Those of you following this blog for the past year or two, know that I am physically and spiritually unable to predict anything other than a Meechigan Victory. To do so would be to deny my citizenship in the Wolverine Nation. Go Blue. Hail to the Victors and all that who-hah.
After studying whatever I could about the game here's what I know:
Michigan is still learning how to play football. Both on offense and defense. Mucho improvements over last year, especially on defense. We needed that extra quarter of football that was cancelled from last week's game to solidify our improvements and build confidence.
Notre Dame is a much better team than their outcome against South Florida indicates. They are further ahead on their learning curve than we are.
Kelly started the wrong quarterback. The Irish had a bad game last week. They have something to prove this week. They'll get over it.
ND has better personnel overall, ones that were recruited to play the offense and defense they are playing (not like the number of spread type players we are asking to step up to play the power game at M).
As much as I enjoyed last years victory over ND, when it gets right down to it, we got lucky. Denard Robinson lucky.
The most improvement of a college football team comes between the first and second game. Michigan will be better. Notre Dame will be better also. Notre Dame should be favored.
I'm guessing that Michigan wasn't showing all the cards in their hand last week. Felt they could beat Western Michigan without giving away the store. (Schembechler did this all the time and Hoke is a kindred spirit to him.)
The game is the first night game at the Big House. The teams will be wearing throwback uniforms (Notre Dame's look better than ours). The ghost of great Michigan teams of the past will be in the Big House (home field advantage).
My prediction: The Wolverines will step up and play over their heads. Hoke will have them stoked yet realistically prepared. They are ready for a big signature victory. Defensively intense game. Michigan wins by a touchdown or less.
It's going to be a great game no matter what.
It's good, to be, a Michigan Wolverine!
Go Michigan, Beat the Irish!
Funniest prediction I read this past week. From Dennis Marks. Something like this, "Well fought see-saw battle. With Michigan on the ND one yard line ready to score and one minute to play, a swarm of locust descends on the field. Game called. Irish win 21-19."
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