TrojanCampaign
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-22-2013 10:48 PM)CliftonAve Wrote: Think of the bright side John, if Michigan continues to slide down some of the other 4 teams you root for will move up.
As for the Wolverines, I think everybody has clearly stated what needs to be said about their performance this year.
We can call this fair weather redundancy. When one team goes down you have four other available routes to the desired destination.
God to much cisco for one night.....
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john01992
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-22-2013 11:40 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote: (09-22-2013 10:48 PM)CliftonAve Wrote: Think of the bright side John, if Michigan continues to slide down some of the other 4 teams you root for will move up.
As for the Wolverines, I think everybody has clearly stated what needs to be said about their performance this year.
We can call this fair weather redundancy. When one team goes down you have four other available routes to the desired destination.
God to much cisco for one night.....
what happens if all 5 of them suck????????
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09-23-2013 12:44 AM |
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
This is exactly why I don't join in the "Pre-season polls should be abolished" sentiment.
Major movement like this each week is necessary to self-fix incorrect pre-season rankings.
Nebraska disappeared after one loss too. As they should have.
Clemson shot up with a big win over UGA. The polls are inexact...but when we judge by our eyes--good losses count and ugly wins hurt--then we get a more accurate predictor.
I just hope that my Nittany Lions get to burst Michigan's undefeated bubble and it doesn't happen against Minnesota next week (10/5).
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
Akron and UCONN are two of the worse FBS programs in the nation. Eeking out wins over both deserves a drop in the polls. Lets see how Big Blue holds up to the 4-0 Gophers next week.
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09-23-2013 03:37 AM |
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john01992
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-23-2013 03:37 AM)SApuro Wrote: Akron and UCONN are two of the worse FBS programs in the nation. Eeking out wins over both deserves a drop in the polls. Lets see how Big Blue holds up to the 4-0 Gophers next week.
yeah but these are such big drops that we might as well have lost those games
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09-23-2013 06:53 AM |
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john01992
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
meatchicken
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
If Mich had not beat ND, they would have dropped from the pollls completely.
it happened to iowa in 2009. Started out 17th in preseason. They won their first game against FCS Northern Iowa 17-16 but Iowa had to block 2 last second field goals to win. Voters treated it like a loss and iowa dropped to 36th!!! They did not get back into the top 25 again until they beat #5 Penn state at Penn State. Eventually Iowa got to 9-0 but was still the lowest ranked of the unbeatens at #6. Iowa finally finished 11-2, won the Orange Bowl, and finished where they should have at #7.
It all works out in the end. Be patient.
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09-23-2013 07:41 AM |
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
The BIG is awful and the top teams would get wiped by the top teams in the PAC, SEC and probably even the Big 12 and ACC.
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09-23-2013 08:58 AM |
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john01992
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-23-2013 07:41 AM)goofus Wrote: If Mich had not beat ND, they would have dropped from the pollls completely.
it happened to iowa in 2009. Started out 17th in preseason. They won their first game against FCS Northern Iowa 17-16 but Iowa had to block 2 last second field goals to win. Voters treated it like a loss and iowa dropped to 36th!!! They did not get back into the top 25 again until they beat #5 Penn state at Penn State. Eventually Iowa got to 9-0 but was still the lowest ranked of the unbeatens at #6. Iowa finally finished 11-2, won the Orange Bowl, and finished where they should have at #7.
It all works out in the end. Be patient.
i think its just more a b10 bias than anything
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-23-2013 06:53 AM)john01992 Wrote: (09-23-2013 03:37 AM)SApuro Wrote: Akron and UCONN are two of the worse FBS programs in the nation. Eeking out wins over both deserves a drop in the polls. Lets see how Big Blue holds up to the 4-0 Gophers next week.
yeah but these are such big drops that we might as well have lost those games
If Michigan had lost those games, their drop in the polls would have been like the drop a man with lead shoes experiences after being chucked into the Challenger Deep...
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09-23-2013 09:17 AM |
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-22-2013 03:17 PM)john01992 Wrote: for the second time michigan has had the biggest drop in the polls despite winning their game that week.
i think the polls system sucks, but the standard has always been if you win...you win. it doesnt matter how bad that win was.
Nope, that has never been the standard. Pollsters have always looked at how impressive a team is. Heck, Alabama won by 25 points and yet 4 voters switched and made Oregon their #1 this week.
And Louisville won their game by *70* points, and yet dropped from 6 to 7 behind LSU because LSU beat a much stronger opponent.
What is happening with Michigan is nothing new.
FWIW, despite the close calls, and the very generous home officiating versus Notre Dame, I think you guys are pretty good. I would rank you at about #12 right now.
(This post was last modified: 09-23-2013 09:27 AM by quo vadis.)
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09-23-2013 09:26 AM |
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john01992
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-23-2013 09:26 AM)quo vadis Wrote: (09-22-2013 03:17 PM)john01992 Wrote: for the second time michigan has had the biggest drop in the polls despite winning their game that week.
i think the polls system sucks, but the standard has always been if you win...you win. it doesnt matter how bad that win was.
Nope, that has never been the standard. Pollsters have always looked at how impressive a team is. Heck, Alabama won by 25 points and yet 4 voters switched and made Oregon their #1 this week.
And Louisville won their game by *70* points, and yet dropped from 6 to 7 behind LSU because LSU beat a much stronger opponent.
What is happening with Michigan is nothing new.
FWIW, despite the close calls, and the very generous home officiating versus Notre Dame, I think you guys are pretty good. I would rank you at about #12 right now.
are you kidding me?
so asu didnt jump into the rankings after the most controversial win of the year? or bama didnt lose their #1 rankings despite two sub par showings this year?
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09-23-2013 09:29 AM |
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-22-2013 06:12 PM)AngryAphid Wrote: Buckeyes have lost points in both polls every week.
It's just how it works.
What's bad is that their backup QB is leaps and bounds better than their Heisman contending QB...
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09-23-2013 09:53 AM |
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this is just another reason why i dont think uconn is capable of being a big time football school.
where was uconn football 20 years ago? where was uconn basketball 20 years ago?????
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09-23-2013 09:53 AM |
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-23-2013 09:26 AM)quo vadis Wrote: (09-22-2013 03:17 PM)john01992 Wrote: for the second time michigan has had the biggest drop in the polls despite winning their game that week.
i think the polls system sucks, but the standard has always been if you win...you win. it doesnt matter how bad that win was.
Nope, that has never been the standard. Pollsters have always looked at how impressive a team is. Heck, Alabama won by 25 points and yet 4 voters switched and made Oregon their #1 this week.
And Louisville won their game by *70* points, and yet dropped from 6 to 7 behind LSU because LSU beat a much stronger opponent.
What is happening with Michigan is nothing new.
FWIW, despite the close calls, and the very generous home officiating versus Notre Dame, I think you guys are pretty good. I would rank you at about #12 right now.
The only way Louisville will get into the top 5 is with those teams losing. They hung 70 points, but they did it against a nobody. They don't even play one single ranked team this year.
Alabama did horrid against a team they should have mopped the turf with. Only losing 4 votes for #1 is clear favoritism, I watched the same with LSU last year. We had the absolute worst offense I've ever seen, yet didn't really budge after beating crap Auburn 12-10. Granted, LSU looks like one of the most offensively improved teams this year so as I thought they were overranked last year, I think they are where they belong so far this year, and could probably be a rank or two higher.
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09-23-2013 10:13 AM |
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-23-2013 09:53 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote: (09-22-2013 06:12 PM)AngryAphid Wrote: Buckeyes have lost points in both polls every week.
It's just how it works.
What's bad is that their backup QB is leaps and bounds better than their Heisman contending QB...
Not sure about that… but Guiton clearly has the better arm.
I look forward to LSU smashing the Bulldogs this coming weekend.
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09-23-2013 10:16 AM |
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
Alabama did horrid against a team they should have mopped the turf with. Only losing 4 votes for #1 is clear favoritism, I watched the same with LSU last year. We had the absolute worst offense I've ever seen, yet didn't really budge after beating crap Auburn 12-10.
and thats my point. granted michigan is terrible this year, but we are talking about taking the biggest drop in the polls for two consecutive weeks
how come LSU & bama get the benefit of the doubt but michigan doesnt?
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09-23-2013 10:16 AM |
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RE: im sorry but this is a freaking joke
(09-23-2013 09:53 AM)john01992 Wrote: this is just another reason why i dont think uconn is capable of being a big time football school.
where was uconn football 20 years ago? where was uconn basketball 20 years ago?????
Who cares where anybody was 20 years ago? Anybody who bases rankings or worthiness on what was going on 2 decades ago is a fool.
By the way, 22 years ago, Louisville beat Alabama in the Fiesta Bowl, just in case you really want to use that as a measuring in our case: it'll only work for us, not against us.
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09-23-2013 10:18 AM |
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