Wolverines face scary Northwestern squad

If you've not been following college football this season, hold onto your hat. Challenging the race for the Big Ten title is - GASP! - the Northwestern Wildcats?!?!? No, they didn't interrupt Darnell Autry's acting/modeling career and bring him back into the mix, they're just damn good. I don't fear a whole lot of things as a sports fan, but playing this year's club in Evanston has me reaching for the Pepto.

Quarterback Brett Basanez is Heisman-good, and we're already #25, with the 'Cats are #21. I'm hoping that the M Club bought a case of whatever Steve Breaston was drinking the past two weeks, because he'll need to run up the scoreboard on those NU boys. Their defense allows points (good for UM), but their "O" puts 'em up, too. Mike Hart is gimpy, so let's hope Chad Henne gets some rest, studies his playbook and gets frosh phenom Mario Manningham the ball early (and often) and lets Jason Avant & Breaston go to work.

Go Blue!