Fox Sports: "College football rankings: Michigan makes a major case for No. 1"
Article: here
Key quote: "Without their head coach on the sideline and against an outstanding Penn State defense, Michigan all but said out loud: 'We're running the ball, and you are powerless to stop us.'"
It's a short article and inclueds a ranking (with UM #1), but I am happy to promote anything from FOX sports these days....
November 12th, 2023 at 1:05 PM ^
Perhaps not quite so negative as you think. He'll certainly accumulate some early pass pro -'s, but the play calling moved to feature his strength, which is his mobility. On the successful Semaj Morgan screen he pulled and blocked downfield. Ditto on one of JJ's runs. So there will be +s to offset the -s. Chop Robinson is quick, with a capital Q, and quite the handful to deal with.
November 12th, 2023 at 11:18 AM ^
Correct analysis by Fox. Georgia looks excellent as well and have no beef with them at No 1 after the way they crushed Ole Miss last night.
November 12th, 2023 at 11:34 AM ^
If this whole "gate" thing has proved anything as much as it can be proved, it's that the network "reporters" are 100% shills for the teams/conferences under contract to that network. Putting up Fox vs. ES(EC)PN against one another couldn't make that more clear. Just shouting and nonsense. Is ES(EC)PN more in the bag than Fox; for sure. But give Fox time.
November 12th, 2023 at 12:11 PM ^
As if on queue the rest of the usual suspect talking heads are already talking down Michigan's win over Penn State. All season all we heard was "Michigan is good, but they haven't play anybody good". Now Michigan gets a win against a top 10 opponent, and the response is "Penn State isn't actually that good so this one doesn't count"
November 12th, 2023 at 1:03 PM ^
A win against a top 10 PSU program, AT PSU. That last part cannot be understated. It is a very hostile environment, only topped by a PSU white out at night. How many games has PSU lost at home under Franklin? Not many. Michigan's beaten them two in a row at their place.
November 12th, 2023 at 3:12 PM ^
Georgia has been number one for 22 straight weeks, are they keeping them there to help them beat USC (33 straight weeks?)
November 12th, 2023 at 3:23 PM ^
But Finebaum said he wasn’t impressed. Which one do I believe?
November 12th, 2023 at 8:34 PM ^
Ah RJ (had us unranked in his 2022 preseason poll) Young has come around