Everyone would forgive you for writing Michigan off after the first offensive set for both teams. Ohio State marched down the field and scored with ease; Michigan’s Blake Corum limped to the sideline while JJ McCarthy looked ineffective. Michigan was almost held to single digits rushing in the first half, despite having one of the best rushing attacks in the nation. Last year looked like … Continue reading Armageddon in Columbus: 5 takeaways
The first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday, and they have not aged well. The top ranked Tennessee Volunteers were humbled by Georgia, and Clemson responded to their leapfrog of Michigan to the coveted fourth spot with a humiliating loss to Notre Dame. A loss in the Top Four was to be expected with two teams squaring off, but to have two of the … Continue reading SEC v Reality: How the Committee will get it wrong
Living in Michigan, I am no stranger to the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry. My rivalry started when I was four years old. I walked by a TV and saw Michigan State hosting Michigan and couldn’t understand how a state was playing itself. One of my aunts, a Michigan State grad, tried to explain it to me. She wasn’t successful, which was obvious when I asked if … Continue reading Another Week, Another Fight in the Tunnel
The scoreboard does not always tell the whole story, but there were two scoreboards that told the College Football world a lot about Michigan football. The first scoreboard was not at the Big House- it was hundreds of miles away in College Station. Penn State had just battled with Ohio State in what has to be considered a classic. Impossibly, the Nittany Lions took a … Continue reading Paul Bunyan Returns to Ann Arbor
Michigan got to celebrate it’s biggest win of the season with a week off. Despite being off, there were a lot of things that we were able to learn about the Wolverines from this week’s games. Most of the lesson will make the Maize and Blue fan very happy. Ohio State v Iowa At the beginning of the year, most pundits scoffed at the idea … Continue reading What this week meant for Michigan
Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football team got their signature win this week. The Wolverines absolutely dismantled the 10th ranked Nittany Lions of Penn State. The positive takeaways are legion, while the negatives are very few; still, Michigan is coming off a week where they were penalized for a 31-10 win over a feisty Indiana Hoosiers team. While it depends on how Clemson does this … Continue reading Will the Wolverines get the respect they deserve?
Michigan looked like it was going to roll to an easy victory until the Wolverines forgot how to play and Iowa decided to become killers. The score does not show how close the game was to taking a quick downward turn. The Maize and Blue will take an undefeated record into Indiana, but things have to be cleaned up or Penn State and Michigan State … Continue reading Winners and Losers from Iowa-Michigan
It wasn’t what people hoped in a 17 point favorite. They struggled on defense, and JJ McCarthy struggled to make good decisions. Still, they showed that they could win tough games and did make some adjustments that paid dividends. Still, the announcers commented multiple times that the play calling was suspect, which was extremely obvious. Though adjustment were made, the staff didn’t show the ability … Continue reading Wolverine Football Grades Week 3
14b. Illinois The Illini had a chance to build upon a solid Week 0 drubbing of a helpless Wyoming team. Illinois put up over 200 yards in both the ground and the air. The defense looked solid. Then the Indiana game brought reality back to Champaign. It is rare to see a team work so hard to deny themself victory. The decision to go for … Continue reading Big 10 Power Rankings Post Week 1
The sure thing wasn’t so sure, and the question mark is no more. Two experiments were on display with one showing success and the other a dismal failure. Michigan was everything we hoped for and everything we feared. In the end, the Wolverines walk away with a 51-7 victory and a 1-0 record. Offense: C QBs: C OL: B WR & TE: B RB: A- … Continue reading Grading Michigan Football Week 1
