How does Michigan’s loss to Appalachian State change things for their next opponent? University of Oregon coach Mike Bellotti (above) has the answer in the Oregonian:

They’re going to be on heightened alert. I liken it to people being prepared for terrorist attacks now.

It truly is a shame Lloyd Carr ignored the memo that had circulated among many coaches back in August: DIVISON I-AA CHAMPION DETERMINED TO STRIKE BIG 10.