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DIPRIMIO NOTEBOOK: Michigan Opportunity Goes Way Beyond the Numbers

IUHoosiers.com

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Forget the stats.

Building a program has never really been about numbers or victories or yards thrown or rushed for or even recruiting ratings.

It's about people and relationships and the bond between coach and player, coach and parent, coach and family, player and player.

Tom Allen and his approach are proof of that in this return-to-glory football season.

So as the Hoosiers (7-3) brace for No. 12 Michigan (8-2) Saturday at Memorial Stadium, Allen reflects on the players, on the seniors, on guys he recruited and guys he didn't.