Michigan Football: Why Blowout Loss to Alabama Shows 2011 Was a Fluke

Posted by Adam Jacobi on September-1-2012 Add Comments

The Michigan Wolverines were "back" in 2011. Eleven wins, Sugar Bowl win, thrilling win over Notre Dame and, most importantly, a victory over Ohio State. That counts as "back," right? 

Well, the smoldering remains of Michigan's program sitting there on the Cowboy Stadium floor after Alabama's 41-14 demolition on Saturday night would suggest otherwise. And now that Michigan has been exposed as a team that just cannot hang with Alabama—even with a true freshman getting most of the carries for the Tide—it's time to use the "F" word to describe the 2011 Michigan season.

Fluke.

Michigan isn't very good this year. We saw that Saturday n...

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