Michigan 42, PSU 7.

[froot loops]

PSU sucks, this will be a walkover. Doctor Blitz won't need to spy, he dials up the blitz and doesn't really play coverage. It's going to be like the rugby scene in Life of Brian.

[Hannibal]

[Detroit Dan]

Good posts by Hack, Froot Loops, and Hannibal. Michigan may not have the latest and greatest offensive ideas, but we do have a nice combo of old time running, with the QB included, as well as more modern looks for the big games. I just hope the latter is correct. So far so good.

[hack]

I think in this instance it has to be spelled "old tyme".

[Niffla]

2018 Rutgers is probably the worst Big Ten team since the Northwestern teams of the 70s and 80s. Against Maryland their QBs combined for 2 for 17 for 8 yards, 0 TDs, and 5 interceptions. On the season they are averaging a little over four yards per attempt, with 3 TDs and 17 INTs. They are giving up 224 yards per game rushing, ranking them 115th in the country. That is with a schedule that includes Texas State, Kansas, Buffalo, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Northwestern, and an OSU team that is having a bad year running the ball.

Omg lol wow

[froot loops]

Eventually someone is going to make a go of it at Rutgers but it ain't going to be Chris Ash.

[Niffla]

Not that it means anything but I was just browsing a Penn State board, and the majority of them seemed to feel pretty confident about PSU's chances tomorrow.

[WingsFan]

Win this game, worst we do is Rose Bowl - HARBAUGH!!

[Tom W]

Not that it means anything but I was just browsing a Penn State board, and the majority of them seemed to feel pretty confident about PSU's chances tomorrow.

Yeah, well, this won't be the first time that their collective delusions got the better of them.

[Jeff Buchanan]

Haven't read anything that convinces me PSU is going to take this game from M. Nothing statistically suggests PSU will, M's mind set about this game in particular suggests PSU is going to find it hard to make plays ..... and the big plays on McSorely's legs and with his arm are PSU's offense right now (about 57% of it). Then there is the chess game between Franklin and Harbaugh. No contest. If I were PSU's OC knowing that Don Brown has had this game circled for a year would make me worry about McSorely's health. He's already playing on a bum knee. That can't be good.

There are a couple of things that could bite M in the ass. The bye week. I don't like them. Momentum killer. Patterson ...... we know how he has absolutely increased the effectiveness of M's offense. We also know more than we would like to know about things he does to hurt it's scoring efficiency. The combo of Slot receiver KJ Hamler and X receiver Juwan Johnson is a real threat - both are good. Both have dropped their fair share of McSorley DO throws. If that gets cleaned up, there are a couple of TDs there. RB Miles Sanders has potential and he's a receiving threat out of the back field.

Frankly, I don't think these factors will win the game for PSU unless they are magnified beyond that which seems to be established performance norms for each player. Franklin only had a week to prepare. M has had 2. It's unlikely that PSU will throw any plays out there that M's defense and Brown won't be ready for. But PSU will try to go big early. Not letting that happen will go a long way for making this an ugly day for the Nits. Things that might make me look silly: Patterson has a bad day, McSorely and his receivers a good one.

M 38, PSU 17.

[Tslisher]

I think Don Brown has got this game in hand. He's had two weeks plus an entire year to scheme for this game. I'd expect a standout performance from the defense. I'd say around 27 - 10 Michigan.

[Kstat]

[Cody_Russell]

Sending a message there. All runs.
Like that Oliver Martin was out there as the one WR on those last few plays.

[Kstat]

[BadWolf]

M getting sloppy.

That helps.