Deinhart's Prediction for Michigan Football 2011
Western Mich W
ND L
Eastern Mich W
SDSU W
Minnesota W
at NU W
at Mich State L
Purdue W
at Iowa L
at Illinois L
Nebraska L
Ohio State L
6-6 with a minor bowl for Michigan in Hoke's debut.
What say ye, oh brilliant MGOBLOG guys?????
February 15th, 2011 at 12:37 PM ^
Maybe I'm being too optimistic but when you look at how were switching to a better defensive scheme for the Big 10, our defensive players are older and the majority have significant playing experience, Mattison and position coaches should be more competent at teaching our players and making them understand, along with the fact we get Woolfolk back plus a wildcard in Marrell Evans, I don't think it's too much to think our defense can be ranked between 60-70 in total defense, which would be around 375 yeards a game, a significant improvement. Our offense will drop off some next season but it can probably still be around 20-25 in total offense. So say 23rd in total offense along with 65th in total defense leads to more than 6 wins, i'd say 8-4, with the other 2 wins coming against illinois and iowa with the msu game being a tossup. but like I said, maybe im being too optimistic
February 15th, 2011 at 12:40 PM ^
!0 wins are a must for this team, based only on returning players. This is a year for great expectations and they will be reached which is nice for Coach Hoke and staff and future recruiting. Jump on the wagon look at the graduation rate of two deeps and the schedule rotation.
February 15th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^
Yeah, I guess I agree that > 0 wins are necessary, but I think the spanish punctuation is unnecessary, amigo.
February 15th, 2011 at 1:21 PM ^
We're changing the current team culture in some ways and also reworking the schemes on both sides of the ball. He may be right. He may not. Looking for them to pass the casual fan eye test. More organized with better tackling on defense. Sounder special teams. Better 4-quarter production, efficiency, and valuing of the ball against teams we need to beat on offense.
Try this: Holding the team to specific win expectation this season and reacting based on that expectation, is a fool's trap. The expectation is to win the league like Hoke says. I'd say we should all be disappointed if we don't. Michigan has won it 42 times. If we don't, it will come down to whether the overall performance leaves the fans with a reasonable expectation we'll win it soon and often.
If it doesn't look reasonable and were still getting beat to a pulp by our rivals, the season is a failure. Win total itself isn't the best measuring stick this season. IMO
February 15th, 2011 at 1:44 PM ^
Is based on, let's see...no information on new players' potential, no spring game, no observation of team under the new coach...
Doesn't seem like it's worth much at this point, does it?
February 15th, 2011 at 1:59 PM ^
Oooh! Oooh! I want to join in on the pointless speculation!
WMU-- Surprise! When the band "takes the field", they literally do. They keep it close for the first quarter, but WMU proves too much for the MMB to handle, losing 59-10. The fan base goes batshit and immediately calls for Prof. Boerma to resign.
ND--Michigan's first night game proves to be the longest in school history by spanning 10 OTs with Michigan winning 107-106 on a missed 2pt conversion by ND at 2:30 AM. The students are then asked to "politely" wake up the alumni before they leave.
EMU--The EMU football team gets lost on the way to the Big House, causing a forfeit.
SDSU--Defensive slugfest. Michigan wins 3-2.
Minnesota--I can't even really joke about this one. Michigan in a lolandslide.
NW--Dan Persa goes Denard on UofMs defense, but Denard goes Denard 2.0 on NW. NW scores 14 quick points in the first quarter but becomes mind-blowingly ineffective afterwards. M wins 31-14.
MSU--With the Spartans rolling in winless, they look to this game to get back on track. The NCAA passes a rule a day before the game allowing negative points for "poor class and sportsmanship." M 49, MSU -27
Purdue--Hoke releases a statement "We're going to beat the *expletive* out of (Danny) Hope's mustache. At the end of the game during the handsake, Hoke whips out an electric razor and goes to work. Oh, the game? M wins by 20 something.
Iowa--Iowa forfeits. They can't field a team because their entire team is recovering from their "workouts" in the Ann Arbor hospital, where they claim to receive the "best care they have ever received"
Illinois--Michigan gets to the 1-yard line on every drive and fails to punch it in every single time. Illinois wins, 29-0.
Nebraska--Nebraska forfeits. They got lost in a corn field.
OSU--The game gets cancelled due to weather. Instead, Hoke challenges Tressel to a winner-takes-all game of rock paper scissors. M wins, Paper-Rock.
February 15th, 2011 at 2:02 PM ^
I think we go 8-4. ND, MSU, OSU, and Nebraska will be tough. I don't know how much Iowa loses but that could be difficult too. NW and Ill should be wins, but those aren't "for sure" wins.
February 15th, 2011 at 3:48 PM ^
I sure hope we don't go .500. I am sick of flipping coins to predict a win or loss. 8-4 is what I expect and will not be suprised if we win 7 or 9.
February 15th, 2011 at 4:08 PM ^
is this guy? Does he not know that we have 19 returning starters and we just hired Greg Mattision. If we go 6-6 i would be mad to say the least. I expect at least 8-4 with the bowl game. I want us to win all the games.GO BLUE!!!
February 15th, 2011 at 4:55 PM ^
I don't think Iowa, Wisconsin, MSU or Ohio State is going to be as good in 2011 as they were this year. Hoke has a TON of talent returning. He is being hailed as a very good coach by local and national media.
The BIG IF, though, is whether Rodriguez's recruits are really any good. Players don't just "get better" because they get a year older. Better players get better because they are a year older.
Rodriguez sucked, his staff sucked. Hoke and his staff are legitimate coaches who will make the team better. But again--are Rodriguez's recruits really better? Rodriguez cost the program by burning the redshirts of quite a few guys. By playing them early, they probably didn't physically develop as well, and of course, Barwis blows, and the coaching the team got on defense especially blew. The offensive coaching was mediocre at best.
The program is in trouble. Anyone predicting any more than 6-6 for this year is going to be disappointed.
February 15th, 2011 at 5:04 PM ^
I predict Deinhart will disappear in a freak yachting accident. 8-4 or 9-3 with a bowl win. Go Blue!
February 15th, 2011 at 6:09 PM ^
I am gonna stick with the 13-0 crowd. Keep a smile on my face between now and then.
February 17th, 2011 at 6:22 PM ^
only it'll be 14-0. BigTen championship game!
February 16th, 2011 at 1:23 AM ^
come on people...the schedule starts with 5 straight home games and finishes with Nebraska and OSU at home... we couldn't ask for better short of DB taking us to the MAC ... POY - record setting QB returns (with a 5 asterisk QB in the wings if he goes down)... Woolfolk... Martin... Lewan... Omameh...Molk...Stonum...Demens is showing signs...we have got the pieces for a great team - Avery fricking won the Illinois game with that 3rd down tackle (that he missed the previous week against PSU)...point being...we are improving by leaps and bounds. Roh is not a LB anymore... back to the line where we saw so much promise his first year...RVB is a SR... Hoke-ahey Van Bergen Hoke-ahey. Just hold back the transfer mojo and injury BS and Hoke has no excuses. This staff knows what they are doing. They aren't talking 7-5. Let's go Blue people.
It's frustrating to hear less than 8-4. Disappointing not to get 9-3. The team can do even better. We are not going to be bad at football next year...IMO. And...I'm sorry but ND sucks...I respect them but how can people call that a loss. ND finds ways to lose more often than not. Let's not let the debacle that was ntMSU put a palor on what looks like the best team we have had since the horror. No one is going to be in tears come banquet time this year. This team is still rising.
February 17th, 2011 at 2:01 PM ^
Western Mich W
ND L
Eastern Mich W
SDSU W
Minnesota W
at NU W
at Mich State L
Purdue W
at Iowa L
at Illinois L
Nebraska L
Ohio State L
I don't see this happening. I mean 4 games immediately strike out at me. Notre Dame, MSU, Iowa, and Illinois are not all going to be losses. If we lose all 4 of those games I will be flat out amazed. I understand the concept that simply bringing back starters and a better defensive coach won't necessarily mean success, but MSU, Iowa, and Illinois will regress in my opinion. They are all losing some big starters that have had a big influence on their team's success. Now, Notre Dame is going to be a beast in the near future, but I don't think they're going to be quite there yet, especially at the very beginning of next season. Plus, I hope we are not all forgetting that Notre Dame is a home, night game. The team and stadium is surely going to be pumped up. This will undoubtedely give us an advantage. I mean, I don't see us winning all 4 of these games by any means, but I think it's a little unrealistic to have us winning 0
February 17th, 2011 at 6:21 PM ^
That prediction is nothing more than a FAILURE!!!! You want a real prediction for next season 14-0!!!! We'll be the first to win the Big Ten championship, and bring home a NC!!!!