Michigan/App State quasi-game thread & aftermath

[registerthis]

I think people are overanalyzing with the "bad" for the Big 10 or for College Football. It's one game. It's an upset. A big upset, yes. But still one game. I don't think it's good or bad for either college football or the Big 10.

I don't care how it's spun, this isn't good for the Big 10 at all. While I'll admit that there was a part of my inner Buckeye fan who experienced some schaudenfreude watching the UM game on Saturday, ultimately this hurts everyone in the conference. Michigan is clearly a better team than they exhibited on Saturday, and they'll undoubtedly rebound. But any Big 10 team who happens to beat them will have to deal with "yeah, but that's the team who lost to App. St."

I know parity is starting to hit college football the same way it is in basketball, but Michigan should never have lost a game such as this. The blame should rest squarely on the shoulders of Carr--his team was clearly unprepared for the game, and it cost them dearly. I guess, come November, we'll find out how much.

[dabvu2498]

The Sagarin Ratings are out. Interestingly enough he mixes 1-AA and 1-A. He has ASU at 38 and Michigan at 40.

http://www.kiva.net/~jsagarin/sports/cfsend.htm

Bet that will come down a bit after their next matchup: the Lenoir-Rhyne College Fightin' Bears.

[registerthis]

Bet that will come down a bit after their next matchup: the Lenoir-Rhyne College Fightin' Bears.

Watch out for those hyphenated teams, they can sneak up on you.

[cumberlandreds]

Watch out for those hyphenated teams, they can sneak up on you.

Those instate rivals will too. LR is in Hickory,NC which is nearby Boone,NC.

[pedro]

Posted: Tuesday September 04, 2007 08:05AM ET

Michigan coach Lloyd Carr told people privately that he was seriously worried about his team's opening game, against two-time defending I-AA champion Appalachian State. He knew there were legitimate questions about his defense, that Appalachian State had fast players running the spread offense, and that he wouldn't be able to fully evaluate his personnel until after the first game. Michigan athletic director Bill Martin could not fire Carr if he wanted to, and there is no indication he wants to. People continually underestimate Carr's political savvy and the respect he garners within the university.

-Detroit Free Press

[Highlifeman21]

The Sagarin Ratings are out. Interestingly enough he mixes 1-AA and 1-A. He has ASU at 38 and Michigan at 40.

http://www.kiva.net/~jsagarin/sports/cfsend.htm

Florida International and Utah State must be just horrendously awful.

[Danny Serafini]

Florida International went 0-12 in 2006.

[WMR]

I don't care how it's spun, this isn't good for the Big 10 at all. While I'll admit that there was a part of my inner Buckeye fan who experienced some schaudenfreude watching the UM game on Saturday, ultimately this hurts everyone in the conference. Michigan is clearly a better team than they exhibited on Saturday, and they'll undoubtedly rebound. But any Big 10 team who happens to beat them will have to deal with "yeah, but that's the team who lost to App. St."

I know parity is starting to hit college football the same way it is in basketball, but Michigan should never have lost a game such as this. The blame should rest squarely on the shoulders of Carr--his team was clearly unprepared for the game, and it cost them dearly. I guess, come November, we'll find out how much.

We can't all be the SEC.

[pedro]

We can't all be the SEC.

that's pretty funny coming from a Kentucky fan

[paintmered]

On a semi-related note, here's ESPN's Bottom 10. It's no surprise who takes the coveted #5 spot.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3003847

[Reds Fanatic]

By the way for all of us that did get to see this game they are showing a 2 hour trimmed version of the game tonight on FSN. I believe they are supposed to show it at 10:30 PM after the Reds game.

[cumberlandreds]

Michigan makes a historic fall out of the top 25 this week. They fell from number five to out of the poll in one week. The biggest drop since the polls went to Top 25 in 1989.


http://collegefootball.rivals.com/co...asp?CID=710026

[WMR]

that's pretty funny coming from a Kentucky fan

Hey we're optimistic about our football these days!!

(finally back to full scholarship level after the Mumme era)

[Marc D]

Ah....the Big Ten......reminds me of all those bowl games last season

You mean the 2 of 3 we won vs the SEC?