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Michigan football must leave 'what ifs' in the past and go beat MSU

Our Free Press sports writers break down what the Michigan football players and Jim Harbaugh said on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Ann Arbor. Nick Baumgardner and Jeff Seidel and Shawn Windsor and Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

The past 10 episodes of this state's annual internal football clash are littered with "what if" scenarios stemming from the Michigan side.

If the Wolverines had a better quarterback last year. If it didn't rain so much.

If Michigan hadn't hired Rich Rodriguez.

If it hadn't replaced him with Brady Hoke.