Top 5 Underrated College Football Teams (College Football News)

Submitted by Kewaga. on July 15th, 2017 at 1:27 AM

It's slow... news wise, and since 3 of the 5 will be of interest to most on the board... thought I'd pass it along.

CMU:

"Kansas, Syracuse and Boston College all have to watch out against a team with all of the top receivers returning, six of the top eight tacklers back, a fantastic running back situation, and former Michigan star recruit Shane Morris being just fine in place of Rush."

Cincinnati: Season Home opener

Floridia Atlantic:

Michigan:

NC State:

http://collegefootballnews.com/2017/top-5-underrated-college-football-t…

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Blue in Paradise

July 15th, 2017 at 1:45 AM ^

And Coklege Football news says we are underrated. I guess we must be properly rated /s

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AA Forever

July 15th, 2017 at 8:21 AM ^

anything from 7-5 to 15-0 for us this year. So both claims really beg the question Over/Under-rated by who?

People pegging us as 9-3 +/-1 (since there is always some fudge due to the uncontrollable) are on the money, I think. Anything below 8-4 is underrated, and anything above 10-2 is overrated, IMO.

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SalvatoreQuattro

July 15th, 2017 at 10:25 AM ^

UM has 15-0 talent, but 8-4 experience.

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AA Forever

July 15th, 2017 at 11:07 AM ^

you're confusing potential with proven talent. And as far as experience goes, we have less of it than just about any other DI team, so we're more like 2-10, but fortunately it doesn't matter how inexperienced our guys are, as long as they make plays.

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SalvatoreQuattro

July 15th, 2017 at 7:11 PM ^

I am pretty certain most people understood my use of talent. Yes, UM has 8-4 experience. Experience at QB, DL, linebacker, and RB.

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Hail85

July 15th, 2017 at 3:36 PM ^

We play OSU in the regular season. We don't have a talent advantage in that game. If we win The Game/ B1G and make the playoff, we're looking at teams like Alabama, OSU again, USC, Florida State, or someone who was good enough to beat them. I don't see a talent advantage there either. We have great talent, but 15-0 talent, to me, means we have more than anyone. Just not there yet IMO. Usually the response to a post like this is simply "Harbaugh!" Yeah, Harbaugh is awesome and will get the best out of our guys, but let's not pretend like Saban, Meyer, Jimbo, etc. are incompetent. If you meant sufficient talent to go 15-0, I agree. I'd argue, though, that the odds aren't exactly forever in our favor.

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SalvatoreQuattro

July 15th, 2017 at 7:12 PM ^

Not saying that they will or that it is likely.

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wolpherine2000

July 15th, 2017 at 5:27 PM ^

...this is not a topic of critical importance, and as Michigan fans we recognize the importance of both logic and grammar, I must take this opportunity to note your are misusing the term "to beg a question". http://grammarist.com/rhetoric/begging-the-question-fallacy/ You'll thank me when we are in the post-season.

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Yabadabablue

July 15th, 2017 at 9:36 AM ^

Law of averages mane

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He Hate Me

July 15th, 2017 at 10:53 AM ^

you spelled cocklege wrong

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Blue in Paradise

July 15th, 2017 at 11:11 AM ^

I guess autofill failed me

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Nofx1728

July 15th, 2017 at 6:01 AM ^

The article lost me when it said "Kiffin really is that good"

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RainbowSprings

July 15th, 2017 at 6:17 AM ^

Seems like things are shaping up well for him at CMU. First though, he must get the nod at starting QB. Should be an interesting Fall Camp for him.

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mongoose0614

July 15th, 2017 at 9:55 AM ^

Already talked to their coaching staff about it.

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lhglrkwg

July 15th, 2017 at 9:20 AM ^

Fickell is the only guy who has made OSU look average in the last 20 years. I'm skeptical he's going to do anything noteworthy at Cinci other than boost their recruiting profile for a few years

Same for Kiffin. I mean....I don't know why people keep hiring this guy. He was bad at Oakland, bad at Tennessee, bad at USC, and now he's going to be good at FAU? Ok.

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allintime23

July 15th, 2017 at 8:38 AM ^

Fick? Seriously??? He'll be dangerous as all hell without the three people he's had above him on succeeding teams. I expect he'll get the Rutgers treatment come early September.

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Gobgoblue

July 15th, 2017 at 3:26 PM ^

he's a respected member of the coaching community, hasn't acted a punk, and doesn't publicly badmouth Michigan in any improper way. The last part is what got Rutgers into trouble

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Zeke21

July 15th, 2017 at 9:55 AM ^

should have a heck of a year. Best to him.

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ElBictors

July 15th, 2017 at 10:06 AM ^

Had an osu fan say 'Fickell's return to M Stadium' is one of the top storylines for M football this fall. *rolls eyes

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McSomething

July 15th, 2017 at 10:16 AM ^

Fickle couldn't coach his way out of a wet paper bag despite massive talent advantages at Ohio State. Call me skeptical when said advantage is no longer there.

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Ihatebux

July 15th, 2017 at 10:54 AM ^

spelled cincy wrong..

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Kewaga.

July 15th, 2017 at 12:47 PM ^

Thanks

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Don

July 15th, 2017 at 11:50 AM ^

"if it's possible, Michigan will fly under the radar."

As long as Harbaugh is the coach, that ain't happening.

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LSAClassOf2000

July 15th, 2017 at 11:57 AM ^

It might not be early on, but it’ll beat Florida to start the season, and that’ll be enough for a 6-0 start before the showdown at Penn State.

Well, I will say that if we roll into that game 6-0, it would make things maximally interesting, especially if Penn State is on a similar roll.

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Mr. Yost

July 15th, 2017 at 12:15 PM ^

1. Michigan

People say this is a 4 loss team...we're going undefeated. I'd say that's underrated.

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Mr. Elbel

July 15th, 2017 at 12:33 PM ^

OP, why give the cmu explanation but not the Michigan explanation?

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UM Griff

July 15th, 2017 at 12:45 PM ^

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Kewaga.

July 15th, 2017 at 12:48 PM ^

Journalist need to make a living too....

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Sugaloaf

July 15th, 2017 at 12:49 PM ^

This article reads like it was written by a bad AI. The words mostly make sense but something is definitely off.

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Spunky

July 16th, 2017 at 11:12 AM ^

I didn't know Kiffin was heading to Madison for Week 2. I'm curious to see him back head coaching. Anyway, my predictions fluctuate between 8 or more wins, so all of these underrated/overrated write-ups seem possible to me.

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