Following another superb Notre Dame and Michigan battle, the Wolverines are suddenly one of the rising teams in the country. They crept their way into the top 25 and have one of the best young quarterbacks in the country.

The Rich Rodriguez allegation talk has subsided for now and optimism seems to be at its peak as U-M moves into its third game of the season against Eastern Michigan University.

But before we get to that game, lets take a look at five elements that came out of the Notre Dame win.

1. Tate Forcier

This seems to be a no-brainer to me.

Forcier played poised and under control in just his second collegiate start and showed everyone why he speaks the truth when he says he does...

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