No, Delaware State is no Appalachian State.
The Hornets harbor no illusions of stinging Michigan, and it's probably a reach to say they were looking past Bethune-Cookman in a 9-7 home loss last week, one in which their only touchdown was a two-yard plunge set up by an 89-yard kickoff return.
In short, it's as close to a bye week as we'll get this year, but we'll still be there on press row, ready to provide the wrap for those who opt to shop, blow leaves or even watch Texas - Oklahoma instead.
Freshman Tate Forcier is probable for tomorrow's game (75 percent), which means he probably won't play as much as he has in recent weeks. Now would be as good a time as any to prepare freshman quarterback Denard Robinson for his next two-minute drill by allowing him to throw in the first half ? we'd love to see plenty of the young running backs, too, and give seniors Brandon Minor (ankle) and Carlos Brown (concussion) time to heal before next week's upset of Penn State in Ann Arbor.
Congratulations to Josh Helmholdt, last week's winner (enjoy Dubuque, Hemy!). This week's winner wins two tickets to Michigan's game at Delaware State when the Wolverines return the favor.
The picks:
Chris Balas: This one's as lopsided as John Beilein's behind-the-back dribble drill vs. Detroit News writer Angelique Chengelis.
Michigan 45, Delaware State 0
John Borton: These aren't the Blue Hens, the Mud Hens, or even the Appalach-Hens. This is the bye that you have to buy, but it's definitely not worthless. The Wolverines will heal bumps, bruises and egos, and let under-utilized performers (like Jack Kennedy in the Scramalot Spread) see the field.
Michigan 48, Delaware State 6
Michael Spath: I'm treating this week's staff picks with the respect that this game and this opponent deserve ?
Michigan 56, Delaware State 7
Matt Pargoff: "Not a lot of people will like this prediction. I expect I'll be going against the grain with this one, but I predict an event that will stun fans of the Maize and Blue on Saturday. As time expires, Delaware State will convert on a 45-yard field goal to ?
Michigan 41, Delaware State 3
Josh Helmholdt: Michigan has losing records in very few series with Division 1 (or FBS for you bureaucratic types) opponents, but they have a losing record against the entire Division 1AA (or FCS for those prone to political correctness) in the modern football era. They can square their record against the division if they can, somehow, manage to take the sting out of the Hornets on Saturday.
Michigan 49, Delaware State 12
Jon Chait: My children are a little fuzzy on the question of large numbers. After the sum gets up into the low three digits, they tend to leap right up to "infinity," or sometimes "google." One kid will say "I want to eat infinity cookies," and the other will try to top that by declaring "I want to eat a hundred cookies!" I'm hoping this gets ironed out by first grade.
The Delaware State game has brought the question of large numbers to my attention. How many points will Michigan score? How many points does it want to? How much time will the second and third strings get? A quick consultation with a couple mathematicians I know produces...
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