Early Rose Bowl Score Predictions?

Submitted by Mineral King on December 6th, 2023 at 1:48 PM

Michigan 27-21.

 

I cant bet against these guys. We have to keep Milroes legs in check. I think we do just enough to get it done and Saban cant believe it, this leading to our victory because he will be over confident and Milroe will make a crucial mistake and Saban will refuse to repect us, which will cause some failed fourth downs and zero field goal attempts by them. 

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meeashagin

December 6th, 2023 at 2:47 PM ^

Rees definitely calls plays but it's not his offense. When Rees interviewed/arrived he was given a playbook and told he would need to lean the Alabama playbook. I guess all the plays that have won them several national titles and every Bama OC must learn it.

This may have had something to do with their early season struggles. 

Imagine being Buchner transferring there only to realize the offense is much different than Notre Dame's so you don't have an edge on the other QB's. 

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Perkis-Size Me

December 6th, 2023 at 3:25 PM ^

This doesn't really mean anything anymore. At the beginning of the season it did, but at some point Saban sat Rees down and told him "We're doing this my way. You're just along for the ride." And Alabama has been slowly but steadily getting better on offense since then. 

I'd bet Rees is out of a job in Tuscaloosa once this season is over. National title or not. 

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mGrowOld

December 6th, 2023 at 2:01 PM ^

21 - 16 seems like a far more realistic final score for a Michigan team, playing the Rose Bowl, for a chance at the national championship.

I was there BTW, seated directly in front of Sir Charles end zone interception.

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mGrowOld

December 6th, 2023 at 2:51 PM ^

Absolutely terrible seats with the exception of that one play for most of the game.

At the end of the game howeva things changed dramatically.  Not only did the band set up in the end zone to play the Victors on endless loop many of the players waded in to high five those of us close to the field.  There was a picture published in the Freep I have in my office at home of my brother and I high fiving somebody (couldnt see their number and I dont think they were a starter) and our faces were pure joy.

I wont be at the Rose Bowl this year but I will be at the NCG after we beat Alabama. 

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Chaco

December 6th, 2023 at 2:56 PM ^

we were up midway through the other endzone; my best in-person Michigan football memory.  We also were low in the end zone for another Rose Bowl very close to the USC band - and those tickets sucked for sure - watched most of the game on the jumbo screen unless the play was being run right in front of us. 

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pdgoblue25

December 6th, 2023 at 2:00 PM ^

I'm already trying to emotionally prepare myself for a 3rd and 14 where Milroe runs for 15.  Those throw the remote through the wall type plays.

Sustained drives that keep our defense fresh will be very important.

24-20 Michigan

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NeverPunt

December 6th, 2023 at 2:03 PM ^

I think we turn them over a few times and have a good special teams play that sets us up with a short field. Offense is clunky at times but puts together a couple of long drives for scores in the first three quarters. By the end of the game we pull out the PSU offense with 7 lineman and start to pave, only to pull a play action TD to Barner to put the game away. 

End of Q1: 7-3 Michigan

Halftime: 17-13 Michigan

End of Q3: 20-16 Michigan

End of Game: 34-26 Michigan. 

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The Fugitive

December 6th, 2023 at 2:32 PM ^

Early thoughts:

I think the defense will be okay but I'm worried about not containing Milroe and Bama picking on CB 2 & 3.

I'm more worried about the UM offense being predictable, interior OL getting caved in (Barnhart), and receivers not getting open.  

I can see it being a close game into the 4th with a late Bama score being the back breaker due to the offense's inability to do much of anything dynamic.  

 

 

Would Hinton at RG be a catastrophe? Pass pro is less of an issue on the interior and he and Trente could straight up mash

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NonAlumFan

December 6th, 2023 at 3:46 PM ^

I completely agree with this (I said 31-20), I don't have confidence in UM putting the right wrinkles in at the right times yet. Saban also has a long time to figure out how to stop everything UM has shown and predict the wrinkles. As much as I think JJ is a top 5 college QB, I don't think he's ready to read a Saban defense yet.

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Vasav

December 6th, 2023 at 4:48 PM ^

The line isn't as good as last year,  but Auburn ran the ball very well on Bama and that without a strong armed QB. I also remember the 2020 Citrus Bowl where M hung with Bama pretty well for three quarters with a solid gameplan. Then realizing that most of the line's struggles this year came against the 2, 3 and 4th rated defenses in SP+ - I think M has had a fair amount of success against good defenses. Against PSU it was because of the OL/OC, and against OSU it was because of JJ. Iowa stopped us but some of that may have been a strategic decision by the coaches too. Alabama's D isn't scrubs - but M has showed up on some good Ds so I'm just not as pessimistic here.

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blueheron

December 6th, 2023 at 2:16 PM ^

I was thinking something similar (30-17). Michigan has been some degree of disappointing more often than not in bowl games during the Harbaugh era (never mind the prior regimes).

I understand this is a special team, and I can see them having some success when $%&#ing with Milroe, but it's not easy for me to see sustained success on offense or a win. I hope I'm wrong.

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NonAlumFan

December 6th, 2023 at 2:05 PM ^

31-20 Bama wins. Call me pessimistic, but I don't like the idea of Moore vs. Saban with a month to prepare, even if there are things Michigan is saving in their offense. Moore will plan some wrinkles to get one step ahead, but Saban will already be have his team prepared for them. JJ throws at least one pick and gives Bama good field position.

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