Joel Klatt ranks UM at #4 after week 1

Submitted by UMoutwest on

Just saw this very short video on youtube about Joel Klatt's top 10 teams following week 1 and was surprised to see UM at #4. All that was said about us is that our defense is more faster and physical than last years, and that we completely dominated Florida and it wasnt close. What are your guys' thoughts on this ranking? Too high, too low? Personally I think its a little high and would put us at 7 or 8.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKy9yiGfQIU

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KennyHiggins

September 5th, 2017 at 11:45 AM ^

Likely #8 in the AP that comes out today.  Expect a lot of refinements over the next month as all two-deep position players get a shot to show how much they can contribute.  Then a 5 touchdown whooping of MSU over Columbus Day weekend to get us all in a frenzy.  Top 4 by then.

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I Love Lamp

September 5th, 2017 at 11:47 AM ^

But it's plausible given we played a tough opener and whipped their asses. Clean up some mistakes and gain some more experience with our youth, and I think we can play with anyone

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lhglrkwg

September 5th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^

Ok, Bama and OSU are squarely 1-2 right now. Penn State I'd argue should be #3 right now

  • Florida State just lost it's best player for the season
  • USC struggled with Western at home for the entire game and Darnold didn't look a Heisman contender
  • Clemson is unknown
  • OU looked good
  • Washington let Rutgers hang around a lot longer than a top 10 team should
  • Okie State can't play defense
  • Wisconsin - despite the pretty score - nearly went into halftime down against Utah State again

I think it's easy to look at Michigan's throttling of Florida and argue we should be #4 or #5 right now.

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corundum

September 5th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^

Why rebuttal with substance? His reasoning for Clemson was that they were unknown. I'm pretty sure PSU is just as unknown after playing Akron.

 

There was really no discernable difference between Oklahoma's, Clemson's, or PSU's performances, yet OU gets a "looked good", PSU gets lobbed up to #3, and Clemson is "?".

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The Claw

September 5th, 2017 at 12:01 PM ^

I saw on Sunday that Kanell, who loves to give it to UM, is doing a top 8 on his Twitter.  He also had Michigan at #4 I believe, higher than OSU.  Left Penn State out of the top 8 so all those fans were jumping on him.  He had some funny responses about playing Akron.

Still was surprised he'd rank Michigan that high when we all know he hates the team.

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Malum In Se

September 5th, 2017 at 12:02 PM ^

While young, we are one of the most talented and well coached teams in the country.  That said, does not matter where we are ranked now.  Blowing out Cini, Air Force, Perdue, etc. is not going to tell us much either.  The next big challenge is at PSU.  We handle them like UF or how we did last year, then #4 might be too low.

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charblue.

September 5th, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^

accurate confidence after a week's time, but because we are a culture obsessed with calculating where we stand at any given point, I would rank Michigan top 10.

First off, I don't care about experience if you team is well-prepared each week and carries out its assignments, then your play will dictate your ability and success. There are enough measuring sticks upcoming to demonstrate where we stand.

I don't want to be Top 4, I want this team to be competing for the top spot. That deesn't depend on what others think and how they rank, it's how the team performs and decides for itself where it belongs. Performance not politics will determine that. Just compete and perform each week, and the rankings will eventually reflect that.

 

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BlueMan80

September 5th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^

Not sure how far FSU will drop. No one else has a real good reason to rise, so not expecting a big move. Don't want the hype train rolling too fast, too soon. If the offense really starts to click, then it's time for a jump to the Top 4 or 5.

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bdneely4

September 5th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^

Loves him some Michigan this year.  He was one of the few analysts that constantly defended them throughout the offseason and made a bold prediction that they will go 11-1 and beat OSU. After week 1, Joel Klatt is looking pretty good.  We will see how it goes as the season moves forward.

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M-jed

September 5th, 2017 at 12:28 PM ^

Team looked fantastic, interceptions aside, and as stated several times already , we looked better than many other teams above us. Plus, we want to be ranked as high as possible every time, esp in the event of a loss. No such thing as the team won't have anything to prove if they're ranked 8th vs 4th. The team is who it is. We're not sparty that needs a chip on our shoulder to show up.

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Gunga Galunga

September 5th, 2017 at 12:44 PM ^

Who looked better than us last week? Maybe OSU starting on the road in a Thursday night game which is usually a recipe for disaster.

Defense wins championships baby!!

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Boner Stabone

September 5th, 2017 at 12:57 PM ^

This coming from the analyst who turned into a UCLA cheerleader during the comeback the other night and started saying "we" and "us" when UCLA completed the comeback win over A&M.  

I know he is a UCLA alumnus, but I don't think I have ever seen Herbstreit, Spielman, Griese, heck even Millen ever do this in a game no matter how crazy it got at the end for their alma maters.

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Hugh

September 5th, 2017 at 1:15 PM ^

But it is meaningless. Ratings are just for discussion until about week five.Let's win this on the field. I think we have a  top defense, great potential at receiver and special teams. Solid group of running backs. (Isaac finally is living up to his recruiting hype.), the offensive line  is greatly improved but QB scares me.  Speight kept Florida in the game with passes that were either two high or three feet out of bounds. If we had consistentlly good quarterbacking, I would say we can beat anybody - but we don't.

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AmayzNblue

September 5th, 2017 at 2:56 PM ^

Please don't tell Brian and the MGoGods but....isn't all of this meaningless? A chasing after the wind, if you will? If we can't discuss subjective polls and opinions of talking heads, then what can we discuss?! I'm afraid if those frivolous topics were taken off the board, MGoLand might just collapse and we may never locate Brian's body under the rubble. *shivers*

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Perkis-Size Me

September 5th, 2017 at 2:11 PM ^

It sounds like he's placing a lot of faith in dominating a good SEC opponent when almost everyone in front of us (save for FSU-Bama) scheduled a bodybag game, where you learn very little about the team unless they struggle or lose.

This team is not top-4 good right now. A top 4 team would not throw two consecutive pick sixes or they would consistently finish drives that would've put that game well out of reach by the end of the third quarter. But you've got a lot of young guys learning to play at the collegiate level.

If everything clicks, and a few breaks go Michigan's way throughout the season, it's not totally inconceivable that they get to that point. But they're not there right now.

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