The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Wolverine WATCH john borton M U-M Isn't Alone With Legends Issues ichigan began the season Brady Hoke knows he and his ranked No. 17 in the top two coaches have plenty of tinkering to national football polls. Four do over the next two weeks. Hoke wins later, the Wolverines haven't also knows Michigan isn't alone in budged in the USA Today coaches' the far-from-perfect department with poll, while they've actually dropped the Big Ten season bearing down. one notch to No. 18 in That's where a the Associated Press quick look around poll. the Legends Division That will happen might be helpful … when you're Nebraska — A fighting for your popular preseason non-conference life pick to again win against the likes of the division, the Akron and UConn. Cornhuskers boast a All the excitement wealth of offensive Michigan built up in talent, led by a 59-9 steamroll over (seemingly) 12th-year Central Michigan senior quarterback Head coach Brady Hoke and the Taylor Martinez. The and especially the Wolverines completed the non- problem is, the Huskers nocturnal thriller over Notre Dame seemed to conference schedule with a 4-0 couldn't stop a onerecord and now turn their focus winged bumblebee tumble away — along with the football — via to competing for a Big Ten title. with a Raid-filled fire photo by lon horwedel on-the-brink victories truck and hose. against the Zips and Huskies. Nebraska jumped to a 21-3 lead The Wolverines are treating the at UCLA, and then surrendered football like Alec Baldwin treats 38 straight points in getting the paparazzi, the U-M offensive line locust treatment from the Bruins. isn't producing Oscar winners in the The Fighting Pelinis are giving up film room, and questions abound. 27 points a game, including a 37-34 Many who deemed Michigan a home survival against Wyoming. favorite to make the Big Ten title To make matters worse, head game after its win over the Irish have coach Bo Pelini responded to reversed field faster than a cheetah program criticism from Huskers facing an elephant stampede. icon Tommie Frazier by saying "we