
That led me to choose the Boilers, even though I don't love doing a game that took place a while ago (thankfully PSU has had good injury luck to make this translatable). Neither of these teams are terribly close to Michigan in caliber, and Purdue is a step above Auburn. That left me with Auburn in week three and Purdue in week one. Ohio and CMU are crossed off for being MAC teams and the Northwestern game is eliminated for the opponent being very bad and also having taken place during a monsoon. The Film: Penn State's schedule so far this season has not been the most difficult, which made choosing a game for this exercise tricky. 5-0 on the season, ranked #10 in the country, a test for the Michigan Wolverines that will tell us a lot about both squads involved. Can you believe it? An actual formidable opponent! I know Maryland straddled the line a few weeks back but Penn State is seemingly another level.
