Now that it's officially August, preseason rankings should be coming out. Does anybody know how long before the season starts that they get released? Not that preseason rankings mean much, it still is nice to see where teams are ranked going into the season. I am guessing that we will be ranked in the top 5 based on what I have seen.
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When do Preseason Rankings come out?
August 1st, 2016 at 9:21 AM
#1
When do Preseason Rankings come out?
August 1st, 2016 at 9:35 AM
#2
Last year the preseason AP
Last year the preseason AP poll came out August 23rd, coaches on July 30th.
The AP has said it will release its preseason poll Aug 21 of this year.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:26 AM
#3
Well this was a useful thread
Well this was a useful thread
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August 1st, 2016 at 9:34 AM
#4
It afforded you the opportunity to try out some new snark...
which it seems you might want to further practice through out this thread. Your snark game seems a little stale so far.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:53 AM
#5
Eh, better than another
Eh, better than another thread that has zero to do with football
August 1st, 2016 at 10:19 AM
#6
We shouldn't even want useful
We shouldn't even want useful threads until we beat OSU and MSU.
/s
August 1st, 2016 at 11:42 AM
#7
Until we beat OSU and MSU -
Until we beat OSU and MSU - by at least three touchdowns each, in the same year, on the road - this board should be nothing but threads of sadistic children beating sacks of puppies with hammers...
August 1st, 2016 at 2:21 PM
#8
How the hell do you mention OSU and MSU, yet fail
How the hell do you mention OSU and MSU, yet fail to mention Rutgers? What's your problem, sir?
August 1st, 2016 at 9:27 AM
#9
It already came out, we are just hiding it from you
It already came out, we are just hiding it from you
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August 1st, 2016 at 11:43 AM
#10
I've got the preseason poll
I've got the preseason poll already! It's in the front pocket of my jeans. Why don't you just go ahead and reach on in there and grab it...
August 1st, 2016 at 2:22 PM
#11
That's a tiny poll.
That's a tiny poll.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:28 AM
#12
It will be out before the
It will be out before the season starts!
August 1st, 2016 at 9:32 AM
#13
Week three
There was so much complaining about the unfairness of the pre-season ranking and it unduly influenced voters they decided to have the first pre-season ranking several weeks into the season.
My guess is it was patterned after Hoke's decision to name captains after the season was over.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:16 AM
#14
I'd support that honestly.
I'd support that honestly.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:42 AM
#15
Wow
I had to look up that Hoke actually did make the decision to select captains after the season. That is ridiculous. I didn't remember that, but I think by that point I had become so discouraged with the state of the program that I had been blocking out most news stories about Michigan. In the article it talks about how he wanted to combat a sense of 'entitlement' among upperclassmen. What an immediate change of attitude Harbaugh brought with him. TGFH. (Thank God For Harbaugh).
August 1st, 2016 at 9:35 AM
#16
The Polls...
If you're interested in the number-crunching side of things, many sites that do advanced metrics and predictive analytics have their relative estimated win probabilities out for each game for most teams as well. We've talked a little about them on the board already, but of course those sites don't really rank any teams, or at least they don't emphasize a ranking. Otherwise, as others have said, you might be waiting another couple weeks yet, although the Coaches' Poll should be out soon hopefully - seems like that one is always first.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:54 AM
#17
My wish
Eliminate pre-season polls and rank teams after week 4 or 5.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:40 AM
#18
Why not eliminate them completely?
I would like to see how the CFP Committee would rank teams if they did not have an AP or Coaches Poll to rely on.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:35 AM
#19
-
Thursday around noon.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:36 AM
#20
No idea*
nm
August 1st, 2016 at 9:38 AM
#21
You mean like the 2007
You mean like the 2007 preseason poll that ranked us 5th in the nation only to lose to a division 2 team at home because we didn't take them seriously and we ended the season 7-5? Fuck preseason polls, they're overhyped inaccurate bullshit. (Still sore from 2007 and haven't paid attention since)
August 1st, 2016 at 9:43 AM
#22
Get this man some coffee!
Get this man some coffee!
August 1st, 2016 at 9:49 AM
#23
Doesn't help when your your
Doesn't help when your your team leaders are baked on the sideline....
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August 1st, 2016 at 10:46 AM
#24
Was... was this actually a
Was... was this actually a thing?
August 1st, 2016 at 11:51 AM
#25
I think it's strongly
I think it's strongly rumored. Not sure if any former players have actually confirmed it or not
August 1st, 2016 at 9:51 AM
#26
We finished 9-4, not 7-5.
We finished 9-4, not 7-5. But point still taken. Preseason polls are almost always a joke and usually have no basis in reality.
And you're sore from 2007? I was at the Horror sitting in row 2 of the end zone and saw the blocked FG up close. *sigh*
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August 1st, 2016 at 10:07 AM
#27
WH checkin' them facts. I see you, bro!
WH checkin' them facts. I see you, bro!
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August 1st, 2016 at 9:51 AM
#28
We went 7-5 in 2005, 9-4 in
We went 7-5 in 2005, 9-4 in 2007. Get our mediocre seasons straightened out.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:53 AM
#29
FCS is not division 2. It's
FCS is not division 2. It's division 1-AA.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:57 AM
#30
actually,
We actually went 9-4 in 2007, even with both Henne and Hart missing significant time due to injury. The 7-5 team was 2005. Also, app st. was FCS (I-AA), not division 2.
Preseason polls can be relevant if they bring positive attention on a team that has been without it for a while. You may not care about them, but recruits might, and if a higher preseason poll helps bring in a great player, then I care.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:49 AM
#31
I haven't been this excited
I haven't been this excited for a season to start since 2007. That fact makes me really, really frightened.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:39 AM
#32
Fuck the Coaches Poll
Sincerely,
1997
August 1st, 2016 at 9:51 AM
#33
This ^^
Hell, they usually have SID's fill these out for the Head Coach. Hate that poll unless we are number 1.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:50 AM
#34
The coaches poll used to be
The coaches poll used to be the "more kind" poll for Michigan. But, yes, ever since that BS in '97 I have not liked the coaches poll.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:48 AM
#35
We actually went 9-4...
in 2007.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:50 AM
#36
Doubt we will be ranked top
Doubt we will be ranked top 5, but definitely top 10. Phil Steele (I know) predicted us to come in at 7, and he is 20/20 the last two years in predicting the preseason AP top 10.
As long as we start top 10 we will be ranked top 3 when we roll into that cement dumpster in East Lansing.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:51 AM
#37
Worried about MSU's ranking
If they are too low, they might get... chippy? And you know what happens when they get that chip.
August 1st, 2016 at 9:57 AM
#38
Chill the fuck out...
Chill the fuck out...
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August 1st, 2016 at 10:01 AM
#39
Wow
Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, can't take any humor.
Yeesh. Maybe decaf next time?
August 1st, 2016 at 10:09 AM
#40
There's irony in your post.
There's irony in your post.
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August 1st, 2016 at 10:52 AM
#41
Is "chippy" the new code word
Is "chippy" the new code word for "take more steroids"?
August 1st, 2016 at 11:37 AM
#42
All they need is a player with the surname Lattimer
Place at the table! Woooooo!
August 1st, 2016 at 9:57 AM
#43
They don't come out
until after the new phone books
August 1st, 2016 at 10:08 AM
#44
Things are going to start happening to me now.
Things are going to start happening to me now.
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August 1st, 2016 at 11:15 AM
#45
I can feel it!
Watched that move "100 times" in college.
August 1st, 2016 at 10:22 AM
#46
August 2nd
August 2nd I will release my own "Pole"
August 1st, 2016 at 2:08 PM
#47
It's ok if you like him, but
It's ok if you like him, but I don't find Ralphie May all that funny
August 1st, 2016 at 11:10 AM
#48
wow
wow
August 1st, 2016 at 11:11 AM
#49
before the season starts
before the season starts
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August 1st, 2016 at 12:10 PM
#50
We already won the preseason
Now time to go win the season.
August 1st, 2016 at 7:50 PM
#51
rankings
Preseason rankings are worthless.....but I still love them because they mean that soon there will actually be an interesting sport to watch on television.
