Prediction Thursday
October 1st, 2009 at 8:32 PM ^
just want a WIN
October 1st, 2009 at 8:41 PM ^
UM - 27
MSU - 24
rainy day keeps the scoring down. robinson sneaks for a pair of tds.
October 1st, 2009 at 8:34 PM ^
if so, it shuts down their passing game and it becomes a battle of running games I like our chances. 28-14 good guys if it plays out like the weather report says it will.
October 1st, 2009 at 8:48 PM ^
MSU is mostly passsing (this goes away with rain). UM 31 MSU 28. BG gets his first sack.
October 1st, 2009 at 8:56 PM ^
I think he might get even two this weekend. I think we need Roh to have a big game also.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:47 PM ^
and mother nature keeps them out of the sky, they're deadmeat.
October 1st, 2009 at 8:51 PM ^
Defense will step up big
Go Blue!!!
October 1st, 2009 at 8:54 PM ^
Michigan has been able to win all of its close games; Sparty has managed to lose all of theirs. I think that is the difference. The wet weather will have an effect, but not like at Notre Dame last year.
Michigan has also been close to breaking a return and blocking a punt. One happens Saturday.
Michigan 35
Michigan State 31
October 1st, 2009 at 8:55 PM ^
If Tate is 100% then Michigan wins 40-26 behind 250yds rushing
October 1st, 2009 at 9:06 PM ^
Michigan 38 lil brother 31. A steady diet of Minor rage with a large side of Brown. Robinson scores 2 TD's on runs of over 15 yards.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:09 PM ^
Stonum Kickoff Return TD, Warren Pick Six TD, BG fumble recovery, Denard 2TDs, Minor 150 yards, Brown Long TD Run, We score in the forties, despite rain, they can not keep up. Our D might have holes, but our Defense does better against their Offense, than their Defense does against our offense. M 42-30 (D holds them to 3 fields goals in the red zone ala Indy game)
October 1st, 2009 at 9:16 PM ^
Damn the weather, when toe meets leather our 22 best against their 22 best. The best TEAM wins. Weather would never be a crutch for Michigan to pin its hopes on. How far have we dipped into the boo hoo if our team loses it was because of this or that. OLD SCHOOL M 21 S 20 off a blocked extra point.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:43 PM ^
27-17 Michigan wins with a heroic effort from the defense
October 1st, 2009 at 9:47 PM ^
2 wood ducks, 2 geese and a wigeon. And a big-ass bowl of chili at a greasy spoon near Alpena whilst watching a 34-17 Blue win.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:47 PM ^
I blackout after the game.
October 1st, 2009 at 10:09 PM ^
If it's mostly dry, we win 38-34. If wet most of the time, we win 31-24.
October 1st, 2009 at 10:14 PM ^
I've been at UM by ten all along; I think 31-21 sounds about right, with UM scoring the last 14 in the fourth quarter, touching off riots and couch-burning in EL.
Tear gas margarita, anyone?
October 1st, 2009 at 10:22 PM ^
is a monsoon - M 21 Sparty 17
No monsoon - M 31 Sparty 27
October 1st, 2009 at 10:32 PM ^
"In a surprisingly low scoring affair: M: 31 MSU: -7"
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4171/saturday-night-live-bill-swerkskis-super…
October 1st, 2009 at 10:38 PM ^
How To A Rain Dance
1. Never do a rain dance on a hill.
2. Make sure you have a lot of room so you
don't run into anything.
3. Spin around in clockwise circles.
4. Make up your own rain chant. It should be rythmical
and easy to say fast.
5. Yell your rain chant while spinning around in circles.
6. If you are trying to get rid of rain, spin in
counterclockwise circles and say your chant backwards.
October 1st, 2009 at 10:51 PM ^
MSU 42 UM 35 in overtime
900 yds of combined offense, big plays and long touchdowns all over the place, and a near-total absence of anything resembling a defense on either team.
October 1st, 2009 at 11:39 PM ^
Michigan 17 MSU 11 Cousins throws 7 INT's
October 1st, 2009 at 11:46 PM ^
If dry M 38-35
If wet M 27-20
I'm also calling a Stonum kickoff return for a TD.
October 1st, 2009 at 11:50 PM ^
so far and Denard makes MSU's D look like they are stuck in concrete.
Michigan scores early and often and sends little brother to his room without supper.
UM 37 MSU 17
October 1st, 2009 at 11:53 PM ^
the game will not be close. If Cousins/Nichol have time it could be a long day.
MSU can't keep up. We take this game and steam roll into Iowa City next week. I have a good feeling about this.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:44 AM ^
I'm going Michigan 42, State 28.
Warren gets a pick, Minor Rage, and defensive line gets just enough pressure to make some defensive stops.
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:46 AM ^
MSU plays on grass. I don't think Brown or Denard will have big days since the slow, wet grass will work against their speed advantage.
Minor gets a workout, lots of short passes.
on defense MSU has a big first half, pushing around our D-line a bit and our linebackers struggling as usual. As the game goes on our d-line takes over(I think the strategy behind playing Heininger and co. early on so much is to really dominate the second half)
MSU tight ends have a big day. Blair White remembers that he is not an NFL talent against Donovan Warren. BG has at least one blindside hit on the QB.
Final score: M-31, MSU 27
thoughts not in complete sentences. I used up all my intelligent writing on my upper level writing class.
October 2nd, 2009 at 7:02 AM ^
Every week different players step up for Michigan in different situations. This will continue. It's the mark of a good team and a well-coached team. A lot of leaders and dependable guys are emerging.
Weather or not, grass or not, I see this week as being a "come together" week for UM. It's Game Five, on the road, against an opponent they know well and understand the task at hand and the implications. The staff closed practices--Rivalry Message sent. I think from top to bottom, everyone gets it now.
MSU has lost o friggin CMU AT HOME, they were blasted by Wisconsin (for those of you who just saw the final score, it was 38-17 with about 4 minutes to go). Turnovers have hurt them, penalties have hurt them, they can't finish, and they are a prototypical Old Big Ten team.
Our team speed will shock them--they won't be able to keep up with it. I do believe they'll be duper jacked to start, and I look for that to backfire in this season-saving attempt. If we weather the storm early (BIG Key on the road)--they'll begin to lose any confidence they have left.
There's no satisfaction with this staff. Go back to WMU: up 24-0 with the ball and the half winding down--and we go for a home run to close out the Broncos. This staff won't get up by ten and go into a shell.
I'm not a "nuts and bolts" guy--no analysis of O vs D or any of that crap for me. Just Big Picture stuff, and the Big Picture is that this game is very, very important to UM's future for a lot of reasons, and even though we are young--so are they, and they are just not very good.
Michigan 37 Michigan State 20
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:28 PM ^
It will be disappointing to not put up 1/2 a hundred, but we'll get close.