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I am Tim Preece with Tim O'Malley and Pete Sampson.

And finally, gentlemen, it is Michigan week.

We've been waiting for this.

Normally Mondays will be a recap of the previous game, but we're going to use today

as kind of a look at Tim and I made our 12-game predictions.

We'll go over some of those.

We'll make some predictions about MVP, et cetera.

And then on Thursday, we'll get fully into Michigan. Obviously, we'll take questions predictions about MVP, et cetera. And then on Thursday we'll get fully into Michigan.

Obviously, we'll take questions today about Michigan

because that's on the forefront of everyone's mind.

Tim, let's start with our season predictions.

We both said nine and three.

I think you're leaning, if you were to lean one way or another over nine and three, it would be. Eight and four is my lean, but. Explain, explain your thought. You know, last year I was eight and four coming in and then I thought, this team looks much better than I thought they're going to look in camp because I thought the defense was going to stink going into the year and they looked okay in camp and I love the offense last year, so I went up to nine and three and that worked out. They look exactly like I thought the defense was going to stink going into the year, and they looked okay in camp, and I love the offense last year, so I went up to 9 and 3, and that worked out. They look exactly like I thought they would look only Wimbich worries me still to this day. So I don't think they're going to go 8 and 4. I really do think they're going to go 9 and 3, but it's hard for me to go up to 10 and 2 just because I've been around a lot, man.

I know what they're saying. They have the road games, but five of the last seven, five of the last seven games are away from home. Okay? Notre Dame doesn't fare all that well in that situation. The travel at the end is going to be bad. All due respect, Matt Bayless and everything, I'm not sure November is going to be a hell of a lot better than it's been in the past.

I don't think they're going to do a 41 to 8 loss. I don't mean that.

But does anyone think they're going to undefeated November in the room? Well, I think under normal circumstances, you would say, okay, they're going to be better prepared second time through in November with Matt Baylis. but the circumstances have changed, you know, with the two trips to California, the trip to New York that didn't have to be.

I mean, I hear where you're coming. circumstances have changed, you know, with the two trips to California, the trip to New York

that didn't have to be. I mean, I hear where you're coming from. Well, to clarify the 8 and 4, it's because I picked Notre Dame to beat Michigan, and I think it's a total toss-up, so they could start 0-1-1. That's why I moved back to 8-4. O'Mail, I'm with you. I feel like I'm still in 9 and 3, but I've moved hard to 8 and 4 as my second, most likely, outcome opposed to 10 and 2.

And I think last Thursday with Brian Kelly was just sort of confirmed the reasons why I'm feeling that way, where there's just, there's too much uncertainty at the quarterback position.

And if you're getting to a point where you're pulling Brandon Wimush for Ian Buk,

that it's not because things were going so well with Brandon Wimbush.

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