I thought this before the season and it seems to be bearing out - Rutgers would easily win the Big 10 West and has a very rightful claim to being best of the non-OSU/PSU/Michigan bunch in the East. Barring injury, and assuming Wimsatt continues to progress, there is no reason this team can't play with Penn State or Ohio State. Frankly, I'm glad we are past you and played you guys early in the season at home. Schiano is doing a great job, very very tough squad.
Through 5 games, Rutgers remains the only team to score a TD against Michigan's starting defense
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And while that first TD was maybe not truly indicative.. we did drive a few times are were screwed by refs... really.. offense is getting there... and Michigan's D was very tough.
Will see this weekend. I hope the above statement results in a W against the Badgers. By the way, thanks for the positive response.
Whoa hold on let's see how we do vs Wisconsin, but I love the optimism from a Wolverine fan.
A truly insane defensive stat for Michigan football
Michigan football has been dominant on the defensive side of the ball, but here is one of the most impressive stats for the Wolverines. Jim Harbaugh said...
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I honestly like your chances against the Badgers. Camp Randall can be a tough place to play, but having it as a noon (11 am local) start helps quite a bit. Plus I still don't think Wisconsin knows exactly what kind of team it wants to be in this new Fickell era. Rutgers knows exactly what kind of team they want to be. I could see this going either way, but if I had to bet I would take something like a 17 - 10 Rutgers win.
Being able to score 1 TD against Michigan isn't quite enough to say a team would win the Big Ten west. Wait until more games are played.
Big Ten West is struggling right now for sure. Iowa has good D again but another weak offense, and now they may have lost their QB for weeks if not the duration. Wisconsin will be a tough opponent this weekend. The rest of the division looks suspect for sure. The winner of the East looks likely to win big in the conference title game.
