Michigan now 23 in AP Poll
We are now 23rd in the AP poll.
I thought we might have been a few spots higher.
October 14th, 2012 at 12:53 PM ^
#icandream
October 14th, 2012 at 1:06 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 1:28 PM ^
The B1G isn't getting an at large this season thanks to Ohio's ban and general malaise elsewhere. We can, should, and honestly must win out (except for OSU) in order to make the Rose Bowl.
If we beat Ohio, then we'd probably be ranked Top 10. Again though, who cares? We're not going for the ship or an at-large. Rose Bowl is the only goal.
October 14th, 2012 at 1:37 PM ^
Polls don't matter. The goal is to win the B1G and beat ohio.
This Is MICHIGAN.
October 14th, 2012 at 1:51 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 2:05 PM ^
Michigan's top goal every year is and should always be to win the conference. Rankings don't matter, as long as you win the conference you will make a BCS bowl and have a shot at the NC most years. Not sure how it would shake out under the new system though.
October 14th, 2012 at 2:39 PM ^
And this is just what Brady Hoke has been saying, the first goal is to win the conference. This season, especially, shows the wisdom in that. A lot of people want the MNC to be the primary goal, but in doing that, one loss and the season's goal is already down the tubes, perhaps even in the first game of the year. Michigan still has complete control and an excellent shot to win the Big Ten. 'They don't have to worry about polls or other external factors.
October 14th, 2012 at 2:16 PM ^
We were 28th last week, so this is actually a pretty solid jump.
October 14th, 2012 at 2:45 PM ^
ONLY 23 OMIGOD WTF NO WAI!<!?!?!>!??!?
October 14th, 2012 at 3:01 PM ^
October 14th, 2012 at 3:11 PM ^
You aren't going to start any fires, are you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbtAVSCPBFQ
EDIT: Embed fail...not quite sure how to do it...
October 14th, 2012 at 3:05 PM ^
UM is about where it should be, but I still don't get why some of these SEC teams are ranked so high given who they have played. Georgia may look good on paper, but they have not beaten anyone and were housed by the one team that was any good. Same with Miss. St., who has beaten Kentucky, Tennessee, and Auburn (combined 5-14). Sure, they look good on paper, but let's see how they look after playinh Alabama, , TA&M, and LSU in a couple of weeks.
But regardless, UM wins out and all is good. Otherwise, no BCS bid for the team.
October 14th, 2012 at 4:30 PM ^
I think we're clearly underrated right now. An interesting question, to me, is whether or not this is the first time we've been this underrated in the polls in the last decade or more. I'm thinking yes, but maybe others have better memories about this stuff. Anybody?
October 14th, 2012 at 7:06 PM ^
Then we'll talk about being under-rated. For now, I'm satified with where we're at. Rankings won't matter, anyway, if we end up B1G Champs. We'll still go to the Rose Bowl.
#OnlyThingThatMatters
October 14th, 2012 at 9:13 PM ^
We were all breathless about getting that 6th win to become bowl eligible. Things have change a lot in two years. I think the team got a bit ahead of itself and expectations got too high last season.
It's all good. I wrote down before the season we'd finish 13th and I'm quite confident with that prediction still.
October 14th, 2012 at 10:14 PM ^
And those two losses are currently #1 and #5 (barely) I'm a little surprised we're not getting a bit more love, especially given how we've dismantled our first two conference opponents (where we all know anything can happen in conference games).
October 14th, 2012 at 11:26 PM ^
One at a time. This week: Sparty.
October 15th, 2012 at 10:06 AM ^
if you think Louisville should be ranked above o$u. The same Louisville team who should have lost to both UNC and So Miss? They are awful. They play one of the easiest schedules in D1.
October 15th, 2012 at 12:21 PM ^
BCS rankings are meaningless except for the top two spots. If M wins the Big Ten, they play in the Rose Bowl. They more than likely will not get an at-large BCS bid if they don't win the Big Ten.
I don't know why some people worry about the rankings.