2006 Michigan Football Breakdown

[bigboydan]

Lloyd carr has another very talented team returning to ann-arber again this year. the wolveriens have 15 returning starters comming back for this up and comming season. included in those returning starters are QB Chad Henne, RB Mike Hart and WR/KR Steve Breaston.

heres there 2006-07 season schedule:

September 2 Vanderbilt
September 9 Central Michigan
September 16 at Notre Dame
September 23 Wisconsin
September 30 at Minnesota
October 7 Michigan State
October 14 at Penn State
October 21 Iowa
October 28 Northwestern (HC)
November 4 Ball State
November 11 at Indiana
November 18 at Ohio State

after looking really indepth at Michigan's streanths and weaknesses, along with there history of playing up and down to there opponites. I feel this highly talented team will go 9-3 this year.

[BuddyBear]

That Vanderbilt game would have been great had Cutler still been around...

[Razz]

9-3 sounds about right. 6 games they definitely win, 6 could go either way.

[bigboydan]

if they would have just fired lloyd carr last year, they might have had a great shot at going either 10-2 or 11-1 IMO

[bigboydan]

So forget Henne and Hart for a second - its defense that wins championships. So how good are the Wolverines on D? According to this story, pretty darn good.

"There is plenty of talent on the Michigan defense, as several players have been named to the watch list for numerous individual end of season awards," the article claims. "Among them, senior DE LaMarr Woodley and senior CB Leon Hall anchor what Carr hopes will be a formidable defense that looks to improve upon the mere 20.3 ppg it allowed last season, which ranked as the 24th lowest yield in the country."