Coaches say Michigan #14

Submitted by aa_squared on October 25th, 2020 at 2:17 PM

I think #13 would be a more fair position. 

Michigan goes in and beats a ranked team at their home, and Miami barely wins at home against an unranked Virginia.

Such is life!!! Keep the focus!!!

The only issue I see with the Moo U game is that 110,000+ people will not get to see it live and in person.

GO BLUE!!!!

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San Diego Mick

October 25th, 2020 at 2:27 PM ^

I feel like we should be ranked in the top 12, UNC loses to a shitty fsu squad and Miami getting shellacked by Clemson and generally looking average, shouldn't be ahead of us.

Just keep winning, I have a feeling this could be a special season.

 

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Indy Pete - Go Blue

October 25th, 2020 at 2:30 PM ^

IU is ranked #17. They play Rutgers this week. While watching Rutgers man-handling Sparty was quite entertaining, they are still Rutgers. In other words, we will have a chance to face another ranked team on the road in two weeks.  IU will probably be at least #15 at that time.  The ‘Harbaugh cannot beat ranked teams on the road‘ trope is dying a beautiful death. 

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Indy Pete - Go Blue

October 25th, 2020 at 4:01 PM ^

Actually, it does. Where they are ranked when you play them is how these things are measured for perpetuity. Regardless, we have plenty of chances for more quality victories. I just love it when a lazy talking point dies an appropriate death.  I am sure it is frustrating that Michigan is such an elite academic and athletic school. Now go back to your own team’s message board!

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WesternWolverine96

October 25th, 2020 at 2:41 PM ^

I have no gripes even if I think we would beat about 5 of the teams ranked ahead of us

 

it's the covid year and it's tough to rank teams having played 6 games to teams playing only once

And despite the blowout win, I still don't know how good we are, it was a weird game

13/14 is fine by me

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WolverineHistorian

October 25th, 2020 at 2:49 PM ^

Nobody should lose any sleep over rankings right now.  My favorite example consists of crapping all over Notre Dame (because fuck Notre Dame.  Fuck them forever.)

The Irish have beaten Duke (1-5), USF (1-5), Florida State (2-4), Louisville (2-4), and Pitt (3-4). 

Their opponents have a combined record of 9-22 and yet somehow the pollsters thinks that deserves them the #3 ranking.

Rankings are useless right now.  All we should care about is beating the living tar out of Sparty.  (And maybe get the field goal kicking going?)

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aa_squared

October 25th, 2020 at 3:04 PM ^

Yes...I got into a discussion with a ND fan about football and all he could say was that M wasn't any good, blah, blah, blah....and ND is ranked higher.

But when I asked why ND doesn't play 5 - 6 ranked teams a year (like every Big 10 team) instead of playing unranked "rivalry" opponents, he shut-up.

Can't wait until they play Clemson, (a newer version of ND) just to hear them cry how they should be in the playoffs.

 

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MaizeBlueA2

October 25th, 2020 at 3:49 PM ^

Sounds about right. I've got:

  1. Clemson
  2. Alabama 
  3. Ohio St.
  4. Notre Dame
  5. Cincinnati
  6. Oklahoma St.
  7. Georgia 
  8. Texas A&M
  9. BYU
  10. Florida
  11. Wisconsin 
  12. UNC
  13. Miami
  14. Michigan
  15. Kansas St.
  16. Marshall
  17. Indiana
  18. Penn St.
  19. Coastal Carolina
  20. SMU
  21. Memphis
  22. Liberty
  23. Iowa St.
  24. Oklahoma
  25. Army

...I wouldn't rank teams that haven't played.

Regardless, it looks right now like a race for that 4th playoff spot. This would've been the year to try 8 playoff teams with so much unbalance and uncertainty.

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