The Most Overrated Thing Was …
Iowa scored 14 points in the fourth quarter against Michigan.
At what point do we start believing that Michigan might be a real, live factor in the College Football Playoff chase?
The blowout loss to Georgia in last year’s Orange Bowl didn’t ruin the 2021 Wolverine season, but it ended it all on a sour note. Because of it, almost no one believes anything big is coming from this bunch.
It appears to be a given that Ohio State will roll on through to the playoff, and Georgia and Alabama will be there, too, but …
Between the Texas game, the concerns against Arkansas, the Bryce Young injury, and the schedule ahead, 2022 isn’t going to be smooth for the Tide.
Was the Missouri game an indication that Georgia is vulnerable, or was that just a bad day? Throw in the win over Kent State – which was more fine than everyone made it out to be – and this might be interesting.
Meanwhile, Michigan had three preseason-like tuneup games to get everything back in place, it held off a solid Maryland team that just dropkicked Michigan State, and then it traveled to Iowa where “top five teams go to die.”
Against a loaded D in front of a jacked up crowd, Michigan methodically got up 20-0 going into the fourth quarter. It wasn’t smooth, and it wasn’t pretty, but it was effective.
Iowa came up with a decent touchdown drive, but the Wolverine defense held firm, the offense got one more score in the final minutes, and the game was effectively over.
But the Hawkeyes managed to get in the end zone again in the final few seconds to make it 27-14. No, the game really wasn’t that close. It was competitive, but at no time did it seem like Michigan didn’t have control.
Up next is a trip to Indiana, and then the Penn State showdown, and then the emotional date with Michigan State.
In a year with so many things going crazy, don’t be shocked if under-the-radar methodical ends up being what works.
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