Hey Wisconsin and Michigan, did you get your money's worth?

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This year is going to be interesting in Ann Arbor (sorry, Bob). I've never seen a worse home schedule, and there's definitely a malaise setting in among the fans about Hoke (sorry, Brady - malaise, not mayonnaise).

Maybe they'll keep packing that stadium to see a mediocre team play less than mediocre opponents, but at some point something has to give and they are going to start seeing a lot of empty seats.

Their schedule is cake, though. They're probably looking at worst case 9-3. Catch a break against ND, 10-2. Either way, Walmart Joe is going to be pounding the lines at 97.1 to scream from the mountaintops about how they're on their way back.

Seriously, if they go 8-4 or worse with that schedule, they should burn that whole program to the ground and start over.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Their schedule is cake, though. They're probably looking at worst case 9-3. Catch a break against ND, 10-2. Either way, Walmart Joe is going to be pounding the lines at 97.1 to scream from the mountaintops about how they're on their way back.

Seriously, if they go 8-4 or worse with that schedule, they should burn that whole program to the ground and start over.

I know this discussion was already had on TOB but people making these projections are still looking at SCum like Walverines do "they're Michigan for Gosh Sake". The team almost lost the Indiana in a shootout last year and don't appear to have added any higher quality then they had last year. Why are they going to magically beat Minnesota, Indiana, Northwestern, and Penn State? I give them Rutgers and perhaps Maryland (though they do return a lot of starters from last year), but I just can't believe after last year, and the players they lost, that people still look at their schedule and give them auto wins this year, against teams they lost to or had an extremely hard time beating last year.

Bizarro Fletch wrote:This year is going to be interesting in Ann Arbor (sorry, Bob).  I've never seen a worse home schedule, and there's definitely a malaise setting in among the fans about Hoke (sorry, Brady - malaise, not mayonnaise).

Maybe they'll keep packing that stadium to see a mediocre team play less than mediocre opponents, but at some point something has to give and they are going to start seeing a lot of empty seats.

not apologies necessary. I'm as interested in UM football as every MSU graduate is.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
not apologies necessary. I'm as interested in UM football as every MSU graduate is.

Your avatar is a true thing of beauty and a wonderful expression of your views and beliefs.   

TrueGreenSpartan wrote:

Your avatar is a true thing of beauty and a wonderful expression of your views and beliefs.   

thanks, dude..

it really is a careful combination of both the spiritual and tangible influences on my life.. and the perfect confluence of what inspires me.

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:Their schedule is cake, though. They're probably looking at worst case 9-3. Catch a break against ND, 10-2. Either way, Walmart Joe is going to be pounding the lines at 97.1 to scream from the mountaintops about how they're on their way back.

Seriously, if they go 8-4 or worse with that schedule, they should burn that whole program to the ground and start over.

Agreed, but Hoke is a shitty coach. I wouldn't be surprised if they somehow found ways to lose to teams like Northwestern, Utah, and Minnesota.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
thanks, dude..

it really is a careful combination of both the spiritual and tangible influences on my life.. and the perfect confluence of what inspires me.

Bob is a great American.

I like how we've spent the fifth most on visiting teams. Four of the top five are B1G teams.