Humen

April 6th, 2013 at 5:46 PM ^

Thank you for providing a non-freep link. You are a respectable citizen, great American, and Michigan man. Odes have already been written but have yet to coalesce into words. 

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SituationSoap

April 6th, 2013 at 8:47 PM ^

If that's the case, he has us losing four of Iowa, Northwestern, Connecticut, MSU and Penn State.

 

I don't see three losses in that group, much less four.

 

Edit: Sorry, I didn't understand; I thought this was his rankings of teams, not his preseason rankings prediction.

 

Honestly "I predict that this is where voters predict teams will finish" seems like kind of a silly thing to do.

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wildbackdunesman

April 6th, 2013 at 6:46 PM ^

It makes perfect sense.  He is predicting that the "Preseason AP Poll" will have us ranked #19.  He clearly states that these are not his predicion of order of finish, but rather his prediction of the preseason AP poll.

He can easily think that the AP preseason poll will have us underrated.

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Bodogblog

April 6th, 2013 at 7:33 PM ^

I don't think they're great, and their schedule is brutal so they likely won't be a threat in the Legends division. ND and Ohio are several levels above all other teams on our schedule. Nebraska will have a good/tricky offense, but a terrible defense. Again in their spring game today they didn't tackle, let WRs run free, and their coaches don't seem to think they need a safety in the middle if the field, ever. NW is going to be a good team, with a disciplined D and talent and play makers on offense. Better than Nebraska

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Wolverine Devotee

April 6th, 2013 at 5:53 PM ^

Ha. Phil Steele. This is the guy who had Michigan going 6-6 in 2011 and to the Pizza Bowl.

Not to mention his consistent picking of a FSU vs OU championship game. 

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M Fanfare

April 6th, 2013 at 5:58 PM ^

That seems about right to me as a preseason prediction. There are some big question marks on this team (interior OL, DL, secondary, running game), and while I think the team as a whole will be much better than it was last year, they're unproven. Plus I prefer being under-ranked than last year when we were way over-ranked.

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htownwolverine

April 6th, 2013 at 6:07 PM ^

I'll read Steele when he stops presenting his website like an astrological conspiracy theorist. Is he fucking color blind? He has gotten a little better but still... I feel like I'm about to be told Hoffa was a secret Mayan priest with the Codex.

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Perkis-Size Me

April 6th, 2013 at 6:36 PM ^

I might rank Stanford and A&M over OSU. Both seem like more complete teams at this point. But that's Urban Meyer love for you.

I'm a little surprised Northwestern is below us, for a team that is coming off a 10-win season and returning pretty much everyone, and I'm almost offended Nebraska is ranked ahead of us. I'm yet to be convinced that Nebraska is a good team under Pelini.

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Logan88

April 6th, 2013 at 9:09 PM ^

Perhaps you are not aware that Phil Steele lives in Cleveland, Ohio and is a rabid OSU fan. He always thinks OSU is the best team in the country.

 

EDIT: I should point out that, while Steele is an unabashed OSU homer, he is correct in that OSU will likely be ranked very highly and that they have an unbelievably easy schedule for 2013. I would be absolutely stunned if they lost more than two games next season.

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