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Submitted by BlueMk1690 on December 3rd, 2023 at 11:19 AM

Is the total combined amount of minutes Michigan trailed this season. All of them in the 1st half, never by more than one score, never for over 10 minutes (8:04 is the longest stretch after Rutgers scored early).

I thought that's a pretty damn impressive stat. None of the other playoff contenders can compete with that number, in fact it's not even close. In fact, most of them trailed for extensive time periods in more than one game.

As we're all looking to the playoffs, let's appreciate that Michigan played one heck of a dominant Big Ten season, maybe in the conversation for the most dominant one of the modern era.

Of course, I think we are all in agreement, that it's about time for Michigan to show this in the post-season too (Michigan's traditional achilles heel).

 

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December 3rd, 2023 at 12:00 PM ^

It was extraordinarily top heavy but the data does seem to offer some support:

Going into this weekend FEI had Michigan #1, OSU #3 and PSU #5.

SP+ was the same.

F+ had Michigan #1, OSU #4 and PSU #5.

After yesterday, Massey's power ranking (the one he claims is predictive) has OSU #1, Michigan #2 and PSU #5.

Sagarin Predictor has Michigan #1, OSU #3 and PSU #4.

 

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December 3rd, 2023 at 11:32 AM ^

SOMEWHAT OFF TOPIC

RE: CFB PLAYOFF SELECTION (per comment posted at The Athletic)

In its four most recent games to get to 13-0, Big Ten champion Michigan played and beat the best four Big Ten teams other than Michigan – 10-2 Penn State (24-15), 7-5 Maryland (31-24), 11-1 Ohio State (30-24) and 10-3 Iowa (26-0).

In its four most recent games to get to 13-0, Pac-12 champion Washington beat 8-4 Utah (35-28), 8-4 Oregon State (22-20), 5-7 Washington State (24-21) and 11-2 Oregon (34-31).

In its four most recent games to get to 13-0, ACC champion Florida State beat 3-9 Pittsburgh (24-7), 3-8 FCS North Alabama (58-13), 5-7 Florida (24-15) and 10-3 Louisville (16-6).

In its four most recent games to get to 12-1, Big XII champion Texas beat 5-7 TCU (29-26), 7-5 Iowa State (26-16), 6-6 Texas Tech (57-7) and 9-4 Oklahoma State (49-21). Early in the season, Texas beat 12-1 SEC championship game winner Alabama on the road (34-24).

In its four most recent games to get to 12-1, SEC championship game winner Alabama beat 7-5 Kentucky (49-21), 8-4 FCS Tennessee-Chattanooga (66-10), 6-6 Auburn (27-24) and 12-1 Georgia (34-24).

In its four most recent games to get to 12-1, SEC regular-season champion Georgia beat 10-2 Mississippi (52-17), 8-4 Tennessee (38-10) and 6-6 Georgia Tech (31-23), but lost to 12-1 Alabama (34-24).

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