Eh, Rutgers has been mouthing off all off season. They wanted a war and talked about protecting their turf from Harbaugh and Michigan. They got a war.
Meh. I doubt that had very little to do with the way the game was called by Harbaugh or how his team competed. I'm not going to slam Ash for talking tough, because every coach who takes over a team engages in that kind of hyperbole. Its a means to engage your fan base. Michigan was simply a terrible match up for Rutgers.
UM has a great defense that is both athletic and very experienced. On offense their power run game was way too much for Rutgers undersized and undermanned front seven to handle. By the second half Harbaugh cleared the bench but Rutgers was so demoralized at that point they couldn't stop them.
Rutgers has a looong way to go to be competitive in most B1G Sports football included. I don't envy the job Ash has ahead of him with Penn State, ND, OSU and UM all targeting NJ. Personally I think he was a bad hire for them. He was a crap defensive coordinator despite having tons of NFL Talent at OSU. Now he has MAC Talent. They should have hired an offensive coach, and allowed him to install a system and recruit to it.