SportsPulse: The winner of the college football fan index for the king of their rivalry matchup should not shock you. But the answer to most played rivalry matchup likely will. USA TODAY
Michigan walloped Maryland Saturday afternoon at Michigan Stadium, 42-21.
Thank goodness.
The preseason is finally over.
The regular season begins next Saturday.
But, what about Notre Dame? Don’t they count? (And didn’t the Wolverines lose to the Irish?)
Yes. (And yes.)
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Since then, though, U-M has played no one — not even Northwestern — with the talent to really tell us what sort of team these Wolverines are.