re: Score Prediction vs Michigan and Season Record Prediction Thread

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Michigan's defense maybe young but just like us they played a lot of guys and they have an all star staff in Brown, Mattison, and of course JH running the show. They also have their QB back. We got to bring our A game or it'll get ugly fast.

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It's not young, it's completely new. They won't have the starters to lean on, and they'll have to actually play the full game.

As for their QB: Del Rio was on his way to a more productive year before being injured, and what are your thoughts on Del Rio? In six games, Del Rio had 1,358 with 8 touchdowns, and that was less than half of a season vs. 2,538 and 18 touchdowns.

6 vs. 15 Games and Del Rio had more yards and more touchdowns. In fact, if you string together Appleby and Del Rio, they have better numbers than Speight.

Their running backs are pretty mediocre, their line is
new and their quarterback is run-of-the-mill, slow with no deep ball.



I think a lot of us are giving way too much credit to Michigan because of the last time we played -- with a completely broken spirit and quarterback with half the time having their foot out the door.

This year, almost our entire offensive line is returning, all of our running backs are returning (the good ones, anyway), the receivers as well. Quarterback may be new, but I have faith in Del Rio if it absolutely must be him, otherwise Zaire or Franks look to be able.

The defense proved it didn't need its starters to shut down and humiliate the same Iowa team that beat Michigan last year -- when they had all of their starters.

We've never played LSU well at Baton Rouge, we've only won one since 2004 aside from the one we did last year.

So thank God you're not in the locker room to tell the guys: Hey, we should just forfeit -- we don't win in Baton Rouge, we've got terrible luck there.

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Until I'm proved wrong that our offense is everything you guys and the media says it is, I'm gonna have to assume that it's shite....

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Why? Why not assume that it's being turned around due to better offensive recruiting (can't be debated) and almost the entire offense returning since they were all incredibly young last year?

You're not in ''wait and see'', you're in ''it's shite until it's not'' which is just such a bogus way to look at it. I'm not going to say they'll blow people out of the water, but I will say that this is the first year since he's been here where he's had an offensive line.

The problem is you have to wait for the 2018 recruits to get here. The results so far have shown the offense has struggled regardless of QB and 95% of FR make very little impact their first year. The offense is completely unproven this year. We need it to explode in a good way.

Memo to naysayers

I will be the first one to say that defense/special teams are the main reasons we went to Hotlanta the past two years. The offense has been mediocre, but to say it will be again in 2017 is wrong in my opinion.

As Straws pointed out our OL will FINALLY be a force and a strong suit. Some of you guys don't know squat about football, you can have New England Patriots offense with our OL the past two years and it would struggle.

The big uglies are why Bama wins...they recruited horses to block....and anyone can see the progress Mac has made recruiting OL the past two years. We will FINALLY have an upperclassmen dominated OL. Snap experience and talent will show up on the field.

IMO we dominate Meatchicken from start to finish. Our RBs, WRs are vastly underrated. Doesn't matter who the triggerman is...the coaches will decide based on practices....color me not worried.

Naysayers who think the girls school will beat us are mistaken. They are beatable....as is every team. We will stop the streak this year....book it!

The games we will have a hard time with are @UK, @USC and possibly @Mizz. We lose one of those games and maybe two...but I think one loss will set the teams minds right and refocus them.

The defense will surprise many (except me)look for Moon to make impact as a LB...teammates have said he is the hardest hitter on the team. Other teams lose starters and they are given preseason passes....we get disrespected a lot. This will be the year we break through and Mac finally gets the recognition he deserves.

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Michigan is a trap game. Especially, the first half. I'm like you guys, I'm excited college football is right around the corner, but I'm also skeptical of the offense. Until I'm proved wrong that our offense is everything you guys and the media says it is, I'm gonna have to assume that it's shite.... again... for another whole season.

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Michigan is anything but a trap game

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Throw in '09 in there too bro

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Uh, that's the only one I was talking about ''aside from the one we did last year''. Are you even a Gator fan?

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As far as the players, god bless their little hearts. It takes a lot to go out their with mediocre coaching.

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Whuff, mediocre coaching from LSU I can believe. From Florida? Pure team spirit, playing their hardest to make one of the greatest stands in Florida football history.

Sorry our success makes you so unhappy.

UF 23
Other North team 16

If we establish the run, we're going to win big. Period. I am going to remain cautiously optimistic that Scarlett and the line have improved over the last spring and summer.

It's both. The FR have to play because there's no one else. We didn't get a DT in 2016 and almost none of our DBs from 2015-2016 have done a thing except Chauncey. That's why the FR DTs and DBs will be playing. Most of Mac's players in 2016 are unproven as well as this class.

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You're on crack if you think Indiana or Purdue is going to beat michigan. They're young but they've played a lot. Lack of returning starters didn't hurt Ohio St last year. It's talent and coaching

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That's what a lot of people said about Iowa. I doubt Michigan has a bad year, but I don't see any reason they should be favored over Florida. Are they a talented team? Sure. Are they also returning the least starters in the whole of the FBS? Yeah. A lot of our young players *were* the starters for the end of the year.