I had a really good time in West Lafayette this weekend. Props on the two local craft beers that are sold inside the stadium, as well. Fortunately, the heat wasn't a major issue with the tailgate spot and seat I had both being mostly shaded. I was mostly with other Michigan fans but most of the Purdue fans I encountered seemed good-natured. I didn't get a chance to really see any of the downtown area, though.
The offense finally had a solid and efficient game finishing drives with 4 TDs instead of FGs. I'm not sure if what we saw from O'Korn is what we can expect to see consistently if he remains the starter. He narrowly avoided some sacks, which he impressively escaped but probably shouldn't have gotten himself in trouble in the first place. I was glad to see the TEs finally get more involved, especially with Black's injury. The RBs were solid, as well.
Michigan's defense was dominant, especially in the second half. They seemed ready for most of the trick plays, so at this point I'm pretty confident that they can contain just about any offense they face. Special teams was also mostly a plus, even without needing any FGs, finally. Robbins finally came in at punter, and seems to be better than Hart. No non-offensive scores or major turnovers this week, though.
I'm glad we have our bye week next to figure out Speight's situation and adjust the offense according to whoever might be the starter. I'm conflicted on who it should be. Speight has been better when he plays well, but that hasn't happened since the middle of last year. If O'Korn starts the rest of the year and plays well, I could see Speight potentially becoming a graduate transfer if Peters masters the offense (which is apparently his problem) and McCaffery coming off his redshirt season this year. That's all premature speculation for now, though.