DETROIT — Usually when a group wins huge, the expectations go through the roofing. It doesn’t take a group winning a nationwide champion for experts and acclaims throughout college football to allofasudden crown a brand-new media beloved.
Take Penn State in2016 After winning the Big Ten — regardlessof losing 49-10 to Michigan earlier in the year — the Nittany Lions endedupbeing continually ‘on the edge’ according to lotsof in the media. Yet, they sanctuary’t won the Big Ten onceagain giventhat and have yet to make it to the College Football Playoff.
So, when Michigan football won the nationwide champion this past year, the media leapt on board and began to anticipate the Wolverines to repeat, ideal?
Wrong.
The reason is that Michigan has to change a lot, however Georgia lost the bulk of its group after winning back-to-back champions, and the Bulldogs were the favorites last year and will mostlikely be the preferred onceagain this year. Ohio State hasn’t won the conference because 2020, however it’s the preferred to win this year — much like it’s been the past 3 years.
Yes, Michigan has a brand-new head coach in Sherrone Moore, however the expectation is that he’ll run the te