Fall camp is coming to a close and college football season is almost here. This is my first post on SN about college football, so before anybody gets it twisted: I am a die-hard Michigan fan since the tender age of 6 circa 1991!
Lots of things to prove this year for the Wolverines as the official Pre-season A.P. Poll has them slated at #9 coming into the season. They are ranking behind Georgia (1), Ohio State (2), and new B1G joiner Oregon (3).
Biggest story to me? Michigan being ranked at #9
This is the lowest pre-season ranking for a defending national champion ever. Call me biased but I think the Wolverines are grossly underrated. Yes they have new coaches and lost 13 starters to the draft last season, but the culture of “next man up” has been a staple at Michigan for a very long time and the mindset is that these players were just ‘waiting for their turn’.
Returning vets Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant anchor the defensive line, Will Johnson is holding it down for the defensive backs, and new transfer Jashawn Barnham joins Earnest Hausman to round out a scary looking linebacker core!
This defense looks to be elite and ready to prove all the doubters wrong. New defensive coordinator, Wink Martindale, will have the troops ready to play and Michigan could be elite on this side of the football once again.
Questions on offense, may be the cause as Michigan lost a lot of offensive production returning what I believe is a misleading 40%.
QB is the main question as they have yet to select a starter, but when they do, I have the sneaking suspicion that the security blankets in the backfield and TE position will play a key role in helping Michigan’s future QB succeed.
First year head coach, Sherrone Moore, is looking to extend his success as the new leader of this football program, and I can’t wait to get the season started.
This sums up my very homer review of these rankings, give me your homer view on your team, or let us know what your biggest takeaways are from these rankings. Yes, we know they don’t matter but until they start hittin’, talkin is all we got!