Michigan vs. Alabama Prediction Thread

and that is the very same shade of red we all saw on the face of Brian Kelly last season!

Alabama 28

Michigan 17

We'll hang with them until their OL wears us down in the fourth and eats up the clock.

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.

That Bama O-Line and running game vs our DLine is a matchup nightmare.

PREDICTION!

Yes prediction: PAIN!!!

Love that quote

31-21 Michigan. We Gone Shock The World!

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, not "Northfleet." We will get a double dose of Justice.

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 

 

Michigan 34 Alabama 31.  Gibbons channels brunettes as time expires!

I really hope to see Michigan win, but I think Bama is too good. They wear us down late and pull away.

27-14

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.

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..

 

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, hey, at least it covers my $3 million bet in Vegas.

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 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

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

I've got two scores, either 3-2 Michigan, or 35-7 MIchigan.

Fuck facts and logic

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 Howard goes crazy.

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?

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.

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.  

If you're trouble figuring out who the good guys are, I suggest you get your moral compass checked.

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.

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 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?

I'm hoping for a 27-24 Michigan win.

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.