lbpeley

November 3rd, 2018 at 11:19 PM ^

Great stat. Seriously, besides Alabama who thinks UM can't roll anyone in the country right now? Watching okla/tt right now. Defense truly does not exist in the Big 12. LSU looks pathetic. 

stephenrjking

November 3rd, 2018 at 11:26 PM ^

Bama makes lots of teams look pathetic. LSU might be overrated (along with its whole conference) though. To wit: Florida just got annihilated at home by... Missouri. 

It’s hard to know how we match up until we play a game. We know we’re close to ND; harder to tell with Clemson, who also looks really good. 

Michigan’s OL could be exposed by a great DL, btw. Not a coincidence that the four teams in the top four (just putting us there now) have dominant DLs. Clemson and Bama have great ones. 

bronxblue

November 3rd, 2018 at 11:29 PM ^

I have no idea about Clemson.  They house some of these teams in a way that makes me think they're probably elite, and then you remember Louisville gave up 56 to Wake, 66 to GT, etc.  And sure Clemson beat up FSU got run off the field by VT and NC State.  So at this point, my guess is UM is the 2nd or 3rd best team in the country.

crg

November 4th, 2018 at 6:53 AM ^

I watched the Syracuse-Clemson game a few weeks ago. Cuse should have won and basically lost due to some creative officiating at the end - and this was in Clemson no less.  I think Clemson is a good (not great) team that has benefited from having some atrocious teams on their schedule.  They could probably beat UM as likely as losing to them, but they'd still get blown out by Bama like everyone else.

The Fan in Fargo

November 3rd, 2018 at 11:42 PM ^

I told you all LSU wasn't shit. They should be out of the picture now with two losses. Both times getting their asses kicked. That Florida team isn't anything special either. Banking on ND choking at SC. Georgia will lose to Bama in SEC title game. Oklahoma is weak. They might run the table but they aren't beating anyone with a defense. Fuck Clemson and their cake walk schedule. They're probably in. How in the fuck does ND not have to play Clemson in the ACC title game? That just boggles my mind. Of coarse both of those chicken shits won't play each other. The playoff committee is doing their damnedest to get Clemson and ND in. I'm guessing ND will choke like they usually do and Clemson will make it through. 

bluepalooza

November 4th, 2018 at 5:40 AM ^

LSU has a good defense.  Their offense reminds me of Michigan 2017. Very predictable.  A QB who looks lost throwing into coverage and plays taking too long to develop when they don't have the offensive line to hold back the rush.  LSU is as top 25 team but not top 10. And what about Florida getting run out of their own stadium by Mizzou.  Sorry, Alabama is the best team in country, and Georgia is the only other really good team in SEC.  That said, Michigan would beat Georgia by at least 10 on neutral field.

BuckeyeChuck

November 3rd, 2018 at 11:25 PM ^

This was an amazing 3-game run by Michigan!

Early in the year, the discussion was how many of these 3 games Michigan might lose. Instead, they steamroll all 3.

Sure, Wisconsin isn't what we thought they were, but what Michigan did to them was impressive. Sparty could muster nothing. Now PSU was made to look pathetic.

Very impressive. Certainly CFP-worthy performances.

Khaleke The Freak

November 4th, 2018 at 2:13 AM ^

Fuck yes, consider rankings as you will but this is a huge statement that Michigan Football is back