According to USA Today
"The Sun Belt Conference also is worthy of mention. The league has never had a team ranked in the preseason. This year, there are two: No. 23 Louisiana and No. 24 Coastal Carolina."
According to USA Today
"The Sun Belt Conference also is worthy of mention. The league has never had a team ranked in the preseason. This year, there are two: No. 23 Louisiana and No. 24 Coastal Carolina."
I went back to 2011 and no preseason rankings for Sun Belt.
And until last year with Coastal finishing #14 and UL #15, the highest a Sun Belt team had finished a year was 2019 when App St. finished #19.
20 years ago, we were coming off a 1-10 season with losses to Sam Houston St, Northwestern St, and Jacksonville St which were all home games.
Amazing how time heals.
One thing for sure with everyone playing this year, G5s have to run the table to stay relevant.
I won't be surprised if the Cajuns are also ranked in the AP Top 25. In fact, I'm more excited that the coaches think we're a top 25 program in 2021.
They have to hype that Texas game up to the heavens! We may benefit from that. Which makes a win all that more gigantic.
Is this real life? GEAUX CAJUNS
Had not considered that, but that's an interesting thought. I just always expect to be shafted by officials when playing bigger conferences.
I think having both teams ranked makes it easier to promote and the game will seem bigger to the casual fan who wouldn't ordinarily watch. Just about anyone who loves CFB will watch a top 25 matchup.
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