ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Some might say Michigan delivered a statement win over Notre Dame on Saturday. Others might say the victory is only a temporary reprieve from the real test that awaits in late November.
Both points can be true at once. Everything about the way Michigan dominated the Fighting Irish in a 45-14 victory showed just how badly the Wolverines not only needed to win, but how badly they needed an emphatic win to tamp down the continuing narrative that Jim Harbaugh cannot win big games (and might leave as a result).
Late November can wait.