1. Rashan Gary's coming out party (from a stat stuffing standpoint) is Saturday night in West Lafayette. Gary totals 2.5+ sacks, terrorizing both Purdue QBs all game long.
2. Michigan accumulates 450+ yards of total offense. Yards are essentially balanced between the ground and air as we see the Hamilton West Coast wrinkles take shape, and OL best performance of the season.
3. DPJ has over 200 all purpose yards and scores.
4. Michigan ties or tops MSU's 2016 conference sack total in just one game (6).
5. Wilton Speight throws not 1, not 2, but 3 touchdown passes in his best performance in nearly a calendar year.
Score: Michigan, as was considered a certainty in the preseason, overwhelms the Boilermakers with an immense talent advantage. The Michigan defense totals the most QB knock downs of the Don Brown era, and largely stifles a Purdue offense that had started 2017 on the upswing.
Offensively, Michigan controls the trenches and sets up play action with the best rushing performance of the season. DPJ remains a terror on special teams, and Michigan heads into the bye week 4-0, and with a statement victory as MSU approaches.
Michigan 41 Purdue 13.
Purdue didn't get an entirely new roster in 3 weeks. Michigan enjoys an immense advantage in the trenches, and an argument can be made every position group (aside from QB) is clearly in favor of Michigan. Jeff Brohm may be a great coach, but he's not going to outcoach JH/Don Brown, and certainly not to the extent necessary to overcome a massive discrepancy in talent.
2. Michigan accumulates 450+ yards of total offense. Yards are essentially balanced between the ground and air as we see the Hamilton West Coast wrinkles take shape, and OL best performance of the season.
3. DPJ has over 200 all purpose yards and scores.
4. Michigan ties or tops MSU's 2016 conference sack total in just one game (6).
5. Wilton Speight throws not 1, not 2, but 3 touchdown passes in his best performance in nearly a calendar year.
Score: Michigan, as was considered a certainty in the preseason, overwhelms the Boilermakers with an immense talent advantage. The Michigan defense totals the most QB knock downs of the Don Brown era, and largely stifles a Purdue offense that had started 2017 on the upswing.
Offensively, Michigan controls the trenches and sets up play action with the best rushing performance of the season. DPJ remains a terror on special teams, and Michigan heads into the bye week 4-0, and with a statement victory as MSU approaches.
Michigan 41 Purdue 13.
Purdue didn't get an entirely new roster in 3 weeks. Michigan enjoys an immense advantage in the trenches, and an argument can be made every position group (aside from QB) is clearly in favor of Michigan. Jeff Brohm may be a great coach, but he's not going to outcoach JH/Don Brown, and certainly not to the extent necessary to overcome a massive discrepancy in talent.
