M at #4 in both AP and Coaches Poll
Somehow, Miami is still in the Top 25 of both.
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll
https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings
September 18th, 2022 at 2:13 PM ^
Wow, I didn’t expect Staae to drop out of the top 25. Damn, they must think Washington isn’t good!
September 18th, 2022 at 2:19 PM ^
They bumped Washington up from unranked to #18. Seems they just think that MSU isn't very good. 😊
September 18th, 2022 at 2:20 PM ^
They are 21st in the coaches poll...
1st in receiving votes in the AP.
I didn't expect them to drop that far either.
September 18th, 2022 at 2:28 PM ^
Somehow, MSU is ranked higher than Washington by the coaches. Did they see the game?
September 18th, 2022 at 2:47 PM ^
Further evidence, should anyone need it, that the polls are often full of sh*te.
September 18th, 2022 at 2:51 PM ^
The best part of that is your average State fan will probably defend it by saying "Our overall body of work is still better," after utterly refusing to accept that last year when Michigan jumped back ahead of them. Even though that was completely different as it didn't happen until they lost to Purdue a week later, unlike now when they're still ranked ahead of Washington the day after losing to them. To say nothing of the fact they lost to Washington much more decisively than they beat Michigan. And without controversy.
September 18th, 2022 at 2:58 PM ^
I'm sure Spartan fans hate that, since they were furious last yr when we were ranked higher than them after the beat us.
September 18th, 2022 at 3:19 PM ^
The worst part about the Coaches Poll is that the name is rather misleading - it is the Sports Information Director Or Duly Authorized Representative Poll in most places, and of course, they likely didn't watch much football beyond their own team's game, and even then, only parts of that.
September 18th, 2022 at 9:07 PM ^
That and the lack of transparency. It would be so much better if all votes were transparent, just like the media poll.
September 19th, 2022 at 8:14 AM ^
I said this in another thread. I don't think Sparty is any good this year. They overachieved last year due to Kenneth Walker. You can't expect to hit on the transfer portal every year. I would say last year was an anomaly and most likely will not be the norm going forward.
September 18th, 2022 at 2:16 PM ^
Somehow, Miami is still in the Top 25 of both.
They're trying to make sure that A&M victory looks like a quality win.
September 18th, 2022 at 3:38 PM ^
Funny watching them to do that now because I’d bet the both of them are 6-8 win teams. Neither of them should be ranked
September 18th, 2022 at 2:17 PM ^
Clemson remains puzzlingly overrated based on nothing.
edit- and fuck State lol
September 18th, 2022 at 2:31 PM ^
I don't get the Clemson thing either. In the Top25 would be fine. But up high at #5 in both??
September 18th, 2022 at 8:56 PM ^
Clemson feels like rich man MSU in that everyone sort of expects them to get beaten by a good team but thus far they've been able to escape unscathed.
They're scores always look much bigger wins than they actually are - case in point they were only up 13-6 at halftime against LaTech and benefitted from 4 TOs. They're a good team but that defense isn't going to be enough when they play teams that are consistent on both sides of the ball.
September 18th, 2022 at 2:25 PM ^
BYU smoked by Oregon and still in it over MSU.
September 18th, 2022 at 4:58 PM ^
The Ducks aren't garbage but it obviously helps UGA's resume keeping them high. Not that UGA needs it.
I'm sure this team wants a rematch with the Dawgs as much as beating Ohio.
Yea, yea, Maryland and so on first, but damn, this team looks sharp and seems hungry.
September 18th, 2022 at 11:28 PM ^
That's because BYU beat Baylor the week before
September 18th, 2022 at 2:35 PM ^
Anyone else think it's kind of odd that the OP keeps quoting his own Twitter account in all his threads?
September 18th, 2022 at 2:41 PM ^
It is difficult to attach photos on this web site.
September 18th, 2022 at 2:48 PM ^
What, shameless self-promotion ISN'T the order of the day?
September 18th, 2022 at 3:31 PM ^
No, it’s the easiest way to embed things on this site.
September 18th, 2022 at 4:04 PM ^
I got thoroughly frustrated trying to attach gifs here. I thought it would be much easier to make a twitter account to attach things.
September 18th, 2022 at 7:59 PM ^
Just save your gif and upload it as a photo.
September 18th, 2022 at 2:55 PM ^
Arkansas??? WTF???
September 18th, 2022 at 3:11 PM ^
I feel an upset brewin’ for Ohio State.
Not only is Treyvon Henderson banged up and left the Toledo-OSU game after the first drive, but their secondary is dealing with some critical depth issues too.
Two of their starting safeties (Proctor and McCallister) were out against Toledo, 3 of their 5 scholarship CBs have missed all the games so far due to injuries, and then their starting CB Cam Brown was also knocked out against Toldeo.
If Mertz/Wisconsin’s passing game is even a little above-average, I can see them crushing whatever walk-on CBs Ohio State rolls out next week lol.
September 18th, 2022 at 3:43 PM ^
Reminder on some Wisconsin stats:
- They have lost 8 straight to OSU.
- They have zero road victories against any of MSU, U-M, PSU or OSU in a season where that team won at least four games ….. in the last eleven years.
- In their last visits to OSU, U-M and PSU against good teams (eg not 2020) - they have scored 7, 13 and 10 points. They lost by 31, 25 and 12. All of these games are within the last four years, with the same coaches we have today.
I would be VERY surprised if Wisconsin wins in Columbus Saturday night. Their track record in these sort of spots, frankly —- is terrible. I get what you are saying about the Buckeye secondary, but Wisconsin isn’t particularly well equipped to take advantage of that. And also, when exactly has Chryst won a big game recently anyway? He’s incredibly overrated IMO.
September 18th, 2022 at 4:31 PM ^
Seems like Wisconsin is on a negative trajectory, which of course is what happens when they finally fall off Michigan's schedule.
September 18th, 2022 at 3:59 PM ^
I hear ya but I was also wondering about their injury status and went over to Eleven Warriors this morning and Day said that a few of them - including Proctor, McCallister, and Mike Hall - could have played last night if needed.
But the two real problems are the Wisconsin passing attack and stopping the OSU offense - remember we're talking about Wisconsin in Columbus. A huge long shot at the very best
September 18th, 2022 at 4:59 PM ^
The only thing I know about this game is that Herbie will be blowing sunshine about how good Wisconsin will be for the rest of the year, particularly if OSU wins.
September 18th, 2022 at 5:27 PM ^
If Mertz/Wisconsin’s passing game is even a little above-average
This is where you lost me.
September 19th, 2022 at 12:37 AM ^
Wisconsin is going to lose by more than the +16-ish spread.
September 19th, 2022 at 12:14 PM ^
Ohio State has tons of safety depth, and their 2nd and 3rd string RBs have looked pretty good, so the absence of Henderson or Proctor/McCallister will be unlikely to cause any big issues.
The Buckeyes only glaring weakness right now is, as you alluded to, their CB room, both with regards to the play of the starters and it's depth. Having said that, Wisconsin isn't exactly an Air Raid team, so I highly doubt they can throw for enough TDs to outpace Ohio State's offense.
September 18th, 2022 at 3:37 PM ^
Arkansas really benefitting from that game being on ESPN+. Id have them 20-25 at best
September 18th, 2022 at 3:52 PM ^
Seriously. Who is giving the bucks one first place vote??
September 18th, 2022 at 5:05 PM ^
Based on what I have seen so far, outside of Georgia, Michigan has as good a chance at this point as anyone else in getting to the National Championship game. Although tough to win in Columbus, Michigan will likely be the best and toughest team OSU plays the rest of the year. Just sayin. #4 is a good spot for Michigan. Would be thrilled if Michigan still there going into OSU, as it means going undefeated until then. More for OSU to choke on when Michigan plays them.
September 18th, 2022 at 5:29 PM ^
Alabama at #2 is overreach. They will lose this year, probably 2-3 times.
September 18th, 2022 at 6:47 PM ^
Agreed, anyone voting Alabama #1 over Georgia right now should be slapped.
September 18th, 2022 at 7:03 PM ^
Which are the 2 or 3 you think they will lose?
September 18th, 2022 at 8:07 PM ^
@ Tennessee
@ Ole miss
September 18th, 2022 at 6:42 PM ^
I openly dislike everything about Penn State, but they should be ranked over Arkansas for blowing out Auburn on the road. They are demonstrably better at football than Arkansas, the ranking should indicate it.
September 19th, 2022 at 8:24 AM ^
It's all up for the taking this year. I know many/all of us say that every year but it really feels like be the aggressor and take it this year...it's anyone's championship to take.
I'm looking forward to seeing this team ratchet it all up a notch as we enter BIG play. Game by game, week by week just take care of business.
It just gets me so damn excited because this team is stacked and they can run the table.