for Michigan- feel like you can pretty much wash the OOC slate - it was garbage - but they did what the #4 ranked team is suppose to do to cupcakes- thrash them- which is more than can be said for Georgia for example- who really struggled vs a bad MAC team and one of the 2 or 3 worst SEC teams in Mizzou the past two weeks.
Michigan's D had it's first real test vs a good Maryland offense that has one of the best offenses in the B1G- Tua Jr is the 2nd best QB that unit will face all year behind CJ Stroud- and Maryland has a veteran OL unit which returned all 5 starters from a year ago, pretty solid RB's, and their WR's are very good- Rakim Jarrett was an OMG FIVE STARZ, Jacob Copeland was a top 100 player overall recruit, and Jeshaun Jones is a speedster out of the state of Florida.
Michigan's O- and JJ McCarthy in particular- had their first real test in his first ever road start- in Kinnick- a place that is a motherf**ker to play in- and against a really good, sound fundamental defense that makes you pay when you make mistakes. Thought the OL and RB's played great and JJ didn't try any of that hero ball crap and he didn't force any throws- he played a clean game- and that's exactly what he needed to do.
Thought they passed both those tests pretty well. They aren't where they need to be- not even close- have a lot of stuff to work on and clean up- but they get to go on the road vs Indiana this week and try to work out more kinks and fine tune somethings before they get their biggest test to date when Penn State comes into Ann Arbor the 15th. IF they handle their business at home vs a really good Penn State squad the 15th there's a very high chance they roll into Columbus 11-0 in a showdown vs Ohio State that will be for all the marbles.
