Chris Spielman: "Michigan is a Top 10 team...right now"
September 28th, 2015 at 3:58 PM ^
Chris Spielman is a pretty good broadcaster, but his hyperbolic love of Michigan right now seems a little premature. The whole "Braden could start for OSU," is particularly crazy.
Like most Mich-OSU guys I think he may just want that rivalry to mean something again so he's looking for something, anything to indicate Michigan is back.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:07 PM ^
September 28th, 2015 at 4:59 PM ^
Michigan is not a 'legit' T10 team after only playing 4 games beating a tired BYU team with a backup freshman QB and two lessor opponents previously. Sounds like pandering to me. It's fun to watch them win and improve but let's not get carried away, Chris.
September 28th, 2015 at 6:32 PM ^
September 28th, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
Okay Rudy.
September 28th, 2015 at 6:40 PM ^
September 28th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^
I honestly thought the game would be close and it would be won late in the 4th quarter by either team so I was surprized at the end score. I'm so happy that it turned out the way it did because it really shows our potential. Not sure what you're talking about smoke and mirrors...that's not the case with my post. The announcers talked about how BYU could be tired and had a tough schedule so that stuck with me. While Spielman paid us a compliment we really won't be a nationally recognized T10 team unless we win the next 3 games.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^
I liked his comment about Hoke and Rich Rod both running spread offenses...
September 28th, 2015 at 4:01 PM ^
Last I saw, Michigan was #22. Right now.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:04 PM ^
Media seems to be playing into MSU's hands. this is the type of stuff they feed off of.
September 28th, 2015 at 5:48 PM ^
Says alot about their program if they need the media to provide them with motivation.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:06 PM ^
We can raise our expectations based on the eye test. This isn't the last several years. We finally have a complete, competent, coaching staff. We're getting better week by week. We should win the next two games and have a big showdown with a #2 ranked sparty. This is the way it's supposed to be. Embrace it!
September 28th, 2015 at 4:12 PM ^
There are still 29 undefeated teams. That will dwindle as the cupcake portion of most teams' schedules end and their conference games begin. Give it a few weeks to settle out.
Unbeatens: Temple, Memphis, Navy, Houston, Clemson, Florida State, NC State, Miami, OK State, TCU, OK, Baylor, Kansas State, W Virginia, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Toledo, Cal, UCLA, Utah, Florida, Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, LSU
September 28th, 2015 at 4:25 PM ^
September 28th, 2015 at 4:11 PM ^
The team concept of "we'll enjoy this today but come tomorrow start thinking about our next opponent" needs to apply to our fanbase as well.
Several times in the last 8 years we've done nicely to start a season only to be exposed by MSU and Dantonio - a guy who focuses his entire staff on finding ways to counter Michigan.
That game is going to rough for Rudock. State is going to store 8 in the box and crash dbs and safeties to make Rudock's life hell, and I'd give even odds he throws a pick six that game the way he's hesitating and the way MSU's D has risen to the occasion against us.
Tired of the 5-0 or 4-1 starts followed by a nose dive starting with the Sparty game, so I for one plan on keeping mum until we see what we see vs State.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:16 PM ^
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September 28th, 2015 at 4:36 PM ^
but if I were an OC -or an offensive player at any position- I'd much rather face MSU's defense than ours right now.
Wow, that felt really good to write...
September 28th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
UM defense: an impenetrable brick wall wrapped in razor wire sitting in front of a no-fly zone
Which offense faces the greater challenge in that game?
I like our chances
September 28th, 2015 at 4:33 PM ^
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September 28th, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^
If we could replay the first game, there is a good shot that Michigan would beat Utah and would be a top 5 team.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:18 PM ^
IF this...
IF that...
We don't have that luxury. The way Utah has played, I think we'd have just a good of a chance to win as we did when we played the game. Don't forget, they get to improve, too. And they are proving themselves to be worthy of the high praise they're getting.
Lets just concentrate on conference play, get to msu and osu and throttle them, then the rest of the season will take care of itself along with the post-season.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:18 PM ^
That's very brave of Chris. I fully expect threats to be made against him from Buckeyes.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
Crazy asshole buckeye fans will be on him soon. Remember what they did to Herbstreit?
September 28th, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^
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September 28th, 2015 at 5:13 PM ^
Colorado not good. ASU not that good and based upon this past weekend I question how good Arizona is.
Utah, USC and UCLA are good.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
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September 28th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
To everyone saying "pump the brakes" I agree it is unwise to get a big head after only 3 straight dominant wins - HOWEVER - and a BIG HOWEVER, we certainly DO look the part.
This is not the case of the 11-2 Hoke led team where we all knew we got 11 wins by luck and shouldnt have been in a BCS bowl because we were playing very mediocre football.
This year we actually look good - and we all recognize that we are playing damn good football. Again, it could be that our matchups have been such that we were able to exploit the last three teams - but - I highly doubt that is the case.
We have earned the respect and ranking we have because anyone who knows football knows that we are for real up to this point. The Oregon-Utah game was the most deciding factor - maybe even more so than UM's drubbing of BYU.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
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September 28th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
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September 28th, 2015 at 4:38 PM ^
September 28th, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
to bolster team confidence. I could see us busting MSU in the nose, which would be a pleasure. But we also shouldn't be surprised if the team falters against MSU or OSU. Those are tough tough teams and confidence is a huge issue for college players.
It will be such a pleasure just to go into those games knowing we've got a shot.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:43 PM ^
Spielman is a fan of great D. With that said there is plenty to like and lots of depth. He alos believes that Harbaugh will continue to refine the offense and Rudock will coninue to prove. The Special teams have been great with the exception of the fake punt last week. When you have all three phases playing well yet improving every week I can see where people are climbing on the wagon.
September 28th, 2015 at 4:53 PM ^
I saw this after visiting the link and I thought this was pretty funny.
http://www.elevenwarriors.com/house-ad/2015/09/60495/new-shirt-the-devil-wears-khakis
September 28th, 2015 at 7:18 PM ^
Let's make the same shirt available in maize and blue and we'll all be in agreement then, right?
September 28th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
September 28th, 2015 at 4:58 PM ^
Man, the MGoStaff is really really really gonna have to step up the University of Michigan coverage to match the depth, breadth of Michigan coverage we see on 11W.
/s, because duh.
September 28th, 2015 at 5:08 PM ^
September 28th, 2015 at 5:18 PM ^
The username that posted that tidbit on Eleven Warriors was "Hoody Wayes"? Contrived metathesis is about as unoriginal as it gets, but then consider the source in this case, I suppose. Also, I didn't have the stomach to read the resulting 76 comments. I was afraid actually.
As for what Spielman said, high praise indeed. I was more in the "we're getting there - maybe not now, but sooner than people think" camp myself, but I think we can graciously accept the compliment for the time being.
September 28th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
September 29th, 2015 at 9:01 AM ^
Actually, most of the comments were positive in the sense that they recognized that Michigan is for real and not just lucky or just beating up on weak teams.
September 29th, 2015 at 9:29 AM ^
September 28th, 2015 at 5:25 PM ^
If we go undefeated through the State game then...yes...but not now.
September 28th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
Spielman spent most of Saturday's broadcoast throwing out back-handed compliments and offering excuses to BYU (LOL at his Tom Brady "analysis"). This is just more insincerity.