If you recall last year, ESPN College Football Playoff analyst Heather Dinich wasn’t exactly the biggest fan of Michigan football.
In fact, she was dismissive of the Wolverines all the way until the point that the maize and blue were ‘in.’
However, this year, despite the schedule that she often derided being close to the same, she appears to be pulling more in Michigan’s favor.
ESPN put out a column by Dinich ($) where she discusses the network’s FPI advanced analytics predictions which put the Wolverines fifth,
behind some obvious teams (Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama) and behind one team that is often the butt of jokes for being ‘back’ (Texas).
However, surprisingly, Dinich is pulling in favor of the maize and blue,
at least saying they should be ahead of Ohio State in terms of their chance to reach the 2023 College Football Playoff.
She’s not wrong about the nonconference schedule being light, just like last year.
However, if the Wolverines are blowing through the competition and beat the few teams on the schedule that are daunting ,
However, if the Wolverines are blowing through the competition and beat the few teams on the schedule that are daunting ,