Rivals pick Wiscy, 91% of America does too
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/pickem;_ylt=AsAsgzQK1Rbh0wz5.hiRp…
All 4 of the Rivals "Experts" pick Wisconsin to win this game. So does 91% of America. If I remember right, 91% of America picked Florida to beat us in the Capital One Bowl. Here's hoping for a repeat.
4/4 Say tosu over Iowa, 76%.
4/4 Pick MSU over Purdue, 99% of America (Boiler-Down)
The closest matchup is Pitt vs South Florida, at 3/4 saying Pitt and 54% of America saying South Florida.
Not many close games this week. I'd be surprised if there were many upsets (from teams not starting with a "W" that is).
November 16th, 2010 at 11:14 PM ^
...And past performance is no indicator of future performance, that son, is why they play the game! Should Minn have beaten IL? Should Oregon have been pushed by Cal, THEN Cal, that same Cal which was smacked down by Nevada? Yes, that same Nevada who was smacked down by Hawaii? Va Tech will win the ACC...after losing their 2nd game of the year to, drumroll please, James Madison!! Let our young men practice, prepare, and play the game...as for me and my house, we'll take our chances with MICH, Go Blue!!!
Oh! By the way...which Wisky team will show up, the one that laid an egg against both State and ASU? Or the one that played well against tosu and Iowa...and your looking for consistency?
November 16th, 2010 at 10:04 PM ^
Didn't 90% of America on ESPN pick Florida in 07? We're definitely underdogs, but if Denard can limit TOs and the defense catches a break, this is a game we most certainly can win.
November 16th, 2010 at 10:04 PM ^
And I think this is the week.
November 16th, 2010 at 10:10 PM ^
Right on jhack...A very good question you pose...Does America know about HARD EDGE WEEK?? I don't think that they do, but we all do!! GO BLUE...HARD EDGE!!!!!
November 16th, 2010 at 10:18 PM ^
Brock Mealer was told that there was a 99% chance that he'd never walk again. The doctors were WRONG, and I think America's WRONG.
November 16th, 2010 at 10:36 PM ^
You beat me to it. I was just going to post this. If i knew how to give you a +1 I would. lol. Michigan may get owned in the trenches but Wisconsin will have their hands full with our skill guys on O. Denard will get back on track and I feel this game may have the potential to be a shootout. If Michigan can score early it will put a lot of pressure on Wiscy. I hope the D can carry over some momentum from last week's performance and take it to them. If MM is back and healthy we MIGHT be able to slow down their running attack. Personally, I would love being doubted by 91% of America. Time to prove everyone wrong just like in 07. HARD EDGE ALL WEEK!
November 16th, 2010 at 11:30 PM ^
Just take a look at last year's game film, that will be wisky's game plan this yr as well. Our D will have to take something away, and based on the last couple of weeks, and no, I don't care about the opponents, they have been able to execute better, gain confidence, make stops, turn the other team over, and sell out for each other. A perfect/near perfect game is coming...might it be this week?
November 17th, 2010 at 9:37 AM ^
Or other variations of the same instance, should be a permanent fixture in any and all Michigan fan homes,especially is you have a man-cave. Seriously, no matter how bummed I get about things that may happen, football related or not, I look at Brock and then STFU about my "problems". I mean, who that was there doesn't feel pride knowing that they can one day tell their kids/grandkids "I was there, and I saw a man walk."?
Also, obligatory HARRRRD EDGE!!!
November 16th, 2010 at 10:19 PM ^
We are a perfect fit for the role of underdog!
Go Blue
November 16th, 2010 at 10:23 PM ^
I'm not surprised that Wisconsin is favored, but god, I hope we beat the smug piehole that is Bret Bielema. I heard that clown on the radio today saying again how he wasn't running up the score against Indiana.
That's all well and good until you look at the drive chart. Up 45-10 in the third quarter, with a 2nd and 7 at the IU 41, he has Tolzen throw two passes for 19 and 17 to set up a touchdown. On the next drive, Tolzen goes 4-4 for 47 yards and a TD. The next drive, he has his backup drop back three times (one complete, one incomplete and one pass). The next drive was the 74-yd touchdown pass. It's not until their last drive that they just ran the ball.
Now, yeah, Indiana played horribly, but Bielema is just stupid if he thinks that anyone outside of Kenosha is buying that he wasn't running it up.
November 16th, 2010 at 11:21 PM ^
i'm kinda indifferent to the whole situation, but i gotta ask, do you expect him to just keep running it from the third quarter to the end? as long as he isnt calling trick plays or anything, i dont have a problem with just letting the boys play. and i think he brought up a good point that because it's wisconsin, that people are freaking out. i'm not defending him, or scolding him. just trying to look at it fairly.
November 16th, 2010 at 11:58 PM ^
Just a thought.
But to your point, yeah, make a stop defense, make a stop. Had the same issue as a grad student at Florida with the Ol' Ball Coach. His defense against the accusations? "My reserves are just runnin' the offense." Then Nebraska and Tommie Frazier happened in the NC game, and well, it kinda stopped. I Had friends on that team...ugly memories! SMH! Anyway, for argument sake, let's say it was true for UF, and, honestly, it kinda was, is this REALLY wisky's offense? Are they that pass happy all the time? Were the reserves in and doing the damage? No. No. And, no. Case closed.
November 16th, 2010 at 11:43 PM ^
That's right ...I said it!! Like you said, 83 points, throwing late, and you weren't runnin' up the score? Well, karma, payback, what goes around...pick your fav phrase, but the last time bucky went off, the 1st time for 70 against venerable Austin Peay, they were humbled on a road trip to MI by sparty. This time they put up 83 on defensive juggernaut IN, to be followed by a road trip to, hmmm, MI..., well, may lightning strike again! Plus, this team is still smarting from last yr when bucky tried to run up the score on us! Yeah, I like the way this is setting up!! Go Blue!
November 16th, 2010 at 10:27 PM ^
A few weeks ago I felt that this team just had to get a couple of wins against Ill and PU and they could get all the pressure off their backs and play these final two games with that nothing to lose attitude.
No TO's, play loose, fly around and have the D playing with reckless abandon and we'll see what happens...
November 16th, 2010 at 10:43 PM ^
OT - Can we get some more photos of the "Down With Detroit" girl on the ad banner? I'm down with that.
November 16th, 2010 at 10:55 PM ^
that. I need to move back to Michigan. Home of the snow bunnies.
November 16th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^
and girls on trampolines!!!
November 16th, 2010 at 11:50 PM ^
if the MMB started playing the "Girls on Trampoline" riff? John Stout, where are you when we need you!?!?!?!?!?
November 17th, 2010 at 12:18 AM ^
I am 52 years old...happily married, and yet i watched every damn second of that video.
Is it Saturday yet?
November 17th, 2010 at 12:23 AM ^
I always wondered why the show stopped. Was it because Jimmy Kimmel took the late night gig?
November 16th, 2010 at 11:07 PM ^
I think 91 % of the world thought that the world was flat and the Earth was the center of the universe.
How did that turn out?
November 16th, 2010 at 11:20 PM ^
got hit in the face with a globe because they were fat fuckin bastards.
November 16th, 2010 at 11:27 PM ^
They lacked that hard edge! HARD EDGE WEEK! AHHH!
November 16th, 2010 at 11:30 PM ^
I guess they will be stunned after saturdays game,I think we are going to hammer wisconsin.We have to win one for the seniors!!!GO BLUE
November 16th, 2010 at 11:47 PM ^
shouldn't be much of a surprise.
November 17th, 2010 at 12:15 AM ^
85% of bets on Wisconsin but why did the line go down from -6 to -4.5. Some smart people must think we are a good bet!
November 17th, 2010 at 12:22 AM ^
feel something coming 11/17/10...and it isn't soft.
November 17th, 2010 at 12:35 AM ^
Apparently this is Google's version of HARD EDGE since its the first listing under images...
November 17th, 2010 at 1:28 AM ^
Wow the symbolism! I went to school at UW, but am a lifelong Michigan fan and while I was there I talked a lot of shite to all the Bucky backers. I want OSU real bad as we all do, but this is always a huge game for me too. For the seniors!
November 17th, 2010 at 12:32 AM ^
If I was forced to bet everything I own on this game, I would probably take Wiscy. Anyone with "common sense" would. Fortunately, common sense doesn't always prevail in college football, and they do have to play the game on the field.
I know the odds are against it, and nobody in their "right mind" would believe it could happen, but can anyone imagine how great it would be if Michigan beat both Wiscy and OSU? I think Ann Arbor would be known as a town where everybody has perpetually glazed eyes and permanent grins. Sorta how it used to look before the $5 law got repealed.
November 17th, 2010 at 4:32 AM ^
It's decriminalized, and still is something like $25 for first offenders, I believe. Less than a frickin parking ticket that I always got last year... grumble
November 17th, 2010 at 1:01 AM ^
Okay here are the facts:
A wolverine will stare a bear down....
A badger will?????????
I'll take the wolverine....
November 17th, 2010 at 1:13 AM ^
I bet 30-40% of that 91% is trolls refreshing the page and voting for Wisky over and over b/c they don't have anything better to do. UM is bowl-eligible and has major momentum going for them. Wisconsin has size, experience, and a HURRD NOSED BIG TEN POWUR RUN GAME. True, they have the edge, but barring a complete regression by the defense and/or Denard turning into a complete turnover machine, UM should be at least competitive.
November 17th, 2010 at 1:26 AM ^
Wisconsin has size, experience, and a HURRD NOSED BIG TEN POWUR RUN GAME. True, they have the edge,
They do not have the edge, nor killer instinct.
November 17th, 2010 at 1:26 AM ^
I forgot about the Hard Edge...nice signature line!
November 17th, 2010 at 1:31 AM ^
I bought a "top ten reasons why wisconsin sucks" tshirt at a UM-UW game years ago.....
Reason #4- A wolverine would beat the shit out of a badger.
November 17th, 2010 at 2:54 AM ^
Well thats why we play the games. We are going to win this saturday. Go Blue!
November 17th, 2010 at 6:09 AM ^
November 17th, 2010 at 8:21 AM ^
to the same percentage that thought Florida would beat Michigan in the 2008 Capital Bowl....
Hoping for similar result...
November 17th, 2010 at 10:23 AM ^
I'd just LOVE to be in on the game planning against the badgers. I swear I'd come out in a power I with Denard under center, hand the ball to Hopkins off tackle 2X, then play action on 3rd down with Hemmingway crossing and Roundtree going post, and just turn Denard LOOSE on their asses!! He'd break contain(since they'd be anticipating pass and blitzing the house) and go to the HOUSE courtesy of out WR's excellent blocking downfield.
BRING ON THE BADGERS!!
November 17th, 2010 at 11:04 AM ^
Somebody just gave away their NCAA 10 strategy.
November 17th, 2010 at 10:41 AM ^
The spread was built to beat teams built just like wisconson. I say we have a decent shot at a win Saturday. I expect a loss but a win will certainly not shock me!
November 17th, 2010 at 11:03 AM ^
Yeah, well, like, what do they know anyway.
November 17th, 2010 at 11:23 AM ^
I like our chances. We will jump on them early and not look back. Book it.
November 17th, 2010 at 1:11 PM ^
See here:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/preview?gid=201011200029
It's 57% for Wisconsin, 43% for Michigan.