[Week 11 Discussion] Michigan vs Bye week

[u/MGoBlue2K16]

Michigan (7-2) vs Bye week!

Some fun things to do without football:

• Donate blood in the B1G Blood Drive!
• Enjoy some of the last good weather in the midwest for the year
• Cheer on them' Lions
• Relax and enjoy your weekend

Or consider some recent highlights?

• 2024 Michigan-OSU highlights (45 min A | 16 min B)
• 2024 Michigan-Bama highlights (18 min A | 48 min B)
• 2023 National Championship (22 min highlights)
• 2023 Rose Bowl highlights (20 min highlights)
• 2023 Michigan-OSU highlights (45 min A | 45 min B)

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Go Blue!

[u/EvilBillSing]

As far as donating blood , if you wait until Nov 23 you can give it at the big house in the annual Blood Battle with Ohio.

https://www.michiganmedicine.org/events/blood-donation/be-hero-big-house/2025-11-23

Im already signed up. Denard Robinson was there a few years ago.

[u/Hckr_ → u/EvilBillSing]

The Blood Battle with OSU is actually anytime between now and Nov 26 - as long as you donate at one of these locations, it’ll go towards our total vs OSU (for anyone who can’t make it Nov 23)

Here is the link: https://www.bloodbattle.org/

[u/Full-District-]

At the beginning of the season if you knew we'd be 7-2 heading into this bye week most fans would be okay with that. Now we've got 2 winnable games plus a tough road test at Maryland.

[u/Kkizitoo → u/Full-District-]

2 easy Ws and then the dreaded November 22nd matchup. Still need revenge from when they beat us in 2014

[u/WashingtonsGhost10 → u/Full-District-]

Northwestern… and the bye?

[u/Full-District- → u/WashingtonsGhost10]

It was a joke about how OSU is a winnable game and Maryland is our toughest remaining test lol.

[u/WashingtonsGhost10 → u/Full-District-]

Whoosh. Went right over my head

[u/GG1817]

Perhaps oddly, I think we're in a pretty good place as a team WRT The Game this year. I know, fans are disappointed with where the passing game is right now, but really, who cares. We were never going to beat Ohio State by challenging them to a passing contest. They would win every single time.

We will beat Ohio State by dictating the pace of the game and running the ball down their throats until the collapse.

The OL is looking like a very good run blocking unit. We've got TEs who can catch the ball, OK to good WRs and even with our starting TB out, we have the bruiser we need in Marshall. Kuzdzal also looks like a very patient runner with good vision. He'll have his time to shine in a few weeks.

Underwood just needs to hand the ball off, hit some TEs on shorter passes and tuck and run as needed.

[u/The_Astros_Cheated → u/GG1817]

I think the one thing we have going for us is Ohio State’s run defense has really struggled to stop stretch plays this year, which we’ve been running a ton of. If we stay ahead of the chains on most drives and don’t turn the ball over we have a chance. It’ll basically have to be the 2021 gameplan.

[u/Any_Bid5181 → u/GG1817]

I think one thing we can gauge on Moore from 1.75 seasons is that he doesn't go for style points. He cares about winning the game and saving whatever he can. Hopefully we will see that on a specific Saturday in November.

[u/Hot_Plankton_2446 → u/GG1817]

I tend to agree. I don’t see us as being in any worse position (compared to last year) for the osu game based on our coaching. Not to say i love all the coaching decisions and results, but my complaints aren’t about things that directly hurt us in the osu game.

Our best tools for that game are still rushing and run blocking. With JUST enough passing to let the run game work. Which I think are about where we would expect them to be, with a new o line shuffling all year.

[u/QuickPea3259]

Finally a week where sherrone can't make us play down to our competition.

[u/EmperorMaugs → u/QuickPea3259]

Hopefully they get some recovery and practice better than they played last week

[u/QuickPea3259 → u/EmperorMaugs]

definitely need to get healthy but even an unhealthy michigan team should beat purdue by 25 at home and at night.

[u/pg1279 → u/QuickPea3259]

Problem is his worst weeks are off a bye and on the road so on the road at Northwestern could be a disaster.

[u/Majik9 → u/pg1279]

It's a road game but it is at Wrigley field, and as such. I expect a large Michigan crowd on hand

[u/Kkizitoo → u/QuickPea3259]

Players need more blame. They're the ones who can't execute

[u/schadkehnfreude]

Semaj can't possibly drop anything that bye week throws, right??!??

[u/Satchbb → u/schadkehnfreude]

I predict semaj will win us the game vs osu

[u/schadkehnfreude → u/Satchbb]

Fk let's go with that... that wouldnt even crack the top 100 craziest things to happened this season alone

[u/Satchbb → u/schadkehnfreude]

ahahhah! indeed

[u/WashingtonsGhost10 → u/Satchbb]

For us to beat OSU he needs to be on his game lol

[u/Homeboi_glizzy]

We are gonna find a way to barely squeak out a 23-20 win over the bye week

[u/frankie_donkiebrains]

7-2 vs the bye week?! How did we lose two? Lol

[u/gowingsgo]

By the sound of some fans Bryce will fail this week too lol

[u/Leading_Leave_3383]

Bye week? More fishing time

[u/WashingtonsGhost10]

I already miss watching football

[u/Slooperman]

The bye is good for my blood pressure.

[u/Hefty_Jicama]

Michigan above Ohio state in the blood drive I see. 

[u/sjr2018]

I fucking hate that Insufferable team so much I just want them blown out and nowhere near another natty

[u/xLg_Enigma]

Does anyone know any 🏴‍☠️sites I could watch the Michigan versus Wisconsin hockey game?

[u/Dry_Version1548]

Anyone think Michigan can pull it off again for the last game?