And we are back, folks, here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050WTCA online at the

big 1050.com, Sam Webb, Mr. Ira Wynchrob on the other side.

So on the college football side of things, you know, you look at the Big Ten landscape,

it's pretty clear, Ohio State, Oregon, and not only at the top of the league,

but also at the top of the standings nationally. And now a chance for some more definition here

in the next couple of weeks. How will Michigan, not necessarily this week, not to overlook Wisconsin, but looking ahead to that.

USC and Washington, a really interesting stretch.

If the Wolverines can get those, now I think the conversation in the Big Ten changes. I think that you can legitimately

start to hear others outside of just and I'm talking about, okay, well, Michigan is the

primary challenger to those two teams.

I think there's still some sentiment with Penn State, who I had to make mention to this.

James Franklin actually, he actually took, can you believe it?

It wasn't one of those things where he's, you know, chirping at the fans, chirping at the media.

He took it on the chin, took responsibility for the loss in a game where it really wasn't on him.

This one really wasn't on James.

Just like the playoff loss, it really wasn't on James.

I come to the conclusion that their quarterback is a bigger, um, shrinker in the moment than James,

which is crazy to say, but James is not the weak link for Penn State anymore.

Is their quarterback Drew Allen?

He's not far from it, but he, yeah, he might not be.

They, or maybe it's his inability to coach up his quarterback is helping his quarterback pull him down.

I don't know, which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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