Michigan is the Point of No Return

Knight Shift · Tuesday at 10:23 PM

Every remaining game is most likely a loss, and Michigan is a particularly formidable opponent. I'm not going to wax on about Michigan alums, as nobody really gives a sheet about that stuff. This is about football, and nothing else.

Michigan has an elite defense, and as shown last week, against a solid defense, Rutgers' offense is putrid. With Lonergan likely out, Rutgers has no chance of scoring more than a field goal or two.

After Michigan, it does not get any easier. The team will have lost two games in a row by a wide margin. Wisconsin is back, and their defense dismantled USC. Nebraska is greatly improved over last year. While struggling, Penn State will likely crush Rutgers at home. Michigan State appears to be improving each week.

With no defense, even Michigan's weak offense will score at will.

Michigan 27
Rutgers 3

Colbert17! · Wednesday at 1:15 AM

Mine was UMass. For the 60+ years I've watched football that was the least prepared to play team I've ever seen. I was always a big Greg supporter but that in addition to the putrid portal results and the never ending DC search convinced me that it's time for a change.

RedTeamUpstream94 · Wednesday at 6:09 AM

Colbert17! said:
Mine was UMass. For the 60+ years I've watched football that was the least prepared to play team I've ever seen. I was always a big Greg supporter but that in addition to the putrid portal results and the never ending DC search convinced me that it's time for a change.

midway through the first quarter of that game I saw the light

GS is done

M.Sherrane · Wednesday at 6:12 AM

Knight Shift said:
With no defense, even Michigan's weak offense will score at will.

Michigan 27
Rutgers 3

This is probably about right, although you may have understated the point total. Michigan has scored 20 or more points only twice this year, a 52-17 win over UTEP (#111 in Total Defense, #134 Scoring Defense) and a 21-18 win over Penn State (#28 in Total Defense, #28 Scoring Defense). Rutgers has the worst defense in the B1G this year at #122 in Total Defense and #127 in Scoring Defense (tied with Maryland).

Michigan 38, Rutgers 10

runner1954 · Wednesday at 6:49 AM

Rutgers 3
Michigan 48

DJ Spanky · Wednesday at 9:00 AM

As always, I reserve the right to modify my prediction as we get closer to game time.

Caliknight · Wednesday at 9:21 AM

Their offense will look like world beaters.

R 6
M 35

DJ Spanky · Wednesday at 10:01 AM

RUChet · Wednesday at 10:38 AM

If no DL at QB we don’t score more than 2 FGs. With DL perhaps one TD to Duff so max 13 pts.

Mich had a historically bad offense for Mich but they will have a season’s best output vs RU

UM 28
RU 6-13 depending on if DL is healthy

Knight Shift · Wednesday at 11:37 AM

AreYouNUTS · Wednesday at 11:59 AM

Knight Shift said:

Of course they are. He’s gonna run circles around us. Greg‘s worst nightmare.

AdventureHasAName · Wednesday at 12:40 PM

29PAS · Wednesday at 12:58 PM

The Kansas song is the best in this post so far.

ClassOf02v.2 · Wednesday at 1:12 PM

Greg and the defensive coaches can’t stop opposing QBs when there’s tons of available tape. Now we’re facing a guy with much less tape. Michigan will have their best offensive game of the season on Saturday. We’re doomed!

Anon1753410373 · Wednesday at 2:12 PM

Counting on this game being one of those Greg said we would win when we weren’t expected to…

‘cause it couldn’t have been Maryland he was talking about right???

Right?

JonathanAlan · Wednesday at 2:25 PM

Colbert17! said:
Mine was UMass. For the 60+ years I've watched football that was the least prepared to play team I've ever seen. I was always a big Greg supporter but that in addition to the putrid portal results and the never ending DC search convinced me that it's time for a change.

Like you ,I've watched Rutgers for 60+ years and the UMASS game was my point of no return. I shut the game off before halftime in total disgust. I was literally shocked by how physically dominated and out-coached was Rutgers by UMASS.

Bueller · Wednesday at 2:49 PM

Michigan is return of no point. This game is now like an easily missed dentist appointment.

RUChet · Wednesday at 2:59 PM

Watch Carr look like Peyton manning cs us. How many times under GS have we seen backup QBs have career games vs RU

I predict Michigan has their best P4 offensive production this season vs us

ClassOf02v.2 · Wednesday at 3:00 PM

Is it the point of no return? Or the return of no punts?

Caliknight · Wednesday at 3:19 PM

RUChet said:
Watch Carr look like Peyton manning cs us. How many times under GS have we seen backup QBs have career games vs RU

I predict Michigan has their best P4 offensive production this season vs us

100%. They are going to rip Schianos D wide open.

AdventureHasAName · Wednesday at 3:28 PM

29PAS said:
The Kansas song is the best in this post so far.

That's because you've clearly never seen Lisa P dance to Expose ...

MADHAT1 · Wednesday at 3:52 PM

RedTeamUpstream94 · Wednesday at 4:02 PM

JonathanAlan said:
Like you ,I've watched Rutgers for 60+ years and the UMASS game was my point of no return. I shut the game off before halftime in total disgust. I was literally shocked by how physically dominated and out-coached was Rutgers by UMASS.

how anyone could watch that game and not realize that GSs time is over ….

Knight Shift · Wednesday at 4:03 PM

29PAS said:
The Kansas song is the best in this post so far.

@DJ Spanky is not half the DJ I am.

DJ Spanky · Wednesday at 4:10 PM

Knight Shift said:
@DJ Spanky is not half the DJ I am.

Says the man who believes that The Macarena is the quintessence of music.

Knight Shift · Wednesday at 4:38 PM

DJ Spanky said:
Says the man who believes that The Macarena is the quintessence of music.

OK, Minnie Ripperton's biggest fan.

DJ Spanky · Wednesday at 6:47 PM

Knight Shift said:
OK, Minnie Ripperton's biggest fan.

Don't be mocking the singer of the team's new entrance song!

29PAS · Wednesday at 6:54 PM

AdventureHasAName said:
That's because you've clearly never seen Lisa P dance to Expose ...

In fairness, I did say "song". And you're right, I'd never seen her dance to that. I actually thought the videos were kind of interesting. Once. And was Gene McDaniels the "100lbs of Clay" guy?

BIGRUBIGDBIGredmachine · Wednesday at 7:02 PM

Knight Shift said:
Every remaining game is most likely a loss, and Michigan is a particularly formidable opponent. I'm not going to wax on about Michigan alums, as nobody really gives a sheet about that stuff. This is about football, and nothing else.

Michigan has an elite defense, and as shown last week, against a solid defense, Rutgers' offense is putrid. With Lonergan likely out, Rutgers has no chance of scoring more than a field goal or two.

After Michigan, it does not get any easier. The team will have lost two games in a row by a wide margin. Wisconsin is back, and their defense dismantled USC. Nebraska is greatly improved over last year. While struggling, Penn State will likely crush Rutgers at home. Michigan State appears to be improving each week.

With no defense, even Michigan's weak offense will score at will.

Michigan 27
Rutgers 3

MrsScrew · Wednesday at 7:44 PM

the "point of no return" was back at game one when we lost to UMass followed by the loss at BC.

Doctor Worm · Wednesday at 9:03 PM

MADHAT1 said:

Written by the great songwriting team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

Section124 · Thursday at 6:21 AM

Tommy Carr will look like the Heisman favorite after Saturdays game. It never fails with us. We are Michigan’s Howard game.

Knight Shift · Thursday at 1:49 PM

Section124 said:
Tommy Carr will look like the Heisman favorite after Saturdays game. It never fails with us. We are Michigan’s Howard game.

When Rutgers hits the Point of No Return, they should play Dust in the Wind at the end of the game.

jsol_05 · Thursday at 9:11 PM

AreYouNUTS said:
Of course they are. He’s gonna run circles around us. Greg‘s worst nightmare.

Wait you mean a true freshman QB can come in and play. Wow, around here you have to wait for three year before they decide you are ready. In 2 more games Tommy Carr will exceed AJ's 3 year pass attempts in a matter of month.

AreYouNUTS · Thursday at 9:12 PM

jsol_05 said:
Wait you mean a true freshman WB can come in and play. Wow, around here you have to wait for three year before they decide you are ready. In 2 more games Tommy Carr will exceed AJ's 3 year pass attempts in a matter of month.

Simply amazing, isn’t it?

newell138 · Thursday at 9:22 PM

This was easy money a couple days ago at Michigan-14

Anon17890609591074267 · 2026-10-30T00:05:03-0500

Section124 said:
Tommy Carr will look like the Heisman favorite after Saturdays game. It never fails with us. We are Michigan’s Howard game.

I'm expecting #1 RB in the 2026 class Savion Hiter to have a breakout game vs. RU's tissue paper defense Saturday.

B6510 · 2026-10-30T07:50:27-0500

Knight Shift said:

That’s great for RU. Carr was the backup so he has had limited reps in the preseason. That means he still won’t be playing well by this weekend. He should easily over/under throw the WRs by 10 yards and have 2-3 ints for them.

Knight Shift · 2026-10-30T09:27:11-0500

Worst case scenario. . . . .

Tom's a little busy:

Caliknight · 2026-10-30T09:31:17-0500

He’s a great example. Winners win at everything they do.

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