Outback Bowl prediction thread

Submitted by LakeWylieWolverine on

1st of all Merry Christmas!

 

2nd: Predict the UM/USC score

 

UM - 27

USC - 13

 

USC is South Carolina down south, btw

 

:-)

 

 

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LSAClassOf2000

December 25th, 2017 at 12:23 PM ^

Most of the math from the ratings sites point to something in the neighborhood of 24-14 in favor of Michigan, which seems about right to me. 

I definitely predict that I will watch - possibly in a less than sober state though, as this IS the holiday season. 

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george11

December 25th, 2017 at 12:25 PM ^

Expect it to be close the first half, but Michigan will open the gap in the second. The Gamecocks just don't have enough weapons to challenge the big orange defense.

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Mi Sooner

December 26th, 2017 at 1:11 AM ^

Wrong USC Wrong bowl Wrong decade and Wrong century Nice try For those who missed his reference: in a rose bowl during the mid 70’s, Charles White of SoCali was given a TD, by a Big Ten ref who overruled a PAC 10 ref who correctly called the fumble on the strip by Jerry Meter and recovered by Michigan on the 1yardline. The Big 10 ref never called another Michigan game until after Bo retired.

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Perkis-Size Me

December 25th, 2017 at 12:42 PM ^

An offensive derpfest, but Michigan’s defense is far and away the best unit on the field and just makes more plays than South Carolina’s defense.

The extra practices are definitely important and you see progression here and there, but I don’t see the offense all of a sudden figuring all of its shit out after only a month. South Carolina is not a pushover like Rutgers, Minnesota or Maryland are. They’re a quality team. Sorry but I just can’t buy into us blowing them out, and I’ve gotten optimistic about this team so many times only to be let down over and over,

17-10 Michigan. Peters doesn’t play bad, but doesn’t do anything thing to dazzle. He just manages the game. We head into the offseason wondering if it’ll be him or Patterson getting the start in South Bend next Fall.

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maineandblue

December 25th, 2017 at 3:33 PM ^

Definitely possible, but given how the running game, WRs, and maybe even the OL (very slightly) have improved throughout the year, I think there's at least a 50% chance Peters has a great game and we blow them out. OSU would have been a very different game if we had a QB who could hit wide open receivers. I think if we had Peters we would have won that game. 

On a side note, I'm wondering what happens to Patterson if Peters takes the starting job next year. If Peters starts and plays well next year he'll almost definitely be starting in '19. Shea probably doesn't have the credits to graduate early and take a grad transfer, and would then have to sit out a year if he does so? I'm really glad we have another bullet in the chamber and it should be a really interesting QB competition, but unless I'm mistaken about Shea's ability to transfer again it seems like it could end up being a bad decision for him to come here if he can't play...

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Perkis-Size Me

December 25th, 2017 at 4:05 PM ^

He’s gambling on himself to be certain. There were definitely other schools he could’ve gone to where he would’ve been the de facto starter the minute he signed on the dotted line.

Took some balls to come here and compete with no guarantee for a starting gig, possibly putting his career in football on the line, and I commend him for it. I’m excited for him if he wins, because Peters played well this season, and it would mean that Patterson is just that much better.

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