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John U. Bacon joins us for this week's sports roundup.

Wolverines moving forward

Bacon tells us that despite the 24-17 loss to the Utah Utes last week, the Wolverines played "far better football on both sides of the ball than I've seen in a long time."

He tells us he didn't anticipate a win for Michigan, but he did expect to see 60 minutes of honest, fundamental football, and it looks like that's what we got.

"They've got a lot of work to do … but man, you can see the foundation, you can see the building blocks, and this team is going to improve pretty quickly," he says.

Bacon says that the Jim Harbaugh's postgame press conference was the best he's seen.

"Calm, the eyes are still on fire, the jaw¹ is still set … but he was not about to throw his team under the bus by saying 'we didn't execute,' which was one of Brady Hoke's singsong phrases," he says.

He cites it as an early example of Harbaugh's "very good coaching."

The Wolverines kick off their home schedule Saturday afternoon against Oregon State, and Bacon expects Michigan to pull out a win.

Marquee game for Spartans²

Michigan State will keep the Oregon Ducks busy Saturday night, and Bacon tells us the Spartans are favored by four points.He says that MSU's loss to the Ducks last year may have actually played to their advantage, as it kept them "under the radar³" all the way through to the end of the Big Ten season.

Bacon applauds the work Mark Dantonio has done coaching in East Lansing, and calls Saturday's matchup a "marquee game."

"They win this one, they'll be a top five team for a while," he says.

Lions to have good season

The Detroit Lions will play their season opener Sunday at San Diego.

"The big problem they've got is how to replace Ndamukong Suh," Bacon says.

He describes Suh as the type of player whose value lies in his ability to really disrupt the offense⁴ of the other team.

"The guys they've got down there are competent, they're good, but they're not game changers," he says.

Bacon tells us that the Lions are expected to have a good season and may make the playoffs by the end of it.

Tigers shut out again

The Tigers lost to Tampa Bay last night 8-0, their eighth shutout.

Bacon says that it all started at the end of the trade deadline.

"We said, if you don't trade you're playing to win, and if you do trade you've bagged it for the season. And look, once the front office has given up on the season, don't expect the players or the fans to care any more than they do. So once they've bailed⁵ on it, the season is done," he says.

1 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

2 spartans   

n.斯巴达（spartan的复数形式）

参考例句：

• The ancient Spartans used to expose babies that they did not want. 古斯巴达人常遗弃他们不要的婴儿。
• But one by one the Spartans fell. 可是斯巴达人一个一个地倒下了。

3 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

4 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

5 bailed   

保释，帮助脱离困境( bail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Fortunately the pilot bailed out before the plane crashed. 飞机坠毁之前，驾驶员幸运地跳伞了。
• Some water had been shipped and the cook bailed it out. 船里进了些水，厨师把水舀了出去。