Team 137 by Jim Harbaugh. Football talk and Predictions.

[froot loops]

Less than a year ago, Jimmy LowExpectations had to show roughly 65 of Hoke's players the proper 3-point football stance on a cafeteria table.

Nearly 10 years ago, the very demanding Michigan press corps would have you believe Lloyd Carr's teams didn't spend much time in the weight room and Mike Barwis was going to show them the light.

[lineygoblue]

Carr didn't emphasize conditioning the way he should have. A lot of people still believe in Barwis.

[Prime2]

According to MgoBlue:

"IF" (or when) Michigan lands Kareem Walker 2morow, we will have the #3 recruiting class with 258.65 points, slightly behind #1 LSU (260.04) and #2 OSU (259.9).
My memory is fading in my old age, but i believe we will be at our highest ranking since the stellar 2001 class (Kelly Baraka, Marlin Jackson, Ernest Shazor, Pat Massey etc...).

If only we didn't suffer from Jimmy LowExpectations as our HC.

[WM Wolverine]

M will have lots of numbers and very few spots left, they'd get passed by quite a few teams that buy players near signing day.

[hack]

What would adding Walker plus Gary do there?

[The Oracle]

Puts 6 beers in my belly.

[WM Wolverine]

Realize everyone else is going to add more commits too and more of them, M has a chance at a top 5 class and ime is solidly in the top 12. A lot of it has to do with with how many scholarships other top programs have.

[Prime2]

What would adding Walker plus Gary do there?

Three Aces beats two Pair.

[lineygoblue]

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-michigan-wolverines-football-schedule.php

[Mike]

Looks like 12-0 to me.

[WM Wolverine]

Penn State is going to continue to recover as a program long as they can receive quality QB play if Hackenberg leaves... They'll be the first test of the '16 season to find out how good M is. It's at home, don't see them getting in M's way but they are still repairing the damage from the sanctions...

Wisconsin is getting weaker less talented, they are no cupcake but not a top 20 program going forward though the B1G West will make a couple programs look better than they really are like NW this season...

Sparty doesn't look near as strong for '16 (transition season imo) but I don't see them being down for long... They'll play their best game of the season vs M as usual plus it's at Spartan Stadium...

Iowa will be really tough, it's at Kinnick too... Two top 10 teams playing each other?

Buckeyes will have a lot of graduates and early entries and should be quite young but still the most talented roster in the B1G. The Game is in Columbus... B1G East should be at stake, maybe CFP implications...

[WM Wolverine]

3 of the above (M's 5 toughest opponents) are on the road.

[The Oracle]

But basically the only 3 "toss ups" on the schedule.

[Da Geezer]

8-4 home advantage in games. Good.

I think if we win one of the 3 tough away games, we can go 10-2

[Mike]

10-2 would be a devastating result next year.

I'm in CFP or bust mode.