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I'm a life long michigan fan and for me its going to come down to two things for us to be able to pull the upset. 1) we have to stop the run-- our dline is a work in progress and a little undersized. 2) we have to come up with 3 big plays-- i'm personally thinking a breakaway possibly busted offensive play with denard taking it to the house, an interception or fumble recovery, and a big time special teams play anything from blocking a punt or field goal to returning a punt or kick for a td. As to what I'm hanging my hat on in this game well for starters its denard robinson he is the constant mismatch so with him on the field we always have a chance. The other thing I am hanging my hat on is our defense. I know our dline is inexperienced, unproven, and undersized but our back 7 is top 10 caliber in the country. I believe we can hold our own defending the pass but it all comes down to stopping lacey and that crimson tide running game.

Thanks for the info. I can't wait to see Denard, he is going to be the wild card. If he has an out of this world game where he is not throwing the picks I believe in my heart of hearts they cn pull the upset. I also like your coach. Your players seem like they enjoy playing for him. How is the offensive line?

You beat Bama in the air not on the ground. We'll have to have an amazing balanced game plan from Borges.

Bama wins with their ground game. Our new Dline is undersized so it will be tough.
Look for Mattison to rotate personnel and penetrate the backfield. Need to win in turnover margin.

We'll match up much better in a couple of years when Hoke's recruits are on the field but this team will have heart and come to play.

It will be a good measuring stick for Hoke and Co.'s 2nd year of rebuilding.

UM can win the game because they have a great playmaker with the ball in his hands every single offensive snap. I do think we run the ball well against UM but anything can happen when its the first game against a good opponet. Im a huge bama fan but trust me down to the core when I say that , "bama is not overlooking UM by ANY stretch." We will come to play and we expect the same from UM. Good luck and Roll Tide

Couple of really good JUCO transfers too. I believe we should win but with DR running the show you never know. Especially in the early part of the season where players arent used to game speed. DR always shows out the first 4 games of the year gets gameday and everyone else going crazy of his numbers and then slows down a bit. I really expect him to be a contained problem if you get my drift against us.

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Imagin me on our board trying to explain to a bunch of bama fans that theres a decent chance UM wins. Some arent liking it but I am backing it up with numbers. lol

Can anyone read the thread? If so Link please.

yeah i agree also. if we win, we have that win behind us all year and the rankings will favor us. If we lose, we got beat by one of the best teams in the county and it doesnt hurt much. There is zero doubt in my mind that we will be there in three years. But we have to remember that it takes time to build that depth and have it mature into upperclassmen. I can appreciate this point where alabama has gotten to.

No body thought Bama could do better than there 2008 recruiting class with Julio, Ingram ect ect. In my opinion our recruiting classes have gotten better every single year. Getting deeper and deeper with talent top to bottom with each class and filling extreme needs every single time.

UM is doing this with Hoke and I expect UM and UA to have some big battles in the next 4-5 years. No matter if its a regular season game or a bowl. You are talking about probably 2 of the best all time programs in CFB existence. USC and ND are a couple of others. Recruiting is about to become a whole lot easier for UM and I am excited to watch yall beat the dog @#$% out of Ohio State for years to come. I cant stand the Buckeyes. Most over rated program next to Auburn I have ever seen.

I think one of the main stats for this game is how many times denard turns the ball over. If he never turns it over or only once, I think we have a very good shot at winning. However, if he turns it over 2 or more times (which is definitely a possibility with this defense) then I doubt we will be able to pull it off.

Thanks a'lot for the friendly banter. I really think u guys have a better chance to win than the opening 12 point underdog suggest. If my Trojans don't make it to the MNC I hope we meet u guys in the rose bowl. I will be back a week before the game, by then we will should have a realistic view of what the teams will look like. C ya and fight on.

the funny thing is all the osu fans saying that bama is gonna crush UM and how funny it is that UM fans think they have a chance to win. well i haven't seen any UM fan yet say UM is going to win and they make it like osu can beat bama. UM will lose just like osu will lose to bama as well. anyways plus +1 to you for hating ohio.

so you just summarized everyone else's point?