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Iโll start from the top. Iowa vs. Iowa State. For years, this matchup has pitted the bright young coach (Matt Campbell of Iowa State) against the stodgy, old veteran whose teams are consistent, but maddeningly boring (KIrk Ferentz of Iowa). I think itโll be a close, hard-hitting contest, and one statistic stands out more than…
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I usually write five โLooking Backโ posts before a game, but Michigan has only played Oklahoma once, so it seemed pointless to write five posts. The Wolverines and the Sooners first met in the 1976 Orange Bowl, following the conclusion of the 1975 season. For several years, Michigan produced excellent won-loss records, only to be…
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Iโll say this, itโs very difficult to pick against the spread. Not only did I think Clemson would beat LSU, but I figured the two opponents would drive the score well past the over/under. Instead, defense held sway, as Brian Kellyโs team recorded quite possibly the biggest victory of his LSU tenure. In Miami, itโs…
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The fifth installment of this weekโs series looking back at Michigan football season openers takes us back to 1997. By 1997, much of the football world had taken to saying โThe Block M stands for mediocrity.โ Michigan had produced several four-loss seasons, and teams were no longer in awe of the maize and blue. The…
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The college football season heats up this weekend. I have a few thoughts on on some games.* I think Dave Aranda has a pretty tough team in Baylor, but Auburn simply has more talent. I think defensive end Keldric Faulk will find a way to pressure Baylor QB Sawyer Robertson, and Auburn should get the…
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The fourth installment of this weekโs series looking back at Michigan football season openers takes us back to 2017. For the second time in the decade, Michigan started the season with a neutral site game at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Tex. Once again, the Wolverinesโ opponent came from the Southeastern Conference. This time, it was…
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The third installment of this weekโs series looking back at Michigan football season openers takes us back to 2015. After four years of Brady Hoke, the football program had deteriorated considerably. A Change was necessary. That change arrived in the form of Jim Harbaugh, the former Michigan quarterback. Instantly, the mood surrounding the Michigan football…
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The second installment of this weekโs series looking back at Michigan football season openers takes us back to 2012. There was a renewed optimism in the United States of America, and Ann Arbor was no exception. Head coach Brady Hoke had reestablished Michigan as a national college football power the previous season, leading the Wolverines…
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The first installment of this weekโs series looking back at Michigan football games takes us to 1995. That season was a turning point for Michigan football. Gary Moellerโs tenure as head coach at Michigan ended abruptly. Simply put, the program was in turmoil, and itโs difficult to remember just how dark the mood was around the…
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Somehow, itโs only fitting that my Stanford-Hawaii pick was backward. I said that Hawaii would win in the text of my post on Friday, but I listed the results in the opposite manner. Yeah, Iโm still getting used to this blog thing, after years of relying on facebook. A couple of thoughts on these two…
