Predict the score for this weekend's game......
What do you think the score will be this weekend? I am more optomistic than most, but think we win big. Devin will avoid the turnover bug, and we will carry a 7-10 point lead throughout the game before pulling away at the end. Our defense will be the one who creates more turnovers, and they simply don't have the output on offense to play from behind against our defense. Home field advantage will be minimal.
Final Score:
Michigan 31
Michigan State 10
What do you say?
October 27th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^
UM victory. Then again it could be 13-10 or 43-40...who friggen knows. But, I do think it will be a narrow victory.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:02 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^
Gardner 2 TDs passing. 2 Gibbons FGs.
STAEE 1 fluky TD early, 2 FGs before half, 1 in the second half as Mattison makes the right adjustments.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:04 PM ^
M 24
MSU 20
October 28th, 2013 at 2:11 PM ^
I think our pass/scramble attack against their defense is about a push. Their offense relies mostly on power running which is a good matchup for us.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:05 PM ^
I don't see us running the ball well at all. And I foresee a close, "smashmouth" game for about 2 1/2 qtrs, when we are down 13-3 or 17-7, and we start to open it up. Then Gardner is running around and running around and running around.
I think MSU's defense is so strong, and their Offense will do just enough (plus Michigan rarely gets TFL's, so expect to see a lot of third and 3's, third and 4's, third and 5's) and State can convert those.
I hope i am WAY OFF BASE, but i see a MSU 24-13 win or something like that.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^
MSU's schedule is horribly easy this year. They have only played two teams with winning records, and only won one of those games.
We are quite a bit better than any team they have played so far this season.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:31 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:33 PM ^
You are postulating without any basis in reality.
October 27th, 2013 at 8:13 PM ^
You must have not seen our team play on the road. There is a lot of reality-based evidence out there speaking to our road woes.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:07 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
October 28th, 2013 at 8:48 AM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:09 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 8:52 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:10 PM ^
MSU 20 UM 8
October 27th, 2013 at 7:13 PM ^
"JUST WIN"-Charles Woodson
October 27th, 2013 at 7:12 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:13 PM ^
13-9 and a victory for the team with Wings.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:14 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 8:35 PM ^
October 28th, 2013 at 2:58 AM ^
This is highly unrealistic. At least make an honest guess!
4-3, good guys. Book it.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:17 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:18 PM ^
October 28th, 2013 at 1:02 AM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:20 PM ^
Here's are some matchup stats to add to the discussion (via TeamRankings):
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Offense
|
Michigan | Mich St. |
| Yards/Play | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Points/Play | 0.593 | 0.357 |
| Rush Play % | 61.28% | 57.28% |
| Pass Play % | 38.72% | 42.72% |
| Completion % | 60.99% | 56.54% |
| 3D Conv % | 48.96% | 46.02% |
| RZ Scoring % | 84.85% | 77.78% |
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Defense
|
Michigan | Mich St. |
| Opp Yards/Play | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| Opp Points/Play | 0.368 | 0.178 |
| Opp Completion % | 53.14% | 46.96% |
| Opp 3D Conv % | 39.81% | 28.70% |
| Opp RZ Scoring % | 80.00% | 80.00% |
October 27th, 2013 at 8:15 PM ^
To make this like, 75% more hlepful would be to break it down by home vs. road. Especially with this UM team.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:20 PM ^
Mich 24 - MSU 13.
Countess scores on a pick 6
October 27th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^
Michigan 7
The road issues continue. Devin Gardner throws multiple picks. The offensive line collapses consistently. RBs have 30 carries for 30 yards. The defense makes MSU's offense look like world beaters. An Mgoblog meltdown ensues.
October 27th, 2013 at 8:37 PM ^
looks like ur predicting 5 defensive TD's
October 27th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^
20-13 Sparty...sorry I just dont trust a Hoke team on the road yet, hoping he proves me wrong but our road games we have been really flat and in a shell.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:23 PM ^
State 20, Michigan 6
I don't trust our O-Line, the interior specifically, at all against MSU and their double a-gap blitz. I don't forsee us getting much of a running game going, and MSU will be able to just sit on our passing game and defend that. Road Gardner means some boneheaded mistakes, so when we're not struggling to move the ball on the ground I expect a few turnovers out of Gardner.
As for our defense, I think we shut MSU's O down relatively well. They have shown some signs of life against Illinois and Indiana (I know I know, awful teams but still) so I see them getting one or two long drives that result in points. The rest will come off defensive TD's or short field off of turnovers.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^
Michigan 6
Michigan continues to crap the bed on the road. People keep saying, "just wait until 2015 when Hoke has his guyz". Brian has to shut the site down for a couple of days.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:27 PM ^
My preseason prediction was 9-3, including a loss to MSU. Haven't seen anything yet to change that guess.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:28 PM ^
(If TL:DR, I say 21-17)
...In the last 43 years of the rivalry, the team that runs the ball better has won 40 times. With that said, Michigan has found ways to run the ball on good rushing defenses, like Notre Dame, to a respectable level. On the other side, MSU has quietly produced their best rushing offense in years, ranking in the top 40. Both rush defenses are in the top ten, but MSU's is on another level there. The strategy has to be to set up the run with middle of the field passing. Force the LB's to respect the middle of the field, thus having them on their heels a bit, and Michigan can carve out some ground yardage. On defense, it should be noted that Greg Mattison has had an extra week to draw up something for a pretty pedestrian MSU offense. One more week to draw up blitzes and incorporate Jake Ryan into the fray. I suspect Michigan manufactures enough points and shuts them down, mostly.
October 28th, 2013 at 12:39 AM ^
We should just forget about running the ball in this game.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:30 PM ^
24-10
October 27th, 2013 at 7:30 PM ^
October 27th, 2013 at 7:31 PM ^
Him? Against Michigan State? In East Lansing?
I predict two turnovers for him, but we'll win a close one. I've never attended a game in which Michigan lost and I don't intend to start now.
October 27th, 2013 at 9:45 PM ^
You're not a real man until you've attended a gut-wrenching, nutsack-punching Michigan loss in person.
October 27th, 2013 at 11:16 PM ^
UTL, The Game '11, Northwestern '12, Akron.
I prefer to think that it is my sheer manly aura that forced those games to go the way they did.
It's also worth noting that the year I left the state for four years was when App St happened, and I came back in 2011, so clearly my presence is necessary.
October 28th, 2013 at 9:10 AM ^
App State for one. Most recently Penn State. Nothing quite like seeing that in person. Fortunately the good ones (Braylonfest + Manningham against Penn State) make you come back for more.
October 27th, 2013 at 7:35 PM ^
My hope is a bye week improves Gardner's decision making and our playcalling. My hope is we have been saving our real identity to come out for this stretch of games that begins with MSU. My hope is we use the pass to set up the run. My hope is our DBs play much tighter on MSU's WRs that can't beat us deep. My hope is JMFR after two more weeks gets more snaps and makes big impact and creates turnovers. My hope is Norfleet finally gives us the lift we need with a huge TD return. My hope is we get our first big road win of Hoke's tenure.
My fear is Gardner makes bad decisions in hostile enviroments again. My fear is we still run first, get stuffed, then get stuck in bad 3rd down positions. My fear is we give MSU's offense just enough time to build some confidence that slowly takes over the game as their defense shuts us down completely. My fear is JMFR just is not enough. My fear is Norfleet makes too many moves trying to make something happen and gives us bad field position too often. My fear is we lose another tough road game and look like complete crap while doing it, then everyone on the board goes nuts and calls for everyone's head.
The real outcome...no idea.