▁box ▁yesterday ▁there ▁was ▁nothing ▁but ▁g low ing ▁ex ple t ives ▁for ▁the ▁synchron ized ▁Michigan ▁Wol ver ine ▁w reck ing ▁crew ▁that ▁power ed ▁over ▁Southern ▁California , ▁ 4 9 - 0 . ▁While ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁h ed ging ▁from ▁a ▁comparison ▁of ▁Michigan ▁with ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁of ▁the ▁scri bes ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁off ensive - mind ed ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁squad ▁des erved ▁no ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁co - rating ▁with ▁the ▁Irish ▁as ▁America ' s ▁Number ▁One ▁Colleg iate ▁eleven ." ▁ ▁Grant land ▁R ice , ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁sports ▁writers , ▁wrote ▁of ▁Michigan : ▁" It ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁all - around ▁college ▁football ▁team ▁I ' ve ▁seen ▁this ▁year . ▁The ▁back field ' s ▁brilliant ▁passing ▁and ▁running ▁skill ▁gives ▁Michigan ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁off ense ▁in ▁the ▁country ." ▁Red ▁Smith ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Her ald ▁Trib une ▁said , ▁" No ▁other ▁team ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁seen ▁this ▁season ▁did ▁things ▁with ▁so ▁little ▁effort . ▁Cris ler ▁has ▁so ▁many ▁that ▁do ▁so ▁much ." ▁ ▁Deb ate ▁over ▁which ▁team ▁was ▁best ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁supp or ters ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁post - season ▁AP ▁poll ▁was ▁final ▁and ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁revis ited . ▁They ▁cont ended ▁that ▁Michigan ▁had ▁run ▁up ▁the ▁score ▁on ▁US C , ▁noted ▁that ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁had ▁not ▁had ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁play