Last Week at The Wolverine Den
Tailgate Attendance: 140
Michigan 34 - Western Michigan 10
Michigan Stadium
September 3, 2011 - 3:30 pm ET
Game Summary
The Wolverine Den Trivia
Q: Who of the current Michigan coaches is a former assistant coach for Western Michigan back in the 1980's?
A: There are three current Michigan coaches that previously coached on the Western Michigan staff: Brady Hoke, Greg Mattison and TE/Special Teams coach Dan Ferrigno. Their head coach was Jack Harbaugh.
The Michigan Wolverines opened their 132nd year of football with a good win over the Western Michigan University. While the game was close and competitive early on, the Michigan defense was able to adjust and change the momentum with 2 defensive touchdowns (both by LB Brandon Herron). Denard ran the ball only 8 times and was efficient in leading the new offense. There were no turnovers, only 1 penalty and only 2 punts. That sounds like a disciplined, Michigan team.
The defense allowed a long opening drive but then adjusted the coverage and brought blitz packages normally only seen in the NFL. They finished with 4 sacks and forced 3 turnovers and Jordan Kovacs was the leading tackler. Special teams were better than the last three years but the kickoff coverage needs to improve.
The game was interrupted by lightning twice and finally called with 1:27 left in the 3rd quarter with Michigan comfortably ahead. On to "Under the Lights"!
Tim's Prediction
42-14
Steve's Prediction
42-20
Craig's Prediction
41-23