Loved your charts and as I listened further in, I think we agree on 2015 but your concern is the schedule will cause us not to get to the 9 or 10 wins. Where I question the SP vis a vis the charts

Posted on August 19, 2026 at 05:11:42 PM by Rich

is Iowa and PSU. I feel we should be decidedly better than those teams.....especially playing at home. I don't see them as any more difficult than a young team in 2025 winning road games at NW and Neb.

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I said this to Trev but I think if Michigan is being significantly underrated by preszn metrics, it could be as simple as the special teams measurement - By Nikos August 19, 2026 at 05:06:29 PM
- would that change their projected W/L record by much (if anything)? - By DoctorD August 19, 2026 at 05:52:44 PM
  - No, barely. Even adding 7 whole points to SP+ barely improves the W/L - By Nikos August 19, 2026 at 05:59:47 PM
    - Re: No, barely. Even adding 7 whole points to SP+ barely improves the W/L - By suede August 19, 2026 at 06:21:02 PM
      - kinda nice to start the season knowing you'll sleepwalk to the playoffs* - By 6p August 19, 2026 at 06:28:44 PM
- interesting* - By 6p August 19, 2026 at 05:24:24 PM
- Loved your charts and as I listened further in, I think we agree on 2015 but your concern is the schedule will cause us not to get to the 9 or 10 wins. Where I question the SP vis a vis the charts - By Rich August 19, 2026 at 05:11:42 PM
  - I think they will define the szn. OU Iowa and PSU. especially Iowa and PSU as conference games - By Nikos August 19, 2026 at 05:21:30 PM
    - Re: I think they will define the szn. OU Iowa and PSU. especially Iowa and PSU as conference games - By ameriKa August 19, 2026 at 05:40:08 PM

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Loved your charts and as I listened further in, I think we agree on 2015 but your concern is the schedule will cause us not to get to the 9 or 10 wins. Where I question the SP vis a vis the charts