Michigan postgame reactions: NW win caps off great week for program – 'I think that's what hope feels like'
ANN ARBOR – The Michigan Wolverines got to 6-5 on the season with a 50-6 win over Northwestern on Saturday in Ann Arbor, sealing what looks like one of the biggest weeks in program history with a lopsided win few saw coming.
U-M was a multi-score favorite on Saturday, but a 46-point drubbing was not on anyone’s bingo card. And with No. 1 overall commit and Five-Star+ QB Bryce Underwood there days after his potential paradigm-shifting commitment, it was exactly what the doctor ordered.
On the field, a senior class that has won 46 games (48, if you count the 2020 class) went out on the highest note possible, serving as a potential springboard into next week’s game at Ohio State.
TheWolverine.com’s Anthony Broome and former Michigan defensive lineman Ryan Van Bergen discuss the 50-6 blowout win to move to 6-5 on the season, setting up another edition of The Game next week. The show includes offensive and defensive takeaways, game balls, your questions and more.
“It’s awesome to see this group of seniors, especially considering the last year that they’ve had in comparison to the three years previous… to see these guys have their last home game, go their way, play a clean football game, it was just a good, dominant football effort,” Van Bergen said. “Let’s not paint a false picture here. Northwestern’s not world beaters, and we knew that when they came in, but to handle business the way it was supposed to be handled and execute what you’re supposed to execute specifically in the second half and see the ball kind of get shared, see some guys get some opportunities that to me, that’s what you needed for this team.
“They’re deserving of this last game. I’m happy for these guys that they were able to get that. I was at the game and I felt energy. I think that’s what hope feels like. I think we all may have forgotten what that may feel like, but that’s what hope feels like.
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“We’ve talked about it all year throughout this podcast, but as the year has progressed, the intensity of concern has grown and grown and grown. But I think finally this week, we had wildfires and we just hit them with cannons.”
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