Michigan football: Top analyst says ‘good luck’ trying to beat Michigan

Michigan football destroyed Nebraska last weekend, prompting many of the nation’s top analysts to pin the Wolverines as the No. 1 team in the nation — Joel Klatt of FOX Sports is one of these analysts. Recently, Klatt ranked his top 10 teams heading into Week 6, and he pins Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines as the best in the country. “Good luck,” he says to Georgia and the world of college football.

Top analyst says ‘good luck’ trying to beat Michigan football

Does Jim Harbaugh have the best team in the nation? Joe Klatt thinks so — here is why Michigan football is the best team in college football right now.

“Michigan is a boa constrictor,” Joel Klatt said. “This is a team that moves slowly and moves methodically. It’s not explosive. It’s not flashy, it’s death eventually, and inevitably — that’s what it is. It’s like being in a small cage with a boa constrictor. You will eventually die. And they’re better this year than they have been over the last two. Their defense has yet to allow more than seven points, and I get it who have they played?

“I 100% understand,” he continued. “They’ve allowed 13 points all year outside of garbage time in the fourth quarter. They gave up a touchdown to Rutgers on their first drive and then two field goals versus Bowling Green. That’s really it. In their first game against East Carolina, they scored the first 30 points; in their second game against UNLV, they scored the first 35 points. In their third game against Bowling Green, they scored the last 24 points. And in the fourth game against Rutgers, they scored the last 31 points. In the fifth game at Nebraska, they scored the first 45 points. Like — good luck with Michigan!

“I’m just telling you again, not flashy. Who’s stopping that run game? Who’s stopping them? I don’t know, maybe Penn State, maybe Ohio State. I don’t know. Nebraska was the No. 2 rush defense in the country coming into this game this last week. They were allowing 46 yards per game and 1.8 yards per carry, and Michigan ran it 51 times for 249 yards at 4.9 yards per carry. Good luck. Good luck with Michigan.”

This weekend, Michigan football hits the road for the second time this fall in hopes of winning its sixth-straight game and potentially earning the No. 1 spot in next week’s AP Top 25. Regardless, it’s clear that the Wolverines are being pinned as top national title contenders right now after a massive win in Week 5.

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