Playoffs!?!?
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October 11th, 2015 at 11:08 AM ^
He also just said "Michigan. Is. Nasty."
October 11th, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
Defer any such discussion until November 29. 2015.
October 11th, 2015 at 11:11 AM ^
beat state
October 11th, 2015 at 11:12 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 12:02 PM ^
I agree- waaaaaaaay to soon. This weekend was a good win- but also, some of the teams we played look a little worse now. Oregon State got blown out by RR, BYU barely beat a low level team, Utah barely won vs. Cal even after being gifted 5 or 6 turnovers
I am not sold on MSU either- they look pretty vulnerable
But OSU is another story- Meyer plays to the level of his competition after a NC year- they are going to be very good coming into the house
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October 11th, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^
I expect that the committee will review what happened last year in the CFP (and bowls) and remember what they did that ended up producing the most deserving champion.
They filled the four slots with four conference champions, ensuring the maximum diversity possible among teams that had won their way into a deserving spot.
When the "everybody knows" consensus proved to be 180 degrees wrong*, the committee still allowed a path to the championship for what turned out to be a very deserving and dominant Ohio State.
Making the conference championship part of the path--the committee has stated that it weights conference championships heavily--goes a long way to ensure that the NC is won on the field and not in assumptions about relative conference strength when there are very few--if any--cross over games between top conference powers in the OOC slate.
So basically it comes down to, win your conference and don't lose in the Committee's musical chairs round that eliminates one of the five P5 champions.
*The SEC West was mentioned as an NFL division and the B1G was written off as terrible. Oops, Ohio State won the NC as clearly the best team, the top 5 SEC West teams lost their bowls, and Michigan State and Wisconsin beat Baylor and Auburn, respectively.
October 11th, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 11:23 AM ^
(not that there's anything wrong with that)
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October 11th, 2015 at 11:21 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 11:21 AM ^
...then take care of business in all games before the last Saturday in November to avoid a hiccup...
... then beat OSU...
...and then we can talk about playoffs.
Howeva...if it ends up as Utah, Baylor, Florida and Michigan...
..then I prefer a Michigan v Utah rematch in the first round. Let the Florida D see if they can eliminate Baylor to set up a Florida v. Michigan final.
October 11th, 2015 at 11:57 AM ^
...and throw in a B1G title game victory.
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It doesn't make sense to talk about playoffs when the regular season begins on Saturday.
October 11th, 2015 at 1:15 PM ^
And since we're facing the #2 obstacle in the regular season, to maximize my enjoyment, I'm going to stay in the moment and savor the pounding we're going to put on Sparty on Saturday.
October 11th, 2015 at 11:25 AM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 11:36 AM ^
My thoughts exactly.
Michigan's D has been dominant, but many of their best performances have come against inexperienced or bad QBs. That said, I can't imagine there will be a monumental drop off or anything.
I believe MSU's O-Line is pretty injured, so I expect the D-Line to get plenty of penetration and make life difficult for Cook. However, Cook is probably the best passing QB Michigan will have faced this season. I think Durkin and Co. can definitely game plan, etc. but don't be surprised if Michigan gives up more big plays and actual points this coming weekend.
I still favor Michigan in this game, though.
October 11th, 2015 at 12:43 PM ^
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October 11th, 2015 at 12:39 PM ^
Seriously? Tanner Mangum is pretty good. Wilson beat us with his legs, Cook is not a threat to do so.
October 11th, 2015 at 11:27 AM ^
If we beat MSU, then we can start talking playoffs. But I think it's still a bit premature. A lot to be excited about and a 9/10 win season with a bowl game is super realistic at this point...but just beat MSU first.
October 11th, 2015 at 11:29 AM ^
We are fans and are allowed to dream and look ahead. The only thing we risk is our own inflated heartbreak when reality smacks us across our face and we realize we are alone in the collegate football wilderness and we have no Bo leading us, no recent tradition that we can hold onto.
Until, of course, we build that up again. And we get a new leader directing us, and we get recent and consistent efforts that force us to start believing in our potential.
Yeah, I'm all about STATE this weekend. But I was rooting like hell for every undefeated team to loose, because I believe at the end of the season, we will be in the playoffs.
If I were in the UM locker room, I would expect Harbaugh to kick my ass. But from my sofa, DAMN THIS FEELS GOOD! It's simply a risk/reward equation. The reward of letting myself believe is now greater than the risk of potential heartbreak.
WE GON WIN OUT!
October 11th, 2015 at 11:31 AM ^
Fans and pudits are gonna be fans and pundits. Thats what makes it fun.
I would really like to see a Baylor Michigan matchup. Best offense vs best defense
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