Should be a doozy. Ohio State is humming- they look unbeatable. Michigan has the good fortune of getting this one at home.
I've never seen a Michigan team with this many legitimate receiving threats. You have the 3 older guys in Nico Collins, DPJ, Tarik- and then the 3 freshmen. Giles Jackson & Mike Sainistril both look dynamic and explosive whenever they get opportunities- they need to get MORE play. And then the other frosh Cornelius Johnson has had a couple big plays himself in the very few opportunities he's gotten. Then you have the highly inconsistent, but talented Ronnie Bell. If Ronnie Bell ever fixes those butterfingers he's got for hands- he's gonna be a problem because that kid is as smooth an athlete as I've ever seen. Steve Breaston like in size, athleticism, and butterfingers for hands too. Breaston fixed his butterfingers though. Haven't seen any improvement in Bell in that regards.
OL and run game has definitely gotten better but it's still too inconsistent. Tru Wilson needs 0 carries, and Zach Chabornnet needs more carries. Shea Patterson still makes me incredibly nervous every time he drops back to pass. That kids QB play is like russian roulette. He is a dumb football player and everything he does he does SLOW. His reads are slow, his throws are slow, and he's just off target a little too much. I don't know whether to be happy or scared that he's leaving. Happy that I won't have to watch him play or scared that I'll have to watch someone that couldn't beat him out play.
Michigan defense continues to start out slow and then put the clamps on. That seems to be Brown's MO. They start out poorly, then just kick it into over-drive. This worries me greatly vs a team like OSU. They need to be in over-drive and playing DEFENSE from the word go. They gotta play 60 minutes of defense if they want any shot at even making this a competitive game.
I'm predicting Ohio State by 10. I'll say.....Ohio State: 34, Michigan: 24.
