October 7th, 2012 at 11:39 AM ^
or is this from radio/tv?
October 7th, 2012 at 11:43 AM ^
Only Twitter news so far, but all from real sources
October 7th, 2012 at 12:49 PM ^
i love the reflexive downvoting. he updated the post, folks.
October 7th, 2012 at 1:12 PM ^
is because "link?" requests only serve a purpose with some rumor that is just breaking, or there's some question about the veracity of the post.
Requesting a link for something that shows up every Sunday at midday on ESPN's front page seems a little silly, it's not like someone is making up the AP Top 25 rankings.
October 7th, 2012 at 1:49 PM ^
It's really cool to question everything, no matter what!
Now every time I see someone comment "link??" or "source??" I picture this:
"LINK! LINK! LINK! SOURCE?? SOURCE??"
October 7th, 2012 at 11:40 AM ^
Its good to be ranked again but at this point the polls dont even matter anymore. We can t play for the national chamionship and the BIG will not get more then one team into the BCS this season. Win the BIG and play in the Rose Bowl thats the goal!! Go Blue
October 7th, 2012 at 12:27 PM ^
Always nice to know how the rest of the country sees us, but our ranking is completely irrelevant for the rest of the year. No at-large BCS, no NT game. Win our next 3 games, and it will be pretty tough not to make it to the B1G Championship.
Only goal right now is Pasadena. Based on how we looked yesterday, I really think we're the (eligible) team to beat right now.
October 7th, 2012 at 11:47 AM ^
I kinda like being the underdog, honestly. I think this team needs that.
October 7th, 2012 at 11:50 AM ^
Seems about right. Just a little added coverage with being ranked. Need to take care of business in the Big Ten and get that Rose Bowl bid.
October 7th, 2012 at 11:56 AM ^
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October 7th, 2012 at 12:23 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 12:04 PM ^
Who else would you put above them? They absolutely manhandled Georgia.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:08 PM ^
your avatar. Me gusta.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:11 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
The main problem with WVU is that the defense is beyond atrocious. In the past two weeks they have given up 108 points. That's 2 more points than Alabama gave up all of last year. They don't have to be the best defense in football but it would be great if they could at least try. They may actually be the opposite of Florida and LSU in this matter. I guess what I'm saying is if one of your units is going to be woefully deficient it should probably not be your defense.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:37 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 12:48 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 12:50 PM ^
I think WVU would be proud to benefit from an upgrade to a GERGian defense.
October 7th, 2012 at 2:28 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 10:08 PM ^
I don't even think you can say Oregon is mediocre on defense. They play so fast that teams are bound to get more possessions, which equals more yards and more points during most games.
Oregon's defensive numbers:
44th in total defense (359 YPG)
36th in yards per rush (3.52 YPC)
9th in yards per pass (5.4 YPA)
14th in yards per play (4.55 YPP)
30th in scoring defense (20 PPG)
Looking at their individual games:
Arkansas State: 50-3 before ASU scored their first touchdown, ended up 57-34
Fresno State: 35-6 before FSU scored their first touchdown, ended up 42-25
Tennessee Tech: Did score a touchdown before the game was out of hand, but the game ended up 63-14 and they had 177 total yard of offense
Arizona: Regardless of the ill-will RR garners round here, shutting out Arizona is no joke this year. 49-0
Washington State: This is the only real lapse, with the game 23-19 at the half. However, defense allowed only one touchdown after the half, finished up 51-26
Washington: 21-0 before Washington scored a touchdown, 38-7 before their second and 52-14 before Washington added a touchdown with 30 seconds left to finish 52-21.
Oregon's defense is no joke and if they were to meet Alabama, its more than likely the key to the game would be their ability to stop Alabama's offense and their huge offensive line rather than Alabama's defense vs Oregon's offense.
Its also why I wouldn't bother taking West Virginia seriously as a contender, even if their offense might technically be a bit better than the Oregon offense.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:36 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 11:58 AM ^
Both should be ranked for the match up in two weeks though.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:13 PM ^
MSU got knocked off last week. Barely beating Indiana isn't enough to get them back on.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:29 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 2:05 PM ^
What's sobering is that MSU win against BSU is the best OOC victory for the Big Ten this year. Even that wouldn't be so bad if there hadn't been all the games with crappy teams some of the other members lost.
October 7th, 2012 at 9:37 PM ^
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October 7th, 2012 at 12:02 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 12:04 PM ^
OHIO!?!?!?!
October 7th, 2012 at 12:06 PM ^
6-0 and that victory over PSU keeps looking better and better
October 7th, 2012 at 12:19 PM ^
Eh, they also just barely squeaked by UMass a week ago with a score of 37-34.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:23 PM ^
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October 7th, 2012 at 12:06 PM ^
I mean, they are going to go undefeated and win the MAC...so yeah.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:06 PM ^
I continue to be amazed that some of these SEC teams are ranked. Auburn is one overtime game from being 0-5 and yet Mississippi St. is seemingly getting the bump for beating them handily. Ignore the fact that they haven't played anoyne else (Kentucky barely counts as competent SEC).
Considering UM's two losses are to the #1 and #7 teams in the country, let's hope that they continue to play this well going forward and make it to the Rose Bowl.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
Well we are the top 2-loss team. As soon as the media realizes that the SEC is just really top-heavy, hopefully the polls won't be as SEC crazy. After Alabama, any SEC team can win any game they play, not because they're good, but because none of the teams are that much better than each other. Except Kentucky. Stick to basketball.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:07 PM ^
most impressive two losses in the country... to #1 and #7. Yaaay.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
God it kills me to write this but I think ND is under rated at #7. I think they should be #5 ahead of KSU & Florida with WVU moving up a notch too.
Nice to see us poke back in too. Especially since we have a chance to go on a run here in the B1G and move up quite a few notches over the next several weeks.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:43 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 12:15 PM ^
I think Michigan's game with ND showed that in fact the two teams are very close. OSU has a very strong offense, but the caveat is that Nebraska still hung a lot of points on them.
It's a strange season.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:30 PM ^
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October 7th, 2012 at 12:52 PM ^
Mountaineers would beat the Irish 52-20. Hoping to see that game in Orange Bowl.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:26 PM ^
October 7th, 2012 at 1:25 PM ^
indicates we aren't a top 15 team. Our game against Alabama indicates we aren't a top 15 team.
I understand that everyone looks bad against Alabama, but that was not the performance of a top 15 team; also, we looked atrocious against Air Force. Regardless of all the excuses we've made about the difficulty in preparing for Air Force's offense, they are NOT a good football team.
We looked great against Purdue, and little can be made of our game against UMass.
In short, I disagree with you. Top 25 team? I can buy that, but it's a little high given what we've done so far. Top 15 team is a big stretch.
October 7th, 2012 at 2:11 PM ^
Air Force is what I mean by "having watched this team I know we are turrible." But derping against Indiana aside, you aren't usually punsihed for winning ugly, even though you should be.
October 7th, 2012 at 12:30 PM ^