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Wisconsin -1 O/U 43.5

Wisconsin comes off a tough loss to Notre Dame and Michigan a sickly win over rival Rutgers.  Some of us who watched the second half of Rutgers @Michigan have a hard time seeing Michigan move the ball much against Wisconsin's defense.

Michigan QB McNamara didn't look the same Saturday after he was "targeted."

UW needs to make a lot of changes, starting with the QB. He can't have any confidence right now.

Also need to make changes on the OL.

This team has not looked this bad since 2001 - the last time UW missed a bowl game.

Michigan rolls.

Michigan QB McNamara didn't look the same Saturday after he was "targeted."

LOL. He attempted 6 passes in the entire 2nd half. SIX PASSES. Give me a freaking break on how he looked or didn't look. That is nowhere near enough attempts to glean anything.

There's no way in hell you can get a read on how he looked when he only attempted 6 passes in an entire half of football. None. QB's have to throw volume and get some easy completions to get into rhythm. The entire act of the throwing the football requires rhythm, timing, and repetition IN LIVE GAME ACTION WHEN THE BULLETS ARE FLYING.

And that's why you play tomato cans like Western Michigan & Northern Illinois early in the season to work on the rhythm and timing and let the QB rip it. He threw 11 passes vs Western and 10 vs NIU. That is a complete joke. He should've thrown at least 30-35 passes in each game. 

do you think they bench Mertz? And if so, who is next in line?

Speaking of OL, what's going on with the OMERG FIVE STARZZZ OL's Brown & Ricci? Any way either of them get some action?

Still don't think Michigan rolls. Tardbaugh is stuck in the stone age. That offense ain't going to move the ball at all on Wisconsin. It will be a very close game.

Chase Wolf is QB2. I don't think he's very good.

Brown has been playing. He's played in all the games since the start of last season. Rucci is a true freshman. Those rarely play in Madison.

Wolverines win by making fewer mistakes. 

Mertz is listed as the starter this week.

Brown was hurt in his first year and lost a year of development. He'll start next year after the two seniors leave.

Mertz is the only reason why I'm giving Michigan a shot in this game. Not confident in anything, especially after that pathetic 2nd half vs Rutgers. 

Mertz has been a turnover machine, and I figured if they benched him the new guy would at least secure the ball- giving Wisconsin a huge advantage towards winning this game. This is who Mertz is. He panics in the pocket, he doesn't have any pocket presence, he throws off his back foot a lot, he tries to force things because he's got a big arm, he's slow going through his progressions, and he's careless with the football. That is the only thing giving me hope this game- Mertz playing like he's been the last 8 games. I don't think he'll magically flip the switch and become Joe Montana. 

Also- Wisconsin's ST's look like they can be had. Blake Corum on a kick return or AJ Henning on a punt return could make a huge play to swing the game in Michigan's favor. 

My butthole is puckered though. Not expecting much. Honestly kind of expecting Michigan to shit the bed and lose the game- because that's just what Harbaugh does on the road. It's what he does.