M Falls One Spot in AP Poll
Not sure how this happened. Michigan fell one spot this week, from 17 to 18. Meanwhile, Notre Dame leapt from 20 to 11. This doesn't quite add up to me, but I suppose applying logic to this poll will only result in frustration.
Edit to add link: http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/week/4
September 16th, 2012 at 5:14 PM ^
And a fan in Section 1
September 16th, 2012 at 7:31 PM ^
They'll drop some points but the ducks don't have a defense that will allow them to crush Arizona. Arizona has the better QB right now. Oregon 45 Zona 29
September 16th, 2012 at 5:17 PM ^
The polls are absolutely meaningless for a team who isn't competing for the national title, such as Michigan. All we need to worry about is winning the Big Ten and and getting to the Rose Bowl. The polls won't help us at all this year. The "W" column in conference play is ALLLLLLLL that matters. The only spots in the polls that matter are one and two.
September 16th, 2012 at 6:24 PM ^
Wouldn't say at all. The goal is the Big Ten conference Championship and a shot at the Rose Bowl but a nice consolation would be another BCS at large berth (we are obviously not there and hopefully won't have to worry about that). In order to get that nod you need a good poll ranking.
So the polls are mostly insignificant right now if you don't project to be the top 2 but not wholly so.
September 16th, 2012 at 5:56 PM ^
Would you rather be cheering for Denard and this team, or would you rather have to face Denard on an opposing team?
September 16th, 2012 at 6:44 PM ^
ND moved up because they thoroughly manhandled grossly overrated MSU. Michigan looked terrible to the voters the first two games, and squashing a tomato can wasn't enough to convince anyone that they are really good. When you add in the media's Big Ten-bashing, it could have been a lot worse.
The only time the polls really count is the end of the year, anyway.
September 16th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
the end is developed from the beginning.
September 16th, 2012 at 11:47 PM ^
We went to the sugar. If you win out as Michigan it wouldn't matter either.
September 16th, 2012 at 9:53 PM ^
What we are ranked as long as we beat these schlepps.
September 17th, 2012 at 12:02 AM ^
That seems accurate to me
September 17th, 2012 at 1:12 AM ^
*yawn*
Wake me up when the polls start to matter.