Michigan Football: 3 things we need to see vs. Oregon
By Nick Popio
3. A field storming
110,000 plus have rushed the field twice in the last three years. Saturday would be the most improbable of them all if they can pull off the feat. For it to happen, all the breaks will have to fall Michigan's way.
Davis Warren will have to make some throws that he has never made before. His receivers can't let Colston Loveland do all the work either. To enjoy a field storming the 12th man will have to be louder then ever, but there will be a lot of green scattered throughout the Big House if I had to take a guess.
There is no blueprint on how to stop the Ducks, unless you go back to 2023 when Washington handed them their only two losses of the season.
If there are any weaknesses in this year's version, I don't see it. Idaho hung with them despite not having much of an offensive output. Perhaps coach Moore still has some tricks up his sleeves, as Dan Lanning did for Ohio State. The good thing is Michigan is more battle-tested than there were on August 31st, but Oregon is already packing their bags for a trip to Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship.
The last time Michigan football squared off with the number one team in the rankings, they lost the game of the century. They only have three wins all-time when they play the nation's best. It's been 40 years since the maize and blue took down a top ranked ball club.