Purdue Prediction based on the avoiding the Law of Gus

M is facing Purdue on Fox tomorrow. Fox is also broadcasting the Notre Dame at MSU game later than night. Gus Johnson - the Fox lead college football broadcaster will be in East Lansing not West Lafayette,
Hopefully that means M will avoid the Law of Gus. And it would be nice if they could avoid the Fox football robot as well!

M 28
P 17

Purdue Prediction

Krannert Business School Bridge, Purdue University

John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge, Louisville, KY (birthplace of Purdue football coach Jeff Brohm)

Michigan  33

Purdue  19

Air Force Prediction

Challenge Bridge, United States Air Force Academy

Bridge at Park, McMinnville, OR (birthplace of Air Force football coach Tory Calhoun)

Michigan  36

Air Force 19

Air Force prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 207-60-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

M is 30-2 in the 3rd attended games of the season

M is 73-16 vs. non-conference opponents

M is 1-0 vs Air Force

M is 5-1 vs. schools from the Mountain West Conference

M is 54-11-1 vs. a school from the same state as a team I had seen M play the previous season

M is 172-44-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 119-21 vs. schools with non-human, animal based mascots

M is 28-5 vs. schools with bird based mascots

M is 73-17 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine

M is 29-6 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 80-21-1 in noon starts

M is 1-1 on September 16

M is 6-0 when ranked #7

M is 150-24-1 vs. unranked opponents

M is 133-68 on artificial turf
M is 4-0 vs. head coaches with the initials T.C.

It's easy when you look at the numbers

M 41
USAFA 17

Cincinnati prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 206-60-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

M is 26-6 in the 2nd attended games of the season

M is 37-4 in the first attended home game of the season

M is 72-16 vs. non-conference opponents

M is 17-9 vs. teams from the state of Ohio

M is 18-3 vs. schools with their city in the university[1]

M is 2-0 vs. schools from the American Athletic Conference (5-0 against all current members)

M is 171-44-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 118-21 vs. schools with non-human, animal based mascots

M is 133-43-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine[2]

M is 30-7 when the first letter of the opponent’s school name is 1 letter before the first letter of the nickname[3]

M is 28-6 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 79-21-1 in noon starts

M is 3-0 on September 9

M is 8-2 when ranked #8

M is 149-24-1 vs. unranked opponents

M is 132-68 on artificial turf
M is 1-0 vs. Luke Fickell

M is 3-2 when facing a head coach for the first time at a second school

It's easy when you look at the numbers

M 41
C 7

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[1] For the purposes of this post I do NOT consider Notre Dame to be in Notre Dame, Indiana, but I do consider University of Miami to be in Miami, Florida.

[2] This surprises me, I would have thought a Wolverine was bigger than a Bearcat. Although they has some similar characteristics – wolverines are members of the weasel family, whereas bearcats are members of the civet family

[3] This includes the Akron Zips

Cincinnati Prediction

Bridge, University of Cincinnati

Rich Street Bridge, Columbus OH (birthplace of Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickel)

Michigan 35

Cincinnati 8