Wolverine TV: Sifting through potential trap games
Michigan football has national title aspirations, but in order to do so will have to find a way to get through its 2023 slate mostly unscathed. It will be hard to go undefeated again, so is there somewhere on the schedule that could lend itself to a trap game?
John Borton and Tom Crawford discussed that in this week’s live show. We assume that the game against Penn State will be a tough one on the road, but the Big Ten East showdown likely does not fall under a trap game label.
“I think that Maryland is still a very vulnerable game,” Crawford said. “But I think another game at that level… Matt Rhule is coaching at Nebraska now. You’re dealing with something…it’s the first road game in a tough environment. Even tougher at night. It was a root canal of a game [in 2021]. Matt Rhule loves the 3-3-5 defense, so I will say that. That would be the other one and you don’t know what you’re dealing with.”
Watch or listen to the full episode below. Borton and Crawford go live every Tuesday night at 5:30 on our YouTube channel.
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(NOTE: There will be a short hiatus in the Tuesday night show the weeks of June 27 and July 4)
U-M football’s 2023 schedule
Sept. 2 – vs. East Carolina Pirates (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Sept. 9 – vs. UNLV Rebels (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Sept. 16 – vs. Bowling Green Falcons (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Sept. 23 – vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Sept. 30 – at Nebraska Cornhuskers (Lincoln, Neb.)
Oct. 7 – at Minnesota Golden Gophers (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Oct. 14 – vs. Indiana Hoosiers (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Oct. 21 – at Michigan State Spartans (East Lansing, Mich.)
Oct. 28 – BYE
Nov. 4 – vs. Purdue Boilermakers (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Nov. 11 – at Penn State Nittany Lions (University Park, Penn.)
Nov. 18 – at Maryland Terrapins (College Park, Maryland)
Nov. 25 – vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Dec. 2 – Big Ten Championship Game (Indianapolis, Ind.)
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