Hello! Thanks for a terrific first week of ‘Play The House.’ To review the rules for you first-timers, visit here.
I must also extend my apologies - I meant to find time this week to review the Week 1 spreadsheet thoroughly to make certain I had no other transcription errors, but I have not had the time. I will do that before Monday. There was also an issue with a vaguely worded email from last week - I decided to give the benefit of the doubt for that one player, but I must ask you all to be specific going forward about which stats you’re placing your guesses on, or else I won’t be able to be so kind in future weeks. I’ll make sure to email you before Saturday if I have any questions.
I have also decided how to handle our year-long race to accumulating the most points, so carefully review this part before we get to the fun stuff. Over the first ten games, players who receive a negative score in any given week will not lose any points in their season-long accumulation. Instead, they will get a ‘zero’ for that week - still not a desired result, but not something that could make them abandon their username and start over.
From Wisconsin onward, this protection will get taken away. So the tail end of the season will also add a level of risk and intrigue for players, as those in the lead might lose points while those in the chase make gains. So I think this will be an exciting way to encourage participation in the short term, letting you all shrug off a bad week without getting too discouraged, and add a level of intrigue late in the year.
Alright - on to the predictions:
Michigan Wolverines: Pass offense
Wilton Speight: 254 passing yards
John O’Korn: 8 passing yards
Grant Perry: 87 receiving yards
Zach Gentry: 61 receiving yards
Tarik Black: 37 receiving yards
Sean McKeon: 24 receiving yards
Kekoa Crawford: 15 receiving yards
Nick Eubanks: 11 receiving yards
Donovan Peoples-Jones: 7 receiving yards
Khalid Hill: 7 receiving yards
Tyrone Wheatley, Jr: 6 receiving yards
Eddie McDoom: 4 receiving yards
Ian Bunting: 3 receiving yards
Notable zeroes: Brandon Peters, Chris Evans, Karan Higdon, Ty Isaac, Maurice Ways, Nico Collins, Oliver Martin, & Nate Schoenle
Michigan Wolverines: Run offense
Chris Evans: 144 rushing yards
Karan Higdon: 103 rushing yards
Ty Isaac: 86 rushing yards
Kareem Walker: 17 rushing yards
Khalid Hill: 6 rushing yards
Tru Wilson: 1 rushing yard
Notable zeroes: Henry Poggi, O’Maury Samuels, Kurt Taylor, Ben Mason
Score & totals
Michigan pass offense: 262 passing yards
Michigan run offense: 355 rushing yards
Michigan total offense: 617 total yards
Cincinnati pass offense: 122 passing yards
Cincinnati run offense: -6 rushing yards
Cincinnati total offense: 116 total yards
Michigan: 63 points
Cincinnati: 3 points
Remember: please include your username in with your three guesses. Thanks, and good luck.