Bobby Boucher

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.

ThirdVanGundy

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.

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Pinky

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.

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westwardwolverine

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. 

Moonlight Graham

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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DairyQueen

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!

UMForLife

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.

Chitown Kev

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

MotownGoBlue

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.

sierragold

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!

1817

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.

LSAClassOf2000

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.