What's your prediction for the score this weekend?
I think ND's woeful lack of experience in the secondary, combined with their struggles defending runs to the outside is a nightmare matchup against Denard. I haven' t been terribly impressed by ND's offense either. Golson looks fine rolling out, but while he has the arm strength to make any downfield throw, the accuracy is seemingly lacking.
My prediction: 35-17, Michigan.
Brian Kelly's goes all:
in the 4th quarter.
38-0.
38-31 Michigan
38-31 Michigan
3-0
Brunettes!
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4-0
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Me: I actually gave this to you for your wedding.
Frank: This model?
Me: This exact one
Michigan: 71 ND: 19
Michigan: 71 ND: 19
Gut/heart
Gut: ND 31 UM 23
Heart (and faith in Denard): UM 34 ND 31.
Damn right I'm not committing.
35-4, I like the 2 safety's
35-4, I like the 2 safety's in this one.
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35-31 baby. WIn by 4.
35-31 baby. WIn by 4.
COYS and lets go Detroit FC!
28-23
Both teams move the
28-23
Both teams move the ball, UM in fits and spurts that either get down the field in big chunks or stall out. Enough big completions and Denard magic happen to reach the endzone 4 times. ND will dink and dunk their way against our bend but don't break defense and get a couple touchdowns but are otherwise turned away with field goals and one red-zone turnover.
I'm feeling UM will be up all game with ND mounting a promising but ultimately futile surge late.
ND 24 Michigan 13
Hope I'm wrong
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Looks like my man's packin!
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Brain: ND 31 Mich 27
Heart
Brain: ND 31 Mich 27
Heart and Soul: Mich 35 ND 31
Mattison releases his blitz
Mattison releases his blitz package and chaos ensues. Kovacs 2 sacks; Ryan lives in the backfield; ND throws 2 picks.
Michigan 28 ND 17
Class of '97: 4 Years -- 4 Four-loss seasons
Michigan 287 ND 3
Michigan 287 ND 3
And
And that FG will frustrate the hell out of me.
5 4 3 2 1 Touchdown!
Touchdown Billy Taylor!
Touchdown Billy Taylor!
22-21 Michigan
TD and 2pt conversion in the last min.
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Michigan 24
ND 27
Michigan 24
ND 27
or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
35-31 Michigan!!!
35-31 Michigan!!!
Go Blue
Meteorology
Don't let it rain like it did during RichRod's first trip down there. Not with a freshman fielding kicks. If it's a muddy slogfest, I think Denard and an up-to-speed Fitz figure out a way to win, with the defense doing just enough. UM 24, ND 19
Go Blue!
We are all in . . . Michigan 23 ND 17
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You have gotta' love this . . .
brain says 31-21 bad
brain says 31-21 bad guys.
Heart says 34-31 bad guys...I'm sorry our DLine just scares me right now and I just dont have great confidence they can mount enough pressure or force ND in enough 3rd and longs.
I have no question Denard will keep the game close but in the end for me the Dline is the reason this team will win or lose.
I know I'm biased but ND was
I know I'm biased but ND was 1-14 on 3rd Downs vs MSUs wildly overrated D-Line (no Worthy). I'm a little concerned with our interior DLine but they don't have to be world beaters, just solid.
I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right?
Michigan 31
ND
Michigan 31
ND 27
Because, obviously. Denard will light up the secondary while getting better-than-expected protection from the offensive line. We will kill them with quite a few screens, and we will get a couple key turnovers from our defense. Brian Kelly's face will turn purple and all will be right with the world.
Michigan 70 - ND 0
That is
Michigan 70 - ND 0
That is what my score was vs them in NCAA 13'
Butt since they won't replay my NCAA game film on Saturday night instead, my actual prediction is Michigan 31 - ND 27
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
The Redux.
The Redux.
it saddens me to know
this woman is probably no longer at Notre Dame, maybe a Senior I guess
On a plus side, being
On the plus side, being surrounded by that many douches for 4 years essentially means she'll be springtime fresh for life...
Hail.
Notre Dame 24, Michigan 20
Notre Dame 24, Michigan 20
Michigan 12
Notre Dame 3
Michigan 12
Notre Dame 3
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UM 24 ND 19
Go Blue!
UM - 28
ND - 24
Denard
UM - 28
ND - 24
Denard throws for 200+ yards and 2 TD's (NO INT's), runs for 80+ yards and another TD. Golson has an equally impressive performance, but throws a costly INT late in the 4th quarter.
Michigan 31 - Dame 27
Go Blue!
What have you done today to beat Ohio?
Win by 4 duh
Mich 20
ND 16
I'm thinking both teams drive but have trouble putting it over the line; Michigan wins by going deep at least once.
shoot out
Michigan 79 - Notre Dame 74
Denard throws for over 600 yards.
Notre Dame collectively runs for over 400 yards.
Michigan comes up with a big int in the endzone in final minute as Notre Dame is trying to make comeback.
UM 30
UM 30
ND 24
Go Blue!
M 24 ND 17
I don't think we will be able to move consistently on ND's front 7, but we should be able to exploit that secondary for some big plays. Defensively we should be ok as ND doesn't have the playmakers they had last year and hung just 20 on Purdue and MSU.
M 31 - ND 28
Tied at 0:25 4th Qtr. Then channeling the inner brunette girl, Gibbons puts through a 48-yd field goal to shatter the 80,000 domer fans' hearts.
Michigan 35
Notre Dame
Michigan 35
Notre Dame 21
Brian Kelly's face resumes the natural puple color he maintained during last year's game. Go Blue!
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” ― Bo Schembechler
I think MSU is better than ND
I think MSU is better than ND and that they just choked big time in that game. Even last years MSU team was very good but ended up getting smoked by ND. It's just what Sparty does. Most people are basing how good ND is based on that win, which I really think is almost meaningless.
I think we get our first defensive TD and Frank Clark has a huge game. Funchess goes beast-mode, Roundtree returns to the slot. Slants will be open all day as LBs will bring pressure or drop into coverage. Eifert probably burns us on some big 3rd downs. Norfleet will play gorgeous.
35-31 Michigan wins.
Sounds about right to me
here's my take, somewhat similar:
For all the hype over ND's defense following their win in East Lansing over spartie, I'm not convinced. That was against Andrew f'n Maxwell, an over-rated, inexperienced statue of a qb running an offense behind a lousy offensive line. While Michigan's O-Line has shown little so far, it's still better than what spartie had out there last week, and Denard is much better, ESPECIALLY on his feet, than Maxwell. The key, I think, is that Denard is able to buy time with his feet to wait for receivers to find holes in a very leaky Irish secondary and forces ND to defend his ability to take off and run, which will draw in the defense even more and leave a lot of one-on-one coverage on our receivers.
The ingredients are certainly there for Denard to have a huge day.
On D, if we can keep the Irish under control on the ground (<150 yds) we can then force their rs freshman QB to beat us. IMO, he showed he can manage an offense by beating msu, but he has yet to show that he can win a game at crunch time. Does this mean we see old "Purple Top" Kelly again put in Tommy Rees to bail Golson out in the 4th quarter?
U of M 31 ND 27. The 4-point trend continues...
My last prediction wasn't that far off...but didn't go well.
So I'll go back to my old prediction-
But anyone not picking a 4 point game is going against the trend...
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Hy head's telling me that it
Hy head's telling me that it will remain close throughout the game, but Notre Dame will withstand a 4th quarter rally, stop Denard on the final drive, and hold on to win 24-21.That defense, outside of the secondary, is so vastly improved, and so absolutely hellbent on not letting Denard embarress them a third straight time.
But this is Michigan-Notre Dame. Since when does using logic ever amount to anything close to what's represented on the scoreboard at the end of the game?
My heart says Denard adds one more notch to his belt, and rips Notre Dame's heart out yet again 35-31. After this game, Denard Robinson will be forever referred to among the Notre Dame faithful as he-who-shall-not-be-named.
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UM 34 ND 28
Wolverines score easily with big plays through the air. Special teams gives us good field position all night.
Cierre Wood runs for 150 but it is not enough to overcome ND's 3 missed field goals.
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Notre Dame 45 - Michigan
Notre Dame 45 - Michigan 40
Double-overtime heart-breaker. F-me.
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I'm wondering
I'm wondering how a 45-40 score in OT would even be possible...
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
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Easy.
Notre Dame scores a
Easy.
Notre Dame scores a touchdown and gets the two point conversion in the first possession of the second OT, Michigan has to settle for a field goal in the second possession.
Math!
This has nothing to do with Michigan football.
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Seriously? Michigan would
Seriously? Michigan would either be down eight and go for the TD and 2-pointer or be up by three when ND would score a TD and the game would be over. 5-point OT victories aren't possible.
Brewer. Wolverine.
But all 38 points are scored in the final 1:41.
Seriously, M by a score of 41-35.
Go Blue!