This was the best football Saturday in recent memory. Not only because we crushed Notre Dame 38-0, but for lots of other reasons as well. Let's begin:

We crushed Notre Dame 38-0 - OK, so maybe this was the most important reason. After two historically awful games the past two weeks, the Wolverines finally found salvation against the Irish. Hart delivered on his guarantee with 187 rushing yards and 6'7" freshman quarterback Ryan Mallet towered over everyone on the field like a Greek god as he managed to endure the pressure of his first official start.

Notre Dame got crushed 38-0 - It's not only about us winning, it's about how bad the Irish were. In three games now they have yet to score an offensive touchdown and Charlie Weiss was shamed in a shutout amidst chants of "Front-butt" and "Gas-tric By-pass." Ouch.

The band played a Guitar Hero halftime show - Three words: Freebird guitar solo. Amazing.

Russell Crowe was there - Yes, he was at the game. I'm not exactly sure why, something about co-owning a rugby team with Llyod Carr. He supposedly paid the football team a visit and got them fired up with a pep talk.  I bet he reminded them that what they do now will echo in eternity. He's older and shorter than you'd think in person.

Let's hope the rest of the season is exactly like this Saturday. Maybe Christian Bale will come next time.