When it comes to the Michigan football team, it's starting to become painfully obvious that if we know anything at all, it's not what we wanted to hear. Maybe we know the defense is as bad as we thought. The offense certainly isn't good enough, or poised enough, or experienced enough, or deep enough to cover up any other shortcomings or mistakes that might be made. And we really aren't sure about the wind in the stadium.

On that last part, in cleaning out some email, I ran across a Daily story from last month: Researchers, students test wind trends in stadium: More than a hundred gather in Big House for massive experiment, but results leave much to be desired. Thought I'd share the link.

Back to the football, the Freep's Monday headline sums it up: It's one ugly scene in Ann Arbor.

Rosey's Tuesday column ponders the almost unthinkable: U-M fans will disagree, but the sky isn't falling, even considering possibility of missing a bowl game.

Of course, of the problems manifested in Saturday's debacle (Minnesota? There's a reason they hadn't won the jug since I was in grade school.) defensive effort has now topped the list: Hall: Some players loafed on crucial play.

From the Gophers' perspective, and this again shows how everybody wants to beat the Maize and Blue, this comes from the Star Tribune:

Naturally, the victory also sparked a new round of speculation over Mason's contract situation on talk shows and Internet chat rooms. His contract expires after next season, and Saturday's victory was his first against Michigan and arguably the most important in his nine-year tenure.

Welcome to Michigan, where any loss can make somebody else's season.

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