Projected BCS standings -Michigan is 9th
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7082490
The official BCS rankings come out next week, so Brad Edwards has a projected BCS lineup.
Michigan is 9th.
1-Alabama
2-Oklahoma
3- LSU
4- Oklahoma State
5- Boise St
6- Wisconsin
7- Clemson
8- Stanford
9- Michigan
10- Georgia Tech
October 10th, 2011 at 10:25 AM ^
October 10th, 2011 at 10:44 AM ^
Feel the same way, we cant have a loss heading into bye week, as far as number 9 i believe thats a lil overrated until we defeat sparty. I believe if we do win come saturday, we will be 10 on actual bcs rankings next week
October 10th, 2011 at 12:51 PM ^
might finally go away.
October 10th, 2011 at 10:26 AM ^
Yeah, the problem is the BCS standings don't come out until AFTER we play MSU. So we have a pretty big roadblock in our way to a top ten BCS standing.
October 10th, 2011 at 10:27 AM ^
No, it's definitely litte.
October 10th, 2011 at 10:33 AM ^
The goal for this team is STILL to win the B1G Championship.
A win over MSU puts Michigan in the driver's seat in the whatever division we're in. Michigan would be the only unbeaten team in their division. It is VERY possible that a Michigan win over Nebraska will guarantee the U of M a berth in the B1G championship game ... regardless of the tsio game. And even when this does happen - Coach Hoke will be sure have this team ready to play tsio regardless of any standings.
Go Blue!
October 10th, 2011 at 10:35 AM ^
Eh, I remember last year Boise State had a huge lead on Auburn and Oregon in the projected BCS standings and the next week they were third (if not further down) when the actual rankings came out. Still happy being in the top 25 alone...
By the way, you have LSU and Oklahoma switched. LSU is #2 according to that video.
October 10th, 2011 at 10:34 AM ^
Time to run over little brother. 3 yrs is wayyyy to long.
October 10th, 2011 at 10:35 AM ^
Denard Robinson is my hero, all that. But Michigan is not the 9th best team in the country.
I know that's sort of irrelevant, and whatever advantage that this ranking may give them later on, I am glad of. But it sort of just makes me remember why I hate the BCS: there is just no way anyone can conclusively make a decision on who is "better" without common opponents, let alone without having teams play one another.
Who is "better", Wisky or Boise State? Stanford or Arkansas? South Carolina or Michigan? There is no way to know, except that people's votes on this are going to decide the fates of these teams.
I'm most concerned and excited by the one thing Michigan is solely in charge of: winning their division. And then, hopefully, beating Wisky (or whoever) in the Big Ten title game.
I'm with Hoke when he rebuffed the questions about aspirations of a national title: just win the Big Ten and let things shake out from there.
October 10th, 2011 at 11:35 AM ^
I understand the sentiment of not wanting to rank Michigan too highly, but at some point you have to give the team credit for what they have done and what they will most likely do in the future. IIRC, Michigan is not only 6-0, but they are 6-0 against the spread. A good number of people are saying each week "this week's game will tell us a lot about the team" and when we win, they say the same thing about the next game. There are also a good number of people who say "wait until the MSU game", which is fair, but MSU hasn't looked that great this year either, at least good enough to be a true barometer.
For me, I'm coming to the realization, that Purdue and Iowa are starting to look like easier wins with each week that passes, which puts this team at 8-9 wins, essentially a top 25 team. A win against MSU makes me think 10-11 wins, which should be good for a top 10 spot, or top 15 at worst, and that might be enough to get into a BCS game.
Our DL is getting more pressure recently and our defense is still getting turnovers, which everyone thought would not be sustainable. MSU's OL is not-so-great, they ran for 2.3 YPC against OSU, and they were only able to put 10 up on OSU. If you take these things into consideration along with the fact we are good against the spread this year, this game looks like a win for Michigan, which makes me think that the high rankings are very possibly warranted.
October 10th, 2011 at 12:42 PM ^
We didn't cover against EMU, we were -29.5 and won 31-3, but I do agree with what you've said. The other thing to remember is that we're ranked 9/13 of undefeated teams, so it's not like we're some weird anomaly.
October 10th, 2011 at 1:09 PM ^
Thanks. I didn't remember what the spread was for that game, but I figured it couldn't be that high. Now, I know why Hoke was upset that we kicked a FG instead of scoring a TD.
October 10th, 2011 at 2:08 PM ^
I agree. I'm as cautiously optimistic as the next fan but at some point we just have to be happy where Michigan is this year in terms of wins, performance and rankings. I remember before the season a lot of folks were worried about the supposedly high octane WMU offense. Then it was ND. Then SDSU was supposed to be a tough match against a powerful O with an NFL caliber QB. Then we were supposed to be terrified about what Persa would do.
I understand the reasons. Like you guys, I lived through the last 3 seasons but I'm too busy enjoying a great season (so far) to worry about if Michigan is deserving of a top ten ranking or not.
October 10th, 2011 at 1:56 PM ^
Yeah maybe we are overrated, but think about this. Outside of a few teams (OU/OK State, Bama/LSU, Wisky, and Stanford) how many teams look that good? It's kind of a down year for the teams in College Football and (barring some losses and Clemson winning out) there's probably not going to be any surprise teams (like Auburn/Oregon last year) that make the jump up high. More than likely it's going to be chalk, with the winners of OU/OK State playing against LSU/Bama in the Title game. And we're in a BCS conference, 6-0, and we've looked pretty good doing it. Plus we're Michigan and they want us "to be back"
And like someone said, we're 9/13 of the undefeated Top 25, so I don't think we're horribly overrated
October 10th, 2011 at 10:39 AM ^
October 10th, 2011 at 11:31 AM ^
after we beat Sparty.
October 10th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
People always criticize the BCS for not doing something it was never intended to do. The BCS was not designed to rank the top 25 teams in correct order from top to bottom. The BCS was designed to detemine the two best teams and pit them against each other in a bowl at the end of the season. It might not be perfect, but it does that much better than what came before (when bowl tie-ins and early invites to high profile teams, e.g., ND, meant that the #1 and #2 ranked teams rarely played each other in a bowl game).
October 10th, 2011 at 12:07 PM ^
And the other thing to keep in mind about the BCS is that it's designed to provide its evaluation at the end of the season. When you look at it in October or early November, it always includes a couple of rankings that seem wildly inappropriate. But those usually are cured by the end of the year, and the rankings usually look reasonable at that point.
I just don't think the BCS standings are worth taking seriously until 9-10 games have been played.
October 10th, 2011 at 12:53 PM ^
I actually feel uncomfortable being ranked in the top ten (potentially) and would be absolutely petrified if we even sniff the top5 at any point this season because it has the potential to completely color people’s expectations moving forward and take the focus off what is really important to our football team... growth...
We have been terrible for the last 3 years, and although I am extremely excited about the direction the program is heading we just started on our journey and have a long way to go.
At this point all I want is week to week improvement in our offense, defense and kick coverage...
October 10th, 2011 at 8:53 PM ^
we will have won at least 9 games. With the talent pool we have I think your right about inflated expectations. However, the real possibility exists that we are more talented and better coached. That means we may be ahead of the curve. I'll take a top five ranking and enjoy the ride. With a lot of nervous energy.
October 10th, 2011 at 3:53 PM ^
Michigan will win the rest of their regular season games if Denard throws 2 or fewer interceptions in those games. Him having 20 on the year is all but a foregone conclusion. But as long as they don't hurt us like they didn't against SDSU and NW, we should get the matchup against Wiscy.