2018 Michigan Season thread

[Temp430]

Michigan is -2 to -2.5 over the Irish on Sept. 1st.

Is there something I'm missing?  Notre Dame ranked higher and game is in South Bend.

[847badgerfan]

I don't think you're missing anything except that Vegas always makes money.

[Anonymous Coward]

A great defense travels.

[847badgerfan]

ND has a really good OL. It will be interesting to see them match up with the UM DL.

[ELA]

ND has a really good OL. It will be interesting to see them match up with the UM DL.

Didn't they lose their top two OL early in the draft.

[ELA]

A great defense travels.

Always?  

[Anonymous Coward]

Heh. Never always.

[HailHailMSP]

That was a nightmare from the first whistle. I had a very anxious feeling Michigan was walking into a buzzsaw that night. 

[Mdot21]

ND has a really good OL. It will be interesting to see them match up with the UM DL.

Um didn't ND lose 3 OL starters? 2 of which to the 1st round of the NFL draft. Didn't they also lose Harry Heistand- their great OL coach of the last 6-7 years to the Chicago Bears of the NFL as well?

[847badgerfan]

Didn't they lose their top two OL early in the draft.

Yes, but I read that the backups were pretty tuned up. Quinn is an excellent OL coach in his own right.

[Mdot21]

Always?  

Michigan D will be a lot better this year imo.
A lot of those breakdowns on D vs PSU and OSU were on Don Brown. He's a great D.C. for sure. But he continually put mediocre athletes in position to fail, and that's on coaching. Mike McCray and Josh Mettellus should never be in man coverage on TE's, WR's, or RB's. Zone coverage ain't bad. Just saying. 
If Don Brown ever gets an athlete at LB like Jaylon Smith or an athletic safety that can play man like a CB look out. His defenses will truly be terrifying.

[Mdot21]

Yes, but I read that the backups were pretty tuned up. Quinn is an excellent OL coach in his own right.

big difference between being a back up and a starter and then having to face Rashan Gary and Chase Winovich week 1. Michigan DL will have something it lacked last year- depth- which should only make Gary and Winovich better seeing as they'll be able to be more fresh down the stretch. 
Never heard of Quinn, he may be a fine OL coach, but losing Heistand was big. He was one of the top few OL coaches in CFB period. Maybe even the top. 

[HailHailMSP]

I am a little surprised by the Michigan - Notre Dame line. Last I checked Michigan was now favored by 2 points. It moved a lot over the offseason. I think it started with Notre Dame as a 6 point favorite. Notre Dame lost a lot on offense, but they are at home and they return 9 or so defensive starters. 

I would typically say Michigan is getting the typical large fanbase, helmet school inflated expectation bump in the betting line, but Notre Dame usually gets that as well.

[Mdot21]

I am a little surprised by the Michigan - Notre Dame line. Last I checked Michigan was now favored by 2 points. It moved a lot over the offseason. I think it started with Notre Dame as a 6 point favorite. Notre Dame lost a lot on offense, but they are at home and they return 9 or so defensive starters.

I would typically say Michigan is getting the typical large fanbase, helmet school inflated expectation bump in the betting line, but Notre Dame usually gets that as well.

ND betting fan base is just as big if not bigger.