Entering last weekend, the vast majority of prognosticators believed that Michigan-Northwestern would be a knock-em-down, drag-em-out brawl. I know I did. The Wolverines had the second-best scoring defense in the nation, and the Wildcats were the only team with a better one. Michigan was a significant favorite because it had an average offense, while Northwestern had a poor one, but it still was supposed to be a struggle for the Wolverines to produce points on Saturday.
It wasn't.
By halftime, Michigan had 28 points on the scoreboard. By the end, Michigan had 38 -- reminder, Northwestern had allowed only 35 points total in the first five weeks.