Michigan #17 in AP Poll; #16 in Coaches Poll, #15 in BCS Standings
Michigan is #17 and #16 in the AP and coaches poll respectively. Anyone else worried(If we win) that we might not get to #14 after OSU to qualify for a BCS Bowl? Give me your thoughts
EDIT: Good points. Beat Ohio
Link: http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings
And in the newly released BCS Standings, we are at 15
November 20th, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^
Georgia south carolina wisconsin msu all have tough games ahead, thats 3 to 4 spots we can move up if we win
November 20th, 2011 at 3:55 PM ^
As far as I know, there's this school in Columbus that basically considers itself "Ohio", even if that is not their technical name, and since the band is neither large enough nor agile enough to do a script "State" after the "Ohio" (can you imagine the confusion, asking the OSU crowd to form a cursive "S"?), then "Ohio" it is.
November 20th, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
Excuse my ignorance and apologies if this is slightly off-topic, but how are conference championship games factored into the BCS? It seems unfair to count a loss in a champtionship against a team, since they wouldn't be there but for being on top of their conference. (Not that I'm saying the BCS could possibly be unfair, mind you.) Am I missing something? I asked the internet and didn't get an intelligible answer. You guys are smarter than the internet, right?
November 20th, 2011 at 4:07 PM ^
Conference championship games usually kill the loser's chances of getting into a BCS game. I would expect that most years the BTCG loser will go to the Capitol One or Outback, with the highest ranked non-participant going to either the Sugar, Fiesta or Orange (or to the Rose if the BTCG winner gets a BCS title berth).
Since 1998 only three championship game losers have gotten at-large berths: 2004 Oklahoma, 2008 Alabama and 2009 Florida.
November 20th, 2011 at 5:44 PM ^
That answers my questions exactly, thanks very much.
November 20th, 2011 at 4:51 PM ^
All I care about right now is beating the bucks. The rankings will work themselves out later, especially this year since top 10 teams are dropping like flies.
November 20th, 2011 at 5:48 PM ^
Thanks for all the work you do on youtube for Michigan football
November 20th, 2011 at 7:04 PM ^
As long as we beat tsio, I don't care whether we go to a BCS or non-BCS bowl. Just beat those bastards next week.
November 20th, 2011 at 7:38 PM ^
Our job is to beat the Buckeyes, finish regular season 10-2, go and win a bowl game, and then get ready for 2012 when we start our run of B1G championships!