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Wolverine TV podcast: Michigan football continues to flex its dominance

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Michigan was hit with notice that the NCAA would open another investigation Wednesday, this time for alleged on-field scouting
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The Michigan Wolverines have blown out every opponent – hapless or not – they have played so far this season, but still have drawn crticism from pundits about the schedule they have played. But the current crop of players and coaches have no say in who is on the schedule. Their only job is to bludgeon them, and the mission has been accomplished so far.

During our Monday night live show, we discussed how Michigan has looked through five weeks and brought up ESPN’s Bill Connelly, who’s metric has them as the top squad in the land moving forward.

Michigan ranks No. 1 in Connelly’s SP+ ratings and is extremely complimentary of how they’ve dominated teams this season.

“If you want to keep the ‘They ain’t played nobody’ label slapped on Michigan’s resume for the time being, I can’t really stop you,” he writes. “Per SP+, the Wolverines have played the No. 112 schedule to date. They haven’t played a top-60 team yet, and they somehow won’t face a top-40 opponent until Week 11. Granted, the home stretch is rough — at Penn State (13th in SP+) in Week 11, at Maryland (31st) in Week 12, Ohio State (second) in Week 13 — but this back-loaded schedule is allowing Michigan to cruise.

“If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: It’s not who you play, it’s how you play.”

He continued: “Star rusher Blake Corum has 24 carries in the first quarter, 20 in the second, 26 in the third and four in the fourth. The starters play for 45 minutes and tag out, the backups lose some battles, and opponents snare some backdoor covers. Michigan is 1-3-1 against the spread this season, which is often the sign of a wobbly team. But it’s hard to make the case that there’s anything actually wobbly here. The defense is great, quarterback J.J. McCarthy ranks first in Total QBR … the Wolverines are flying, even if you adjust for their opponents.”

The Wolverine’s Anthony Broome and Clayton Sayfie discussed Connelly’s comments, recapped the Monday press conference in Ann Arbor and more. Watch using the video player above or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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