Does this weekend give clues to the ND game?

Here in ND country, going back to work today I was given the usual hard time. Most ND fans didn't catch a minute of the Utah game and thought it was a tough battle that we just couldn't finish in the end. ND and Michigan play close to somewhat the same strength of team in SDSU and Miami of OH (http://www.mratings.com/cf/compare.htm) see 101 & 102 on chart.

Do you think this weekends games will be a good barometer going into the next?