Ann Arbor — The fans don't like 'em, these games against Delaware State, Northern Kentucky, Youngstown State and Bryant.
And you can't blame the fans, particularly the season-ticket holders, many of whom clearly ate their tickets Saturday when Crisler Center was barely half-full for Michigan's stomping of Delaware State.
But there might be some benefit to the schedule, far beyond just padding the win total to try and impress the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.
Michigan, coach John Beilein was saying Monday, has identified some deficiencies in losses to the likes of Xavier, Connecticut and SMU. And now it has a stretch of games where, theoretically, it can work on those, without worrying a whole bunch about defeat.