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Who wants to go a Michigan game in the Big House with me?
Will you kill yourself when Colorado wins?
How's O'Korn doing?
BitchaganWell, I'm throwing my cautious optimism to the wind right now. This team should be pretty damn good. The defense should be one of the best in the country, and they'll be able to go 2 deep on the defensive line without really missing a beat it seems like. That is huge. They have legitimately 4 guys that can play corner at an all Big Ten level. Linebackers are definitely a question mark, but with that DL, it may not make too much difference. Assuming we find a QB, the offense should be fine, although probably not great. Offensive line is the biggest question mark. The left tackle might be a true freshman, which is less than ideal. The rest of the OL is pretty meh, although with 3 redshirt seniors, you'd expect them to be pretty good. If the offensive line is better than a B unit, the offense might be a lot better than you'd expect right now.
I would guess they're favorites for 11 games this year - maybe all 12 if OSU has a down year. I think we'll know how good this team is after playing Penn State and Wisconsin. If they steamroll one or both of them, then watch out. If they have to pull out a pair of squeakers, then I would tamper down expectations. Wisconsin and Penn State look like pretty average 8-4 teams, so dominating them would be a good sign. Struggling would be a bad sign. I also think Indiana will be a really dangerous game, given their style. And it's between Michigan going to Iowa and OSU. It could be a trap game.
Michigan is probably the Big Ten favorite, but not by much. The OSU game should decide who goes to the Big Ten championship game. I will be disappointed in the season if we don't automatically get to go to the Big Ten title game by beating OSU. I think anything beyond that is gravy. But if you look at the history of the 2nd year of a great coach, you'd think this is a legitimate shot for Michigan to go to the playoff. I think that's a little overboard given that Michigan is still digging out a bit from the Hoke years, but it's definitely in the realm of possibility.
Do they have any pictures of Peppers' one career interception for sale?
Something something school assignment."rivlarly's"
I shocked him and Hoke have roughly the same record through the same points in their careers. It just feels more complete with Harbaugh. But going back to the Iowa game from last year Michigan is 9-7. Which is crazy.
I think if they finish 3rd in the east again next year you start to hear the rumblings.
A bad loss in week 1 against Notre Dame next season could start the discussion.
I have no idea who they would hire next though. They almost have to keep him regardless of results just to keep the jerb from becoming completely toxic.