Michigan - Texas (2025)

Michigan 20

Texas 29

M vs Texas in the Cirus Bowl Prediction

"Lesser" Bowl games have become increasingly difficult to predict, add to it that Michigan has an interim head coach, a one game only OC, a DC who is most definitely out the door, and the promise of "how excited we are for this games plan" and "the practices have been great."

Do we get a "Last Game of the Lloyd Carr era" unexpected bump or no one really wants to be here 2018 Peach Bowl?🤷

 M 23

Texas 21 

 

Quick Trophy update - I'm tempted to strip Notre Dame of the Trophy because they we too "proud" to play in the Pop Tar Bowl... but they will carry the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy into the 2026 season.

Michigan - Ohio State 2025

Michigan 17

Ohio State 28 

Michigan vs Ohio State prediction based on historical data 2025

Michigan is 268-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 11-10 vs Ohio State
M is 222-46-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 7-2 in the 10th attended game of the season
M is 126-27-1 in noon or 12:30 (eastern) kicks
M is 167-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 8-2 when ranked 15th
M is 11-12 vs opponents ranked in the top 5 (0-6 vs opponents ranked #1)
M is 103-26 vs schools with mascots deemed LIGHTER than a Wolverine
M is 13-14 vs teams with mascots outside of  kingdom animalia classification
M is 21-11 vs schools from Ohio (teams from Ohio are 12-21 in all games I have attended)
M is 9-2 vs schools from the “home” state of the sitting vice president
M is 2-0 vs Ohio State when I have been in Washington DC within a week of the game
M is 44-7 in all attended games since I last saw them lose to Ohio State. This is the best 51 game stretch in my attendance history, M was 43-8 in my first 51 games.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end

M 17
OSU 31

Michigan - Maryland 2025

Michigan 30

Maryland 17

Michigan at Maryland prediction based on histoical data (2025)

Michigan is 267-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 7-1 vs Maryland
M is 45-25 away from Michigan Stadium
M is 11-8 in the 9th attended game of the season
M is 3-1 in 4 or 4:30 (eastern) kicks
M is 166-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 8-1 when ranked 18th
M is 197-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 102-26 vs schools with mascots deemed LIGHTER than a Wolverine
M is 10-3 vs schools with reptilian mascots
M is 2-1 on November 22 (0-1 vs Maryland)
M is 39-6 vs schools from the original 13 colonies
M is 15-10 the first time Melissa sees M play in a particular stadium

It’s easy when you look at the data 

M 28
Maryland 17

Michigan - Northwestern 2025

Michigan 27

Northwestern 15

Michigan vs Northwestern (at Wrigley) prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 266-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 17-3 vs Northwestern (as the 21st time I will be seeing Northwestern, they will move into a tie with Ohio State and Minnesota as the teams I have seen the 3rd most, and tie OSU as M’s second most commonly seen opponent)
M is 44-25 away from Michigan Stadium
M is 17-4 in the central time zone
M is 31-6-1 vs all schools from Illinois
M is 1-0 in MLB baseball stadiums (Wrigley Field will be the 32nd venue in which I have seen M play)
M is 21-2 against teams they scored 50 or more points against in their previous meeting
M is 18-6 in the 8th attended game of the season
M is 125-27-1 in noon or 12:30 (eastern) kicks
M is 165-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 7-1 when ranked 18th
M is 196-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 101-26 vs. schools with mascots deemed LIGHTER than a Wolverine
M is 39-5 vs teams with cat-based mascots (I am counting Cincinnati since they are the bearCATS)
M is 0-2 on November 15
M is 282-30-1 on natural turf
M is 48-17 in traveling trophy* games (bowl or championship trophies are not included here)

It’s easy when you look at the data

M 21
Northwestern 10

  

*Cal defeated Louisville last weekend and now hold the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy 

Michigan - Purdue 2025

Michigan 34

Purdue 15

Michigan - Purdue prediction based on historical data 2025

Michigan is 265-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 12-3 vs Purdue (Purdue is 4-12 in all games I have attended)
M is 221-46-1 at Michigan Stadium
M is 43-7 vs all schools from Indiana
M is 23-10 in the 7th attended game of the season
M is 29-7 in night games
M is 164-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 3-1 when ranked 21st
M is 195-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 164-45-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed HEAVIER than a Wolverine
M is 4-1 on November 1
M is 1-0 vs teams coached by Barry Odom, 4-1 vs all coaches named Barry
M is 15-4 when their QB is making is 7th start
M is 183-41 on artificial turf

It’s easy when you look at the data 

M 35
Purdue 10

Follow up from last week, the attendance at Spartan Stadium was 75,085, this ranks 15^th out of the 16 games I have attended there, only the 2023 Michigan game had lower attendance.

October Trophy Update

For those of you keeping score at home, Louisville is the current holder of the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy

 The Cardinals travel to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech this Saturday.

Having wrested the Trophy from Miami (FL) two weeks ago, Louisville kept the trophy last weekend, defeating Boston College in what my have been the worst combined Trophy game record match-up on record.

• With their win, Louisville is now 2-3 all-time in Trophy games
•  BC fell to 0-8-1
• Virginia Tech has not been particularly successful in their Trophy efforts either, currently 3-17

 

Michigan - Michigan State 2025

Michigan 33

Michigan State 18

M vs MSU prediction based on Historical data (2025)

Michigan is 264-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 21-11 vs Michigan State (MSU is 12-21 in all games I have attended)
M is 8-6 at Spartan Stadium (MSU is 7-8 in all games I have attended at Spartan Stadium)
M is 35-11 vs all schools from Michigan
M is 28-9-1 in the 6th attended game of the season
M is 28-7 in night games
M is 163-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 4-0 when ranked 25th
M is 194-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 163-45-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed HEAVIER than a Wolverine
M is 221-51-1 when playing in a stadium named for one of the teams
M is 2-2 on October 25 (0-2 vs MSU)
M is 255-66-1 on Saturday
M is 43-22 when facing a team in consecutive seasons
M is 27-12 when facing a team for the 3rd consecutive season
M is 5-0 vs teams coached by John L or Jonathan Smith
M is 20-2 in games following consecutive games against teams with coaches whose last names begin with the same letter

It’s easy when you look at the data

M 34
MSU 17

Michigan - Washington 2025

Michigan 31

Washington 21

M vs Washington prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 263-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 3-1 vs Washington
M is 6-1 vs all schools from Washington
M is 29-10 in the 5th attended game of the season
M is 124-27-1 in noon or 12:30 starts
M is 162-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 39-23 when unranked
M is 193-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 162-45-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed HEAVIER than a Wolverine
M is 11-3 vs schools with canine based nicknames
M is 219-49-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 3-0 on October 18
M is 254-66-1 on Saturday
M is 42-22 when facing a team in consecutive seasons
M is 26-12 when facing a team for the 3rd consecutive season
M is 14-4 vs schools whose head coach has Animal or Water related names
M is 10-2 vs schools whose head coach was a one-time Michigan assistant coach

It’s easy when you look at the data  

M 27

W 25

 

Michigan - USC 2025

Michigan 24

USC 36

M at USC prediction based on old video

We looked into going out to LA for this match-up, but it couldn't justify the cost for such a quick trip. Although M and USC have met 8 times in the Rose Bowl, this will be only the second time they have faced off in the LA Coliseum.

M took down a pretty disappointing USC squad in 1957 by the score of 16-6. Even in black and white, M looks good in their classic road uniforms with the iconic Coliseum facade in the background.

But before moving to the play their home games in the Rose bowl, UCLA also used to call the Coliseum home. So M has played an additional game there, facing the Bruins in 1972. Michigan again prevailed 26-9.

I think it will be closer than either of these previous contests, but M still prevails...

M 27

USC 24 

Michigan - Wisconsin 2025

Michigan 34

Wisconsin 12

Michigan vs Wisconsin prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 262-71-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)
M is 11-2 vs Wisconsin

• Discounting UCLA – since M hasn’t played them in conference yet – Wisconsin is the conference school I have seen least recently. I’ve seen M play 32 conference opponents since M last faced Wisconsin (28-4 in those games)

M is 31-8 in the 4th attended game of the season
M is 43-7 on homecoming (41-7 on Michigan’s homecoming)
M is 123-27-1 in noon or 12:30 starts
M is 161-46-1 vs conference opponents
M is 8-0 when ranked 20th
M is 192-28-1 vs unranked opponents
M is 100-26 vs. schools with mascots deemed LIGHTER than a Wolverine
M is 218-49-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 0-2 on October 4
M is 253-66-1 on Saturday
M is 0-0 against Head coaches coaching their 3rd different team against Michigan

• Fickell will break a tie with 10 other coaches that have led 2 schools against
• M is 30-10 against 2 school coaches
• Counting Brady Hoke (M and Ball State), M is 56-21 

 

Is easy when you look at the data 

M 35

W 10 

Michigan - Nebraska 2025

Michigan 21

Nebraska 29