If these were the only two games Michigan would lose, fans would love it. But if Michigan loses both road games, I'd bet on it losing at least two games out of ND/MSU/OSU, if not all three. Put another way, if Michigan is at 5-2 after game seven, then the season is 100% off the tracks and they are probably going to finish the season at 8-4 or 7-5 -- scraping below the bottom of the bucket on preseason expectations.