Predictions for the Michigan-Notre Dame and Ohio State-USC games

There are two big games on Saturday, Michigan @ Notre Dame and Ohio State @ Southern Cal...therefore, I asked some friends and fellow bloggers to give their thoughts on the games...

Zach of The Big Picture
Michigan 6 Notre Dame 3 - Sad truth, this game was relevant two years ago...
USC 35 Ohio State 17 - California Dreamin would be Buckeyes thinking they've got a shot...

Mallo-Cup of Youngstown
Notre Dame 21 Michigan 14
USC 28 Ohio State 17

The Geek of Youngstown
Michigan 17 Notre Dame 10 - Michigan wins by default...
USC 31 Ohio State 13 - hey man from the looks of O State and their first two opponents, I have to say the USC Trojans...

Triple H - The Hickory Hornet of Hermitage
Michigan 28 Notre Dame 6 - neither team has looked terribly impressive thus far, with UM losing to Utah and slipping by Miami (OH) at home, and ND barely defeating a woeful San Diego State team..UM ripped ND, 38-0 at the Big House last year; it won’t be quite as bad this year...
USC 42 Ohio State 17 - another season, another dominant USC team…ho-hum...meanwhile, OSU looked very ordinary in hanging on to slip by an average Ohio team...with or without Beanie Wells, look for OSU to struggle against the USC defense...it’s never wise to count out a Jim Tressel-coached team, but this is a mismatch...I don’t understand the national hype...

T-bone of Youngstown
Notre Dame 17 Michigan 16
Ohio State 24 USC 23

Lehman of Niles
Notre Dame 20 Michigan 13 - Michigan is going through a rebuilding process under Rodriguez and their “Spread Offense” does not have the right personnel and understanding of the offense...on the other hand, Notre Dame has some young talent, and a fast, aggressive defense...
Ohio State 24 USC 21 - OSU has the best defense in the country, they are a seasoned team, and they always play to the level of their competition...USC on the other hand, has outstanding athletes on both sides of the ball, and are always well prepared...not to mention, I fervently dislike USC and Pete “I look like Andrew Jackson” Carroll!!!!!!!

G2 of Youngstown
Michigan 17 Notre Dame 14 - the Wolverines are struggling but not as mich as the Fighting Irish...it is a battle of the "No-nothings" vs. the "Have nots"...
USC 35 Ohio State 17 - Ohio State is just not in the Trojans' class right now -- and will not be!...

rstiles of Stiles Points
Michigan 19 Notre Dame 16 - Michigan's defense wins this game...
USC 31 Ohio State 14 - Fight On!!!...

Power Sweep Tip Sheet
Notre Dame 23 Michigan 10 - the Irish are the most improved team in the country and get legit revenge on a young offense in transition...
USC 17 Ohio State 16 - OSU's sluggish performance against Ohio U gives us line value...take OSU with the points...

The Gold Sheet
Michigan 17 Notre Dame 16 - in what figures to be a low-scoring affair, would take the points available...
USC 31 Ohio State 17 - a slowish Boeckman and the very green Pryor likely overmatched by Trojan defense quicks...

Pointwise
Notre Dame 20 Michigan 19 - tight game...go with the points...
USC 30 Ohio State 20 - just can't buck Troy in this setup...