Thank goodness they had a chance to get everyone game experience, have the film to evaluate and work with each player to correct mistakes, and reinforce player confidence that the system works when everyone's doing the right thing.
Some print interviews this morning mention that, unlike last season's finger pointing, players encouraged each other after they screwed up (especially in Holman's first half problems). Now when they go into loud, hostile maneater environs of Ann Arbor, they will have bonded sufficiently to get them through as a unit.
OT: Who is going to buy this local castle?