Forever Saturday

Serena and Matt talk Michigan-Michigan State, what makes this year's version of Sparty particularly unthreatening, logic vs. emotion, and the "Harbaugh remembers" mantra, then briefly revisit the Indiana game (which was basically the Rutgers/Nebraska/Minnesota game, just with the eventful stuff in a slightly different order) and debate whether it's Penn State's or Ohio State's weaknesses that turn out to be fatal this week.

Serena and Matt talk Michigan's comprehensive dismantling of Minnesota, J.J. being in complete control, P.J. Fleck's scintillating postgame comments, whether this really is the best team in the country, some absolutely stupid endings across the sport (including Red River and OH MY GOD MIAMI), and what to expect from an Indiana team that's probably one of the worst Michigan will see all year.

Serena and Matt reflect on Michigan's never-a-game blowout of Nebraska (including a few intriguing developments on offense and some wonkiness in coverage on an otherwise-dominant day for the defense), share some important thoughts on corn, revisit where Michigan stands in the advanced-metric rankings, talk general Big Ten grossness, and preview a Minnesota game that's probably going to look pretty familiar.

Serena and Matt revisit Michigan's familiar-feeling win over Rutgers, try to reconcile the continued grumbles (about a lot of things) with Michigan's first-ever #1 ranking in SP+, debate whether a few of those grumbles are legitimate, talk Ohio State-Notre Dame and what Ryan Day was *really* ranting about, and then preview Nebraska, which if you squint looks a lot like the Rutgers team Michigan just dominated.

Serena and Matt reflect on Michigan's weirdly eventful but ultimately dominant win over Bowling Green, break down J.J.'s three interceptions and our recalibrated expectations for the offense, briefly offer some appreciation for possibly the the best defense in the country, talk Big Ten takeaways (woof, Michigan State) and whether there's *any* great team in college football right now, and look ahead to Rutgers, which is still broadly Rutgers but will provide a real test for Michigan on at least one side of the ball.

Serena and Matt reflect on the Mel Tucker report, what to make of it, and what it means for Michigan State going forward, then revisit Michigan's obliteration of UNLV (including a dominant D-line performance and J.J. continuing to cook), then look ahead to Bowling Green and whether there's anything to be learned given the 40-point line.

Serena and Matt revisit Michigan's "perfectly fine" season-opening win and discuss the run game's relatively unproductive day, J.J.'s related surgical dissection of an ECU team that picked its poison, the defense's all-around dominant performance (with an "incomplete" grade for the pass rush), and some weird special-teams happenings, then talk Big Ten takeaways from Week 1 and what we're expecting against UNLV.

Serena and Matt briefly preview the opener against East Carolina, then talk feelingsball about a team that should be Michigan's best since [???] and debate the glory/agony of expectations.

Serena and Matt preview the Michigan offense position by position and bring it all together with the unavoidable overarching question: With possibly the best offensive line in the country (again), definitely the best running back tandem in the country (again), and a returning quarterback who's not only the best in the Big Ten but has functionally no ceiling, is this the year the offense goes from "very good" to "truly elite?" And perhaps just as importantly, is "truly elite" actually necessary for Michigan to win the whole damn thing?

Serena and Matt react to the self-imposed three-game suspension for Jim Harbaugh, debate whether/why it makes sense, share some intriguing fall camp updates from both Michigan and Ohio State, and then dive into a special teams preview that tries to unpack exactly what to make of the most uncertain unit on the team, from a new punter and kicker to a host of guys vying for return duties.