Outside of the fact that Michigan football kept the game competitive until the final minute on Saturday night, there wasn't much to feel good about as a Wolverines fan.
Michigan out-gained the Sooners on the ground, by a few yards, but most of that was due to the 75-yard touchdown run by Justice Haynes. Outside of that, Michigan averaged less than three yards per rushing attempt.
Oklahoma had over 400 yards of total offense. John Mateer accounted for 333 total yards and looked like a Heisman trophy candidate, while Bryce Underwood looked like a freshman, even though he still looked like Michigan football's best player for most of the game.
Following the 24-13 win by the Sooners, here is the Week 2 stock report for Michigan football.
Stock down: Offensive line
This shouldn't come as a shock to anyone. The Michigan football offensive line wasn't great last week. They weren't as bad as some are making them out to be, and the coaching staff didn't do them any favors.
Oklahoma loaded the box, made sure it had the numbers advantage most of the time, and Michigan just didn't adjust. It's hard enough to block a team like Oklahoma when there are five blockers for five defenders, but very difficult when the numbers are stacked in favor of the defense.
The effort on the offensive line still wasn't good enough. Outside the 75-yard run, Haynes and Jordan Marshall combined for 78 yards on 27 carries. That's stunning. Almost as stunning as Michigan's unwillingness to run the ball with Bryce Underwood.
Stock down: Play-calling
I don't want to put all the blame on Chip Lindsey. It feels like Sherrone Moore has a hand in the offense, which he should, as the head coach, but whoever Michigan put together that game plan, it was terrible.
Running the ball, throwing short of the sticks or throwing a screen on third-and-long, isn't the way to play when you have a five-star quarterback. It's one thing to protect him, but Michigan was over-the-top-conservative.
It's like there was a rule against throwing on first down. You have to be smart with Underwood. Saturday was extreme, though, and the Wolverines paid the price. The only way to loosen up the box was to attack down the field. Maybe it leads to turnovers or mistakes, but it's better than running into a stacked box all night.
Defenses are going to present the same challenge, just like last season, until Michigan proves it will do something about it. The players got out-played. The Coaches also got out-coached.
Stock is steady: Bryce Underwood
Bryce Underwood completed just 9 of 24 passes for 142 yards. There were two explosive plays, including a 44-yard dime to Donaven McCulley. That's something we should
see much more of as the season goes along. Channing Goodwin had a 25-yard reception, which was his second week in a row with a reception of more than 20 yards.
Underwood needs to be allowed to run. Not all the time, but the read needs to be real at some point. John Mateer wasn't afraid to run. Michigan needs to be smart about it, but the Wolverines are wasting one of their best assets, as well as another way of keeping the defense honest.
Stock down: Defense
Jaishawn Barham was out for the first half. That would have made a difference. However, things weren't that different once he came on in the second half.
Michigan's defensive front generated two sacks. U-M forced once turnover, but should have had at least one more. The third-down play when Brandyn Hillman came free and missed on the tackle, then allowed a long reception, setting up a first-and-goal for the Sooners was a mircocosm for the game.
That was right after Jyaire Hill dropped an interception. The score was 14-7. Michigan had just scored. Yet, those missed opportunities allowed Oklahoma to swing the momentum, and the Wolverines never got it back.
So far, all the talk of this being an elite defense, seems like just that, talk.