Michigan is at the 2018 season half time with an expected 5-1 record. All in all they’ve played very well especially compared to last year.
What happens now for the 2nd half of the season? With 4 tough games on the schedule, each of which could be losses?
Well before I spew on those 4 games: Wisky and the MOPS, I’m going to first give Indiana some kudos. The Hoosiers for the 2nd year in a row played the Buckeyes very tough for much of their game and yesterdays was in Columbus. Hopefully this bodes well for the Wolverines when they travel there for the seasons finale. It also means that Michigan’s game against the Hoosiers is the ‘trap game’ of the 2nd half. Many slept on Northwestern and many are now sleeping on Indiana. Don’t!
Wisky doesn’t awe me anymore like they did before the season started and I think Michigan handles them this week in The Big House. I thought Hornibrook had cured his TO problems and thier excellent running back is still prone to a fumble here or there.
I don’t expect Michigan to win by 3 td’s but I now am calling this a W putting the Wolverines to 6-1.
MSU was my preseason pik to win the East. Tha ain’t hapanun. With 19 of 22 of their returning starters from a 10 win team a year ago, I thought Dantonio would have Lewerke & Co. turned into a fine smooth runnin machine but the Spartan offensive woes are prolly as bad as last year and in some way even worse. With Michigan’s much improved ability to move the ball, make some explosive plays, scoring TD’s coupled with their always tough defense, I look for the Wolverines to come out of EL with a W moving them to 7-1.
PSU comes to AA after the Wolverines have a bye week and this extra week to prepare for the Lions should help Michigan tremendously. Barring any major injuries at this point and Michigan playing at home with a lot of confidence after the Badger & Spartan wins I’m giving a light edge to Michigan in this game. One could call it a toss up but Michigan has much more to gain than PSU has to lose at this point in the season and with the home crowd, etc Michigan eeks out a close one. Maybe even in OT to move to 8-1. Michigan is now well entrenched in the Top Ten.
Rutgers & Indiana are Michigan’s next victories IF the Wolverines don’t let the Hoosiers catch them napping and bringing a 10-1 record into Columbus…….
Indiana has shown me that the Buckeyes can be beaten in Columbus but it would take a historic effort by the Wolverines to pull it off. I still think they get beat by OSU and finishing at 10-2…..
As I See It…………INTJohn
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