Michigan #9 in CBS Sports Preseason Top 30

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:17 PM
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Michigan #9 in CBS Sports Preseason Top 30

Slow day on the board to be posting CBS Sports links, but Michigan checks in at #9 in Jerry Palm's preseason rankings. The real reason I posted this is that it includes a strength of schedule ranking. Amongst top 25 rated teams, the B1G members have the top four toughest schedules.

Teams of note (SOS in parethesis):

3. Alabama (46)
9. Michigan (3)
12. Wisconsin (44)
14. Michigan State (2)
15. Ohio State (5)
20. Nebraska (6)
27. Notre Dame (1)

Palm's rankings are produced by his own computer formula, but I find it highly ironic that the SEC's power teams, who are perceived to face much more daunting schedules, lag behind the B1G in SOS ranking on an SEC-slanted network.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/124/index1

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:21 PM | Jerry Palm (Score:1)
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Wasn't he the guy that predicted Michigan would reach the BCS last pre-season?

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:55 PM | Yes. (Score:1)
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Yes.

c/o 2008
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August 14th, 2012 at 2:23 PM | Oh no, we're ranked too (Score:1)
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Oh no, we're ranked too high!  Oh no, we're ranked too low!

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:24 PM | MSU with the #2 schedule in (Score:3 Normal)
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MSU with the #2 schedule in the country?  Hmmmm...

August 14th, 2012 at 2:28 PM | ND and MSU have such lofty (Score:5 Normal)
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ND and MSU have such lofty strength of schedules since they have to play Michigan.

August 14th, 2012 at 2:30 PM | Boise, Central, ND, and (Score:5 Normal)
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Boise, Central, ND, and Eastern.

Color me unimpressed in terms of non-conference, especially since Boise will probably take a step back this year.

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:31 PM | Exactly. (Score:5 Normal)
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Consider my eyebrows raised on this one...

Boise State is a step-up from the typical non-conference cupcakes, but without Kellen Moore we don't know how good the Broncos will be.

Ohio State,  Nebraska, and Notre Dame all visit East Lansing.

Yeah, I don't buy #2 hardest schedule in the nation.

HAIL.

August 14th, 2012 at 2:33 PM | To Sparty's credit they do (Score:1 Flamebait)
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To Sparty's credit they do play two fringe Top 25 level teams in Boise State and Notre Dame in addition the two directional Michigan schools. They also have B1G contests against Ohio State, Iowa, and Nebraska at home as well as on the road at Michigan and at Wisconsin. There's no Alabama on that schedule, but they've got seven real battles this year against potential Top 25 teams.

EDIT: Beaten to the punch, but while it doesn't appear to be a Top 5 schedule, I would still say it's a pretty tough slate for Dantonio.

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August 14th, 2012 at 3:01 PM | I gotta give it up to Sparty (I don't suspect I'll say that.... (Score:1 Flamebait)
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again in a awhile)....They have a long term agreement with ND (as do we) and it comprises a potential loss every year.  They also scheduled Boise -  a dangerous team.  It's really a no-win proposition as BSU still can't seem to shake their mid-major feel (any more than sparty can).

We're gonna play with toughness, we're gonna be responsible and we're gonna play with toughness.  This is Michigan.

August 14th, 2012 at 7:59 PM | I remember them scheduling the game (Score:2)
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against boise about a week after we announced our game with 'Bama. At the time, it felt like kind of a desperate move.  Also, don't forget that this is the year they play at Central in their efforts to be "the true football program for the state."  Whatever.  Also a move that felt kinda forced.

 

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:56 PM | However, Sparty's 'Evil' (Score:1 Flamebait)
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However, Sparty's 'Evil' seems a little more concentrated @Michigan, @Wisconsin, then Nebraska. I personally wouldn't want to do all three back to back

August 14th, 2012 at 3:02 PM | Mum...Dad! Don't touch it, (Score:3 Normal)
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Mum...Dad! Don't touch it, it's concentrated evil.

 

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August 14th, 2012 at 3:36 PM | I'll always +1 (Score:4 Normal)
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a Time Bandits reference.

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:30 PM | How (Score:5 Normal)
acsherman
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How is our schedule easier than MSU?  They get to play Indiana! That's easier than a bye week!

The only game I can see that is 'harder' than ours is the game against Michigan and Wisconsin.  Obviously Michigan is better than MSU, so I can understand that.  But I am pretty sure Alabama is much better than Boise, Air Force is better than Directional whatever and they get OSU & ND at home.... 

 

Us:

 

2012 Schedule Buy Michigan Tickets


Date Opponent Time/Result
Sep 1 Alabama 8:00 pm
Sep 8 Air Force 3:30 pm
Sep 15 Massachusetts 3:30 pm
Sep 22 @Notre Dame 7:30 pm
Oct 6 @Purdue 4:00 pm
Oct 13 Illinois 3:30 pm
Oct 20 Michigan St.  
Oct 27 @Nebraska 8:00 pm
Nov 3 @Minnesota  
Nov 10 Northwestern  
Nov 17 Iowa  
Nov 24 @Ohio St. 12:00 pm

 

Them: 

 

2012 Schedule Buy Michigan State Tickets
Date Opponent Time/Result
Aug 31 Boise St. 8:00 pm
Sep 8 @C. Michigan 3:30 pm
Sep 15 Notre Dame 8:00 pm
Sep 22 E. Michigan  
Sep 29 Ohio St.  
Oct 6 @Indiana 12:00 pm
Oct 13 Iowa 12:00 pm
Oct 20 @Michigan  
Oct 27 @Wisconsin 3:30 pm
Nov 3 Nebraska  
Nov 17 Northwestern  
Nov 24 @Minnesota  
All times local to your settings

 

August 14th, 2012 at 2:32 PM | Because we don't play (Score:5 Normal)
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Because we don't play ourselves.

Fear Michigan.

That is all.

HAIL.

August 14th, 2012 at 2:35 PM | True That (Score:2 Normal)
acsherman
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Fear Michigan

August 14th, 2012 at 2:37 PM | Makes no sense (Score:5 Normal)
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UofM             MSU

 

Alabama > Boise

Airforce >  CMU

@ND > ND

Umass = EMU

@OSU > OSU

@ Purdue > @ Indiana

@Nebraska > Nebraska

NW=NW

@ Minnesota = @Minnesota

Iowa = Iowa

Illinois < Wisconsin

MSU < @UofM

 

They have two tougher games being Wisconsin and the one against us since it's a road game.

 

 

 

 

August 14th, 2012 at 2:38 PM | Probably because (Score:0 Flamebait)
August 14th, 2012 at 2:42 PM | Whoa there (Score:5 Funny)
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MSU-Indiana is a fierce rivalry game, hence the inter-divisional rival protection.  You throw out the records in games like that.

August 14th, 2012 at 2:33 PM | It is a slow day BUT (Score:2)
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Borges and Mattison press conferences from today are up on mgoblue.  I would make new posts for each of them, but I don't know how to do anything other than copy the links to them. 

Borges: http://www.mgoblue.com/allaccess/?media=326551

Mattison: http://www.mgoblue.com/allaccess/?media=326528

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:58 PM | Does anyone mind embedding (Score:2)
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Does anyone mind embedding this or creating a new thread with it embedded? My phone does not support it from mgoblue.com but does not seem to have problems when on mgoblog.

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August 14th, 2012 at 2:43 PM | What's even more apalling (Score:2)
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What's even more apalling than MSU at #2 SOS, is OSU at #5 SOS.  That gets a legit "WTF?" 

August 14th, 2012 at 2:52 PM | Come on guys, are we (Score:1 Flamebait)
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Come on guys, are we seriously outraged that MSU's strength of schedule is one spot ahead of ours? At the end of the day, Michigan being Michigan is a much bigger factor and difference between the two programs than a mere one spot in perceived strenght of schedule. 

August 14th, 2012 at 3:30 PM | MSU schedule (Score:1)
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is tougher then ours because they play us on the road and we play them at home.

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August 14th, 2012 at 3:00 PM | Why I read these threads, I don't know (Score:1)
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But I do.  They always disintegrate into a bunch of conjecture and aimless claims about really something we know nothing about.  However, I agree that I would consider our schedule tougher than Sparty's this year.

I am desperately trying to focus, like the players and coaches, on the Alabama game -- I leave for Dallas in 16 days!!

August 14th, 2012 at 3:00 PM | The only pre-season poll that (Score:-1 Flamebait)
August 14th, 2012 at 3:02 PM | What's bad is Alabama is 46 (Score:1)
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What's bad is Alabama is 46 even Michigan can't help them and their cupcake ooc schedule. SEC can suck one!

August 14th, 2012 at 5:07 PM | Interesting... (Score:4 Normal)
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Like everything else, I pulled this table into Excel and started fiddling with it:

Average SOS ranking in the SEC: 40

Average SOS ranking in the Big Ten: 18

For some contrast -

Average SOS ranking for listed Pac-12 teams: 24

Average SOS ranking for listed MAC teams: 88

Average SOS ranking for listed ACC teams: 50

I am especially intrigued now. If we could compile rankings like this from a few sources and the numbers were relatively similar, there would be probably be some solid statistical backing when it comes to the gap between the perception of the SEC schedule and the reality of the SEC schedule.

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August 14th, 2012 at 7:39 PM | I love how I can look at the (Score:3 Normal)
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I love how I can look at the headline and think to myself hmmm is this about basketball or football?

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