Coaches say Michigan #14
I think #13 would be a more fair position.
Michigan goes in and beats a ranked team at their home, and Miami barely wins at home against an unranked Virginia.
Such is life!!! Keep the focus!!!
The only issue I see with the Moo U game is that 110,000+ people will not get to see it live and in person.
GO BLUE!!!!
October 25th, 2020 at 2:18 PM ^
AP says 13.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:21 PM ^
While Michigan should be ranked higher, I don't mind. Just keep winning games.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:22 PM ^
Just win! 18 straight victories on the road for the little brown jug: incredible accomplishment
October 25th, 2020 at 3:11 PM ^
The famous Minnesota sportswriter Sid Hartman passed away this week at the age of 100. The last time Minnesota won at home against Michigan, he was 57.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:27 PM ^
I feel like we should be ranked in the top 12, UNC loses to a shitty fsu squad and Miami getting shellacked by Clemson and generally looking average, shouldn't be ahead of us.
Just keep winning, I have a feeling this could be a special season.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:29 PM ^
To be precise, the Coaches do not say this - the Sports Information Director or duly authorized representative typically says this.
MGoBlog'd.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^
IU is ranked #17. They play Rutgers this week. While watching Rutgers man-handling Sparty was quite entertaining, they are still Rutgers. In other words, we will have a chance to face another ranked team on the road in two weeks. IU will probably be at least #15 at that time. The ‘Harbaugh cannot beat ranked teams on the road‘ trope is dying a beautiful death.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:41 PM ^
Let's win that game first.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:45 PM ^
Oh, we will. I have zero concern. And as a fan, that is a good place to be. The coaches and players will have no problem preparing for/respecting the opponent - but I have no problem chalking this one up as another satisfying trophy win against a rival!
October 25th, 2020 at 2:50 PM ^
IU w/ Penix as QB is a different beast. Should be a good game.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:59 PM ^
Yep - IU will be a hard fought game. When Dutch said win ‘that’ game first, I thought he was referring to msu. Anyways, I loved seeing another road win over a ranked team last night. It is never easy to do, but we sure made it look easy last night!
October 25th, 2020 at 3:45 PM ^
It doesnt mean anything if those teams arent ranked at the end of the year, pump the brakes a little bit.
October 25th, 2020 at 4:01 PM ^
Actually, it does. Where they are ranked when you play them is how these things are measured for perpetuity. Regardless, we have plenty of chances for more quality victories. I just love it when a lazy talking point dies an appropriate death. I am sure it is frustrating that Michigan is such an elite academic and athletic school. Now go back to your own team’s message board!
October 25th, 2020 at 2:34 PM ^
Ok, cool.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:41 PM ^
I have no gripes even if I think we would beat about 5 of the teams ranked ahead of us
it's the covid year and it's tough to rank teams having played 6 games to teams playing only once
And despite the blowout win, I still don't know how good we are, it was a weird game
13/14 is fine by me
October 25th, 2020 at 2:41 PM ^
Nice.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:41 PM ^
Beat MSU
October 25th, 2020 at 2:50 PM ^
Let’s just beat the piss outta Sparty.
October 25th, 2020 at 2:49 PM ^
Nobody should lose any sleep over rankings right now. My favorite example consists of crapping all over Notre Dame (because fuck Notre Dame. Fuck them forever.)
The Irish have beaten Duke (1-5), USF (1-5), Florida State (2-4), Louisville (2-4), and Pitt (3-4).
Their opponents have a combined record of 9-22 and yet somehow the pollsters thinks that deserves them the #3 ranking.
Rankings are useless right now. All we should care about is beating the living tar out of Sparty. (And maybe get the field goal kicking going?)
October 25th, 2020 at 3:04 PM ^
Yes...I got into a discussion with a ND fan about football and all he could say was that M wasn't any good, blah, blah, blah....and ND is ranked higher.
But when I asked why ND doesn't play 5 - 6 ranked teams a year (like every Big 10 team) instead of playing unranked "rivalry" opponents, he shut-up.
Can't wait until they play Clemson, (a newer version of ND) just to hear them cry how they should be in the playoffs.
October 25th, 2020 at 3:04 PM ^
October 25th, 2020 at 3:07 PM ^
just keep winning
October 25th, 2020 at 3:49 PM ^
Sounds about right. I've got:
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Ohio St.
- Notre Dame
- Cincinnati
- Oklahoma St.
- Georgia
- Texas A&M
- BYU
- Florida
- Wisconsin
- UNC
- Miami
- Michigan
- Kansas St.
- Marshall
- Indiana
- Penn St.
- Coastal Carolina
- SMU
- Memphis
- Liberty
- Iowa St.
- Oklahoma
- Army
...I wouldn't rank teams that haven't played.
Regardless, it looks right now like a race for that 4th playoff spot. This would've been the year to try 8 playoff teams with so much unbalance and uncertainty.
October 25th, 2020 at 3:51 PM ^
Without looking at any of the other info other than our previous rank and having won, I figured 15.
October 25th, 2020 at 4:34 PM ^
As long as our guys win every week, "who cares?" Didn't the Late/Great Bob Ufer say that?
October 25th, 2020 at 4:45 PM ^
Guess what...BEAT STAEE!!
October 25th, 2020 at 4:46 PM ^
Cincy at 7? LOL they would lose to any non G5 top 15 team by 14+