Orlando Sentinel Countdown (So Far)

[I_Bleed_RED]

#1 ranking lock

[CajunEXPRESS]

What do you mean "that's because"? What does our preseason ranking have to do with our future opponent ranking? If we're getting some preseason respect... we're getting some respect. Period. The higher we are in the collective opinion of sports media, the better chance our domination of this schedule places us closer to a top 50 or even a top 25 ranking.

And as far as claiming everyone you play is a "weak opponent"... you simply go out and prove that they are a weak opponent. The top IQ football fans usually catch on. Blathering idiot fans whose hearts and minds are with another program... they'll just smack their jackleg jaws like they always do.

The better your starting number the fewer people you have to leap, or fewer that have to fall back. Of course this is an opinion as opposed to the BCS rankings an opinion as well but it counts. In any case you hit it on the head, your rank is YOUR rank, your opponents rank is THEIRS. I fully get that if we were in the SEC, Big XII our rank would still be near the bottom of those schools, but that is not relevant to this.

[CajunEXPRESS]

In the RANT sports poll---Monroe 72 and Tech 70---think Tulane 90th!!! Waiting for the Cajuns---at least I would hope!!! I think I saw one crazy poll that had us over 100!!!

I think that was the entertainment value poll. Even in that poll I think our two bad games last year, and bad defense hurt the entertainment value.

Cajuns to have five difficult wins this year, and of course anything is possible but highly unlikely to lose on the rest. Clearly KSU, and ARK are two. Then we will have WKU, ASU, and the Hoax wanting revenge.

[BlueDawg]

In the RANT sports poll---Monroe 72 and Tech 70---think Tulane 90th!!! Waiting for the Cajuns---at least I would hope!!! I think I saw one crazy poll that had us over 100!!!

Boomer, hope you're feeling better man.... UL should be ranked pretty high preseason....I'm thinking at least Top 50. I'm surprised my alma mater is ranked as high as they are considering its a total rebuilding year.

[Boomer]

Boomer, what is the "at least I would hope" part? This poll is rating ALL the teams ... you are "hoping" we make this poll?

I like our chances.

--------------I could have read it wrong but I thought it was only 100 teams that are being ranked ---there lies the hope part as another poll did have us at a plus 100!!! Oh and obviously I like our chances!!!

[cajunhawk]

Boomer, hope you're feeling better man.... UL should be ranked pretty high preseason....I'm thinking at least Top 50. I'm surprised my alma mater is ranked as high as they are considering its a total rebuilding year.

But as bad as CUSA will be this year...Tech should be in the upper area of it. 65 sounds about right to me.

[Zeebart21]

What do you mean "that's because"? What does our preseason ranking have to do with our future opponent ranking? If we're getting some preseason respect... we're getting some respect. Period. The higher we are in the collective opinion of sports media, the better chance our domination of this schedule places us closer to a top 50 or even a top 25 ranking.
And as far as claiming everyone you play is a "weak opponent"... you simply go out and prove that they are a weak opponent. The top IQ football fans usually catch on. Blathering idiot fans whose hearts and minds are with another program... they'll just smack their jackleg jaws like they always do.

Boot to the head.

Z

[Zeebart21]

But as bad as CUSA will be this year...Tech should be in the upper area of it. 65 sounds about right to me.

Testical State comes in at 62.

[DaddyCajun]

When does the next set of rankings come out? If MT and ULM and LaTech have recently been put on the countdown I think we will be in the next 10-20! Now I hope is the next 20-40 but.... lets be realistic, keep backing the program, coaches and players, with RCAF donations, Season tickets and butts in the seats!!!!!!!

[Boomer]

I need assistance as I can't seem to get the Rant deal or the Orlando deal----Google is going nuts on my normally easy to work Apple!!!!