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if they go 9-3 this year i'll lead the campaign to give him coach of the year. ain't gonna happen.

They lose 2 starters (including their best OL by far) and their depth. Their new center hasn't played center since 9th grade. And they lose their best blocking TE.

Denard Robinson negates any problems their OLine has...if defenders get through, Robinson will make the defense pay by running around them.

I have a sneaking suspicion Michigan will manage. Probably go 9-3.

Yes please.

That doesn't seem consistent with MSU's experience.

Not against teams with athletic outside edge players. Watch what bama does to him

I think the Alabama game could define their season and not just the scoreboard. The potential for Saban's boys to injure the OL/DL or even Denard should not be discounted. And as already noted, any such injuries will really put them in a bad place.

9-3 is their ceiling. all it takes is one injury on OL and they are totally fucked. Look at what happened to us w/ Burkland v. ND last year - thank god we had Fonoti to step up - but even that took 4-5 games before it was really working. They would be using true freshmen and walk ons to replace guys, and who they have already is sketchy at best - and none will be starting at the position they played last year. I see 5 "WINS" on their schedule. which means they have to go 4-3 vs. bama, @ND, MSU, @UNL, NU, Iowa, @OSU. just looking at that bama, MSU, ND, UNL, and OSU look like losses to me. which would leave them at 7-5. Give them one of those five and they are 8-4. does anyone really think they can beat 2 of those five teams w/ 4 away from home? especially when ND, OSU, and UNL are going to be looking for some serious revenge?

September 1 vs. Alabama (in Arlington, TX)
September 8 Air Force
September 15 Massachusetts
September 22 @ Notre Dame
October 6 @ Purdue
October 13 Illinois
October 20 Michigan State
October 27 @ Nebraska
November 3 @ Minnesota
November 10 Northwestern
November 17 Iowa
November 24 @ Ohio State

The starting 5 should be good. 3 full time starters return, and Barnum was the starter at guard before getting injured. He is now the center. The other starter will probably be Mealer who is a 5th year senior- probably nothing better than serviceable but he shouldn't be a disaster. The depth is where it gets bad. There are only 2 non true freshman OL reserves right now.

Gholston will simply have to have multiple smaller snacks - like tapas! GO GREEN!!

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120411/SPORTS0201/204110445

All those penalty yards and key fumbles and all you could get was 14? . Hoke went for it twice on fourth down on that drive because he was was watching the same game I was. The play there, if Hoke had any confidence in your offense was to kick the field goal on the first fourth down, then play for a stop and then win the fucking game. Shit there was almost 8 minutes left on the first fiurth down But when you had about 25 real yards not aided by penalties or a fluke breakdown in the secondary you take your shot when you're lucky enough to have one. On the sidelines you could see and hear who was winning and even though it was a close score go back and read what the Michigan players said after the game about getting the crap kicked out of them. All that was left to do was write letters about how mean MSU was that day. Oh and don't for a moment think Dantonio doesn't have all the articles and letters ready to hand out to the boys that week next year. Especially because they clipped all the film on Lewand and how dirty he was and the article he was bragging about it in.

Get ready, buckle up nancies, it's going to be fucking brutal and beautiful.

Narduzzie = 60 minutes of ass kicking necessary roughness. .