Michigan’s most recent game was a loss, to its archrival no less, but that shouldn’t take all the shine off an otherwise promising regular season.

The latest episode of the Wolverine Confidential podcast discussed that very topic in light of Michigan football’s 27-9 loss to Ohio State.

“Context matters here,” co-host Aaron McMann said. “Before the year if you were to talk to most Michigan fans and say, ‘Michigan goes 9-3 and they’re in the Big Ten title and playoff hunts until the end,’ I think they would have taken it.”

That’s exactly what happened, with Michigan losing road games to Oklahoma and USC before closing the regular season with a home loss to the top-ranked Buckeyes.

“Michigan, they’re building,” McMann said. “This was really a foundational year. ... There were a lot of you

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