All of the Polls that are Not Coaches or AP Poll Thread
Based on last week it looks like we are going to try to limit it to 3 threads a Sunday on this topic. (well until playoff rankings are released)
- AP
- Coaches
- Every other damn one
So this can serve as #3.
UPDATED SUNDAY:
Sagarin #3: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/
Massey #11: http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?s=cf&sub=FBS
ESPN FPI #15: http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/teamratings
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Just wanted to note after a crazy top 10 last week where about half lost only 1 lost this week (Oklahoma) with Utah in a dog fight at home in the 4th. Ironically Oklahoma was the #1 team in the Massey rankings which supposedly compiles all the other rankings together.
Based on general inertia of voters UM should move behind FSU (where NW was last week) which would be #12 this week with Oklahoma falling below UM. Even if Utah ends up losing wouldn't make much sense to put them behind UM at this point based on head to head and beating weak ass Oregon so 12ish seems correct. On UM's side is we were involved in the only game this week featuring 2 top 25 teams... a strange quirk. But at 12 we'd be the 2nd highest 1 loss team in the country after Bama so that seems reasonable.
So an "inertia" top 15:
- OSU
- TCU
- Baylor
- MSU (haha)
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Utah
pending win(if not drop to #11) - Clemson
- LSU
- Bama
- A&M
- UF
- FSU
- UM
- Ole Miss
- ND
- Stanford
Goodbye - Oklahoma, NW.
If Cal upsets Utah then UM is prob #13 with Cal ahead of us.
Ok State, Iowa would be the 2 P5 unbeatens that voters could move ahead of Stanford ND types but doubtful. In theory MSU should drop but since they didnt lose tonight they might as well be ranked high even if a fraud so our win looks even better next week.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:33 AM ^
We're better than every single team on that list - there, I said it.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:39 AM ^
Baylor is the only one that scares me. I think they're number one, and would be by far the best offense we could face. The only place we'd play them though is... well, you know.
October 11th, 2015 at 2:04 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 9:26 AM ^
Luckily, this team gets better every week, and it would be many weeks before we'd play Baylor
October 11th, 2015 at 9:48 AM ^
If we play Baylor: Rich People problems.
It means that Harbaugh delivered even beyond all the unreasonable hype, beat MSU and OSU, and won the B1G. In his first season. With a mediocre QB he borrowed for a year.
Our recruiting would be off the charts, enabling us to have a perennial shot at the Playoff.
This may be the only year Baylor could beat us.
October 11th, 2015 at 10:33 AM ^
but it's also possible to meet Baylor in a bowl game.
October 11th, 2015 at 2:24 AM ^
I'd rather face Baylor than, say Alabama. Yea Baylor has a great offense but, a very weak defense. Everyone who plays Baylor will score a ton of points, just like TCU. Michigan could control the ball with their offense limiting the number of possesions Baylor's offense has and we have a good enough defense to force a punt here and there. Alabama's front seven would be tough to run on I think and their offense can score. Their only loss took two miracles and more botched kicks than you normally see in an entire season... from multiple teams combined.
October 11th, 2015 at 2:33 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 3:32 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 7:38 AM ^
We don't even hear that level of slobbering over the great SEC from ESPN. Is that you, Bert?
October 11th, 2015 at 11:27 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
good post- I am not 100% sold on Bama- they are good but not epic good.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:17 PM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 4:54 AM ^
All of the remaining teams scare me. We should win every game left on the schedule except OSU, but shit happens and eight years of mouth punches have left me wary of any raised fist, even if that fist is being raised by an especially shrimpy eight-year-old (lookin' at you, Rutgers).
October 11th, 2015 at 12:37 PM ^
ALL of the remaining teams scare you? Are you nervous by disposition? Is that avatar of yours an X-ray of a bone break in the foot that you believe to be runanway Ebola/Leukeimia/AIDS?
October 11th, 2015 at 8:40 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 8:50 AM ^
want to play us right now?
October 11th, 2015 at 9:03 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 9:37 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 9:54 AM ^
I can't hate on LSU with our M alumni as the coach. I think Alabama would rather not play either one. Both are built on defense and running game. Bama is not good on Offense yet and is not built to beat teams like LSU, M consistently. It will be close games that can swing either way.
October 11th, 2015 at 10:48 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 1:37 AM ^
I think Utah, Clemson, and LSU will all jump MSU this week. At least Utah and Clemson. It might take a while for us to really push much farther past the 10-12 range because with one loss we're waiting on teams ahead of us to lose, which is inevitable. Win out and we're golden. Because of that I'm strangely apathetic towards the polls. Also these polls don't matter.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:48 AM ^
Win out and its moot, you'd have beaten two top 5 teams plus NW and gave Utah a decent game when UM was just getting started.
But since its a Mgoboard and we dont sit on hands for 7 more weeks we'll speculate.
Beating MSU if it happens - will be interesting to see how they position UM vs Bama in polls both with 1 loss. Only drama short term.
October 11th, 2015 at 9:21 AM ^
I think that is completely accurate and it blows my mind. If Michigan were to win out, they would almost assuredly make the playoff. Of course, that's always the goal. But for this season, that was certainly not the expectation I had set. It still isn't, but it's sure as hell fun to talk be able to legitimately discuss.
October 11th, 2015 at 10:45 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 12:40 PM ^
Alun 96
"But since its a Mgoboard and we dont sit on hands for 7 more weeks we'll speculate."
You mean they don't speculate on other CFB boards?
October 11th, 2015 at 9:36 AM ^
If we beat State, we'll get somewhere near the bottom of the top 10. At that point, just keep winning and we'll make the top 4 by the end of tje season with OSU and a B1G championship game there.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:39 AM ^
Voters, even coaches, will find it hard to ignore three shutouts.
October 11th, 2015 at 2:00 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 7:39 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 9:38 AM ^
To be fair, Kirk brought up Michigan during Gameday as a possible playoff team.
October 11th, 2015 at 12:41 PM ^
Now announcers are speculating!!!!! What has the world come to.
October 11th, 2015 at 10:03 AM ^
only Oklahoma lost. I think it may keep us just outside the top 10 even thought we belong there based on current play.
October 11th, 2015 at 11:36 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 1:41 AM ^
Cal on Utah 20ish with 36 seconds to go on ESPN by the way.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:45 AM ^
Utah wins.
Geez they forced 6 turnovers...and won by 6.
October 11th, 2015 at 8:57 AM ^
And only won by 7.
They're having a Michigan 2011 season w/ Kovacs. Just timely plays and turnovers.
October 11th, 2015 at 12:42 PM ^
did they force turnovers or were they gifted?
October 11th, 2015 at 1:43 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 7:32 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^
don't be disrepecting Coach Alverez ! He has his "puppet coach" on the sideline - but Barry still runnung the show in Madison!!!
Go Blue!
October 11th, 2015 at 1:44 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 1:44 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 1:46 AM ^
Nice try, no way this holds.. Shit threads will be made. Book it
October 11th, 2015 at 1:55 AM ^
All the teams ahead of us in above ranking play each other by the way...except (drumroll) Utah.
- OSU v MSU (v UM)
- LSU v Bama v A&M
- Baylor v TCU
- Clemson v FSU
- FSU v UF
Hell even behind us, ND v Stanford
October 11th, 2015 at 1:57 AM ^
Lots of good games ahead.
October 11th, 2015 at 4:32 AM ^
Unbeaten UF travels to Baton Rouge to play unbeaten LSU.
October 11th, 2015 at 9:01 AM ^
October 11th, 2015 at 12:43 PM ^
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