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It didn't look that bad when the games were scheduled, but the three non-conference opponents for Michigan are all at unusual low points for their programs. Maybe it's best that way - it's a long season for college kids, and the playoff structure penalizes serious non-conference challenges.
With the Big Ten East so strong and the West so weak, the goal is only to get to Ohio State with a spot in the conference championship on the line. Get there and win the championship and you're in the playoff. Anything else, and you're not.
Hard to say if Michigan is overrated. It's a talented team and McCarthy might be a big upgrade at quarterback. They've done what a top five team should do against that competition.
I don't think I've ever seen a team have seven different quarterbacks complete passes in one game.
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