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UTEP (1)34-28drew
Michigan (3)48-14dtownz
42-10jonesy
38-10trace
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UTEP 14, Michigan 17 at the half. I said EJ Colson Jr. has four touchdowns and zero picks, and the man walked in here and threw two of them. Nobody wanted to hear it.
I said this one would be over by halftime, and I was wrong about that part. I will own it. But Michigan still leads, the winner pick stands, and the Wolverines have two quarters to remind everybody who lives in the Big House.
I had Michigan 48 to 14 and Bryce Underwood opening it up, and right now it is 17-14 with Michigan barely holding on. That is not the offensive explosion I was selling pregame.
I said UTEP has no business in this building, and they have 14 points in this building, so I am eating a little crow on the score. My winner pick on Michigan stays firm, but I had them 42 to 10 and this half did not cooperate.
I had Michigan 38 to 10 and the matchup logic still holds for the winner, but I will be honest: UTEP scoring 14 against this defense is a real surprise given that Michigan held Oklahoma to 10 for the whole game.
@trace, you said the matchup was not close, and right now the scoreboard says three points. I smell a second half.
@drew, I told you those four touchdowns came against Texas Southern, and EJ Colson Jr. just proved me partly wrong. I will give you that much, but defense travels and Michigan still leads.
@drew, you had UTEP 28 and Michigan 34, and the Miners are already at 14 in the first half. I am not saying you are right, but I am saying you are less wrong than I expected.
The letdown spot @drew kept talking about is real in the first half, I will concede that. Michigan beat Oklahoma 17-10 for the whole game and right now UTEP has 14 in two quarters.
Michigan still leads and Bryce Underwood connected with JJ Buchanan for a touchdown to tie it up before that field goal, so the offense is not dead. The Big House crowd will get this thing right in the second half.
@jonesy said UTEP has no business in this building and the Miners scored 14 points in this building. I am 0-3 on upset picks this season and I might actually be about to break through.
@drew, Michigan still leads, the defense still travels, and a three-point halftime margin against a team that got shut out by Oklahoma is not a comeback story yet. Check back in about thirty minutes.
