Hypothetical: Mich +7.5 vs Bama
Subject says it all. I wonder how close this will end up being.
January 18th, 2012 at 5:34 PM ^
eh...f**k it
January 18th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^
commpletly irrelevant but 4star athlete david perkins for south bend has commited to OSU :(
January 18th, 2012 at 9:30 PM ^
I was worried a couple weeks ago that we might give one of our last slots to him. If he stays on offense, not a big deal.
January 18th, 2012 at 7:53 PM ^
Is that you lee corso?
January 18th, 2012 at 5:36 PM ^
MORE LIKE MICHIGAN -462 M I RITE
January 18th, 2012 at 5:46 PM ^
Shock the world.
January 18th, 2012 at 5:47 PM ^
I'll take that. A TD & 2pt conversion is all that separates us from the National Champs.
January 18th, 2012 at 5:53 PM ^
that last time they played Michigan was a 1 pt underdog. they ended up winning by 1.
MICHIGAN (SUR: 10-2 PSR: 5-6-1 O-U: 6-3) S.04 NO. DAME o43 L -7' 26-22 S.11 RICE W -27 37-3 S.18* Syracuse u47' L -6 18-13 S.25 Wisconsin u37' W -3' 21-16 O.02 PURDUE(HC) o49 W -6 38-12 O.09 Michigan St. o43 L -2' 31-34 O.23 ILLINOIS L -24' 29-35 O.30 Indiana o57 L -16' 34-31 N.06 N'WESTERN W -23' 37-3 N.13 Penn St. o45 W +6 31-27 N.20 OHIO ST. u47' L -11' 24-17 J.01* Alabama(OT) o49 W +1 35-34 (Orange Bowl)
the Ws and Ls are for betting, not the game result
January 18th, 2012 at 6:03 PM ^
Didn't we win because Alabama missed their extra point in Ot?
January 18th, 2012 at 6:13 PM ^
You are correct. It was the Orange Bowl. I remember this. I was 12 years old, and I jumped up and down on my bed when the kicker shanked that kick.
January 18th, 2012 at 10:04 PM ^
Met the kicker from Alabamas parents on a cruise, almost felt bad for him
January 18th, 2012 at 6:00 PM ^
Ugh...I can't believe we lost at home to Illinois as a 24-point favorite that year. IIRC, we might have had a chance to play for the MNC had we won that game.
January 18th, 2012 at 6:13 PM ^
We did have the 2nd toughest schedule that year but Va Tech and Florida State were both undefeated.
January 18th, 2012 at 6:05 PM ^
Whoops...double post.
January 18th, 2012 at 6:17 PM ^
....but especially for games as anticipated as this one, and especially considering each team's 2011 performance, this line will likely narrow considerably throughout August. I do like the idea of going into this as an underdog, for as has been stated, the last time that happened against the Tide, we won.
January 18th, 2012 at 6:26 PM ^
I think it might be safe to say that there will be a lot more Bammer money on the table than Michigan money. I truly doubt that the average Bammer fan with a ton of money in his pocket to bet on football even thinks this will be a tough game.
Hopefully, the overconfidence of the fanbase will extend to the football team.
January 18th, 2012 at 7:19 PM ^
I'm guessing the spread will move toward Bama as gametime get's closer as more people bet on them.
January 18th, 2012 at 7:57 PM ^
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere today that an internet book has a line up of Alabama -9.
Can't remember where though.
January 18th, 2012 at 8:02 PM ^
why are there betting lines for this game already? who knows whats going to happen in the offseason....
January 18th, 2012 at 9:37 PM ^
everyone that could play is pretty well accounted for. recruiting for both sides is obscenely well documented. it's not that big a stretch to guess that attrition from here until september will be likely to average out. if it doesn't, the line will change appropriately. aside from that, i'd rather lines be released earlier than later. that way if there are any lineup changes you end up with an estimate for the value of the player going out. that's interesting information.
January 18th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
How is this hypothetical? This is the line. What exactly does your title say that 'says it all'?
January 18th, 2012 at 9:45 PM ^
I agree, I'm not sure what about this post is hypothetically.
I expected it to be "Hypothetically, if Michigan was a 7.5 point dog, who would you bet for?" But if the line is actually M +7.5, then it's not hypothetical at all, right?
January 18th, 2012 at 9:35 PM ^
Obvious that Bama would be favored, but I was guessing around +4.5. Everyone still has that 21-0 spanking of a very good LSU team dancing in their heads.