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Michigan Looks to Carry Momentum Against Northwestern

 
Northwestern Wildcats (7-3, 3-3) at Michigan Wolverines (3-7, 2-4) Noon, Saturday at Michigan Stadium Line: Michigan -4 This might quite possibly be the hardest game of the season to predict for Michigan, seeing how things have gone thus far. After last week's dominating win at Minnesota, what team can I possibly expect to show up on Saturday after the Wolverines have stunk for the better part of the season? Will Michigan revert back to form, or will they answer the call and carry momentum from last week to give the 15 seniors on the team their last home win at the Big House? I'm going with the latter. Why? Because there's something different about Michigan that I noticed last week, and it was a sense of pride restored and urgency not seen all season. Michigan players and coaches have for the most part been embarrassed with how the 2008 season has gone, and if there's any saving this year, it's going out on a high note. Northwestern comes into the 69th meeting with the ... (link)

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