7Samurai13
Funniest SH member
Opening up at Notre Dame with or without Patterson will be a tall task because it will be the first time that offense will be seeing a live defense and Patterson does not the right fit for the type of offense that Harbaugh has been running in Ann Arbor. At NW (not an easy place to play, at least for MSU), at MSU, and at OSU to close out the season is rough. Overall tougher draw in the cross division games of Northwestern, Wisconsin (three years in a row, WTF), and Nebraska. Michigan could be a better team with a similar record next year.The biggest question is the QB. Anyone ranking them even near the top 10 is assuming Patterson will be eligible to play.
Without Patterson, who knows what our offense looks like? We could easily have the same inept offense again and even being in the top 25 could be a stretch with our schedule.