After reading so many Michigan fans' opinions about what the Wolverines have to accomplish to win this game, I am interested in hearing what your predictions are for the final score. Also, what will be the most notable aspects of the game as you imagine looking back on it?
Michigan 26, Alabama 24
Norfleet and/or Hayes makes significant contribution(s). Saban's face turns a shade of red never before identified.
GO BLUE!
36-33 in overtime
Michigan 10, Bama 9
Michigan 10, Bama 9
Prediction:
We'll be very proud of this team and school before, during, and after the game.
17-13 Michigan,
and that is the very same shade of red we all saw on the face of Brian Kelly last season!
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Alabama 28
Michigan 17
We'll
Alabama 28
Michigan 17
We'll hang with them until their OL wears us down in the fourth and eats up the clock.
Yeah, pretty much
this.
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Sorry about this: Bama 27, M 17
I just don't see how our D-line can hold agains their O-Line. Combined with the fact that they play exactly the type of defense that we struggled greatly against last year--but with the best talent we've seen--and I have a hard time rationally seeing more than this from us. Sigh.
"Everyone gets dumped Gabe. Let me give you some advice: a little coverup on your Adams Apple will make it appear smaller. Which will make you appear less like a transvestite."
Is it
Is it okay if we bring our linebackers and safties too?
dream
I had a dream last night that the final score was 42-21 Michigan so let's go with that
go blue!
HA, I had this same dream.
HA, I had this same dream.
Our offense is bigger and wilder than we think
We also find out that Alabama isn't utterly bulletproof year after year. Remember Nebraska of the late 90's? The assumption was that WE DON'T REBUILD, WE RELOAD, forever and ever, amen and that they'd contend for the MNC in perpetuity. But nobody stays gold forever, Pony Boy.
We also get some crazy special teams bounces.
It's our night.
Michigan: 41
Alabama: 27
Ya, you are safe, there's no way that happens.
And Bama, unlike Nebraska of that time, has legit NFL talent everywhere. Nebraska never had defenses in that era even close to the talent level Bama has. Doesn't mean we can't win (though I don't see it) but it does mean there's zero chance of putting up 40
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24-21 Michigan. Field goal
24-21 Michigan. Field goal late wins it.
31-21
31-21 Michigan. We Gone Shock The World!
I hate ohio. Thats all you need to know.
20-16 Michigan
Four scores each: Alabama gets one offensive TD, Michigan gets two.
Waffling
At first I was like....yikes, that defense...Bama to cover.
Then I was like...lotta starters gone...how much better will this Bama D be than the OSU one Denard shredded last year?
Then I was like...yeah, a lot better.
31-24 Bama wins :(
Norfleet
Norfleet, not "Northfleet." We will get a double dose of Justice.
Florida Wolverines have dreadlocks...
I have two
1. Michigan 27 Alabama 24.
2. Worst case scenario: Alabama 41 Michigan 27
Their OL with our DL does have me very nervous. I agree completely with MrVociferous
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Michigan 34 Alabama 31.
Michigan 34 Alabama 31. Gibbons channels brunettes as time expires!
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I really hope to see Michigan
I really hope to see Michigan win, but I think Bama is too good. They wear us down late and pull away.
27-14
Semper Fidelis
With Fitz out
We'll finally see the unleashing of some screens and latterals that will put our slots in play more, as sort of pseudo-backs. I see Hayes, Gallon and Dileo with inflated numbers and a <7 point win.
WTF?
I was home in Michigan earlier this week and saw this.. WTF? On the other hand, the Chicken Cordon Bleu sandwich wasn't bad.
Michigan 31-13.. OK, I admit it.. I like prime numbers and palindromes..
Prediction
My prediction is that it is a one score game going into the 4th quarter. I refuse to speculate what happens in the 4th.
GO BLUE!
Bama 24, Michigan 13
But,
Bama 24, Michigan 13
But, hey, at least it covers my $3 million bet in Vegas.
Alabama 24 M 17
They will lead for pretty much the whole game and rush for about 200 yards. We'll score one TD on a bust by one of their new DB starters and another in the last few minutes when they're in prevent mode.
Wolverine Toughness
Wolverine Toughnes nurtured under Coach Hoke shows up in a way no one believed possible afterjust two years. Campbell and Barnum prove they are more than worthy starters.
Wolverines 17
Tide 13
Mr. Hart! That is the most intelligent thing you've said all day. You may take your seat.
Wolverine Toughness
Wolverine Toughness nurtured under Coach Hoke shows up in a way no one believed possible afterjust two years. Campbell and Barnum prove they are more than worthy starters.
Wolverines 17
Tide 13
Mr. Hart! That is the most intelligent thing you've said all day. You may take your seat.
I've got two scores, either
I've got two scores, either 3-2 Michigan, or 35-7 MIchigan.
Fuck facts and logic
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
24-13 Bama
I just don't see us able to stretch the field with our current crew or WRs and their O-line is ridiculously good and experienced.
Michigan wins 31-17.
Juwan
Michigan wins 31-17.
Juwan Howard goes crazy.
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24-17 Michigan
24-17 Michigan
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I predict it will be a much more entertaining game
than expected. Michigan wins 28-24 and stops a last minute drive by Alabama on a Kovacs INT.
EDIT: I am not drunk, high, or otherwise impaired. Perhaps a bit dumb?
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Bama 41 M 10.
24-0 at the
Bama 41 M 10.
24-0 at the half. Bama scores on their first 2nd half possession and then rests their starters.
Denard throws 3 picks, fumbles once and leaves with an injury. He is a game-time decision for Air Force.
Dave Brandon immediately rounds out the 2014 schedule with Miami (NTM) and Vanderbilt.
Michigan wins its next five games by an average of 13 points.
Did you see ND last year?
You never, ever take Denard out. He can make something out of nothing better than anyone else.
Ouch
I really want to be wrong, but Alabama just looks too tough. Alabama 24, Michigan 14.
I think the best chance here is if V Smith finds a way to consistently get "lost" among all of the big guys, and makes it to the second level a lot. Alabama is not going to let Denard beat them with his feet, so we're going to see just how improved he is at passing the ball.
I'm not much for "moral victories," but keeping it in single digits would qualify as one.
The good guys win 31-17.
If you're trouble figuring out who the good guys are, I suggest you get your moral compass checked.
Yep, that's Simba made out of a pineapple.
Alabama: 28
Michigan:
Alabama: 28
Michigan: 14
Denard will keep things interesting and make a big play or two. But not having Fitz puts even more pressure on him as the focal point of the offense. Unless Borges can somehow consistently get him to the outside....
Their biggest strength is going against our biggest weakness. Barring injuries to their line, or BWC, Black, Washington and Roh all just somehow playing absolute lights out football and bringing the O-Line to a draw, this is a mismatch nightmare.
For us to win this game, there are so many things that all have to go right: phenomenal D-Line play, Denard playing the best game of his career, Rawls stepping up big time, Gardner proving to be a weapon as a wideout, and a few lucky bounces/Bama special teams errors. Too many things have to go right.
The good news in all of this, though, is Michigan should play this game like there's no pressure when, in reality, there shouldn't be much. Most people aren't giving them a chance. This game does nothing to hurt Michigan's chances of a Big Ten title. For Michigan, there is no shame in losing to Alabama unless its a blowout. Sparty fans would do well to not poke fun if we lose (cough Capital One Bowl cough).
Alabama should be holding all the pressure not to lose to a Big Ten team. They don't care about conference titles. If they lose tomorrow, this severely hurts their case for a national title. If there is one thing that heavily plays into our favor tomorrow, it should be the pressure factor.
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I have no idea who wins
I have no idea who wins tomorrow but I just want to point out that the words "Last week, at SEC Beach-Fest..." were actually spoken on ESPN today.
I guess I'll post this
I guess I'll post this question here since the "Fitz suspended" thread got deleted for some reason
But Desmond Howard just said on Gameday that Rawls was penciled in as the starter at the beginning of last season before he got hurt. I don't recall this being the case, and thought Smith was our starter. Is Des right? Can anyone confirm?
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Michigan 26 Bama 24.
GO BLUE!
What have you done today to beat Ohio?
I'm hoping for a 27-24
I'm hoping for a 27-24 Michigan win.
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There are a lot or brunettes
There are a lot of brunettes in Dallas, I like our chances.
M 6, Bama 5
It's Norfleet.
Like Brian said, let's try not to Woolfork this.
My prediction? Bama by 7-10. Probably something lower scoring (I don't know about their passing offense, right now), like 24-17.
Norfleet,
and I know that, sorry for my dumbass typo, For some reason I re-read three times before posting and missed it. Ironically, people at work think I'm a word-smith. Go Blue!
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.
Let's just say I just envision this going down at halftime
BAMA
24-17
Hope I am proven wrong!!
"So you're telling me there's a chance. Yeah!" -- Lloyd
45-27 Michigan. Denard
45-27 Michigan. Denard torches them.
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The biggest endorphin rush possible as a sports fan:
When your team pulls off a huge upset against apparently insurmountable odds, such as when we beat OSU in '69, Miracle on Ice, or when the Pistons beat the Lakers in 5 in 2004. Here's to hoping we get some of that this weekend.
But I'm just not seeing it. Maybe Denard will be a much improved passer, maybe Devin will be a revelation at WR, maybe our D-line surprises and holds their own, maybe Rawls breaks out...but it seems like we really need all or at least most of those things to happen. Short of such a perfect storm, Team Deadly beats Team Very Good.
Alabama 31, Michigan 17
In another few years this game will be a toss-up, but not tomorrow night.
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Alabama 31, Michigan 17.
Alabama 31, Michigan 17.
Prediction
Someone else talked about having one, but I also had a dream last night about watching this game. It inolved a 28-27 Michigan win - Alabama was up 27-21 going into the 4th quarter, but a surgical drive that exploits Alabama's secondary gets us within earshot of the end zone, and on 3rd and goal, Denard rushes one in. Throughout the game, in my dream, the passing game was getting it done thanks to Dilithium.
That being said, my conscious mind wrote down 30-24 Alabama - we stay competitive and within earshot the entire game, perhaps even leading at one point, but we get stalled late by the Alabama defense. I prefer my subconscious personally.
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36-33 in overtime