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Post by firedup on Oct 16, 2014 12:23:31 GMT -5
Yes, after Rutgers/Maryland it's pretty brutal; the only "free ride" is Indiana, who beat Michigan already!. I don't think they'll make it to .500, but if they do there will be enough quality wins to qualify. Baywatcher, you know that there are no free rides in any conference, let alone the 2014 B1G. With that said, there is more parity this year than any other over the past 7-8 years in the conference. What that means is that Michigan has more than a puncher's chance. Dannemiller is just hitting her stride, the three middle system that Michigan rode to the Final Four two years ago is as good or better than it was that year, and the freshmen on the outside are growing with each and every match. Morales and Lerg in the backrow have been fantastic and maybe most importantly, the team is scrappy and hard working. Will that be enough to get them in? I agree that they have a challenging path but wouldn't bet against them.
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Post by hammer on Oct 16, 2014 12:37:06 GMT -5
Yes, after Rutgers/Maryland it's pretty brutal; the only "free ride" is Indiana, who beat Michigan already!. I don't think they'll make it to .500, but if they do there will be enough quality wins to qualify. Baywatcher, you know that there are no free rides in any conference, let alone the 2014 B1G. With that said, there is more parity this year than any other over the past 7-8 years in the conference. What that means is that Michigan has more than a puncher's chance. Dannemiller is just hitting her stride, the three middle system that Michigan rode to the Final Four two years ago is as good or better than it was that year, and the freshmen on the outside are growing with each and every match. Morales and Lerg in the backrow have been fantastic and maybe most importantly, the team is scrappy and hard working. Will that be enough to get them in? I agree that they have a challenging path but wouldn't bet against them. Oh no ... What you're telling me is that Michigan might sneak into the same regional as Stanford and then "Blue" them yet again.
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Post by firedup on Oct 16, 2014 12:46:01 GMT -5
Baywatcher, you know that there are no free rides in any conference, let alone the 2014 B1G. With that said, there is more parity this year than any other over the past 7-8 years in the conference. What that means is that Michigan has more than a puncher's chance. Dannemiller is just hitting her stride, the three middle system that Michigan rode to the Final Four two years ago is as good or better than it was that year, and the freshmen on the outside are growing with each and every match. Morales and Lerg in the backrow have been fantastic and maybe most importantly, the team is scrappy and hard working. Will that be enough to get them in? I agree that they have a challenging path but wouldn't bet against them. Oh no ... What you're telling me is that Michigan might sneak into the same regional as Stanford and then "Blue" them yet again. In a word, maybe
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2014 15:34:43 GMT -5
Yes, after Rutgers/Maryland it's pretty brutal; the only "free ride" is Indiana, who beat Michigan already!. I don't think they'll make it to .500, but if they do there will be enough quality wins to qualify. Baywatcher, you know that there are no free rides in any conference, let alone the 2014 B1G. With that said, there is more parity this year than any other over the past 7-8 years in the conference. What that means is that Michigan has more than a puncher's chance. Dannemiller is just hitting her stride, the three middle system that Michigan rode to the Final Four two years ago is as good or better than it was that year, and the freshmen on the outside are growing with each and every match. Morales and Lerg in the backrow have been fantastic and maybe most importantly, the team is scrappy and hard working. Will that be enough to get them in? I agree that they have a challenging path but wouldn't bet against them. Firedup, I love your optimism and I hope it turns out to have been justified. But, like Baywatcher, I look at the balance of Michigan's unbalanced schedule and despite what last weekend showed us about parity, I think it is difficult to find 7 wins in there. I will be rooting for them to prove me wrong!
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Post by bluepenquin on Oct 16, 2014 16:33:50 GMT -5
Michigan has the toughest Big 10 schedule this year. Here is a quick look at the average of the current rankings of Pablo for the 20 conference games by team (lower the # the tougher the schedule):
1. Michigan 53.0 2. Rutgers 53.8 3. Iowa 53.8 4. Indiana 57.4 5. Maryland 57.5 6. Minnesota 62.0 7. Northwestern 62.2 8. Ohio State 64.1 9. Penn State 66.9 10. Illinois 67.0 11. Wisconsin 67.5 12. Nebraska 68.7 13. Michigan State 70.9 14. Purdue 74.5
The difference between Michigan's schedule and Michingan State is probably 2 wins. Rutgers, Iowa, Indiana, and Maryland looks hard since they don't get to play themselves.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2014 17:19:32 GMT -5
Michigan has the toughest Big 10 schedule this year. Here is a quick look at the average of the current rankings of Pablo for the 20 conference games by team (lower the # the tougher the schedule): 1. Michigan 53.0 2. Rutgers 53.8 3. Iowa 53.8 4. Indiana 57.4 5. Maryland 57.5 6. Minnesota 62.0 7. Northwestern 62.2 8. Ohio State 64.1 9. Penn State 66.9 10. Illinois 67.0 11. Wisconsin 67.5 12. Nebraska 68.7 13. Michigan State 70.9 14. Purdue 74.5 The difference between Michigan's schedule and Michingan State is probably 2 wins. Rutgers, Iowa, Indiana, and Maryland looks hard since they don't get to play themselves. Interesting. At the risk of assailing a cadaverous quadruped, this is why I think if a league or conference adopts an unbalanced schedule it should have a tournament or playoff system to determine the ultimate champion.
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Post by hammer on Oct 16, 2014 19:11:13 GMT -5
Michigan has the toughest Big 10 schedule this year. Here is a quick look at the average of the current rankings of Pablo for the 20 conference games by team (lower the # the tougher the schedule): 1. Michigan 53.0 2. Rutgers 53.8 3. Iowa 53.8 4. Indiana 57.4 5. Maryland 57.5 6. Minnesota 62.0 7. Northwestern 62.2 8. Ohio State 64.1 9. Penn State 66.9 10. Illinois 67.0 11. Wisconsin 67.5 12. Nebraska 68.7 13. Michigan State 70.9 14. Purdue 74.5 The difference between Michigan's schedule and Michingan State is probably 2 wins. Rutgers, Iowa, Indiana, and Maryland looks hard since they don't get to play themselves. Interesting. At the risk of assailing a cadaverous quadruped, this is why I think if a league or conference adopts an unbalanced schedule it should have a tournament or playoff system to determine the ultimate champion. playedinhighschool, That's been brought up a few times in other threads on this board, but you get bucco style points for the deploying highfalutin words like cadaverous and quadruped. Keep up the good work and welcome to the board my friend.
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Post by Mocha on Oct 20, 2014 2:31:21 GMT -5
Michigan is now 10-8. They'll need to win at least 5 of their 12 remaining matches to finish .500 or better. All opponents, with the exception of Indiana, have been ranked in the top 25 this season (they also get Penn State twice).
On the bright side, Michigan has played better since they got Dannemiller back.
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Post by Boof1224 on Oct 20, 2014 2:57:14 GMT -5
Michigan is not gonna beat psu. I'd be surprised if psu loses another match rest of conference season
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