AP Poll out - Michigan not ranked
I expected someone to post this, but since no one has I'll make the thread.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings
We aren't ranked. OSU, MSU, Wisco and Nebraska rep the Big Ten.
August 17th, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^
It's an interesting observation actually. Compare that to last year - the top five were, as I remember, Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, Stanford and Georgia, with the mix in the top 10 being 5 teams from the SEC, 1 from the Big Ten, 1 from the ACC, 2 from the Pac-12 and Louisville being the AAC representation. It is decidedly different this year.
August 17th, 2014 at 3:23 PM ^
Until we prove something, after last year, we shouldn't be ranked!
August 17th, 2014 at 3:28 PM ^
Sorta surprised Nebraska is ranked after their injuries, and they were hardly dominant last year. I guess that's the power of the cat...
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August 17th, 2014 at 7:16 PM ^
than that stupid raccoon or whatever Greg Robinson use to try and motivate our guys with.
August 17th, 2014 at 3:42 PM ^
Votes were submitted 2 weeks ago so none of that stuff is taken into consideration.
August 17th, 2014 at 3:29 PM ^
Just win baby!
August 17th, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^
For what it is worth:
1. Do preseason rankings matter? - actually in a way they do - because teams that start high do not drop as far. Whereas teams that are outside of the top 10 find it very hard to break into the final 2-3 teams. This has no effect on Michigan but might affect if a Big Ten team makes into the final four.
2. Because of the coming playoff system, being number 1 or 2 (the old BCS system) isn't as important as being in the top 4 and it is an open 'secret' that ultimately this playoff system will expand to 16 teams over the next few years.
3. There is no reason for Michigan to expect to be a ranked team due to last year's performance.
August 17th, 2014 at 3:38 PM ^
I'd rather go low radar this season and take it one game at a time. The schedule is fairly easy until you get to Sparty. Win and it'll all play out.
August 17th, 2014 at 3:39 PM ^
Meh.
August 17th, 2014 at 4:02 PM ^
This still makes me laugh
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August 17th, 2014 at 4:12 PM ^
What was this from again?
August 17th, 2014 at 4:12 PM ^
The memories of that still make me smile in an old guy kind of way. I'm 22. Thanks for the reminder.
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August 17th, 2014 at 3:44 PM ^
That is all
August 17th, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
Amen
August 17th, 2014 at 3:46 PM ^
The polls pretty much sort themselves out by the end of the season. The bulk of 8-4 teams will be grouped together below the bulk of 9-3 teams, and those below most of the 10-2 teams. It's really only for teams above that (where we're not likely to be) that pre-season rankings matter.
August 17th, 2014 at 3:56 PM ^
We should probably fire Funk over this. And this definitely means Hokes hot seat just got hotter. I mean no preseason rank, I'll say it here first, better be 11 wins this year or he's out!
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August 17th, 2014 at 4:17 PM ^
Was the /s implied orrrrrr...
August 17th, 2014 at 7:57 PM ^
That was sarcasm, but unfortunately not too far off from the recent group of fare weather fans that have come out of the woodwork
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August 17th, 2014 at 3:58 PM ^
Good.
August 17th, 2014 at 4:05 PM ^
We don't deserve to be anywhere close to ranked at this stage in the game. Until proven otherwise, our offense is wildly inconsistent and our O-Line is nothing short of a disaster. I hate saying that and I know the guys are working their asses off to get ready for the season, but it's just an all around bad situation right now.
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August 17th, 2014 at 4:13 PM ^
This team is garbage until proven otherwise. We're not a top 50 team much less a top 25 team
August 17th, 2014 at 4:16 PM ^
I'm starting to notice a pattern in your posts
August 17th, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
Realism?
August 17th, 2014 at 4:34 PM ^
Not top 50 is absurd.
August 17th, 2014 at 4:36 PM ^
Saying we aren't a top 50 team isn't realism, it's pessimism and a big reach. Do we deserve to be in top 25 today? Prob not, gotta earn that. Are there 50 better teams in the land? No.
August 17th, 2014 at 6:40 PM ^
I honestly believe that there are 50 teams better than Michigan. The offense will get worse this year now that our top two lineman have left, and while the defense might improve a little it won't be enough to make up for as our offense will be. We're talking about a team that almost lost to Akron and uconn. There are easily 50 teams that are better
August 17th, 2014 at 10:03 PM ^
It's not pessimism, it's trolling
August 17th, 2014 at 4:13 PM ^
Good. Nothing about this team so far would make you think it is a top-25 outfit.
I expect it to play itself into the rankings at some point, but for once the UM name isn't obscuring the reality of the team right now.
August 17th, 2014 at 4:17 PM ^
Clearly you have to wear a headset to be ranked.
August 17th, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
Preseason rankings are about as effective as a limp dick in a whore house. Who cares... They're never right anyway
August 17th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
who cares this sport is fixed by pollsters paid off by mass media.
August 17th, 2014 at 4:29 PM ^
We were 7-5 and got whipped by KSU! Do we deserve to be ranked? Will we be a ranked team by the end of the season? Hell yes!
August 17th, 2014 at 4:37 PM ^
I saw a Top Ten rankings today in my morning friendly, in which Michigan's two biggest rivals were rated Top five, Ohio State No. 3 and MSU No. 5. Now, I know that that isn't true.
Look Michigan has certain issues. But the fact is, that it will and should win most of its games this season. Where that puts it in the preseason is beyond me. It used to be that preseason rankings could make any loss less a freefall depeding on your initial rnaking. Now, neither the the media nor coaches who never see anyone play, don't have that authority or power. Win your games and you will connect.
The fact that Micigan's big rivals are hihgly ranked and at home make them bigger targets and their fall greater. And in MSU's case, it's hard for Dantonio to claim his team is some kind of underdog when it rated in the Top Ten by most pundits. That dog don't hunt. Commence target practice.
August 17th, 2014 at 4:37 PM ^
I saw a Top Ten rankings today in my morning friendly, in which Michigan's two biggest rivals were rated Top five, Ohio State No. 3 and MSU No. 5. Now, I know that that isn't true.
Look Michigan has certain issues. But the fact is, that it will and should win most of its games this season. Where that puts it in the preseason is beyond me. It used to be that preseason rankings could make any loss less a freefall depeding on your initial rnaking. Now, neither the the media nor coaches who never see anyone play, don't have that authority or power. Win your games and you will connect.
The fact that Micigan's big rivals are hihgly ranked and at home make them bigger targets and their fall greater. And in MSU's case, it's hard for Dantonio to claim his team is some kind of underdog when it rated in the Top Ten by most pundits. That dog don't hunt. Commence target practice.
August 17th, 2014 at 4:46 PM ^
I'm not going to get angry over us not being ranked. We came off a crap season which ended with us looking like crap against a crap team in a crap bowl game. And preseason rankings don't mean anything. However, that's not going to keep me from casting judgment on the other teams. So here goes.
1. USC at #15 sounds a little too generous.
2. Did Missouri graduate half their team from last year? 24th sounds awfully low to start after the year they had last season.
3. Notre Dame at #17 also sounds generous even before the academic fraud thing broke. Does the return of Everitt Gholston mean THAT much? Also, FUCK Notre Dame.
4. Alabama at #2 despite losing AJ McCaron just depresses me but it doesn't surprise me when Saban can buy pretty much any player he wants.
5. Six PAC 12 teams in the top 25? Did that conference get good while I wasn't looking?
6. I guess I can't argue the Bucks being in the top ten but 5/6 does sound generous after the defensive woes they had last year. 9/10 sounds more deserving.
August 17th, 2014 at 5:16 PM ^
I agree on the Pac 12. Washington had a mediocre year, lost their coach and haven't recruited well. They're top 25? Arizona State too? And I agree SC is too high, though they should probably be ranked somewhere.
August 18th, 2014 at 1:40 AM ^
I actually think Petersen is a pretty good upgrade over Sarkisian. But I don't know who UW's quarterback will be. Cyler Miles probably, and he was awful in limited action last year.
August 17th, 2014 at 5:54 PM ^
AreyouaJamesJoycefan?
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August 17th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
Saban can buy any player he wants, huh?
August 17th, 2014 at 4:55 PM ^
I have to admit, this stings a little bit.
August 17th, 2014 at 7:48 PM ^
They are indicative of how far Michigan football has fallen. At this point it would fair to conclude that the impression of those in the"know" is Michigan football is at best mediocre.
You think Go Blue shops will have good sales if they have another year of so so performance? Slowly but surely avid fans like myself are becoming totally disenchanted with the program. Seriously, who wants to walk around in a Michigan sweat shirt or jersy today?
Hoke and Brandon promised return to the heady days of Michigan football. If anything we have regressed and I am not optimistic about a quick turn around.
August 17th, 2014 at 7:53 PM ^
Feel free to return jersey to Walmart and jump fandom to whichever team won the B1G the previous year. I have no patience for fair weathers
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August 17th, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^
Fare** for the anal
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August 17th, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
You had it right the first time
August 18th, 2014 at 12:11 AM ^
Yeah, that was weird. Unless he was implying a charge for something else.
August 17th, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
Good. They also don't deserve to be in the top-25.
August 17th, 2014 at 9:51 PM ^
I seriously doubt there are 25 better teams in the country, but who cares about preseason rankings anyways.