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15 increasingly sad images from Rutgers’ 78-point loss to Michigan

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Here are the 15 most amazing numbers from this game. Now prepare for the saddest pictures.

Michigan v Rutgers
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NCAA Football: Michigan at Rutgers
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Michigan’s win probability never dipped below 90 percent
Michigan’s win probability never dipped below 90 percent
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(Rutgers fires that cannon after its own touchdowns, of which there have been none since Sept. 24. Michigan fans spent the evening encouraging the cannon operators to go rogue.)

This advanced box score shows Rutgers’ biggest strengths in this game were having a lot of possessions and having good turnovers luck

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