Coaches Poll: UM #17
We only dropped three spots and we are also the highest ranked 2 loss team. Top 10 finish is still in sight. Let's go get it!
http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings
MSU stayed #4.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^
we still lost. But go blue!
October 18th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
GO BLUE!!!
October 18th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
I'd be happy if we weren't ranked. You know, that whole chip on your shoulder thing. It's clear these guys are working their asses off for more than just a number.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^
I doubt being unranked would motivate them any more than they are right now.
October 18th, 2015 at 2:02 PM ^
Rich Rod and Hoke...lots of I ranked teams there.
October 18th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^
you're saying we should use state's schtick?
October 18th, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^
Spraypainting cars?
Burning couches?
Disrespekt?
October 18th, 2015 at 3:13 PM ^
Hasn't it been working?
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October 18th, 2015 at 1:31 PM ^
It does matter. Yes we lost, but it goes to show that the coaches have some faith in us.
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October 18th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^
their sports information directors have faith in us. so we've got that going for us.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:38 PM ^
Yeah. I was glad to see that.
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October 18th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^
All about getting to 9-2 and hopefully having a title to play for come Game time.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:38 PM ^
Although that would require MSU to lose twice so I'm not sure what those odds are. Obviously there is the OSU game but I'm not sure what other game they'd lose. Possibly the Nebraska game since it's at night on the road. I'd say PSU but they have them at home. But hey, anything is possible. I'm going to try and stay positive.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:41 PM ^
MSU could easily lose twice. People acting like the season is over are being ridiculous. This team is still in the conference title hunt.
October 18th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
Yup. MSU still has to go to Nebraska and OSU. Plus PSU to finish the season. They barely beat Rutgers and Purdue and had to sell their soul to beat us. Watch Indiana give em a game next weak. Win out and we have a chance.
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October 18th, 2015 at 4:01 PM ^
They could have some trouble with Penn State also.
October 18th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^
Don't forget that MSU has nearly lost all three of its conference games.
October 18th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
They probably aren't losing to Maryland or Indiana (though I'd love it if they did). But its not at all beyond the realm of possiblity that they lose 2 out of 3 between OSU, PSU and Nebraska. They've won three games by the skin of their teeth and this last one to Michigan was so improbably that we barely even dropped in the rankings this week despite having two losses. Everyone knows we should have won that game and that Sparty is living on borrowed time. Just gotta get a little lucky ourselves now.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^
Beat Minny. Go bowling.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^
I was watching the Utah-ASU game last night and the PBP/color guys (not sure who they were) commented that the CF Playoff committee will look at that win by MSU with "an asterisk." I'm rooting for MSU to shut out of the playoff or an NY6 bowl by a team with a similar resumé, based on the fact that their UM win was, overall, so weak.
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October 18th, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^
Does the next highest ranked B1G team play in the Rose Bowl? If so, I hope that means we get the nod over Sparty. I want them to be butthurt like they were when we got selected to go to the Sugar Bowl.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:49 PM ^
That would be the best possible outcome of all of this, and it could happen ... but if you look at the tiebreakers thread below it's not a slam-dunk scenario even if we win out.
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October 18th, 2015 at 2:29 PM ^
In addition, I believe it was Galloway, was quoted, saying, "Michigan State didn't win this game."
That's what I actually like about a CFP committee because it's not as stupidly statistical as the BCS (which was 100% a spectacle and scam btw). And will rely on quality and qualia of games. i.e. How does a computer quantify UM's loss at the end? (and for all the quants on the board, I'm not saying you can't formulate equations for dealing with that, to a degree, but the whole benefit of large data statistical analysis are to discover things we COULD NOT otherwise see, not the to quantify things we are ALREADY able to see /rant-with-stats-geeks-who-think-stats-are-the-answer-to-everything-and-do-not-understand-complex-systems/phenomenonolgy).
Anyways, a CFP committee solves that, and should we win out, and MSU drop two. I don't see how we would be left out of the CFP discussion.
whew.
GO BLUE!
October 18th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^
None of this matters unless MSU loses twice and we beat OSU while sweeping everyone else.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:37 PM ^
This is one time I believe the coaches knew something about what happened before the votes were casted, especially for M. There is no way they missed that play. Regardless, this is a meaningless poll.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^
to two top 5 teams in their poll (including one on a last-second fluke play)...#17 sounds just about right...it's not as if we lost to Memphis or anything like that
October 18th, 2015 at 4:05 PM ^
considering this team was 5-7 last year with the same players. . .
We could have beaten Utah and we obviously know about last night.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^
Good. We're only going to move up. MSU has a well deserved, embarrassing loss or two on the horizon that could drop them behind us.
It's going to be a long two weeks but forget about the fluke and move forward.
October 18th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^
Bye week at the perfect time!
This season is not even close to over as we have all just witnessed anything can happen in Football.
For some reason especially when Michigan is in the game!
GO BLUE!
October 18th, 2015 at 1:49 PM ^
ALERT: We went up in s&p. We are now at #2. MSU is at #26. We have the #1 defense and #50 offense. Wow.
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October 18th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^
If UM had to lose on a freak play at the end, I'm tolerant of it being to my in- state brothers rather than to the Buffalo's when I was a student. That one stung for years of replays. May we both kick Buckeye ass.
October 18th, 2015 at 2:02 PM ^
one of the poorest top 5 teams in the last decade. Notre Dame would have killed them, they play no one.
October 18th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
We are 15th in the AP poll. We dropped 3 spots.
October 18th, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
Well, obviously we need to win out. Let's hope MSU stumbles against OSU and one other.
October 18th, 2015 at 3:10 PM ^
Although the polls don't exactly mean what they used to mean, they are an interesting metric all the same - it is nice to see some faith being shown in Michigan after last night actually. We could rather easily be 9-2 going into the OSU game and it would be nice to see that as a battle of ranked teams for the first time in a while too.