Revenge is a difficult emotion to lasso.
You don't go into a situation bragging about the humiliation you're about to inflict on your offender. Michigan had revenge on its mind Saturday. Not from a prior defeat or anything that happened on the field. The true leader of Michigan's team last year never scored a point, never made a tackle, nor did he even play a down on either side of the ball. What made him the leader was his ability to motivate an aspect of the team that was too young, too small, and not expected to play anywhere close to the level it did, and made it one of the nation's best.