that states we haven't done something since this year, it's important to include our record based on the number of opportunities we had. If we're 0-3 since 2007 verses 10 win teams on the road it's not so bad. If we're 0-10, well that's a different story.

Also I can't imagine there are many teams with a good record against 10 win teams when playing on the road. Alabama sure, and maybe Ohio state. That's probably it.



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Cali's Goin' Blue

December 3rd, 2016 at 4:37 AM ^

I thought Michigan didn't play football since 2007 until last year. Ya sure, we beat Va Tech in a BCS Bowl game somewher along the lines(so I've heard), but the rest of that time is a foggy haze that never included a football team in my mind. Michigan went straight from 2006 Lloyd to Harbaugh, isn't that correct?

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SpikeFan2016

December 3rd, 2016 at 1:56 AM ^

I was in the stadium. We easily had 35% of the fans, no road game we would ever have that much. The Michigan side was cheering and screaming when Florida was on third down. 

 

Not to mention, even if Florida did have 85% of the stadium (they didn't), they wouldn't have had their student section there. Big student sections lead the way in making any road game hostile and they do not exist at neutral sites. 

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JonnyHintz

December 3rd, 2016 at 5:01 AM ^

Really? You ever been to a Michigan game at Ryan Field (NW)? What about Rutgers? MSU this year? Huge Michigan crowds. Well over your 1/3 threshold. Now here is where you're completely off base and putting words in my mouth. Remind me, where did I say the bowl game is like a home game at the Swamp for Florida? Where did I say the atmosphere is reminiscent of The Swamp? Taking away student sections doesn't make it neutral. I didn't. I said it's hardly a neutral site. Gainesville is less than a 2 hour drive from Orlando. That's not neutral. Just as Wisconsin playing LSU at Lambeau Field this season wasn't a neutral site. Sure, Wisconsin lost some inherent advantages they would have had if they played in Madison, but it didn't make it a neutral site game. Let's go play Ohio State at the Cincinnati Bengals field, how neutral is that? While it wasn't a home game in the Swamp for Florida, it was by no means neutral. A bowl game in your home state while your opponent flies across the country isn't playing on a neutral site. Less of an advantage than a true home game, yes. Neutral? Hardly.

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jmblue

December 3rd, 2016 at 10:22 AM ^

What is the purpose of including the RR, Hoke and late Carr tenures?  

If we're evaluating Harbaugh we should focus on his two seasons and perhaps what he's done elsewhere.  Talking about how "Michigan" struggled on the road over the last 10 years only has relevance to us fans.  No one - not even Jon Falk or Fred Jackson - was part of the program for all that time.

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Dunder

December 3rd, 2016 at 9:40 AM ^

I too am bitter about how it ended - but sometimes it is just as much about bounces and breaks. Please double check - but for a team that valued the ball (11 to) and generated so much pressure, to be only +6 in turnovers makes me think a couple better bounces completely changes the season. You can't control the errant ducks by the opponents in both losses that always seemed a step away from giving M the needed jolt. I also think, maybe Iowa doesn't happen if they get an earlier road test.



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bluebyyou

December 3rd, 2016 at 11:25 AM ^

I, too, have a bad taste in my mouth as to how this season ended, but it isn't based on a couple of bad bounces.  Two losses...four points was it?  Games we should have won and didn't because we didn't execute when we had to.

Harbaugh had a stellar defense and a so-so offense. They didn't get the job done.  That's it, pure and simple, two bad fourth quarters is the difference between 12-0 and 10-2. We should be in the mix for the NC, but we failed when others didn't.

Harbaugh to this point is 20-5.  Two years ago that seemed like an impossible dream, so yeah, things are way, way better.  There is still a taller mountain to climb.  Michigan needs to learn to win on the road against good talent.  Until that happens, we will be left out of the NC picture. I believe Harbaugh has what it takes to get us there.  

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Steeveebr

December 3rd, 2016 at 9:19 AM ^

Forget the 4th and 1 it really was too close, but on the 3rd down reversed field before the 4th and 1, call the blatant holding and block in the back on the very visible outside receiver and it doesn't matter.

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JonnyHintz

December 3rd, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^

That's been my point. You can piss and moan about the play calling, but I'm not sure how you expect the team to execute when the receivers are being tackled while the ball is in the air... Not only does that physically make it difficult, but you begin to get mentally frustrated at the lack of calls and it affects how you play the game.

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George Pickett

December 3rd, 2016 at 2:23 AM ^

When none of your wins were in doubt, and your losses both came on the last play of the game, it's hard to swallow 10-2.

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