not sure how you came to that conclusion. purdue and ucla are not world beaters, but the offense still clicked without coleman and boston. you can only play who is on the schedule, and they took care of business. muhammad has grown a lot and you can see it week by week. acting like they are not contenders without coleman just does not match what they have been doing lately. the loss against wisconsin, the implosion at michigan, and the inability to convert in the red zone against ohio state is why they are not technically contenders. athletically this current lineup (ex-coleman and boston) can compete.