Bye Week Score Prediction Thread, Classic Edition

[Michchamp]

Since there's no Michigan game this week, enjoy this throwback UM-MSU score prediction thread, started by Legendary Poster MGeezer, from ten (10) years ago, Brady Hoke's first season. Some familiar faces there, and many others of those who no longer post here.

Poster "Suh" picked the winner and the score exactly right: MSU 28-14. Score was a bit closer than it looked... Michigan was driving for the tying score late in the 4th, when Denard Robinson threw a pick 6.

Maybe for fun, we can pick this week's MSU & IU game? consensus is MSU by 4 1/2, with an O/U of 48 1/2.

Seems like a pretty low margin for a 6-0 team vs. a 2-3 one, but maybe Vegas knows something we don't?

 

[Michchamp]

Geez, IU has played an absolutely brutal schedule... 2 Big Ten games, both on the road @ Iowa and @ Penn St. Then they lost to Cincinnati at home, a game they were winning late until they caught the turnover bug and UC pulled away. They won their two gimmies.


I'm thinking the Spartans will have more trouble moving the ball than they expect, and win on special teams and turnovers... (but still cover)



MSU 20
IU 14

 

[thewolverines24]

Hoping for an IU victory. That's my dad's team. I still have no idea how he has been able to remain an IU football fan since the 60s. The man is a saint.

IU - 27
MSU - 24

I base this completely on being biased.

 

[Spartanmack]

it's more likely to be a higher scoring affair. Iowa, Cinci and WKU all put up over 30 pts on them. It shouldn't be too hard for our offense to do something close to that. If their offense isn't as inept as Rutgers, I can see them scoring in the low to mid 20s.

MSU wins 34-19 holding IU to mostly FGs

 

[Michchamp]

Hoping for an IU victory. That's my dad's team. I still have no idea how he has been able to remain an IU football fan since the 60s. The man is a saint.

IU - 27
MSU - 24

I base this completely on being biased.

Is your dad CitgoBilly from the old ESPN boards?

 

[byco42]

Hoping for an IU victory. That's my dad's team. I still have no idea how he has been able to remain an IU football fan since the 60s. The man is a saint.

IU - 27
MSU - 24

I base this completely on being biased.

They gave SC a battle in the 1968 Rose Bowl, losing 14-3, and were led by QB Harry Gonso and WR John Isenbarger. IU (6-1 in conference) was voted in after there was a three-way tie for the B10 title with Minnesota and Purdue. The no-repeat rule eliminated Purdue, who had lost to SC the previous year, 14-13, and even though IU lost to Minnesota, it was awarded the Rose Bowl berth, partially because it had not been there. Beating Purdue was a big help, and Purdue had beaten Minnesota.

I remember watching the game, rooting for the Hoosiers to beat SC.

 

[thewolverines24]

Is your dad CitgoBilly from the old ESPN boards?

Definitely not. My dad has never been on any message board. I'm sure he's not a fan of any particular petroleum company either.

 

[thewolverines24]

They gave SC a battle in the 1968 Rose Bowl, losing 14-3, and were led by QB Harry Gonso and WR John Isenbarger. IU (6-1 in conference) was voted in after there was a three-way tie for the B10 title with Minnesota and Purdue. The no-repeat rule eliminated Purdue, who had lost to SC the previous year, 14-13, and even though IU lost to Minnesota, it was awarded the Rose Bowl berth, partially because it had not been there. Beating Purdue was a big help, and Purdue had beaten Minnesota.

I remember watching the game, rooting for the Hoosiers to beat SC.

Pretty crazy how fast John Pont's IU career fell after that year, but that's IU football. Lee Corso definitely was not any better as his replacement.

 

[Spartanmack]

Definitely not. My dad has never been on any message board. I'm sure he's not a fan of any particular petroleum company either.

He's not John Cougar Mellencamp is he? He's the only die hard IU football fan I'm aware of.

 

[Michchamp]

Pretty crazy how fast John Pont's IU career fell after that year, but that's IU football. Lee Corso definitely was not any better as his replacement.

 

[Michchamp]

Geez, IU has played an absolutely brutal schedule... 2 Big Ten games, both on the road @ Iowa and @ Penn St. Then they lost to Cincinnati at home, a game they were winning late until they caught the turnover bug and UC pulled away. They won their two gimmies.


I'm thinking the Spartans will have more trouble moving the ball than they expect, and win on special teams and turnovers... (but still cover)



MSU 20
IU 14

Yeah, I'm going to pat myself on the back for coming close to nailing this one.

MSU football - particularly their offense - is still not a proven quantity.

 

[zyxt9]

Yeah, I'm going to pat myself on the back for coming close to nailing this one.

MSU football - particularly their offense - is still not a proven quantity.

Damn nice prediction Champ!!! Your analysis was pretty spot on too!

 

[Spartanmack]

you can't get 'em all wrong...well done.