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Well what do you expect in Week 1 ?.? Always going to be some funny bounces and dropped passes and MICHIGAN had its share last Saturday hosting Middle Tennessee State. An entirely new Speed in Space offense was unloaded at Michigan Stadium, showing a mixed bag of results ? some very big results mixed with some sloppiness.
And congratulations to Mitchrapp who was very, very close with his Week 1 score prediction. Well?on to ARMY.
The thing about playing the academies is that you?re facing ?football players? who view the Oklahoma Drill as a relief when compared to some aspects of their basic training and a fight till the death mentality. Having withstood two recent attacks from Air Force, a 6pt Hoke nail biter in 2012 and a more comfortable win under Harbaugh in 2017 and the Wolverines should know what to expect when ARMY rolls in.
Both teams enter the game with (1-0) records following the win in Ann Arbor last Saturday night while ARMY steamed Rice, 14-7. While the new Gattis Offense had its mistakes, it also showed flashes and while Army prides itself on ball control and keeping the ball away from opposing offenses, the Black Knights managed 284 total yards vs the Owls while UM put up 453 total on the Blue Knights. With the new emphasis on ?bigger plays,? MICHIGAN may not to have dominate in time of possession if Shea, Tarik Black, Nico Collins and Zach Charbonnet can make big plays again.
For what it?s worth, Rice is also a C-USA program and not predicted to do nearly as well as MTSU has been and they almost had ARMY, until the end.
Vegas sure likes the Home Wolverines with the Maize and Blue entering the game as 22-23 point FAVORITES and an Over/Under of 47 total points.
Something tells me Vegas thinks Army?s ball control might keep the scoring down and the spread from getting out of hand.
So go ahead and post your predictions with some supportive analysis if you wish, but keep the woofing and barking for other threads.
Toe meets leather this Saturday in Ann Arbor at 12 Noon and ?THAT?S A FACT, JACK!!!
And congratulations to Mitchrapp who was very, very close with his Week 1 score prediction. Well?on to ARMY.
The thing about playing the academies is that you?re facing ?football players? who view the Oklahoma Drill as a relief when compared to some aspects of their basic training and a fight till the death mentality. Having withstood two recent attacks from Air Force, a 6pt Hoke nail biter in 2012 and a more comfortable win under Harbaugh in 2017 and the Wolverines should know what to expect when ARMY rolls in.
Both teams enter the game with (1-0) records following the win in Ann Arbor last Saturday night while ARMY steamed Rice, 14-7. While the new Gattis Offense had its mistakes, it also showed flashes and while Army prides itself on ball control and keeping the ball away from opposing offenses, the Black Knights managed 284 total yards vs the Owls while UM put up 453 total on the Blue Knights. With the new emphasis on ?bigger plays,? MICHIGAN may not to have dominate in time of possession if Shea, Tarik Black, Nico Collins and Zach Charbonnet can make big plays again.
For what it?s worth, Rice is also a C-USA program and not predicted to do nearly as well as MTSU has been and they almost had ARMY, until the end.
Vegas sure likes the Home Wolverines with the Maize and Blue entering the game as 22-23 point FAVORITES and an Over/Under of 47 total points.
Something tells me Vegas thinks Army?s ball control might keep the scoring down and the spread from getting out of hand.
So go ahead and post your predictions with some supportive analysis if you wish, but keep the woofing and barking for other threads.
Toe meets leather this Saturday in Ann Arbor at 12 Noon and ?THAT?S A FACT, JACK!!!
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