When Michigan lost its season opener at Notre Dame 24-17, the rumblings that had been going on in Ann Arbor all summer sharply increased. When was Jim Harbaugh, a head coach paid like Nick Saban and Urban Meyer, going to start winning on a level commensurate with his paycheck? Would Harbaugh ever win the games […]
Ohio State has spent the season looking surprisingly vulnerable, even as they hold the top spot in the polls. Michigan State barely got by Purdue last Saturday, the Spartans’ signature win over Oregon no longer looks quite so impressive and they were dropped from #2 to #4. That begs this question—is there room for a […]
Jim Harbaugh’s interview with ESPN talk show host Colin Cowherd last week was, to put it mildly, on the uninspiring said, so much so that The Herd had to terminate the interview. Before Harbaugh’s boring answers, clearly done to tweak the host, Cowherd said that we need to be patient with Harbaugh in Ann Arbor, […]
Michigan gave fans quick reasons to believe something special might be in the works though. They opened the season against 8th-ranked Colorado. The defense, led by cornerback Charles Woodson, intercepted four passes. Quarterback Brian Griese hooked up future All-American tight end Jerame Tuman five times for 126 yards. The Wolverines took a 10-0 lead in the first half and then opened the game up in the third quarter, on their way to a 27-3 win that vaulted them into the Top 10
The Sugar Bowl is on tap tonight and this one’s all about pressure. Michigan and Virginia Tech both need to justify their inclusion in the BCS over Kansas State and Boise State. Virginia Tech needs to win a major bowl game against someone besides a Big East opponent (they won the 2008 Orange Bowl over […]