Michigan will have a better year than...
a) Texas
b) Florida
c) both
d) neither
That's what I'm dealing with at work, the only folks who care about college ball follow either Texas or Florida.
It's all good-natured, but were I to trash talk or wager either one, where do you think we stand against them? I honestly don't know the first thing about where either program is at this year.
I hear a lot of, "well, if it was the 19th century, then I'm sure Michigan would be relevant" type stuff.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:10 PM ^
E.) Everyone!!!
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:15 PM ^
Last year.
September 3rd, 2011 at 12:26 PM ^
I was finishing the sentence.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:15 PM ^
c. both
Texas doesn't have a QB or established run game.
Florida's october schedule is brutal (Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Georgia) & Florida St. last game of the year.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:18 PM ^
from last year, we were 55th and Texas was 72nd (their offense was 104th, so essentially just like our defense). They return 6 on defense. The break even point in the FEI projections I saw on here was 7 (?). With recruiting, they'll probably be about the same or a bit better on defense than last years 31st. The offense returns 6 including the QB. That will be better, but they have a long, long way to dig out of the hole they are starting from.
The Gators return only 4 from last years 36th ranked D. They also return 6 plus a QB on last years 57th ranked offense.
The funny caveat is that both teams are breaking in new coaches at major spots. Texas has a new DC after their became Florida's HC. Florida has to break in a COMPLETELY new system.
Moral of the story is, Florida and Texas are a ways off from being in the upper echelon on college football right now.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:23 PM ^
"Moral of the story is, Florida and Texas are a ways off from being in the upper echelon on college football right now."
Sure, but isn't Michigan, also.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:30 PM ^
I don't see why Florida and Texas fans would be all yappy about Michigan when their teams weren't exactly special last year either. We were BETTER than Texas last year even.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:36 PM ^
It's that they've won a hypothetical NC much more recently and see our "winningest program ever" as a fluke of a bygone era.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:38 PM ^
but Vince Young and Tim Tebow aren't about to walk through that door for those teams. So if they wanna run their mouths about titles won previously in a discussion on the 2011 season, so be it.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:34 PM ^
Florida and Texas are a ways off from being in the upper echelon on college football right now
Hope you're right.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:37 PM ^
I mean more along the lines of "not this year." Texas's offense has a major hole to dig out of, and Florida is changing coaches and systems. They both seem to be in the same boat as us, IMO.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:35 PM ^
Except don't they both have a bunch of really highly rated recruits in their Fr, So, and JR classes? I'd think it might be like Michigan 2005-->2006, but I don't follow them closely enough to know the depth chart of either team.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:18 PM ^
Mich 05 was in every single game & beat EOY #3 PSU
2005 Michigan Wolverines Schedule | |||
DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME | RECORD/TICKETS |
Sept 3 |
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1-0 (0-0) | |
Sept 10 |
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1-1 (0-0) | |
Sept 17 |
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2-1 (0-0) | |
Sept 24 |
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2-2 (0-1) | |
Oct 1 |
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3-2 (1-1) | |
Oct 8 |
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3-3 (1-2) | |
Oct 15 |
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4-3 (2-2) | |
Oct 22 |
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5-3 (3-2) |
Oct 29 |
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6-3 (4-2) | |
Nov 12 |
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7-3 (5-2) | |
Nov 19 |
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7-4 (5-3) | |
MasterCard Alamo Bowl | |||
Dec 28 |
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7-5 (5-3)
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2010 Florida Gators Schedule | |||
DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME | RECORD/TICKETS |
Sept 4 |
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1-0 (0-0) | |
Sept 11 |
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2-0 (0-0) | |
Sept 18 |
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3-0 (1-0) | |
Sept 25 |
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4-0 (2-0) | |
Oct 2 |
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4-1 (2-1) |
Oct 9 |
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4-2 (2-2) |
Oct 16 |
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4-3 (2-3) | |
Oct 30 |
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5-3 (3-3) | |
Nov 6 |
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6-3 (4-3) | |
Nov 13 |
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6-4 (4-4) |
Nov 20 |
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7-4 (4-4) | |
Nov 27 |
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7-5 (4-4) |
OUTBACK BOWL | |||
Jan 1 |
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8-5 (4-4) |
2010 Texas Longhorns Schedule | |||
DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME | RECORD/TICKETS |
Sept 4 |
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1-0 (0-0) |
Sept 11 |
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2-0 (0-0) | |
Sept 18 |
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3-0 (1-0) | |
Sept 25 |
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3-1 (1-0) | |
Oct 2 |
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3-2 (1-1) |
Oct 16 |
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4-2 (2-1) |
Oct 23 |
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4-3 (2-2) | |
Oct 30 |
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4-4 (2-3) |
Nov 6 |
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4-5 (2-4) | |
Nov 13 |
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4-6 (2-5) |
Nov 20 |
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5-6 (2-5) | |
Nov 25 |
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5-7 (2-6) |
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:33 PM ^
For this week, I'll take WMU.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:41 PM ^
I dont know about year, but we're going to have a better opening weekend than Gary Patterson byahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:53 PM ^
I'll wait till I see how we play against western to make comparisons.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:32 PM ^
If we give up 47 points to WMU, we're having a loooong year.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^
They will have a better year than Osama Bin Laden.
September 3rd, 2011 at 12:09 AM ^
Michigan will also have a better year than my 401K.
September 3rd, 2011 at 12:39 AM ^
-The DJIA
-U.S. GDP fiscal year 2011
-Muammar Gaddafi
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:25 AM ^
And Jim tressel
September 3rd, 2011 at 12:17 AM ^
Michigan will have a better year than...119 other teams.
September 3rd, 2011 at 12:48 AM ^
Florida is stuck with a legacy (dad and uncle) QB who just isn't that good and an offensive system downgrade to better fit his abilities. Urban Meyer proved to himself that he couldn't do the job when he forced himself to work for less hours. That affected recruiting. The coaching change may be a disaster or it may be great; I am leaning toward Ron Zook v2.
As for Texas, I can't imagine them sucking two years in a row; they have too much talent and too many resources (read; lots of money). We'll know by the BYU game. If they lose to BYU or win a close game against them, they probably have three more losable games. If they beat BYU handily, it will be an indication that they are back.
After all that, I don't see Texas losing more than two games. If Michigan is better than Texas this year, it could mean a trip to the BT Championship game.
September 3rd, 2011 at 6:19 AM ^
.....well, my 401(k).
In all seriousness, I dare say we have a better year than both Texas and Florida. The former has a below-average offense, and the latter has a sadist doing their scheduling this year.
September 3rd, 2011 at 7:54 AM ^
2-OC system is asking for trouble IMO, and their personnel is about the same from last year. I think Florida is getting past the end of the Urban Meyer era and they have a good chance to make 10 wins this year. Michigan might make 10 but it's going to take a lot of luck to get there (9-3 is my Michigan prediction, if anyone was wondering).
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:10 AM ^
Michigan will have a better year than Texas and Florida because, Michigan.