M vs. SMU prediction

M is 211-62-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

M is 27-6 in the second attended games of the season

M is 75-16 vs. non-conference opponents

M is 1-0 in games that were originally scheduled against SMU

• M had scheduled SMU for 26 September1987, Don Canham replaced them when they got his with probation, first with UNLV and then, when the Rebels were thinking of dropping football, with LongBeach State

M is 17-11 vs. schools whose common abbreviation include the letters S, M and U

M is 29-5 vs. “directional” schools (includes Northwestern and Southern California)

M is 6-1 vs. teams from the state of Texas

M is 3-0 vs. schools from the American Athletic

M is 7-1 vs. teams from the old Southwest Conference

M is 176-46-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 122-21 vs. schools with non-human, animal based mascots

M is 136-44-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine

M is 5-0 vs. schools with equine based mascots

M is 33-8 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 57-23 in 3:30 kickoffs

M is 1-1 on September 15

M is 9-0 when ranked #19

M is 154–25-1 vs. unranked opponents

M is 137-70 on artificial turf
M is 14-3 vs. teams with head coaches that share a name with a 1970s TV variety show host

It's easy when you look at the numbers,

M 45

SMU 13

SMU Prediction

Michigan 46
Southern Methodist University 8

Dallas Hall

Oldest Building on SMU Campus

Penn State brings trophy to B1G

Penn State dominated Pittsburgh Saturday night 51-6, winning not just the state bragging rights, but the jiMpossible-sarcasMike trophy.

• This is the first time the trophy has been held by a B1G team since Ohio State lost to Florida in the 2007 BCS Championship Game. 
• Penn State wins the trophy only for the 4th time. They are 8-3 as trophy holder. PSU previously defeated trophy holder:
• Lebanon Valley in 1926 (PSU was then 1-1 as trophy holder - lost to Notre Dame)
• Pennsylvania in 1952 (0-1 as trophy holder - lost to Syracuse)
• Alabama in 1986 (7-1 as trophy holder - including a national championship - lost to Alabama)
•  The Nittany Lions overall record in trophy games is 8-20-1. This includes losses to Clemson, Miami and Ohio State since that last run with the trophy in 1987.
• The remaining games for PSU this season are: 
• Kent State
• at Illinois
• Ohio State
• Michigan State
• at Indiana
• Iowa
• at Michigan
• Wisconsin
• at Rutgers
• Maryland
• It seems like a tough effort to run that table - but there  is a chance the November 3 game could bring the trophy to Ann Arbor

M vs. WMU prediction based on historical data

M is 210-62-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

M is 37-5 in the first attended games of the season

M is 19-4 when it is actually their first game of the season

M is 74-16 vs. non-conference opponents

M is 4-0 vs. Western Michigan

·         (WMU is 0-5 in all games I have seen them play, losing to Miami University in 1975 in the first college football game I ever attended)

M is 28-5 vs. “directional” schools (includes Northwestern and Southern California)

M is 28-10 vs. teams from the state of Michigan

M is 21-1 vs. schools from the MAC

M is 175-46-1 in Michigan Stadium
M is 121-21 vs. schools with non-human, animal based mascots

M is 135-44-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine

M is 32-8 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 82-22-1 in noon kickoffs

M is 1-1 on September 8

M is 3-0 when ranked #21

M is 153–25-1 vs. unranked opponents

M is 42-19 when previous attended game was a loss

M is 136-70 on artificial turf
M is 43-9 vs. teams with a head coach whose last name is a relatively common first name

M is 23-3 when their QB is starting in his first attended game

It's easy when you look at the numbers,

M 41

WMU 14

WMU Prediction

Michigan 44
Western Michigan 20

Heritage Hall (after renovations)

oldest building on WMU Campus

Pitt - Penn State for the Trophy

Pitt won their opener easily last week 33-7 over Albany. That means they carry the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy into week 2 against "arch-rival" Penn State.

The two teams have met once before for the trophy with Penn State maintaining possession 34-14 in 1986.

This is a big opportunity for the trophy to come back to the B1G for the first time since Ohio State lost to Florida in the BCS championship game at the end of the 2007-2008 season.