You know what we should talk about here? How underrated Chattanooga is as a city. The hometown of Samuel L. Take a visit today, and discover Chattanooga.
Nick Saban sounds like my dad before he told me to grab a switch circa The Iowa State came into a game versus Texas Tech and took out every ounce of frustration on the Red Raiders, Kansas β that was Kansas β beat Texas in overtime for the first time since the Great Depression. Oregon had three wins going into its game against Utah. The point is that in crap weather, with nothing to lose, and with a stingy game plan on a stingy day, the Spartans are dangerous as hell.
How much good football did they have to play? When did they run out of good football? Is this different from any other week with Ohio State? Is this a point of concern? Fine, just fine. Most importantly, Wayne Gallman ran for real yardage, something Clemson needs if it wants to avoid maxing out the warranty on Watson. Watson threw 70 times last week against Pitt. This is all fine in a game when the Wolverines were missing their starting QB, Wilton Speight, and playing an Indiana team with a pesky defense and a propensity for keeping games close.
Winning them, no; keeping them close, yes. However, this takes us all back to square one with what this Wolverines team is: one-dimensional offensively, fearsome defensively, and sometimes able to do Jabrill Peppers things.
This is, to put it mildly, a suboptimal situation. Michigan should hope for snow, freezing rain, or another of those horrendous weather situations Big Ten fans are fond of thinking about while stroking themselves sensually in front of the bathroom mirror, wearing nothing but a balaclava and three pairs of socks.
