Big week next week with important games

Submitted by Mr. Elbel on
Three top 10 v. top 10 games next week, with ours being one of them. UW will definitely be ranked at least 10 as Sparty will drop from #8. If Stanford and Washington hold things down tonight, that will be another. And of course the big top 5 matchup with Louisville @ Clemson. Also, UT v. UGA looks to be interesting as another probable top 25 game (given that UGA doesn't drop out). And TCU v. OU will be big for those teams, though maybe not anyone else. Should get a clearer picture of the PAC 12, Big 12, and ACC, as well as the SEC East, and I think our game determines whether or not we get to Indy (aside from beating osu later). Lining up to be a great day of football!
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The Fan in Fargo

September 24th, 2016 at 8:28 PM ^

An overrated top ten team mind you. LSU, Notra Lame and Sharty are all average. I was wrong about LSU beating Wiscy and I've been wrong before but there is no chance this Wiscy defense shuts down a Michigan offense hitting on all cylinders. Time to activate the Peppers and the Drake. Sorry about your luck Badger bed-shitters. 

Edit: Notra Dame actually really sucks and I love it.

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MechE

September 24th, 2016 at 8:23 PM ^

What are people's thoughts on the Wisconsin-MSU game? I missed it, but looking at the box score, it looks a little flukey. A 66 yard fumble return for a TD, MSU botches a snap giving Wisconsin the ball at the 5 yard line, terrible interception by O'Connor gives Wisconsin the ball at the 28.

Meanwhile, MSU went away from their run game and had their untested QB throwing a lot. Even in the first half before the game got away, it looked like they were running less than usual.

Just looks like a curious game to me on paper, wondering how it looked live?

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stephenrjking

September 24th, 2016 at 8:54 PM ^

Wisconsin is not going to burn anyone through the air, but they can make some plays. Their defense is no fluke. And their offense is effective enough. This is very much a Tressel-style team that makes key plays consistently at key moments and forces their opponents to flounder until they grind them down. Our game against them could be very close, and could well come down to one of those pivotal turnovers that they are so good at converting into points.

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SalvatoreQuattro

September 24th, 2016 at 8:58 PM ^

Not nearly as talented as Tressel's teams were. MSU has really young receivers and a fifth senior QB who has not looked real good the first three weeks of the season.Wisconsin has not seen as complete as Michigan or one that is actually capable of getting the ball to it's weapons. Also, they have a redshirt freshman at QB.



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Squash34

September 25th, 2016 at 3:08 AM ^

Not sure how you are talking down about their passing game. Msu dared them to pass and they did. Over and over. The qb looks good. That being said I think you are right about them not being as talented as tressels teams and how Michigan offence will give them their first test of the year. But that does not mean they did not hammer msu. It was no fluke and the blow out did not happen because of 3 plays.

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somewittyname

September 24th, 2016 at 8:59 PM ^

Their defense was very good. Very sound. All aspects in my opinion, i.e., WRs were not getting open, LBs were plugging holes and blitzing effectively, and DL was holding up against the run. Horningbrook was quite accurate but not very scary. He had a fumble due to lack of pocket awareness. Their run game was nothing special.

I think we will completely shut their O down but also struggle to move the ball. Still, I think we'll have enough weapons on offense to keep the game comfortable.

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Michifornia

September 25th, 2016 at 12:13 AM ^

We can throw Jabrill and Chris Evans along with Jehu, Amara and Butt out on offense.  I'm sure Wisconsin will see things no one else has yet this year.  We will handle them pretty comfortably.

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Squash34

September 25th, 2016 at 3:14 AM ^

The thing is they have not faced a balanced offense yet. They looked great against teams who are doomed if you stop their run game. But harbaugh is a master at drawing up a gameplan to attack a defense, particularly via the air. Plus as sparty will tell us, they beat them up for us. So, we should win pretty easily.

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