September 30th, 2017 at 7:34 PM ^
How the hell did we lose to Iowa last year?
September 30th, 2017 at 7:35 PM ^
Penn State nearly did last week.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:46 PM ^
another thing , iowa is really one of the weirdest teams in college football. i read where purdues qb, blough, threw for almost 500 yards against them last year. they beat rutgers 14-7 get blown out by psu and florida in the bowl game. but beat michigan! makes no sense.
September 30th, 2017 at 8:06 PM ^
Weird road night game shitduggery.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:36 PM ^
Because night at Kinnick is hell
October 1st, 2017 at 12:07 AM ^
There is for sure some kind of black magic going on in that stadium at night.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:37 PM ^
Bad kinnick juju, duh
September 30th, 2017 at 11:23 PM ^
That should be pretty obvious by know should'nt it. Terrible offensive play!.
October 1st, 2017 at 6:45 AM ^
Their magic punter was the difference last year.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:35 PM ^
Ass-whoopin
September 30th, 2017 at 7:36 PM ^
his boyos hitting hard at the outset, but count on Michigan to be very well prepared for this matchup. Lewerke will have no time in the pocket, has no real backs to rely on, and will get walloped when he tries to run. Meanwhile, Harbaugh will run plenty of plays that make O'Korn look good. Michigan in a walk.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:38 PM ^
I agree, MSU's offense won't score more than once. If our offense can move the ball at all and not have any cripling turnovers, we roll.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:51 PM ^
that game is going to hang on for along time. i even find myself thinking, if sparty can win a game like that anything is possible. and yet no matter how bad michigan wanted to win during those dark years, sparty still was able to spank michigan. it is going to take more then msu just wanting to win to stay in this game.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:59 PM ^
That was decidedly not a spanking.
September 30th, 2017 at 8:12 PM ^
not the dark years i was talking about. that would be richrod and hoke.
September 30th, 2017 at 8:22 PM ^
Ooops, you are correct. Reading too fast. Agree on all counts.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:36 PM ^
does Iowa have to show up when they play us... and then look so awful today.
O was virtually nonexistent.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:37 PM ^
The scarmbling-Lewerke offense is going to work really well against Devin Bush.
September 30th, 2017 at 8:00 PM ^
I wonder if they will become friends since they will be together so much.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:37 PM ^
The only thing that might make me worried is the rivalry factor which can make games close when they shouldn't be. That said, I don't see how State is gonna move the ball on us. As long as we resemble second half Purdue on offense we will be golden.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:38 PM ^
They want to play the game in a small space and chew up the clock.
I am sure Bush and company will bring a level of speed and tenacity that will overwhelm MSU, but can our O move the ball and score on a regular basis. We need some big chunk plays to turn the game into a rout.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:41 PM ^
I think the offense will be able to win Michigan the field position. I expect some drives that stall early on the 50, but Michigan's defense will wear down MSU. I expect O'Korn to exploit that faulty secondary.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:41 PM ^
You said it. Luckily our team and especially the O line got a bye at a perfect time to work on some thangs.
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September 30th, 2017 at 7:39 PM ^
Can we score 21? Yes.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:39 PM ^
Been waiting awhile to get back to delivering regular beat downs to Staee like we always used too. No excuse for not pummeling the fuck out of them next week.
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September 30th, 2017 at 7:40 PM ^
will probably look similar to this next week:
September 30th, 2017 at 10:18 PM ^
I doubt it.
We'll be wearing blue.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:40 PM ^
MSU always pulls out all of the stops against us. I would take that +17 and take it to the bank. Iowa is not a bad team, MSU just beat them. I expect a game similar to last year. MSU will come out and try to pound it down our throats. They’ll stay in the game for awhile, then our wolverines will wear them down.
September 30th, 2017 at 8:03 PM ^
I don’t know. I’m pretty sure I saw a bad Iowa team out there today.
September 30th, 2017 at 8:24 PM ^
That offense was brutal today.
September 30th, 2017 at 8:24 PM ^
That offense was brutal today.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:41 PM ^
Dantonio will take a lot blitz chances on D.
My guess is the game will be won or lost on those plays.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:44 PM ^
An additional thought just came to me: MSU is lucky that they have such an awesome, experienced, automatic field goal kicker. That's always nice to have against a stingy defense like Michigan.
It sure would be really unfortunate if he were something like a freshman who's 2/3 on the year with a long of 40, and a very short miss in their most recent game. That wouldn't bode well, would it?
September 30th, 2017 at 8:22 PM ^
That is not a very short miss.
September 30th, 2017 at 9:28 PM ^
I was thinking of the Penn State kick, I got two of the Big Ten State teams that I hate confused.
Regardless, 48 isn't exactly a kick from a mile away, and everything else in my post was accurate. I don't think it bodes well for them.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:44 PM ^
Sparty will plan on shutting the run game down and making O'Korn or Speight win the game. Can the O-Line give them time they need to play clean? No turnovers and we win by 14....I dont think Lewerke can beat us with that offense.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:45 PM ^
Is anyone worried that the 3-3-5 may not hold up against 8 linemen power run sets? That’s honestly my only concern.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:50 PM ^
If LJ scott was LJ scott from 2015-2016...and their o-line could run block, maybe I would be concerned. However that is not the case. In addition, I expect to see more of Bryan Mone to mitigate the concerns of their "run game"
September 30th, 2017 at 7:56 PM ^
Admittedly I have not watched much MSU this year. Only caught the first quarter of their game vs ND. I’m glad we had an extra week to prepare, I think it will help us shut them down even more. If O’Korn plays slightly above average we should run away with it.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:52 PM ^
Solomon. Get the immovable objects in the game and force MSU to test the edges where the UM speed will be advantageous.
I want to see JOK from frosh year at Houston with the darts down the seams and deep to push the horrible MSU secondary.
I really think the only chance for MSU is a turnover fest by UM or the officials allowing a ton of holding by MSU (both OL and DBs).
September 30th, 2017 at 8:05 PM ^
I could be wrong, though – it’s just a hunch.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:48 PM ^
They'll play tough and with passion. They are not the tire fire they were last year. But I have not seen them play remotely to the level necessary to beat Michigan this year, and on the road that's a tall order to ask for a team that is basically a scrambling QB and luck.
September 30th, 2017 at 7:48 PM ^
I expect us to win, but if you don't think that this team is much better than we expected this year then you're in denial.
September 30th, 2017 at 9:00 PM ^
Dude, stop. They're awful. Iowa is awful. The big ten, isn't very good. It won't matter, I'll still sport my jumpman Big Ten title shirt the same.
September 30th, 2017 at 9:07 PM ^
Denier
September 30th, 2017 at 10:04 PM ^
I bet if I looked through your post history I could find a prediction that they would be 1-3 coming into Ann Arbor. I remember a lot of people predicting that, and saying they would be 2-2 at best. They might not be great, but they look okay. From absolute dumpster fire to okay is a lot of improvement.
October 1st, 2017 at 12:57 AM ^
Notre Dame tooled up that team.
September 30th, 2017 at 9:45 PM ^
... or have watched them play and realize how bad their competition has been, except ND.
September 30th, 2017 at 10:06 PM ^
Is Iowa that bad? It wasn't too long ago that we all assumed they'd be 1-3 coming into the game against us.
September 30th, 2017 at 10:46 PM ^
Past assumptuons don't change reality. Those assumptions were based on the opposition being better and the hope of enjoying MSU losses.
MSU is better than WMU, Bowling Green and Iowa, all at home. Those are bad teams regardless of predictions.