Re: THE University of Michigan 2010-2011 Season Thread
I don't think anyone can afford to look past an opponent. Here's a schedule comparison:
Notre Dame remaining schedule: at Ohio State (2), Miami-OH (2), Bowling Green (2), at Ferris State (2), and a home and home with Western Michigan (2).
Michigan remaining schedule: Alaska (2), Michigan State at the Joe (1), at Miami-OH (2), Ohio State (2), Western Michigan (2), and at Northern Michigan (2).
Both of our clusters are really competitive: we have Alaska, OSU, MSU and Ferris. You have Miami, NMU, WMU and BG. So far we're 7-3-1-0 in ours and you are 6-3-0-1. The difference is, we finish cluster play at home (4) and the game at JLA. You have six games left in yours, with five at home. That's a push, although I would say that MSU trumps BG if you were to compare clusters. Alaska, Miami, Ferris and WMU are all difficult. OSU/NMU may be about even.
For us, playing WMU at home twice is a break this season. Going to NMU is never easy, but I like our chances on the big ice. For you, going to Columbus probably won't be easy- they are playing really well. Ferris, sans last night, was a nightmare for Michigan up there. Any team had a chance against them the way they played that game. I'd say your team will get a better challenge. Still, we managed a 3-0-1 record against them which compares to your 3-1 record against NMU. The x-factor will be our games against Miami down there. You guys split and have them at home still. So, I still think that getting BG at home for two still gives ND a slight schedule advantage unless you don't show up in those games. Frankly, our schedules are no walk in the park. You also have a bye weekend in early Feb while we go down to Miami. That can work either way, too.
Originally posted by IrishHockeyFan
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Notre Dame remaining schedule: at Ohio State (2), Miami-OH (2), Bowling Green (2), at Ferris State (2), and a home and home with Western Michigan (2).
Michigan remaining schedule: Alaska (2), Michigan State at the Joe (1), at Miami-OH (2), Ohio State (2), Western Michigan (2), and at Northern Michigan (2).
Both of our clusters are really competitive: we have Alaska, OSU, MSU and Ferris. You have Miami, NMU, WMU and BG. So far we're 7-3-1-0 in ours and you are 6-3-0-1. The difference is, we finish cluster play at home (4) and the game at JLA. You have six games left in yours, with five at home. That's a push, although I would say that MSU trumps BG if you were to compare clusters. Alaska, Miami, Ferris and WMU are all difficult. OSU/NMU may be about even.
For us, playing WMU at home twice is a break this season. Going to NMU is never easy, but I like our chances on the big ice. For you, going to Columbus probably won't be easy- they are playing really well. Ferris, sans last night, was a nightmare for Michigan up there. Any team had a chance against them the way they played that game. I'd say your team will get a better challenge. Still, we managed a 3-0-1 record against them which compares to your 3-1 record against NMU. The x-factor will be our games against Miami down there. You guys split and have them at home still. So, I still think that getting BG at home for two still gives ND a slight schedule advantage unless you don't show up in those games. Frankly, our schedules are no walk in the park. You also have a bye weekend in early Feb while we go down to Miami. That can work either way, too.
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