December 1st, 2015 at 7:09 PM ^
go blue!
December 1st, 2015 at 7:09 PM ^
[slow clap]
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December 2nd, 2015 at 12:40 AM ^
HAHAHAHAHA
December 2nd, 2015 at 9:59 AM ^
And one of the regular caller's "Cowboy" from west Texas asked him how all this Fire the Coach stuff starts. Hoke said a couple of things like social media, big name boosters, and finally "Walmart" fans. the last one left me scratching my head...
I've lost a modicum of respect for the man based on the whole "Walmart" fans comment, I even would go as far as to say he almost said "Walverines".
Sour Grapes much Brady?
December 2nd, 2015 at 10:50 AM ^
I've lost a lot of respect for him since he started talking.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:11 PM ^
Northwestern ahead of us is laughable.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:14 PM ^
It's incredible, but ultimately who cares. We'll be selected over them for the bowl game.
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December 1st, 2015 at 7:38 PM ^
They will be in Tampa while we play in Orlando.
December 1st, 2015 at 11:36 PM ^
I'm all for playing the best competition. I'm also fine with playing in a lower bowl and cremating someone, like we did to Northwestern. I hope that happens either way though. Something along the lines of <50 rushing against us.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
I expected it in the AP but it's infuriating in the CFP ranking. And I was all ready to give them kudos for not mindlessly dropping UM to the 18-21 range.
December 1st, 2015 at 8:02 PM ^
If you expect them to adhere strictly to head-to-head results, the rankings would be disaster. Northwestern finished 10-2 and is on a five-game winning streak. It's not THAT criminal they're ahead of us given how we just played.
December 1st, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
And got clobbered by both.
December 1st, 2015 at 9:46 PM ^
And beat10-2 Stanford.
December 2nd, 2015 at 8:47 AM ^
You know non-conference games aren't exhibition games, right?
December 1st, 2015 at 7:20 PM ^
We are ahead of Utah, you forgot to mention that huh?
December 1st, 2015 at 7:29 PM ^
by a TD at their place when both teams were very different. No possible way to have watched NW lose to us by 38, Iowa by 30 and then squeak past a bunch of mediocre teams and think they're better than us right now. No possible way.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:45 PM ^
Im not saying Utah is better then us, but we have the same record and they BEAT us. NW is 10-2, we are 9-3. Why should we be ahead of them?
December 1st, 2015 at 7:55 PM ^
Not sure if serious, but gonna assume so and say that we should be ahead of them because their asses are still black and blue from all the kicking we did when we played them.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:55 PM ^
Whether or not Michigan should be ahead of Utah is a rational debate. Aand it has nothing to do with the Michigan/NW issue.
Whether or not Michigan should be ahead of NW is beyond any rational debate. To put NW ahead of M is wrong.
M crushed NW on the field. Shutout.
Moreover, NW did not play MSU or OSU and thereby racked up wins against a weak schedule.
December 1st, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
Devils advocate:
NW has a better win (Stanford) than UM?
/ducks
December 1st, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^
the eye test says Michigan is better than Northwestern, but...
Norhwestern is 10-2, beat Stanford, combined opponents' record of 81-63, 7-2 against bowl teams.
Michigan is 9-3, yes blew out Northwestern 38-0, combined opponents' record of 80-64, 5-3 against bowl teams.
Again, I think Michigan is the better team. Maybe not 38 points better, but they would win a large percentage of games played between the two, regardless of the location. But maybe the committee is looking at the numbers a lot more as they get further down the rankings?
December 2nd, 2015 at 12:10 AM ^
supports the concept that the committee got it wrong by ranking NW over M because the committee was mislead by irrelevant numbers.
First, you say that M is better than NW. I agree.
Then you cite some numbers that might suggest it is a debatable point. But the numbers you mention are really weak evidence. If the committee relied on those numers, then the committee allowed itself to be fooled by barely irrelevant information.
Record against bowl teams: It turns out that 5-7 teams are bowl teams. Beating a 6-6 bowl team says little about whether you should be ranked 15th or 14th, or whatever.
Combined records of opponents: Also of little relevance. Good teams lose when they play top teams. The relevant questions is: How did NW and Michigan do against top teams?
NW did beat Stanford. But Stanford played terribly in week 1 on the road. NW was blown out by M and Iowa. And they did not play MSU or OSU.
December 2nd, 2015 at 10:55 AM ^
Iowa has not played OSU, MSU, or Michigan..... Maybe they should be ranked lower. Bottom line is that rankings don't matter unless you are challenging for the top 4. We will go to the same bowl game regardless of whether or not we are ranked ahead of NW and/or Utah.
We didn't win the big ten and we lost to both our rivals. I couldn't care less about our ranking.
December 2nd, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
Yes, good point . . . the rankings won't change what bowl game we wind up in, which is all that is in play right now.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:56 PM ^
Better win than Michigan.
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December 1st, 2015 at 9:14 PM ^
I dont understand that.
December 1st, 2015 at 9:32 PM ^
Our best win is BYU? NW? We beat the teams we were supposed to beat. But none of the three best teams we played.
December 2nd, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^
It's a sign of our progress . . . and a sign of the work we still need to do.
We stopped losing to teams we should beat, and we started crushing teams we should crush.
We still have not beaten teams we were supposed to lose to, nor been competitive with truly elite teams like OSU.
We're moving in the right direction, but there's still work to do.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:12 PM ^
Considering saturdays ass whooping....that is respect for Harbaugh.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
And look they've proven themselves.
Northwestern? That makes NO sense at all. NONE.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:36 PM ^
I wondered how Stanford got ahead of Northwestern. The committee said that head to head matchups were going to be key to their rankings. But I think they just look at the AP and Coach's poll and go from there.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
who has to lose this weekend for us to make the playoff?
December 1st, 2015 at 7:17 PM ^
everyone, twice.
December 2nd, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^
So you're saying there's a chan . . . oh, wait.
Nevermind.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
Not too bad.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:17 PM ^
If Iowa had lost to Nebraska and MSU, we still would've had shot at a NY 6 Bowl. I would've loved to play ND in the Fiesta Bowl.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:27 PM ^
Iowa hasn't played MSU yet.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:42 PM ^
Doesn't matter anymore because losing to Nebraska was what needed to happen. If they had lost, there's a chance they would've dropped out of the top 10.
December 1st, 2015 at 9:05 PM ^
Yeah, I get what you were saying now. I misunderstood your comment.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:22 PM ^
If Alabama beats Florida, Ole Miss will go to the Sugar Bowl. That would leave either Florida or LSU to fill the Citrus Bowl where Michigan is most likely headed.
OSU at #6. Could be a huge drop for the loser of the B1G Championship Game as the next highest ranked team will go to the Rose Bowl. I wonder if the committee would still leave the loser ahead of OSU.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:36 PM ^
I don't even see a chance of that happening. I'd be more than happy if it did, but whoever loses saturday will be 7 at the absolute highest. Probably 8 or 9. OSU is going to pasadena.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:46 PM ^
Iowa will get dropped a lot of they lose. I could see state staying above Ohio if they lose close.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:47 PM ^
I'd much rather play Florida. They are a hot mess. No more star RBs for this season please...
The Big Ten will likely get three teams in a NY6 bowl. MSU/Iowa winner to the CFP, Ohio State to the Rose, and MSU/Iowa loser as an at-large to something like the Fiesta or Peach bowl.
December 1st, 2015 at 8:09 PM ^
Dude its about $$$
OSU is going to the Rose Bowl
RABACK IT
December 1st, 2015 at 7:20 PM ^
I must have been halucinating myself at Michigan Stadium for 4 hours watching us kick Northwestern's ass.
December 1st, 2015 at 7:23 PM ^
Losses 23
Michigan top 10 win 0
Stanford top 10 win 1