Indiana predictions: Spleen, Manball or Manball Spleen
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Game is at 3:30 on BTN. O/U: 67 Mich: -9.5
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So which one do we see today: Manball or Dismay?
Does the coaching staff do anything different (other than the obvious changes at guard)?
How does the defense hold up to Indiana's high paced offense?
Predict:
The Mathlete has called 24-21. Our Overlord has the game a 30-26 victory.
I'm going to call it a 42-33 victory for the Maize and Blue.
Go Blue!
October 19th, 2013 at 7:47 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 8:15 AM ^
Hoke to 19-0 at home.
October 19th, 2013 at 9:09 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 11:25 AM ^
Not sure I get the relevance. I big difference between the situations and probably even the college football landscape.
October 19th, 2013 at 12:00 PM ^
I'll take that trajectory.
October 19th, 2013 at 12:02 PM ^
According to a post earlier this week he was actually 23-9 in his first 32.
October 19th, 2013 at 12:06 PM ^
Dominated MSU and Ohio unti Tressel. The man was a good coach. This crap about him being subpar needs to die.
October 19th, 2013 at 1:10 PM ^
100% agree. He won more conference championships than Fritz Crisler and equaled him in NCs.
October 19th, 2013 at 2:10 PM ^
He also averaged just over three losses per season at a time when Michigan was consistently ranked in the top ten to start the season, if not the top five each year.
October 19th, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 2:28 PM ^
Carr's teams were often loaded with NFL talent. That and the name MIchigan is why they were consistenly ranked so high to start the season.
Edit: I am also not saying Carr was a terrible coach. He was a good coach as long as you are okay with three losses per season. There are a lot of teams that would be just fine with that.
October 19th, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 7:35 PM ^
Stop pissing on greatness.
October 19th, 2013 at 9:46 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 9:50 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 11:24 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 12:08 PM ^
Bears, 79-zip
October 19th, 2013 at 12:46 PM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 12:46 PM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 10:11 AM ^
You are delusional. How long can we use "youth" as an excuse? It's been an excuse for 6 straight years now. News flash: every team suffers from attrition and "youth." We currently have a senior wide receiver, a 4th year quarterback, two upperclassmen tackles (NFL draft picks, mind you), a senior running back. And that's just on offense, where we've had the most trouble. Do you know how many teams would kill for that amount of upperclassmen at those positions?
What a joke argument. No team plays stacked with juniors and seniors at every position.
October 19th, 2013 at 10:25 AM ^
Gardner is a 4th year QB? Good to know. I agree that youth isn't the main problem though. OL development under Funk has been terrible. Borges playcalling also terrible.
October 19th, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 12:08 PM ^
Your Senior tackles and WR are playing solid football. Your senior QB is wildly inconsistent and your youthful TE are developing (like your progress Jake Butt and welcome to WR Devine Funchess).
TE blocking is horrifying, turnovers killing us and no young lineman regardless of pedigree is "college ready".
October 19th, 2013 at 12:09 PM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 1:07 PM ^
They actually have a senior wide receiver (Gallon)...and Joe Reynolds, a senior, Jeremy Jackson, a senior, and Drew Dileo, a senior.
Again, this argument is absolutely nuts. Nuts. And BiSB, I love you, but that statement is wholly incorrect.
October 19th, 2013 at 12:08 PM ^
And how much actual playing time at QB did he even get before the 2nd half of last season? Oh, that's right, very little.
October 19th, 2013 at 3:39 PM ^
the team. Most of us were disappointed in the coaching, especially in the OT. that probably cost us the game. I personally enjoy the offense Coach Borgess employs but to foolishly attempt to win the game in OT using the same tactic that in regulation failed miserably and led to the worst running attack in the storied history of our program, well I think that is ample reason to be a tad upset.
October 19th, 2013 at 7:55 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 7:56 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 8:04 AM ^
Time |
Temps |
Precip |
Snow |
Wind |
Weather |
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3 PM |
49° |
50% |
0% |
WSW |
Showers |
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4 PM |
50° |
40% |
0% |
WSW |
Few Showers |
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5 PM |
50° |
30% |
0% |
W |
Few Showers |
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6 PM |
48° |
30% |
0% |
W |
Few Showers |
October 19th, 2013 at 7:56 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 10:04 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 11:12 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 11:50 AM ^
No. C'mon man, the sky isn't falling THAT much
October 19th, 2013 at 12:10 PM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 1:07 PM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 8:06 AM ^
At last check, I think we're still a 9.5 point favorite for this game, and the O/U on points was 67.5 by TeamRankings' analysis. Massey and TeamRankings have a slight disagreement about the estimated probability, with the former going with 58% and the latter closer to 75%. Here are some of the summary matchup predictions from TeamRankings:
Offense
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Indiana | Michigan |
Yards/Play | 6.2 | 5.7 |
Points/Play | 0.460 | 0.562 |
Rush Play % | 43.64% | 60.82% |
Pass Play % | 56.36% | 39.18% |
Completion % | 60.58% | 58.82% |
3D Conv % | 44.00% | 47.06% |
RZ Scoring % | 79.17% | 88.00% |
Defense
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Indiana | Michigan |
Opp Yards/Play | 5.5 | 4.5 |
Opp Points/Play | 0.370 | 0.326 |
Opp Completion % | 60.32% | 52.63% |
Opp 3D Conv % | 49.40% | 37.08% |
Opp RZ Scoring % | 77.27% | 76.19% |
Off the cuff, I will go with 40-24 good guys in this one. Indiana can score, but we can definitely slow them down. On defense, Indiana will Indiana typically in conference play.
October 19th, 2013 at 8:06 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 8:07 AM ^
October 19th, 2013 at 8:08 AM ^
Indiana - 28
Michigan - 17
Boooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
Good news is, Borges gets fired at halftime.
October 19th, 2013 at 8:09 AM ^
Unfortunately I predict Brady's perfect home record takes its first hit this afternoon. I forsee significant O-line struggles which will hurt the offense no matter which style of play Borges chooses to employ. And if, by our third possession Al is stil running two plays into the line before letting Devin throw on 3rd and 12 I predict the crowd will get ugly. And sadly, based on what I've seen this year coupled by what our coaches said this week, I DO think the vaunted "Tackle Over" Manball philosophy is far from dead.
Well I'm about ready to leave for the game (I live in Cleveland) so I hope like Hell I'm wrong. But I can tell you that in close to 40 years of attending Michigan football this is the FIRST Indiana game I've ever thought we might lose.
Indiana 31- Michigan 20.
October 19th, 2013 at 8:10 AM ^
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October 19th, 2013 at 8:17 AM ^