Coaches Poll - Michigan #5, Wiscy #8
1. Alabama
2. OSU
3. Clemson
4. Louisville
5. Michigan
6. Stanford
7. Houston
8. Wisconsin
9. Washington
10. A&M
11. Tennessee
12. FSU
13. Baylor
14. Miami
15. Nebraska
16. MSU
17. Ole MIss
18. Utah
19. TCU
20. Georgia
21. Florida
22. Arkansas
23. UNC
24. SDSU
25. Texas
*Iowa first among others receiving votes
http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/football/polls/coaches-poll/
September 25th, 2016 at 1:15 PM ^
Sometimes I feel like perception is better than reality. Somehow Clemson remains at #3 despite looking completely average in every game so far.
No one seemed to notice Houston struggled with Cincinnati for 75% of the game either
September 25th, 2016 at 1:16 PM ^
Coaches are stubborn most don't even look at what they're voting for, AP voting is more accurate
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^
Secretaries are stubborn most don't even look at what they're voting for. AP is more accurate.
FTFY.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:26 PM ^
Houston ended up with a big win and the game was played in the middle of the week, anyone looking at final scores thought they throttled a reasonably good Cincy team when in reality they struggled hard.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:00 PM ^
UM has beaten who again? um fans should be happy to be getting top 5 respect. so far you have wins against hawaii, ucf, colorado and psu. psu will be lucky to beat nortwestern, purdue and rutgers. during the game thread here against many of you were saying um will be lucky to win 8-9 games. then in the 2nd half those same posters were saying um will beat both msu and osu, lol and roll into the CFB playoffs unbeaten. wisconsin on the other hand has beaten 2 pretty good football teams, lsu and msu. worry about the polls in december. we all know the polls are useless this early in the season. it will all shake out as it always does.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^
Username checks out
September 25th, 2016 at 2:08 PM ^
One glove right?
September 25th, 2016 at 2:10 PM ^
and get out of here.
-Biff Tannen
September 25th, 2016 at 2:07 PM ^
You're right, UM has not beaten anyone. They've only bludgeoned everone by an average score of 52-14. MSU and LSU are not good this year and Colorado is a much better than people know.
September 25th, 2016 at 4:33 PM ^
Bets on how long this guy lasts? He's trolling on PSU related threads this afternoon, too...
September 25th, 2016 at 1:39 PM ^
Sometimes I feel like people don't understand how the coaches poll has worked for a kagillion years now...
September 25th, 2016 at 1:15 PM ^
Cool, but I am waiting for the rankings that matter (playoff rankings).
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September 25th, 2016 at 1:41 PM ^
The ONLY rankings that matter.
That said...we still may not be top 4 when it comes out. Wisconsin will be the only quality win. But that's fine...win 'em all and relax when the final rankings are released.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^
the wisconsin win? wow, you do realise this game hasn't happened yet right?
September 25th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^
I imagine we'll hold steady in the AP poll. There's no reason for Clemson to leapfrog us considering they haven't really looked the pet all year.
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:19 PM ^
They need to hype the game next week vs. Louisville.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^
Not Louisville
September 25th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^
Stanford didn't look great last night. Hope Clemson beats Louisville so we can move up!
September 25th, 2016 at 4:17 PM ^
CFB is weird but Clemson has looked ok at best so far and Louisville throttled FSU who is at least decent. Clemsons defense might be ok but their offense is not. Prolly something like 33-10 Louisville I think
September 25th, 2016 at 1:19 PM ^
Anybody know the last time we beat a top 10 team? I would guess one of those overrated ND teams at the beginning of the season.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
It was 2008 against none other than...Wisconsin.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:27 PM ^
Rich Rod managed to beat a top 10 team? That's a miracle. Of course, it looks like in 2008 Wisconsin finished 7-6, so that win wasn;t nearly as good as it looked.
Either way, that's depressing.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
Yes. That game was incredible. The long run by Threet!
It's depressing, but not THAT surprising just on the basis of the few times it actually presents itself as an opportunity each year.
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September 25th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
That is one of my favorite off-season rewatch games. Most unlikely comeback of all time.
September 25th, 2016 at 4:36 PM ^
I loved that game! False hope and all that, but it made me believe in Rod haha. Bad times. But a shining light in an otherwise stormy era.
Wasn't that also the biggest comeback in the big house? And the, I dunno, 500th game at the big house or something?
September 25th, 2016 at 1:20 PM ^
"There was one drive in the third or fourth quarter, we called the same play like eight times in a row," Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight said Saturday after the team's 49-10 win over Penn State.
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September 25th, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^
I REALLY want a special analysis of this claim. Is it true? How did all of those plays work? What were the slight variations?
September 25th, 2016 at 1:46 PM ^
Up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right
September 25th, 2016 at 1:22 PM ^
should be 5 imo.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:29 PM ^
Agreed. Auburn is garbage again, barely beating Troy, and Georgia tech is....Georgia tech. None of their wins have been overly impressive. 26 points on GT is their most impressive outing to date.
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September 25th, 2016 at 2:59 PM ^
Agreed. I know it's just semantics and we'll get where we wanna go as long as the team handles its business... But if Louisville gets rewarded for looking so impressive (and I think they should), then Clemson should be penalized for looking so unimpressive. Michigan has looked much more impressive through the first 4 weeks of the season.
UofM
38.25 point differential per game
52 PPG (Season low of 45)
13.75 PPGA (Majority from talented, experienced Buffs O that is avging 42.2 PPG, & a fly sweep from a crazy fast track star where a blatant hold was ignored)
Clemson
22.5 point per game differential
33.5 PPG (majority weighted from SC St.)
11 PPGA (Again SC St., anemic Auburn O, shutting down GT TripleO is impressive)
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September 25th, 2016 at 1:23 PM ^
Ole Miss would beat MSU by 50.
September 25th, 2016 at 2:04 PM ^
Agree. I see a few more teams that should be ranked above MSU. ARK for example. MSU is riding on ND win, which is garbage.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:23 PM ^
Beat Wisconsin, MSU & OSU. Lose to any and we are toast, depending on others.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^
We can lose to MSU or Wisconsin as long as we beat OSU and win the B1G. That'll be enough to get in most likely.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^
If we lose to OSU were done.
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September 25th, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^
But beat msu and osu, we would still be in the cfp if we beat Wisconsin in the big ten championship game.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:23 PM ^
Just keep improving, making fewer, smaller mistakes, and the rankings will take care of themselves. By my count, there were only two top-25 upsets: Ole Miss over Georgia and LSU losing to Auburn on yet another Les Miles clock management DERP.
Stanford and Washington both had character-building wins. Colorado should be in the top 25 as far as I'm concerned- I think that's going to look like a quality M win by season-end.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
Why is Texas ranked?
September 25th, 2016 at 1:40 PM ^
why is Georgia ranked?
September 25th, 2016 at 2:15 PM ^
They got to put someone there unless they reduce it to top 23. But I agree with you.
September 25th, 2016 at 5:01 PM ^
Or they could put more deserving teams in there.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
When is the last time we hosted a top ten matchup at Michigan Stadium?
September 25th, 2016 at 1:37 PM ^
Probably 2006 against Wisconsin
September 25th, 2016 at 2:16 PM ^
I think last year against OSU
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September 25th, 2016 at 4:21 PM ^
Oh, right.
September 25th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
Texas a&m is a good team. top 5 imo. they have some studs.
September 25th, 2016 at 11:05 PM ^
They're not that good. I was at the game against Arkansas this weekend and if Arkansas hadn't shot itself in the foot with terrible play calling and turnovers they would've won that game
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September 25th, 2016 at 1:44 PM ^
What the fudge...
September 25th, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^
Does Fulmer still have a vote?