The numbers keep growing, gaudier and gaudier. The possibilities keep mounting, higher and higher.
Michigan is 17-0, the best start in program history, and 31-1 in nearly a year. You can’t ignore the records, although John Beilein wouldn’t mind if you did. The second-ranked Wolverines beat Northwestern 80-60 Sunday night at Crisler Center, and they’ve been running so smoothly, the biggest challenge might be handling the hype.
Actually, it could be a state-wide epidemic, with No. 6 Michigan State (15-2) also unbeaten in the Big Ten, riding its own 10-game winning streak. The Mitten state is transforming into a college basketball showcase, and while it won’t ever top football in popularity, it’s way ahead in possibilities at the moment.