After a great win in East Lansing last weekend, the Badgers will be on the road again this week when they play #4 Michigan. Now, since a lot of our readers in the state of Wisconsin may have forgotten that Michigan football is actually in the Big Ten, I thought I'd give everyone a refresher as to who this mysterious team you'll see on the field on Saturday is. After all, it's been 6 years since the Badgers have played a football game against Michigan. Just to remind everyone of how long ago that was, here's a highlight film of that game.
I was at that game. I wasn't even old enough to drink yet. Rich Rod was the coach of Michigan. JJ Watt was still in college. That was forever ago. As Wisconsin fans, we missed out on the entire Brady Hoke era, and for Michigan fans, you somehow missed out on the entire Joel Stave era. All that being said, here's a few answers to some questions that you may have about this week's opponent:
Where is the University of Michigan? Believe it or not, it's in the state of Michigan! More specifically, it's located in Ann Arbor.
Wisconsin is the Badgers, what is Michigan called? They are the Wolverines.
What are Michigan's school colors? They're yellow and blue, although they call it maize and blue.
You mentioned that Rich Rod was the coach the last time Michigan played Wisconsin, and that we missed out on the Brady Hoke era, who is their current coach?
That guy.
For any other questions you may have in order to familiarize yourself with this week's opponent, follow this link for some additional reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_football
Now on to this week's picks:
Wisconsin (+10.5) at Michigan- I couldn't believe that line when I saw it. That's fine. Let everybody disrespect the Badgers again. They'll be just fine proving everybody wrong. This game is gonna be a battle. Michigan hasn't had a test yet, they'll get one this week. Regardless of who actually wins, this one stays within 10 easily.
Stanford (+3) at Washington ( Friday night) - Last weeks #Pac12AfterDark Friday special was a good one between USC and Utah, this one should be as well. The Huskies haven't really played anyone yet but are somehow in the top 10. They struggled last week against an average Arizona team. Like Michigan, this is their first real test of the season. I just think Stanford is the better team and should get the road win.
LSU (-13) vs Missouri- Les Miles just got fired and now Ed Orgeron steps in.Gotta credit Barstool with the tip on this one. My favorite gambling theory I've learned about listening to Barstool podcasts is that you don't bet against a hardo interim coach in their first game. That would apply in this situation. I trust Big Cat's advice on this one: http://www.barstoolsports.com/chicago/interim-ed-already-making-an-impact-orgeron-fires-cam-cameron-and-walks-to-work-to-show-how-tough-he-is/comment-page-1/
Louisville (-2) at Clemson- Clemson just doesn't seem to have everything clicking right now, while Louisville has been unstoppable. The home night game atmosphere will help Clemson, and I think this is gonna be one of the best games of the year. I'll go with Lamar Jackson over Deshaun Watson, Louisville wins it by a field goal.
Bones Guarantee of the Week: Western Michigan (-3.5) at Central Michigan- Big MAC showdown here. The Broncos have been on a roll with 2 wins over Big Ten teams this year, while the Chippewas let me down last week against previously winless Virginia. I think the Broncos will keep it rolling and get a quality road win to kick off MACtion.
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