Post-Spring Game Bold Predictions Thread

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Post-Spring Game Bold Predictions Thread

Now that we have all had time to over-react to the Spring Game,  Here is the chance to either make yourself look like a genius or a fool come next fall.  I'll get it started with a few of my own

- Fitz will have more yards, but Rawls will lead the team in rushing touchdowns

-  One of the freshmen wide receivers will start at least 5 games

- The defense will give up more rushing yards per game, but will increase their sack total from last year

- Chris Wormley will be Roh's primary back up

- Blake Countess will lead the team in picks.

(I know some of these aren't exactly bold,  but's its just a fun exercise to get some discussion going on a sunday morning)

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:04 AM | Denard will score a (Score:5 Normal)
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Denard will score a touchdown.  Lock it.

April 15th, 2012 at 12:09 PM | Done. Here ya go. (Score:4 Normal)
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April 15th, 2012 at 10:08 AM | Why not... This is Taylor (Score:5 Normal)
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Why not...

  1. This is Taylor Lewan's last season at Michigan.
  2. Pipkins and Kalis will be starting by the time Michigan State comes to Ann Arbor.
  3. Michigan is significantly better this season than last season, but finishes the season with more losses.
  4. Toussaint has more rushing yards than Denard and pretty much everyone agrees it's a good thing.
  5. Denard has a special Senior season.

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:49 PM | If #4 and #5 happen, maybe #3 (Score:1)
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If #4 and #5 happen, maybe #3 won't..???  (the loses part)

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:12 AM | Since I just gone done (Score:2)
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Since I just gone done rewatching UTL...I predict we will crush Notre Dame's collective soul with <30 seconds on the clock.

April 15th, 2012 at 10:29 AM | Collective Soul? (Score:5 Normal)
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April 15th, 2012 at 12:06 PM | Oh, heaven let your light shine down (Score:3 Normal)
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Oh, heaven let your light shine down

April 15th, 2012 at 1:26 PM | Correction: Whoa-oh-oh-oh (Score:4 Normal)
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Correction: Whoa-oh-oh-oh

April 15th, 2012 at 10:13 AM | Ondre Pipkins will end up (Score:5 Normal)
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Ondre Pipkins will end up signing with the Plymouth Whalers. Gut feeling

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:15 AM | Dantonio makes Hoke pay for (Score:5 Normal)
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Dantonio will make Hoke pay for saying that there is no "gentleman's agreement" by stealing second 2012 Michigan walk-on with a full-ride MSU scholarship.

April 15th, 2012 at 10:32 AM | That Dantonio is... (Score:2 Normal)
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Sneaky. I heard he offered our water boy an assistant Offensive Coordinator position and a school scooter to drive to work on.

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:25 AM | Russell Bellomy will be the (Score:5 Normal)
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Russell Bellomy will be the 2nd string QB as Devin Gardner locks down a starting spot at WR.

Evidence:

  • We know the coaches are trying it
  • Bellomy looked good in the spring game (better at QB than Gardner imo)
  • Gardner looked very agile in the spring game, moreso than last year
  • Gardner looked like a poor passer in the spring game
  • We have no depth at WR, nor anybody as athletic as Gardner

Honestly I think it's more realistic that he only gets a few snaps at WR in some of Borges' weird packages, while preparing to be the starting QB next year, but you asked for bold.

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:42 AM | What!?! (Score:-1 Trolling)
April 15th, 2012 at 11:00 AM | I still think DG is the QB (Score:3 Normal)
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I still think DG is the QB for next year, but after the spring game I am much more comfortable with the idea of Bellomy being the backup over DG, especially if he can be used elsewhere.

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April 15th, 2012 at 11:00 AM | Bellomy second string huh? (Score:1 Normal)
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Bellomy second string huh?  His longest pass was maybe 10 yards?  He looked like he struggled to muscle some of those passes too.

 

Your prediction is a little too bold..  

April 15th, 2012 at 1:08 PM | Well you can either have (Score:1)
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Well you can either have Russell Bellomy or Russell Bellomy with legs. Option number 1 also includes having a receiver who can pose a downfield threat, which was the most critical component to the offense last year. Door #1 leads to a lot more success. 

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:21 AM | I predict that if you post (Score:1 Normal)
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I predict that if you post your thoughts you will get negged for it. Just go look at the "Who impressed you Spring Game" thread.

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:22 AM | Based on the performance in (Score:3 Normal)
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Based on the performance in yesterday's game I would say we are either a lock to go undefeated and unscored upon thereby erasing the memory of Yost's "Mad Hatters" and locking up modern football imortality OR we'll go winless and make the 2008 team look like the second coming of the 97 squad.

If we're going to over-react to a practice let's go all the way!

 

 

April 15th, 2012 at 10:35 AM | Fielding Yost's team was (Score:2)
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Fielding Yost's team was called the "Mad Magicians."

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:40 AM | No the Mad Magicians were teh (Score:4 Normal)
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No the Mad Magicians were teh 1947 team coached by Crisler

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April 15th, 2012 at 11:04 AM | It looks like Mgroworld was (Score:4 Normal)
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It looks like Mgroworld was right about Yost's 1901 team going undefeated & un-scored upon, but it also looks like "Mad Magicians" is reserved for Crisler's 1947 team.  Everybody wins?

April 15th, 2012 at 11:07 AM | Ooops. You got me. (Score:2)
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Ooops. You got me.

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April 15th, 2012 at 11:29 AM | Cut me some slack...I'm (Score:4 Normal)
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Cut me some slack...I'm MGrowold so all I truly remembered was that somebody was mad.  Hats, magicians, it's all so confusing.

 

 

April 15th, 2012 at 10:22 AM | Bold prediction (Score:2 Normal)
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Russell Bellomy will start every game this year.  

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:33 AM | Devin Gardner... (Score:3 Normal)
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Turns into the next Ryan Tannehill



-BWC never lives up to the hype (not bold)

-UM beats Bama by 2 TDs, but lose to ND

-Denard finally gets invited to New York

-Countess makes 1st team all B1G and switches jerseys numbers to #2 for his Junior year (his last)

-UM goes 11-1 and wins the BCS Championship

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April 15th, 2012 at 12:33 PM | Wouldn't we have to be 12-1 (Score:2 Normal)
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Wouldn't we have to be 12-1 to account for the B1G championship?

April 15th, 2012 at 12:54 PM | Well, Mr. Knit Picky... (Score:1)
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I was cleary speaking about our regular season record...

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April 15th, 2012 at 1:34 PM | Quick thought on the (#1 and) (Score:4 Normal)
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Quick thought on the (#1 and) #2 jersey. I like that tradition / potential tradition, but if I were Hoke, I'd only make it available to guys in their fourth or fifth years at Michigan. I think that would keep guys pushing for it, prevent those numbers from being promised to freshmen or something, make the honor more prestigious (and legitimate to other players), and provide a nice incentive for star players to stick around for their fourth and/or fifth years.

April 15th, 2012 at 1:43 PM | I like that idea, but I think (Score:1)
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I like that idea, but I think a guy like Countess could get it in his junior year since he presumably will have started his first two years.  I just think a guy has to earn it with consistent performance on the field as well as off the field, which precludes a freshman or sophomore from getting it.  I assume that's what Hoke is thinking as well.  He would probably limit it to a senior though like you're saying.

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April 15th, 2012 at 4:20 PM | It's pretty cool that this is (Score:1)
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It's pretty cool that this is not a far-fetched prediction.

 

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April 15th, 2012 at 5:43 PM | Beating Bama by 2 TDs is a (Score:1)
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Beating Bama by 2 TDs is a little too idealistic. No one in SEC country will think we even have a chance. While I think we lose that game, I do believe its going to be a lot closer than people think. Bama hasn't had a passing threat since Julio Jones, and McCarron is more of a game manager than a quarterback. However, I think whoever is running the ball will gut us for at least 100-150 yds. We lose on a game-winning field goal kick with 15 seconds left. I hope I'm wrong, though.

That being said, I think the team will play with a chip on its shoulder the rest of the season. They will go into South Bend and manhandle Notre Dame, further putting Kelly's job in question. The MSU game will be hard-fought and physical, but in the end, Dantonio will get put in his place, 28-21. Gholston gets an in-game ejection, and Pip will be a starter by this point, sacking Maxwell twice.

If Denard is to get invited, he will have to play out of his mind the whole season. With the likes of Marcus Lattimore, Matt Barkley, Montee Ball, and the Honey Badger all posing as competition, Denard's got his work cut out for him in that department. I think he's got a great chance to get invited, but I'm not sure about his chances for winning.

Wouldn't they have to go 12-1 to get to the BCS Championship, with the Big Ten Title game? Either way, they're not title contenders yet, in my opinion. However, the Rose Bowl is a very real possibility. I would love nothing more than for Michigan to go to Pasadena and give Lane Kiffin and Matt Barkley a beatdown.

 

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:26 AM | I'll play (Score:2 Normal)
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- Giveaways and takeaways both decrease.



- We all stop holding our breath when Denard drops back to pass.



- Devin Gardner has at least one rushing, passing, and receiving touchdown.



- Hoke takes Summer classes in scanning and causes Brian Kelly's head to explode.



- We beat Bama, but inexplicably lose to an inferior Nebraska team on the road.



- Denard makes the Heisman ceremony, but Marcus Lattimore takes home the trophy.

April 15th, 2012 at 11:41 AM | has anyone ever come back (Score:1 Normal)
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has anyone ever come back from a mid-season ACL injury to win the Heisman the next year?  that is the boldest prediction on this thread by a wide margin

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April 15th, 2012 at 8:59 PM | Good observation with Lattimore... (Score:1)
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He would be lucky to come back at 75-80%...

Reporter: “Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?”
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April 15th, 2012 at 10:28 AM | Denard plays only the first (Score:5 Normal)
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Denard plays only the first series of each game, with the rest split evenly between Bellomy, Gardner, Kennedy, and Wait-Who-Was-That-Last-Guy.

April 15th, 2012 at 10:37 AM | -Michigan wins the B1G, but (Score:2)
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-Michigan wins the B1G, but ends up with 4 losses, including a Rose Bowl loss.

-At least 2 freshmen will start along the OL and DL by the end of the season.

-Jeremy Gallon will have at least 50% more receiving yards than Roy Roundtree.

April 15th, 2012 at 10:33 AM | I formation doom (Score:1)
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oh wait, you said bold predictions.

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:37 AM | Please elaborate on #5...your (Score:5 Normal)
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Please elaborate on #5...your first #5.

As to your second #5...LOL.

April 15th, 2012 at 12:47 PM | Insider tips: 1. I think what (Score:3 Normal)
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Insider tips: 1. I think what you're trying to say is "than his" 2. Which would make the sentence, "Denard doubles his touchdown passes than his interceptions," which still does not make sense.

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April 15th, 2012 at 1:41 PM | Maybe a stretch (Score:2)
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but if Michigan is somehow in BCS title game hunt at season's end, and Fitz has good days against Bama, ND & OSU (i.e., spotlight games), those numbers are probably good enough to get invited. That's what we're talking about by "finalist" right?  Hell,  M. Ingram won with numbers that weren't a ton better - 1,658 and 17 TDs.  Nice, but not jaw dropping stats.

But if M is something like 8-4, yes you're right, Fitz likely won't be going to NY with 1,400 and 17. 

 

EDIT: Ingram not a good example. Doesn't account for his receiving yards (335) and TDs (3). Anyhoo, I'd be thrilled if Fitz gets 14K and 17 TDs.  

 

April 15th, 2012 at 2:59 PM | I don't think anyone (Score:5 Normal)
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Would be disappointed with 14,000 yards from Fitz.

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:36 AM | Bolder! (Score:3 Normal)
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Jeremy Jackson wins the Biletnikoff, and is invited to New York, where he shares the Heisman with Denard in the first ever tie.

April 15th, 2012 at 10:41 AM | Now that's bold (Score:2)
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Now that's bold

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:43 AM | Oh yeah (Score:1)
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Go big or go home!

April 15th, 2012 at 2:17 PM | or.. (Score:2)
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if you are into fat chicks, go big and go home.

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April 15th, 2012 at 10:36 AM | BWC channels his inner beast (Score:1)
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BWC channels his inner beast and has a breakout season.

Denard lights up defenses with his passing as Michigan's offense makes a similar leap that the defense made last year.

 

 

April 15th, 2012 at 10:37 AM | Predictions (Score:5 Funny)
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Predictions

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April 15th, 2012 at 11:59 AM | Awesome. (Score:3 Normal)
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Awesome.

Bring back Keith Jackson

April 15th, 2012 at 10:41 AM | Brendan Gibbons will again be (Score:4 Normal)
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Brendan Gibbons will again be crediting brunette girls in the Aladama post-game press conference.

Justice Hayes emerges as a key contributor at slot receiver. 

Roy Roundtree will lead the Big Ten in receiving yards. 

Michigan's defense leads Big Ten in rushing yards allowed and points allowed. 

A 12-1 Michigan team is the topic of BCS title-game controversy as U-M is passed over in favor of the SEC champion with the same record.

April 15th, 2012 at 11:44 AM | a 12-1 B1G champion being (Score:-1 Redundant)
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