The challenge with drawing meaningful conclusions in training camp was that Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh insisted everything was great every time he spoke. There was no position group that didn’t excel in practice, no member of the staff who wasn’t a rising star or future head coach. Every day on the field was better than the last.
The challenge with drawing meaningful conclusions during the first three weeks of the season was that everything still looked great every time the Wolverines played. They smashed a middling Colorado State team by 44 points, drubbed a submissive Hawaii squad by 46 points and trounced a docile UConn program by 59.