Michigan

[Nukem2]

DoctorV's post above says it all. The best post here, in my opinion.

It was Michigan's first home game after losing their opener to UCONN and no doubt they were really pumped. But that still is no excuse for Marquette completely crumbling. Doc's paragraph beginning with "Unfortunately..." was spot on.

Too bad we cannot switch the MSU and UM games. Yes, MSU was only an exhibition game, but we looked really good vs. a high-level opponent. Last night in a game that counted, we looked like crap. Or "crape" as Doc wrote. 

I'm not trying to blow off last night's fiasco at all, but some of the comments from scoopers are over the top. 

MSU was an exhibition, but the energy level was much higher for that practice. Last night, there just seemed to be a lesser level of that on defense. Some of that may have been frustration with dealing with Michigan's height and length which really affected MU. No excuses, just an observation.

[BM1090]

I was really hoping that after last night folks would stop using the MSU exhibition as some sort of valid data point.  Leave it to you to keep clinging on!

Too early to tell. If they beat Missouri, A&M, Wisconsin, Mississippi St and lose to UVA, I think it's fair to say it was a good indicator. If they struggle in the rest like they did last night, then obviously it was not an indicator.