Excel Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 54 days until 30 August 2012 Game for 7JUL2012: Alabama Crimson Tide @ Michigan Wolverines Time: 8PM Saturday 1 September Location: Cowboy's Stadium, Arlington Texas Television: ABC + Rankings (2011): Alabama (1), Michigan (12) Record (2011): Alabama 12-1, Michigan 11-2 Vegas Line: Alabama -14 + Michigan Team Leaders QB Dennard Robinson - 2173 Yards, 55% Completion, 22 TD's 15 INT's, 1176 Yards rushing, 16 TD's RB Fitzgerald Toussaint - 1041 Yards, 9 TD's, 5.6 YPC WR Jeremy Gallon - 453 Yards, 31 Receptions, 3 TD's, 14.6 YPC + Alabama Team Leaders QB AJ McCarron - 2634 Yards, 66.8% Completion, 16 TD's 5 INT's, RB Eddie Lacy - 674 Yards, 7 TD's, 7.1 YPC + Coaches Alabama - Nick Saban, 146-54-1, 0.73, 7-6 Bowls, 3 National Championships, 2x Coach of the Year Michigan - Brady Hoke, 58-52, 0.52, 2-1 Bowls + History Michigan v. Alabama: Three meetings UM leads 2-1 2000 Orange Bowl: Michigan 35 Alabama 34 1997 Outback Bowl: Alabama 17 Michigan 14 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl: Michigan 28 Alabama 24 + Alabama is 8-4 against the Big Ten (3W Streak) Michigan is 13-5 against the SEC (1L Streak) + Michigan is 17-7-1 in opening games last 25 years Alabama is 22-3 in opening games last 25 years + Nick Saban is 2-3 against Michigan as a HC Brady Hoke has never faced Alabama as a HC + Cowboys Classic 2009: BYU 14, Oklahoma 13 2010: TCU 30, Oregon State 21 2011: LSU 40, Oregon 27 2013: Notre Dame v. Arizona State 2014: Texas v. UCLA Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 14 points seems like quite a bit. Not sure if I could pick against Saban with a month to prepare, though... Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 53 days until 30 August 2012 Game for 8JUL2012: Boise State @ Michigan State Time: 8PM Friday, 31 August Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing Michigan Television: ESPN + Rankings (2011): Boise State (8), Michigan State (11) Record (2011): Boise State 12-1, Michigan State 11-3 Vegas Line: UNK + Michigan State Team Leaders RB Le'Veon Bell - 948 Yards, 13 TD's, 5.2 YPC + Bosie State Team Leaders RB DJ Harper - 557 Yards, 9 TD's, 4.8 YPC WR Matt Miller - 679 Yards, 9 TD's, 11 YPC + Coaches Boise State - Chris Petersen, 73-6, 0.92, 4-2 Bowls, 4 Conference Titles Michigan State - Mark Dantonio, 62-39, 0.61, 2-4 Bowls, 1 Conference Title + History Michigan State and Boise State have never played Boise State v. Big Ten Opponents 0-1 (loss v. UW) Michigan State has never played a MWC team, 7-3 against WAC opponents + Boise State is 11-5 in opening games last 16 years Michigan State 16-8-1 in opening games last 25 years + Chris Petersen has never faced Michigan State as a HC Mark Dantonio has never faced Boise State as a HC + Boise State is 3-0 against BCS AQ opponents in openers last three years (v. Oregon, @ VT, @ UGA) Michigan State is 1-3 in first games against BCS AQ teams of the season last 4 years (granted BSU is not AQ but all the same) Quote Link to comment
WoodyHayes1951 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 14 points seems like quite a bit. Not sure if I could pick against Saban with a month to prepare, though... I'd be shocked if that game is within 14 points. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 We need msu to beat Boise, and as much as I hate Michigan, I'd like them to beat bama Quote Link to comment
WoodyHayes1951 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 We need msu to beat Boise, and as much as I hate Michigan, I'd like them to beat bama Not too worried about MSU. both teams are breaking in new QBs so I'm going with who has homefield and I think MSU will probably have the better Dline. Bama has too much talent for ann arbor. This would be more of a game 2 or 3 years down the line when Rich Rod's recruiting years are behind. Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 UM - 57 UA - 3 BSU - 73 MSU - 1 Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 52 days until 30 August 2012 Game for 9JUL2012: Emerald Island Classic Notre Dame Fighting Irish v. United States Naval Academy Midshipmen + Time: 9AM, Saturday, 1 September Location: Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Television: CBS + Rankings (2011): Notre Dame (NR), Navy (NR) Record (2011): Notre Dame 8-5, Navy 5-7 Vegas Line: ND -13.5+ Notre Dame Leaders QB Tommy Rees: 2871 Yards, 20 TD's, 14 Int's, 65.5% Completion RB Cierre Wood: 1102 Yards, 9 TD's, 5.1 YPC TE Tyler Eifert: 63 Rec, 804 Yards, 5 TD's, 12.7 YPC + Navy Leaders WR Brandon Turner: 14 Rec, 300 Yards, 3 TD's, 21.4 YPC + Coaches Notre Dame - Brian Kelly, 187-66-2, 0.73, 3-2 Bowls, 2 Conference Championships Navy - Ken Niumatalolo, 32-21, 0.60, 1-3 Bowls + History Notre Dame leads series 71-12-1, (44-3 since 1965) Navy is 3-2 v. ND last five years Last Meeting in Ireland: 1996 Notre Dame 54, Navy 27 + Past Emerald Island Classics 1989 Pittsburgh 46, Rutgers 29 1988 Boston College 38, Army 24 Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 51 days until 30 August 2012 + Game for 10JUL2012: + Clemson University Tigers v. Auburn University Tigers 2012 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff Time: 7PM EST, 1 September Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta Georgia Television: ESPN + Rankings (2011): Clemson (22), Auburn (NR)Record (2011): Clemson 10-4, Auburn 8-5Vegas Line: Not yet released + Clemson Leaders QB Tajh Boyd: 3828 Yards, 59.7% Completion, 33 TD's, 12 INT's RB Andre Ellington: 1178 Yards, 5.3 YPC, 11 TD's WR Sammy Watkins: 1219 Yards, 14.9 YPC, 12 TD's+ Auburn Leaders QB Barrett Trotter: 1185 Yards, 55.1% Completion, 11TD's, 6 INT's RB Ontero McCalebb: 641 Yards, 5.7 YPC, 5 TD's WR Emory Blake: 613 Yards, 17 YPC, 5 TD's + Coaches Clemson, Dabo Swinney: 29-19, 0.60, 1-3 Bowls, 1 Conference Championship Auburn, Gene Chizik: 35-29, 0.547, 3-0 Bowls, 1 National Championship + History Auburn leads series 33-12-2 Auburn is 14-1 last fifteen meetings with Clemson (first played 1902) Teams have played twice in Atlanta (2007 & 1998) Auburn 2-0 + Clemson is 44-115 vs SEC opponents (18-23 since '82) Auburn is 44-19-2 vs ACC opponents (15-5 since '82) +Swinney and Chizik have faced each other twice (2011 & 2010) 1-1 +Interesting Note: Walter Merritt Riggs (Auburn alum and member of first AU football team) was the first football coach of Clemson College. Clemson, via Riggs, owes Auburn (either directly or indirectly depending on the story) for its mascot, colors and several traditions. Additionally the two teams share the "Tiger Rag" song.+Past Chick-fil-a Kickoffs2008: Alabama 34, Clemson 102009: Alabama 34, Virginia Tech 242010: LSU 30, UNC 242011: Boise 35, UGA 212012: Auburn v. Clemson & Tennessee v. NC State2013: Alabama v. Virginia Tech2014: Ole Miss v. Boise State & Alabama v. West Virginia Quote Link to comment
Notre Dame Joe Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I wonder if Denard Robinson can run against Bama's D. I hope our 3rd year interim DC Diaco pays close attention to how an expert prepares. Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 I wonder if Denard Robinson can run against Bama's D. I hope our 3rd year interim DC Diaco pays close attention to how an expert prepares. Thoughts on the Navy game? I'm excited for it, more excited than I've been for an ND game in a while. Navy is a well coached team...I think it'll be a good one. Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 50 days until 30 August 2012 Game for 11JUL2012 Tennessee Volunteers v. NC State Wolfpack 2012 Chick-fil-A College Kickoff Time: 730 PM EST, Friday, 31 August Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta Georgia Television: ESPNU + Rankings (2011): Tennessee (NR), NC State (NR) Record (2011): Tennessee 5-7, NC State 8-5 Vegas Line: Not yet released + Tennessee Leaders QB Tyler Bray: 1983 Yards, 59.5% Completion, 17 TD's, 6 INT's WR Da'Rick Rogers: 1040 Yards, 15.5 YPC, 9 TD's + NC State Leaders QB Mike Glennon: 3054 Yards, 62.5% Completion, 31 TD's, 12 INT's RB James Washington: 897 Yards, 4 YPC, 7 TD's + Coaches Tennessee - Derek Dooley: 28-34, 0.451, 1-1 Bowls NC State - Tom O'Brien: 108-75, 0.59, 8-2 Bowls, 1 Conference Title + History Series tied at 1-1 (last meeting 1939) Tennessee is 66-27-4 against ACC opponents (1-4 last ten years) NC State is 10-29-2 against SEC opponents (1-2 last ten years) + NC State is undefeated in games in Atlanta (3-0) Tennessee is 3-7 in games in Atlanta (0-3 v. ACC, 1-5 v. non SEC) + Tennessee is 42-22-3 against teams from North Carolina NC State is 7-6-1 against teams from Tennessee + Tennessee is 20-4-1 in opening games the last 25 years NC State is 19-6 in opening games the last 25 years + Tennessee has had three losing conference campaigns in the past five years compared to two in the preceding twenty years Derek Dooley's father, Vince Dooley, was 2-1 v. NC State as HC at UGA and 34-11-2 against ACC opponents. Derek Dooley is 0-1 v. ACC as UT HC and 2-0 v. ACC as LT HC. + Other Chick-fil-a Kickoffs 2008: Alabama 34, Clemson 10 2009: Alabama 34, Virginia Tech 24 2010: LSU 30, UNC 24 2011: Boise 35, UGA 21 2012: Auburn v. Clemson 2013: Alabama v. Virginia Tech 2014: Ole Miss v. Boise State & Alabama v. West Virginia Quote Link to comment
Notre Dame Joe Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I wonder if Denard Robinson can run against Bama's D. I hope our 3rd year interim DC Diaco pays close attention to how an expert prepares. Thoughts on the Navy game? I'm excited for it, more excited than I've been for an ND game in a while. Navy is a well coached team...I think it'll be a good one. A coupple years back I read of how brave it is for a team to schedule Navy in the opener. Something about the stress of preparing for the wishbone all summer and then transitioning back to regular football. We must be so brave While I'm sure that our DC intern will remember what offense Navy runs, I wonder if the air travel and being seen in those shoes will wear on the team. Especially foro ur schedule where Navy is an 'easy' game. Quote Link to comment
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