Crazy 4 Maize and Blue

Gut check time. Good news for Michigan: Defensive end Kwity Paye and cornerback Lavert Hill should both be back in the lineup after sitting out last week's game against Illinois. It was good that they sat out, as it gave opportunities for other younger players to get some experience, and it kept these two guys fresh for their matchup next week against Penn State. I mean, you can't tell me that Michigan wasn't looking ahead just a little bit. Linebacker Josh Ross could be back as well, though he should not have to start the game as redshirt freshman Cam McGrone has made the most of his opportunity and is quickly becoming a star in Don Brown's defense. It doesn't help Ross either that Jordan Glasgow is coming off his best game ever as a Wolverine at the Will position. Five Signs of Life: Young Defense Emerging - For the most part this defense has been solid all year, minus the the trip to Madison where they got run over by Jonathan Taylor. They have really come

Week 1: UM 40 - Middle Tennessee 21 This home-opener under the lights game was not as close as the score indicates. Michigan seemed to never not be in control. It just wasn't very pretty in the early stages of the game. And Patterson fumbling on the very first play of the season seemed to really set a tone for the year so far. Still, despite shooting themselves in the foot to the tune of three turnovers, Patterson and the receivers ultimately put on a decent showing while producing three TD's. McCaffrey also had one rushing TD, showing he does indeed have some ability. Things didn't really look that bad when you considered that the key plays in MTSU's favor were correctable mistakes made by Michigan. In fact, all three TD's came off drives after a turnover. And, ultimately, the Wolverines were in no-way getting manhandled by the Blue Raiders. And, poetically speaking, the game could have just as easily been 50-7. Again, Michigan actually never felt like it was in

Depth Chart Point Guard - Zavier Simpson, David DeJulius Simpson is one of the top returning point guards in the conference as an All-Big Ten 2nd Team player last season. He can play defense, pass the ball, and drive it down low, but he needs to improve his long range shooting to really help this team improve from last year. If he gets his three-point shooting up closer to 40% than 30%, then this team will truly have one of the best point guards in the country on its hands. He was starting to truly develop a great sky-hook shot last year that was often quite pretty. That leads me to believe that he can achieve just about anything he sets his mind to accomplishing. Two-Guard - Eli Brooks, Adrien Nunez, Cole Bajema No real front-runner here but Brooks has the most experience and flashed a couple times late in the season. Whoever proves to be the best shooter of this bunch will get the majority of the playing time. The Wolverines need somebody - anybody! -  to hit about 40% of their