Big doings in jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy world

I've been out of the country for 2 weeks. So I apologize for the lack of updates.
First Purdue dominated Ohio State then a week later they lost to MSU. The Spartans take the trophy for the first time since 1937!

MSU is now 4-12 in trophy games. This is only their second time as Trophy holder. They had lost 9 straight before defeating Purdue.

The Spartans remaining schedule is:

11/3 @ Maryland
11/10 OSU
11/17 @ Nebraska
11/24 Rutgers

The easiest routes for the trophy to get to M would include:

MSU losing to Maryland then Maryland losing to Indiana - M plays Indiana on 11/17
MSU losing to OSU  - M plays OSU on 11/24

Michigan State Prediction

Michigan 24
Michigan State 23

Cowles House, oldest building on Michigan State campus

M vs. MSU prediction based on me leaving the country the week of the game

M is 1-0 in games where I have flown out of the US the week of the game.

It's easy when you look at the numbers

M 21
MSU 13

M vs. Wisconsin prediction based on historical data

via Gfycat

Michigan is 215-62-1 in all games I have attended - Data is only for games I have attended unless otherwise stated

M is 209-58-1 against teams from states I have been to
M is 132-42-1 in conference games
M is 179-46-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 10-2 vs. Wisconsin
M is 7-2 when playing a team for the 13th time
M is 125-21 vs. schools with animal based nicknames
M is 77-18 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine
M is 9-4 when ranked #12 (2 consecutive losses)
M is 3-1 vs. teams ranked #15
M is 37-8 when Jim Harbaugh plays a leading role for the team

M is 3-1 in the 32^nd game for their head coach

·         Harbaugh is 26-5

·         Bo was 26-5 and lost

·         Mo was 23-6-7 and won (his last game)

·         Lloyd was 26-5 and won

·         RR only lasted 26 games

·         Hoke was 23-8 and won

M is 2-1 in 7:30 kickoffs

M is 11-5 in night games
M is 10-5 with ESPN Gameday present
M is 89-21-1 vs. schools playing out of their timezone
M is 4-1 vs. head coaches that share their first name with one of my brothers-in-law
M is 33-13 vs. head coaches who share their name with one of the 12 apostles

M is 24-7-1 in the 6th game I have attended in a season
M is 4-1 on October 13

It's easy when you look at the numbers:

M 21

W 17

Wisconsin Prediction

Michigan 27
Wisconsin 24

North Hall, oldest building at University of Wisconsin

Maryland Prediction

Michigan 35
Maryland 13

Morrill Hall

Oldest Building at University of Maryland

M vs. Maryland prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 214-62-1 in all games I have attended
        - Data is only for games I have attended unless otherwise stated
M is 138-46-1 in conference games

M is 4-1 vs. Maryland

M is 8-3 vs. schools that have been a member of more than one conference in separate attended games
M is 178-46-1 in Michigan Stadium

M is 139-70 on artificial turf
M is 124-21 vs. schools with animal based nicknames (non-human)

M is 36-6 vs. schools with egg-laying animal based nicknames

M is 76-18 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine
M is 7-1 when ranked #15 (7 straight wins)
M is 157-25-1 vs. unranked teams

M is 130-10-1 when ranked vs. an unranked team
M is 36-8 when Jim Harbaugh plays a leading role for the team
M is 84-22-1 in noon kickoffs

M is 36-8 when playing in a homecoming game

M is 34-8 when playing on Michigan’s Homecoming
M is 23-10 in the 5th game I have attended in a season
M is 2-0 on October 6

M is 8-2 vs. head/acting head coaches with well-known place-names in their name

M is 28-6 vs. schools from the original 13 colonies

It's easy when you look at the numbers

M 42

Maryland 17

Buckeyes take the trophy from the WhiteOut

Ohio State trailed Penn State 26-14 with 7 minutes left in Happy Valley. The last 7 minutes were not kind to the Nittany Lions. Even after falling behind 27-26, it looked like PSU might still eek out a victory, until a questionable 4th down call sealed their fate.

The Buckeyes take the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy for the first time since losing to Florida, and Urban Meyer, in the BCS championship game following the 2006 season.

• OSU is 50-14-1 all-time in trophy matchups
• 5 of those losses came in bowl games
• This is their 8th time as trophy-holder
• OSU is 6-3 vs. Michigan in Trophy games
• First trophy games was a loss to Michigan in 1918
• Got revenge taking down the Wolverines the next season
• Following their 1919 loss to Illinois, the Buckeyes did not hold the trophy again until their 1968 National Championship team won it from Purdue
• They played for the trophy twice in that span, losing to Notre Dame in 1935 and Northwestern in 1936
• the 1968-69 Trophy holders rattled off 15 wins before losing to Bo Schembechler's upstart Wolverines in 1969.
• The Buckeyes and UCLA met 3 times for the trophy in 1975-76
• OSU took the trophy from the Bruins in October of 1975
• Lost it back to them in the Rose Bowl on New Years' Day 1976
• Played trophy-holder UCLA to a 10-10 tie in October of 1976

Here is the Buckeyes remaining schedule with their trophy-game record against each school:
10/6 Indiana (2-0)
10/13 Minnesota (3-0)
10/20 @ Purdue (4-0)
11/3 Nebraska (0-0)
11/10 @MSU (4-0)
11/17 @ Maryland (0-0)

11/24 Michigan (6-3)