Some wins are more difficult than others, and this victory over Rutgers was more difficult than it needed to be. But a win is a win. This team needed a character-building victory in the worst way. Adversity can be debilitating or it can prove to be opportunistic. Michigan buckled, but they battled back and that was great to see! Now let’s talk about those victorious Wolverines:
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Dr. Sap’s Decals | Scarlet O’Horror*
Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis once again provides his game decals in this, ahem, challenging(?) season. Until the day comes that Michigan gets its collective act together and assigns helmet decals again, Sap will bring you his game Champions who will be decorated, albeit virtually, with his helmet stickers. I’ll typically toss in the Fan Award and the Editor’s Choice: OFFENSIVE CHAMPION DEVIN GARDNER – I thought New 98 did his best to win this game for his team. He is a leader because he has been through the most of anybody on this team. How many coaches/coordinators has he been through? To be sat down for the conference opener last week in this his 5th year had to have been a tremendous disappointment. But true to his character, he let that slide right off his back and focused on the game at hand. DG made some sweet throws (Butt’s grab in the first half comes to mind) and his 4th quarter TD run set Michigan up for the game winning field goal. Too bad it was blocked. Wonder if New 98 can kick like Old 98?? DEFENSIVE CHAMPION JOE BOLDEN – For the second straight week, Bolden was the best player on defense. Playing what looked like every play in a track meet-like game against a RichRod derivative spread offense…
