On the subject of the newest School Soccer Playoff rankings, even those that wish to know extra have The Recreation in thoughts.
On Tuesday evening, committee chair Boo Corrigan met with the media on his weekly teleconference, and of the eight questions that he acquired, seven needed to do both with Michigan, Ohio State, or the mixture of the 2.
Proper out of the gates, Corrigan was requested how they relate to at least one one other, and whereas he did give further credit score to the Buckeyes for the Week 1 win over Notre Dame, he says the 2 groups look like of comparable caliber.
“Two well-balanced groups, each within the high 10 offensively and defensively,” Corrigan mentioned. “Ohio State does have the win over Notre Dame, which I consider at this level as a committee, as we discuss it, that stands out somewhat bit to us as we’re going via this.
“However once more, two actually good groups that play actually laborious. Each had good wins this previous week over Indiana and Nebraska. There’s a motive one is 2 and one is 3 in how shut they’re.”
It’s a troublesome proposition for the committee, he says, making an attempt to rank one above the opposite. After all, the nonconference schedule continues to be a unfavorable for the Wolverines, however it’s not the one figuring out issue that has Michigan at No. 3 quite than No. 2.
“We don’t consider there’s something easy about it,” Corrigan mentioned. “We’re going to undergo every week with a clear sheet, have a look at each staff, proceed to guage, proceed to check, statistically proceed to check their schedules.
“However all that being mentioned, the power of schedule is totally different as we have a look at it. However once more, we’re taking a look at so many various components versus only one. From a protocol standpoint we wish to be sure that we get it proper, and that’s why we landed the place we did this week.”
This was the third teleconference to date, and normally, the query is how Michigan compares to different groups. However, basically, what does the committee see within the staff in Ann Arbor?
Corrigan notes the run offense, the totality of the protection, in addition to the Heisman Trophy candidate Michigan has within the backfield.
“Win over Penn State, top-10 protection, giving up simply 11 factors a recreation, balanced, Blake Corum and the job he’s achieved this season,” Corrigan mentioned. “Once more, defensively they’re actually strong, and really feel good that they’re a strong No. 3 staff.”