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)

M vs. Northwestern prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 213-62-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

M is 25-8 in the 4th attended games of the season

M is 137-46-1 vs. conference opponents

M is 14-3 vs. Northwestern

M is 35-16 away from Michigan Stadium

M is 6-1 in Illinois

M is 4-1 in Dyche Stadium/Ryan Field

M is 33-9 in the lowest attended game in a season

M is 75-18 vs. schools with mascots deemed lighter than a Wolverine

M is 35-8 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 1-0 in 4:30 starts

M is 2-0 on September 29

M is 8-0 when ranked #14

M is 156-25-1 vs. unranked opponents

M is 74-22 on natural turf

It's easy when you look at the numbers

M 45 Northwestern 17

Northwestern Prediction

Michigan 35

Northwestern 17

University Hall

Oldest Building on Northwestern Campus

M vs. Nebraska prediction based on historical data

Michigan is 212-62-1 in all games I have attended (all data is based on games I have attended unless otherwise stated)

M is 31-2 in the 3rd attended games of the season

M is 136-46-1 vs. conference opponents

M is 1-1 vs Nebraska

M is 177-46-1 in Michigan Stadium

M is 137-44-1 vs. schools with mascots deemed heavier than a Wolverine

M is 34-8 with Jim Harbaugh playing a leading role on the team

M is 83-22-1 in noon starts

M is 3-0 on September 22

M is 10-0 when ranked #19

M is 155-25-1 vs. unranked opponents

M is 137-70 on artificial turf
M is 2-1 against head coaches with weather based names

M is 2-0 the day before I travel for a Hemophilia Alliance meeting

It's easy when you look at the numbers

M 31

Nebraska 21