USA Today 25 coaches poll

[GophersInIowa]

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

I would not be surprised if many coaches have some assistant fill it out and the coach maybe reviews it for a couple minutes.

Assistants and SIDs are the real voters.

 

[matt]

The lesson to be learned here is don’t lose to Bowling Green.

 

[Batc0017]

I like that in the ESPN FPI rankings we're ranked 33 and Nebraska is 29. Good algorithm ESPN.

2024 College Football Power Index - ESPN

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[Unregistered User]

Four B10 teams have four conference wins. 3 of them are ranked in the top 10, 1 is Minnesota.

 

[Gold Vision]

The lesson to be learned here is don’t lose to Bowling Green.

Correct. Or beat Wisconsin and Auburn.

 

[gophernut1]

Things to note:

Win Division % = 43.7%
Win Conference % - 6.8%
CFP = 0.0%

Even though ranked below Iowa and WI we have a better chance than both according to this metric of winning both. WI is next in terms of percentage and IA has the lowest probability.

 

[alaska]

If we win next week i think we enter the top 25 in time for the iowa showdown

 

[MGGopher]

I like that in the ESPN FPI rankings we're ranked 33 and Nebraska is 29. Good algorithm ESPN.

2024 College Football Power Index - ESPN

View the 2024 College Football power index on ESPN. The FPI is the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season.

www.espn.com

Huh that's definitely curious. I understand formulas being off early in the year, but at this point it should have plenty of data. Not only has MN beaten Nebraska, they've beaten a team that just beat Nebraska.

 

[hungan1]

The BGSU loss is a mortal sin according to a few lazy prognosticators and voting football coaches who really never bothered to check on the Gophers recent success in spite of all the key injuries.

PSU has a lot more detractors with three loses. Until the Gophers win Big Ten Title, there's no attention thrown their way.

I would say that if the Gophers win out, people will flock to them like flies on a bucket of manure right next to a bride.

 

[goldengophers]

The BGSU loss is a mortal sin according to a few lazy prognosticators and voting football coaches who really never bothered to check on the Gophers recent success in spite of all the key injuries.

PSU has a lot more detractors.

With an objective bent anyone can see why, especially considering we haven't been beating the Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, PSU, and Michigan States of the world in the meantime.

 

[stocker08]

Bowling Green got a conference win!

 

[hungan1]

With an objective bent anyone can see why, especially considering we haven't been beating the Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, PSU, and Michigan States of the world in the meantime.

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Fair enough. Now let's go beat all the teams remaining on the schedule.

I hope that the Gophers will not be aced out of a Rose Bowl selection. That singular loss changed the national perception. The Gophers are not tOSU. tOSU have been upset by teams from lesser conferences and are able to weather it.

 

[denguegopher]

I think it favors traditional powers because they tend to be ranked higher sooner and a team rarely drops if they win. I do believe it sorts itself out for the most part though.

Most everything about college football favors the traditional powers.