Michigan Starts Slow Against Eastern Michigan, Stays Unbeaten

Prospects of a New Year’s bowl game seemed nothing short of possible after an astonishing Notre Dame game only a week ago. And then Eastern Michigan happened. Perhaps initial reliance upon a strong offensive line was prematurely determined, but then again, if the quarterback were to have an off day, this would be the game to do it. Michigan passed for a total of 68 yards. For what lacked in the passing game, was much more than compensated with a stellar running game, particularly Carlos Brown with a 90-yard touchdown run and triple the yards obtained by passing alone. The Wolverines have little to complain about with a 45-17 win over Eastern Michigan—if that point margin does not signal a secure win, I don’t know what does. Yet, two words seem to define post-game coverage of what would normally be considered a blow out win: “teachable moments.” The “Forcier” freshman phenom was anything but in his third starting appearance and the lack of in...