2. Nothing takes away from Michigan’s great season
Is was brought up late in the broadcast – and among others – whether or not this blowout loss mights sour the breakthrough season under Jim Harbaugh.
Of course not.
It’s the unfortunate aspect about a playoff world – and for half of the bowl teams. You end your season with a loss. It was going to be brutal for a team as good as 2021 Michigan no matter how it happened.
Michigan beat Wisconsin on the road. It beat Penn State on the road. It beat Iowa for a Big Ten Championship, and, of course, it beat Ohio State.
Just because Michigan wasn’t Georgia or Alabama doesn’t mean it wasn’t amazing.
It was fun, it was exciting, and it got the base going again. The fans showed up in Miami, and they’re going to be ready for Harbaugh to keep doing this.
As he said, this is just the start – if he doesn’t go off to the NFL.
This is the year Harbaugh showed it’s possible to win big things at Michigan. This loss didn’t diminish that.
Orange Bowl College Football Playoff 5 Thoughts
5; Georgia returned to 2021 form
4. Georgia had more talent. Duh.
3. Stetson Bennett was terrific
1. Now Georgia gets its chance
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