It has been a long 2 weeks, but Michigan is back in action this saturday. Our opponent? The Purdue Boilermakers. But before I delve into the preview, I want to review some things that happened in the B1G last weekend..
Overall, I was 5-1 on the weekend. Not too shabby considering a lot of the games were toss ups.
Ohio/MSU: I was surprised Braxton Miller didn't tear his ACL.. but I will give him credit where credit is due.. He carried his team to that victory. (Prediction: MSU>Ohio... 0-1)
Northwestern/Indiana: I figured Northwestern would win this game. They came out firing and got themselves a 27-0 lead. It seems as though Northwestern STILL cannot close the deal as they let Indiana back in the game late. No offense Northwestern, but almost everyone in the B1G is better than Indiana.. Your 5-0 mark is false advertising (Prediction: Northwestern>Indiana... 1-1)
PSU/Illinois: Pretty much called this one. PSU handled Illinois in a 35-7 smack down. Illinois is bad and PSU is playing with passion.. Pretty much all there is to it. (Prediction: PSU>Illinois... 2-1)
Minnesota/Iowa: I picked the right time with Iowa. They came out on fire (probably because it was homecoming) and handled Minnesota. Minnesota hadn't played anyone previously so their record was deceiving, like Northwestern's. (Iowa>Minnesota... 3-1)
Nebraska/Wisconsin: I kind of got lucky on this one. Wisconsin had a strong hold on this game with a 27-10 lead and let Nebraska back in. I still don't know how good either team really is though... (Nebraska>Wisconsin... 4-1)
Purdue/Marshall: I thought Purdue would smoke these cats.. They didn't and they only won by ten.. I mean if you're a Purdue fan, it is cool that they put up 51 points!.. but on the flip side, you also gave up 41 points to Marshall... uhh... (Purdue>Marshall... 5-1)
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| You struggled with these guys, Purdue? Michigan is a lot better than them |
Leaving off our last B1G team, Michigan heads to West Lafayette, IN, to play the Boilermakers. Michigan is coming off its bye-week and Purdue is coming off a ten point victory over Marshall. Last year, Michigan handled Purdue at the Big House and is a 3 POINT favorite coming into the 2012 meeting. So where do I begin?.. Statistically, Purdue looks a lot better than Michigan on paper, but that means little in comparison to strength of schedule. Michigan has played Alabama, Air Force, UMass, and Notre Dame. Purdue has played Eastern Kentucky, Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan, and Marshall.. I think Michigan has clearly had the more difficult schedule. If you want to compare ND games, go ahead. Realistically, had Michigan only turned the ball over half the amount of times than they actually did, we beat ND by 14. I understand that Purdue was young and had a lot of talent last year, but I just don't see them as an elite team in the Big Ten. Michigan has been ready for this game for 2 weeks now and I really do not see them losing. The only way Purdue wins this game is if they come out playing inspired football for a full 60 minutes. If they can do that, they have somewhat proved themselves in my eyes.
Here are the keys for Michigan if they want to win this game
-Borges uses Denard's legs often, and his arm in moderation: Last week, the Michigan offense became too predictable and ND picked up on that. For some reason, Borges continued to put Denard in passing situations he clearly was not comfortable being in. As a spectator, this became evident probably after the first or second pick.
-We get pressure on TerBush: Last week, our defensive line did a solid job against the ND running game and had some success getting pressure on Rees. If they can improve, or even play like they did against ND, that will be a good sign for Michigan. Let's just hope the bye-week did not make them lackadaisical.
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| I would take this guy over GERG any day |
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| 2011: 170 yds rushing & 2 TD's.. 2012:??? |
Predictions of other B1G games
Ohio>Nebraska
Wisconsin>Illinois
MSU>Indiana
PSU>Northwestern
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| Wolverinenation had a cool picture.. Go Blue!! |
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