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agreed, NW is not known for defense and Gardner showed some good things and looked pretty comfortable down the stretch last week so the offense should move just fine with him or Denard. The NW offense is pretty good and does have a couple of explosive playmakers in Colter and the RB Mark but they based mostly on the ground game and our defense has gotten pretty stout up front with the DL starting to step up and the LB's playing very good football right now. It likely stays close in the first half but I think our defense starts to take over in the second half and we win going away.
UM 35
NW 17

This post was edited by Hoke Express on 11/9/2012 at 10:19 PM
I'm going to say 31-21. I think we can definitely put up points with Gardner, and NW hasn't seen a defense like ours yet this season. I'll give Colter and Mark the benefit of the doubt that their rushing attack will open the field enough for them to score 21, but I think Michigan wins by at least 10.
I'm being conservative on Michigan's score because I'm still not 100% comfortable with Gardner, and the receivers were playing an excellent game against Minnesota. Assuming Gardner is around as good, and the receivers play a more normal game as opposed to making every catch in the book, I'd estimate we'll end up around 31.
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