Michigan ranked 17th in pre-season coaches poll

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

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Not as high as I would have liked to see but hopefully after week 2 we can jump up some spots.

 

[fordman84]

So if A&M is going to lose 2 games, I assume they are expecting it to be LSU and Bama. So who are the 3 that LSU is going to lose to? UGA, UF, and Bama?

Coaches are high, I wouldn't worry about UM's rank

 

[#1BostonFan]

Yeah a little low, but it's not like pre season rank matters too much.

 

[ChiefsNuggetsSox]

Well they are ranking it off of us losing our best offensive player, and the way we ended. Why do you think Ohio is two in the poll. LSU lost to Clemson in the Chick Fil A bowl, so Clemson is higher. Norte Dame got pounded in the title game, and lost a lot of seniors so they fell outside the top 10

 

[LoftonPack80]

Not surprised. And won't be surprised if we are in the same spot end of year. Dunno, but I have always looked at this season to be a transition year since Brady got here.

 

[Coyote57]

Not surprised. And won't be surprised if we are in the same spot end of year. Dunno, but I have always looked at this season to be a transition year since Brady got here.

Same here, I think this yr is kinda where UM'd been if they'd gone right from Carr to a Hoke, in a sense, I see this as the true Year One of the Hoke era. Young guns paying their dues this yr for greater success to come in the next couple.

FWIW, to me, the season rides more on the 2 young guns at the OG's and whoever ends up at C. On that, I might view #17 as a might high, until we see what they can do. We could be looking at Peyton Manning or Tom Brady at QB w/ Megatron, Larry Fitz and AJ Green at Receiver, but its for nought if the QB is on his back.

 

[Steve0]

I'm a lot more optimistic, I see Lewan getting his dream of a B1G title; and a BCS bowl bid.
Anything less is a failure.............

 

[ChiefsNuggetsSox]

Its obvious Michigan and Ohio are the top of the B1G conference. With the recruiting classes they bring in its gonna be brutal for the rest of the conference to be in serious contention in the coming years. I see a rematch of "The Game" to end the season and for the conference title.