Michigan vs Ohio state
I was bumpin around youtube and decided to watch the highlights of the last couple of michigan v osu games. Its pretty hard to watch untill I found charles woodson highlights, i almost forgot how amazing that guy was and how loud the big house got. The noise level was as loud as it was this last saturday.
Ive got this feeling that for some reason its going to be the year we beat osu. Even though this year would be the most unlikely but I think by the time we get to The Game (7 weeks) were going to be a different team than we are now. I honestly think that the only Big Ten loss we will have at that point will be to penn state. Little brah has it coming to them and illinois doesnt have a chance in the big house. I hope Richrod takes a look at dantonios comments about how "its just getting started"
As you can tell im pumped for the big season. Its going to be better than we thought, trust me.
GO BLUE!!!!!!
October 1st, 2008 at 11:40 PM ^
Let's take it one week at a time. That way we avoid OMG NO NATIONAL TITLE angst this year.
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:16 AM ^
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:54 PM ^
I know Woodson was unbelievable. Heck, that was my senior year at UM. I think what he's saying, though, is that every time you watch a clip of Woodson highlights, you're in awe all over again. You KNOW he's amazing, but you just have to say "Damn" when you see him in action.
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:44 AM ^
I definitely understand how some people could hesitate to even think about this, much less make a prediction, and how some would think anyone is crazy to say it. But I agree--I just have a feeling Michigan will do it this year, and because it seems the most unlikely year. To put it in context, the past two years--especially in 2006--it seems like so many people seriously thought Michigan had a chance. I looked at OSU, then looked at Michigan, play their games and told those people without any hesitation, "absolutely not." Michigan had the talent, but they didn't play well enough in 2006 as opposed to how OSU played. In 2007, Michigan certainly could have done it if we didn't have those key injuries, because OSU didn't play well in that game.
So this is the only year I've believed Michigan could do this. OSU is inexplicably underperforming--some people don't see it, but I totally do. Michigan is under the radar this season. I don't think any of the coaches who have to play Michigan respect Michigan as much as they try to say in their conferences, so that's going to affect how the team prepares and how they come out against us. We have oodles of talent. To me, it's not so much about how much better we'll be then, because I look at our inconsistency and really worry that it won't get any better by the end of the season. I worry we'll still only be capable of playing well for 30 mins.
But I also look at Threet, who really seems to care deeply about the QB position and doing well, even when it looks just gone (i.e. the Wisconsin game)--he is the kind of person with serious leadership who makes things happen, pulls stuff out the air, wills himself to play better when you least expect it. And I think that's partially because he is fighting for the position--it's not 100% his. What I like about the Michigan team we have now is they have a fighting spirit that I don't think Michigan quite had the past few years, except maybe the Capital One bowl (and you saw what Michigan was capable of with that spirit), and that matters.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:22 AM ^
for the past 5 years.
Let's beat Illinois, please.
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 AM ^
"I don't think any of the coaches who have to play Michigan respect Michigan as much as they try to say in their conferences, so that's going to affect how the team prepares and how they come out against us."
All Tressel has to do is beat Michigan and it's considered a successful year. With OSU's national title hopes squandered in week two, Tressel knows how important the UM game is. OSU will be prepared and as ready as they've ever been.