just what the Pistons need: a third string center. Joe Dumars was replaced by a mean ol' alien a few years back you guys.
Michigan will be _ - _ in FB next year
January 2nd, 2013 at 6:40 PM | 
I may change my answer to
I may change my answer to
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:56 PM |
ND doesn't lose a lot of
ND doesn't lose a lot of
ND doesn't lose a lot of players.
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:36 PM |
They might lose their coach though.
They might lose their coach though.
Maybe.
January 2nd, 2013 at 6:43 PM |
One more thing
One more thing
I see one of two things happening this year for the rivalry game.
1. The winner will go to Indy as both teams will need the win
or
2. Ohio State and Michigan will be on a collision course to play in Indy after The Game? Any thoughts or disagreemenst about this...
Hello Charles Woodson, now give me the ball on offense. - Brent Musburger
January 2nd, 2013 at 6:52 PM |
9-3 with a Bowl win
9-3 with a Bowl win
I think a lot will depend on whether or not Gorgeous Borges can fix the run game. If Green comes in and lights things up or if one of the current RBs decides maybe to perhaps step it up a couple hundred notches, then I see a great season. Also, I think a lot will depend on whether or not Countess can make a comeback and contribute. I'm not overly impressed with the Taylor-Avery combo. If these things can come to pass then we make it to the Rose Bowl. If not, I think 9-3 is plausible.
January 2nd, 2013 at 7:05 PM |
10-2 losses to OSU and
10-2 losses to OSU and
10-2 losses to OSU and Northwestern, but we come back and beat OSU in the conference championship game.
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
- Vince Lombardi
January 2nd, 2013 at 7:08 PM |
I am agreeing
I am agreeing
with most on here. Its a Rose Bowl type season next year with a good off season of training and that softer schedule.
Go Blue!
January 2nd, 2013 at 7:28 PM |
15-0 counting the spring
15-0 counting the spring
15-0 counting the spring game.
All in for some manball.
January 2nd, 2013 at 7:57 PM |
But doesn't Michigan also
But doesn't Michigan also
But doesn't Michigan also technically lose the Spring Game as well? So wouldn't your prediction be 15-1?
Brady Hoke: Kicking Ass And Signing Names On The Recruiting Trail
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:41 PM |
Good point. Darn you!
Good point. Darn you!
Good point. Darn you!
All in for some manball.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:11 PM |
9-3 regular season
9-3 regular season
Losses to ND, MSU, and OSU. Fanbase will be in full meltdown mode by end of season, and not just because of the continuing string of idiot clowniformz.
January 2nd, 2013 at 7:38 PM |
Why ask? Just wait for
Why ask? Just wait for
Why ask? Just wait for THE_KNOWLEDGE to return from the future and tell us what happens
"What" ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?
January 2nd, 2013 at 7:55 PM |
optimistic: 14-0
pessimistic
optimistic: 14-0
pessimistic
optimistic: 14-0
pessimistic 11-3
GO BLUE!
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:10 PM |
I know it sounds crazy
I know it sounds crazy
But I see us winning out! Maybe worst case we lose one random game but still make the MNC
January 3rd, 2013 at 12:11 AM |
If we lose one game next year
If we lose one game next year
If we lose one game next year we're not making the title game. Conference as a whole will be way too weak.
Brady Hoke: Kicking Ass And Signing Names On The Recruiting Trail
January 3rd, 2013 at 2:51 AM |
Conference as a whole
Conference as a whole
There's not going to be a ton of depth but I think there could be some good teams. OSU will probably be preseason Top 10, if not Top 5. Northwestern went 10-3 (and lead going into the 4th quarter in the 3 losses) and returns a good amount of people. Nebraska will probably be solid. From there it really depends on what schools like Minny, MSU and Indiana can do. It's definitely not going to unseat the SEC as the best conference, but i think the potential is there for it to be stronger than it was this year.
The big issue will be non-conference play. While the Big Ten wasn't that good this year, they took it on the chin in non-conference play - a lot of losses (some of those to MAC schools) and a number of close wins against mid-major schools. Fair or not, how a conference does in the non-conference slate goes a long way in determining people's perception of that conference.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:13 PM |
12-1 through b10 champ game
12-1 through b10 champ game
12-1 , split with Ohio in the game and b10 Championship game. Who knows who we draw in a bowl game.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:22 PM |
Count me as a member of the
Count me as a member of the
Count me as a member of the 14-0 club. There isn't a game on the schedule we shouldn't win.
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:37 PM |
10-2 playing in the BTCG
10-2 playing in the BTCG
10-2 playing in the BTCG against Ohio State (rematch, yayyy).
Losses to Penn State and Northwestern. The BTCG is a toss-up.
Rose Bowl or Capital One Bowl birth.
January 3rd, 2013 at 3:16 AM |
I'm going w/ frickin-awesome
I'm going w/ frickin-awesome
.
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:08 PM |
Even with our new O-Line, 9-3
Even with our new O-Line, 9-3
Even with our new O-Line, 9-3 or worse would be a dissapointment IMO (given that the big games are at home).
HAIL.
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:26 PM |
I think we start 5-0. ND at
I think we start 5-0. ND at
I think we start 5-0. ND at home should be a win next year. I think the next 7 get hairy. I think we should go 4-3. I think 9-3 is fairly conservative. Unfortunately, if those losses are in conference we probably don't make the BTCG. Here's to hoping I'm wrong and we go 14-0.
"And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it's gonna be Michigan again, Michigan."
January 2nd, 2013 at 11:25 PM |
116-36, ties the Cubs for the
116-36, ties the Cubs for the
116-36, ties the Cubs for the best record in history. Obviously.
But seriously: I say 3 losses:
1) Notre Dame. Early season game for us breaking in a lot of new pieces and switching offensive systems. The O-line won't have gelled by that point like it will have later in the season and might struggle against ND's front seven. ND will be competent-to-strong, even though their Return To Glory will fall flat on its face next week
2) Ohio. In all the years that I've been old enough to be sufficiently sports-conscious, Michigan has won 4 times. Also Junior Braxton Miller is going to be a handful, to say the least.
3) Wildcard game: Seems like we always do this once a season. This year, the Ulnar Nerve reared its ugly head. Last year, it was Iowa. I could see a few defensive breakdowns at a key time making Nebraska a heartbreaker or something
9-3 regular season, The Weightroom division champions. I'll refrain from speculating further.
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
"When you have Denard Robinson, you can have everything"
~George Walden
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:42 PM |
We have a better shot at 14-0
We have a better shot at 14-0
We have a better shot at 14-0 than we had when we went 11-2 last year, and definitely better than when we went 8-5 against The Mayan Apocalypse Schedule. I can't see a way we do worse than 8-5 again, and that would surprise the hell out of me.
My head says 11-1 regular season, which also surprises me. (So long as we don't drop a game we should win.) I see two games as toss-ups (ND and Ohio), but I can't believe that either of them will be better than they were this year, and we nearly beat them both on the road. I'd be surprised to see Nebraska win in Ann Arbor, barring another Denard-injury calibur thing.
EDIT: tl;dr ME SURPRISED BUT I SEE 10 WINS AND 2 TOSS-UPS
Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU: 68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC: 20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<
January 3rd, 2013 at 2:53 AM |
Ohio State
Ohio State
I think they're going to be better next year. They return a ton of people (hankins and simon are big losses though) and they'll be in their second year of a new offensive system.
January 2nd, 2013 at 11:02 PM |
Not a tough schedule
Not a tough schedule
But 11-1 or 10-2 at worst going into the championship game. Dantonio will suck it, Nebraska will not be as good, nor will ND. Hell, maybe 12-0 regular season!!! Hail!
January 3rd, 2013 at 1:28 AM |
10-2
10-2
in the regular season, a re-match against OSU in the B1G Championship game and then Rose Bowl victory over Stanford for a glorious 12-2 record,
15-0 in 2014 National Champions! Book It!!
What the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve and...Those Who Stay WILL Be Champions.
January 3rd, 2013 at 1:46 AM |
The pessimist in me says
The pessimist in me says
The pessimist in me says 13-1, but I am gonna say 14-0 with the closest margin of victory being 14 points.
Campaign manager--Hoke 2012.
January 3rd, 2013 at 3:01 AM |
Why does UM have two open
Why does UM have two open
Why does UM have two open dates?
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
January 3rd, 2013 at 3:41 AM |
The planets are in alignment
The planets are in alignment
Because there happens to be a rare five Saturdays in November next year, the season gets an extra week and everybody in the B1G gets two bye weeks.
Most notably, Northwestern gets two weeks of prep before their game against us.
January 3rd, 2013 at 11:18 AM |
1) Great info2) Great
1) Great info2) Great
1) Great info
2) Great MGoUsername & avatar
3) Welcome!
4) ???
5) Profit!
"The straightest line from A to B is straight: From A to B"
"When you have Denard Robinson, you can have everything"
~George Walden
January 3rd, 2013 at 10:06 AM |
Thanks for the info
Thanks for the info
Thanks for the info
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
January 3rd, 2013 at 10:07 AM |
9-4
9-4
Until I see something to make me project otherwise, my default pick will be 9-3 with a 50-50 chance of winning a bowl.
January 3rd, 2013 at 11:09 AM |
Michigan will be . . .
Michigan will be . . .
wearing these uniforms for the ND game.
They'll also probably go 9-3.
Love & Hate are horns on the same goat.
January 3rd, 2013 at 11:11 AM |
Serious Jinxes
Serious Jinxes
This thread is really tempting fate with the, "Brady Hoke doesn't lose at home" stuff. I don't mean to be a downer but Im still grieving from the, "our safeties don't give up long touchdowns" line in Brian's bowl prediction thread.
Michigan is building something great but it takes time and 18-22 yo kids are a challenge to keep focused. I say 9-4. 6-2 in the BIG.
January 3rd, 2013 at 11:37 AM |
Oh and on the subject of wins
Oh and on the subject of wins
Oh and on the subject of wins next year I'm thinking 11-1 with NW being the only loss, but we'll see UM in the B10 championship game
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
I may change my answer to 11-1. I thought ND and OSU were the likely losses. Looking at the two teams, ND will struggle next year. They lose a lot of players. OSU, unfortunately, will probably be even better next year. What little they lose is replaced by possibly better players at many spots.