The Game for the Trophy - again

As with the Game last year, Michigan vs. Ohio State also battle for the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy
The Buckeyes dominated Michigan in Columbus last year and have rattled off 12 more wins since, bringing their trophy game record to 68-15-1.
Michigan is 25-26-1 when vying for the trophy.
One thing in Michigan's favor, the Wolverines are 2-0 in trophy games when jiMpossible and I are in attendance.

Go Blue!

M vs. Ohio State Prediction Based on Historical Data

M is 224-63-1 in all games I have attended
M is 137-43-1 in conference games

M is 9-9 vs. Ohio State

M is 13-10 vs. schools from Ohio

M is 19-9 in the 7^th game I have attended in a season

M is 105-24-1 in noon or 12:30 starts

M is 19-10-1 in games that I have noted the weather in the spreadsheet – rainy weather is expected Saturday

M is 47-9 in games with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 24-2-1 when Juwan Howard is a player or coach of the M basketball team

M is 5-2 when ranked 10th

M is 61-38 against ranked opponents

M is 2-1 vs. teams ranked #2

M is 10-13 vs. schools with non-human or animal based nicknames

M is 80-18 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine

It’s easy when you look at the numbers,

But not easy on the heart…

M 19

OSU 31

Prove me wrong #GoBlue

My Mom and Uncle Jim at the 1939 M-OSU game (M 21 - OSU 14)

Ohio State Prediction

Michigan 20
Ohio State 34

M vs. Indiana prediction based on continuing to tempt fate

My Indiana predictions recently have pointed to the fact that very few people have seen Michigan lose to Indiana.

jiMpossible will not be in attendance this year and neither will I.

This won't be the year either...

M 38
IU 17

Indiana Prediction

Michigan 31
Indiana 23

Trophy update - The vs the Rutger

Ohio State is going for their 15th straight jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy win Saturday. The bludgeoning of Maryland brought the Buckeyes record to 66-15-1 in Trophy games.

This week they face Rutgers, the first winner of the Trophy. That game in 1869 was also the Scarlet Knights only victory with the Trophy on the line. They have lost 21 straight, by a total score of 621-61. Their most decisive defeat was 92-0 to Yale in 1883.

Since the Buckeyes are without Chase Young, I assume they won't be able to top that score Saturday. OSU closes with Penn State and Michigan, those games should be closer than the bloodbath Rutgers will suffer through tomorrow.

M vs. MSU prediction based on historical data

M is 223-63-1 in all games I have attended
M is 136-43-1 in conference games

M is 17-10 vs. Michigan State – Michigan State is 11-17 in all games I have attended.

M is 29-10 vs. schools from Michigan

M is 3-8 vs. Mark Dantonio

M is 25-7-1 in the 6^th game I have attended in a season

M is 103-24-1 in noon or 12:30 starts

M is 18-10-1 in games that I have noted the weather in the spreadsheet – cold weather is expected Saturday

M is 46-9 in games with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 23-2-1 when Juwan Howard is a player or coach of the M basketball team

M is 9-0 when ranked 14^th

M is 162-25-1 against unranked opponents

M is 91-32-1 vs. schools with Human based nicknames

M is 143-45-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine

If M wins my all-time win percentage will be 78%. M has been below 78% since losing to Utah in the rain in 2014 – a span of 47 attended games.

M would need 14 straight wins to get to 79%. M has been below 79% since losing to Ohio State in 2009.

M would need 30 straight wins to get to 80%. M has been below 80% since the horrible weather loss to Northwestern in 2008.

It’s easy when you look at the numbers,

M 28

MSU 13

Michigan State Prediction

Michigan 36
Michigan State 10

M vs. Maryland prediction based on tickets I didn't use

We had originally planned to go to the game at Maryland this weekend, but because of our kitchen remodel, we decided to stay in town this weekend.

The only other games I've had tickets to but didn't attend that I can recall are:

1987 loss to Notre Dame
2001 loss to Washington
2001 victory over Illinois
2016 victory over UNLV

Michigan 38
Maryland 21