#21 Michigan is handily out in front of Bowling Green 37-14 in the third quarter , but ESPN's Adam Rittenberg reports Denard Robinson left the game with a left knee sprain. The Wolverines have Indiana next week, but they follow that game with three ranked opponents. They host #25 Michigan State, #18 Iowa, then travel to Happy Valley to meet #23 Penn State.
If Robinson's injury turns out to be serious, and it was serious enough to shut him down for the day, the Wolverines take a big hit. He's the dynamic force in their offense. Tate Forcier had the job and lost it.
Elswhere in the Big Ten, Iowa and Wisconsin are winning big in cupcake games, over Austin Peay and Ball State. Michigan State leads Northern Colorado 42-7. This is the consequence of an eight-game versus a nine-game conference schedule. The Big Ten and SEC schools get an extra week of games against the Florida Atlantics and Western Michigans, while the PAC-10 gets nine extra losses a year. It makes for a true champion in the conference, but it ratchets down perception of every team in the conference. At the end of the year 8-4 looks like a top 20 team, and 7-5 doesn't. And then their fans say, yeah, but we played four top twenty teams. Sure you did.
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