Deleterious 1,913 Posted May 22, 2018 The line for the opener is Michigan +2. 2018 Sept. 1 -- at Notre Dame Sept. 8 -- Western Michigan Sept. 15 -- Southern Methodist Sept. 22 -- Nebraska* Sept. 29 -- at Northwestern* Oct. 6 -- Maryland* (Homecoming) Oct. 13 -- Wisconsin* Oct. 20 -- at Michigan State* Oct. 27 -- Bye Week Nov. 3 -- Penn State* Nov. 10 -- at Rutgers* Nov. 17 -- Indiana* Nov. 24 -- at Ohio State* Dec. 1 -- Big Ten Championship Game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euphdude 875 Posted May 22, 2018 All signs point to a 7-5 season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deleterious 1,913 Posted May 22, 2018 I was sort of glad when they stopped playing ND. But I admit that I'm happy to see them back on the schedule. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nastradamus 261 Posted May 23, 2018 10 hours ago, Euphdude said: All signs point to a 7-5 season. Did I miss something ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euphdude 875 Posted May 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Nastradamus said: Did I miss something ? I don’t think so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nastradamus 261 Posted May 29, 2018 On 5/22/2018 at 8:05 PM, Euphdude said: I don’t think so. Then I find that prediction mind blowing. I'll Instagram live myself eating the family jewels with a fork if we lose 5 games 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefunk 91 Posted May 29, 2018 Hardest schedule in the land. Nothing about this will be easy. I'm hopeful. 12-0. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyMarsh 376 Posted May 29, 2018 Yeah even with the schedule I don't see them losing more than 3 games. Of course I'm all in on Patterson and if he is as good as I think he will be then we should have no problem winning 10 games. Last year outside of the PSU game there is a real chance that we would've won every game if we had good QB play and I only expect the rest of the team to be better next year. Now if Patterson isn't the savior like I expect then all bets are off but even then as long as he's competent I see this at worst an 8-4 team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euphdude 875 Posted May 29, 2018 Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Pen State, and Ohio State are losses. If they manage to beat one, someone else will beat them. This is a brutal schedule and Michigan still doesn’t have a proven QB or a good OL, their RB situation is still shaky, and the WRs are unproven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gehringer_2 1,954 Posted May 30, 2018 LOL- Michigan players really dumping on Drevno. Sounds like they have spetn his tenure thoroughly confused about what they were doing on the O-Line. I guess we'll see if that was really because Drevno's schemes were inappropriately complex given NCAA practice hrs, or whether the players were all just dummies. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2018/05/29/wolverines-agree-everyone-wins-simplified-offensive-line-approach/651282002/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyMarsh 376 Posted June 8, 2018 FWIW(which isn't much) Vegas has Shea Patterson at 20-1 odds to win the Heisman. I believe only 5 guys have better odds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stanley68 29 Posted June 8, 2018 On 5/29/2018 at 4:46 PM, Euphdude said: Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Pen State, and Ohio State are losses. If they manage to beat one, someone else will beat them. This is a brutal schedule and Michigan still doesn’t have a proven QB or a good OL, their RB situation is still shaky, and the WRs are unproven. Last year Michigan had historically bad play from the QB position. Peters lead the team with 4 TD passes for crying outloud. Part was having a horrible offensive line, part was having almost an entirely new set of receivers, and part was the QB's they did have were bad. Speight regressed and got hurt, OKorn sucked and Peters wasn't ready. The offense almost literally can't be worse. If Warriner gets the oline to even a mediocre level it will represent a huge improvement. It will depend on the tackles of course, but they are solid up the middle. Pass pro was the problem and most of that was communication on stunts and blitzes which Drevno couldn't coach. Vast improvement in protecting the QB is possible. And they already were a decent if not solid run blocking group. The freshmen receivers they had to rely on last year will be better simply by not being freshmen. The upside in that group is phenomenal and if they had a QB last year who had either the time or talent to get them the ball we may have already seen it. The RB's and TE's are fine. No stars but solid and they all return from last year. If Patterson is a player it just comes down to the online. Michigan had OSU beat the last 2 years with a decent QB. And Okorn had one of the worst games in team history against MSU and they still almost won. The defense was top ten overall and looks to be even better this year. If Warriner turns the line around this team can compete for a national championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deleterious 1,913 Posted June 23, 2018 The O/U on total wins is 9.5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euphdude 875 Posted June 23, 2018 Take the under for some easy money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickeyb105 431 Posted June 25, 2018 On 6/23/2018 at 9:49 AM, Deleterious said: The O/U on total wins is 9.5. With the increased competition at QB, and the addition of Warriner to the staff, 9.5 wins should be the basement expectation. Hopefully you'll get to make your bet in Michigan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Bigglesworth 2,562 Posted June 25, 2018 Taking the over like my man Mickey. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Bigglesworth 2,562 Posted June 25, 2018 Alternately, at some point, this team just has to take off. It is going to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickeyb105 431 Posted June 25, 2018 Just now, Mr. Bigglesworth said: Alternately, at some point, this team has to take off. It is going to happen. Yes. The mixture of coaching, depth, experience and talent are there now. The team is out of excuses, two months to wait seems like forever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gehringer_2 1,954 Posted June 25, 2018 I've been most interested to hear how the players have thrown the old strength and fitness and especially the old O-Line coaching regime under the bus. You expect a lot of optimism from the players about new coaches but I don't remember often hearing such detailed criticism of an old coaching regime by players still on the team. Either Harbaugh has some real malcontent players or he's made some pretty significant changes in coaching approaches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pyrotigers 378 Posted July 9, 2018 I think the players feel a lot like we do. They should have been better last year and they're angry/embarrassed at how some of those games went Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyMarsh 376 Posted July 14, 2018 Guys on ESPN were ranking units and UM had the 5th ranked Dline, 8th lbs and 1st in dbs so needless to say they should have a dominant defense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gehringer_2 1,954 Posted July 14, 2018 13 hours ago, RandyMarsh said: Guys on ESPN were ranking units and UM had the 5th ranked Dline, 8th lbs and 1st in dbs so needless to say they should have a dominant defense. have they ever had a weak D under Harbaugh? I think the team will succeed or fail based on whether they have their O-line problems solved with the new coaching regime there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deleterious 1,913 Posted July 15, 2018 Iowa will be tough this year with their new QB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites