Where will Louisiana rank in Final College football polls?

[covcaj]

The best thing to combat all the NIL/transfer portal BS going on right now would be for Nick Saban to retire.

Interesting... why do you believe that?

[Million$Mullet]

Interesting... why do you believe that?

Really? The man has a stranglehold on college football. I’ve lost count but I think he’s going for number 8 in the last 12 years or so. Him retiring would do a world of good for the rest of college football trying to compete for national championships.

[Bandwagon King]

Really? The man has a stranglehold on college football. I’ve lost count but I think he’s going for number 8 in the last 12 years or so. Him retiring would do a world of good for the rest of college football trying to compete for national championships.

It would also do a world of harm to a lot of teams that are traditional powers, or wannabes. And that is the ironically beautiful part of the NIL/ transfer portal. Imagine the folks in baton rouge going 5-7 the first year old Nicky is OUT. How does that type of season go over with a jillion dollars going to coaches & them setting up the old Gordan Mekernon player fund.

[RaginDave]

So I have no way of knowing what you call respect. But for a conference that still couldn't get UL a better bowl mate than the one they got us this year, #15 after 6 games is pretty damn impressive. I'd be pretty happy with a 15th ranked undefeated UL next season after 6 games.

You changed narratives so fast it makes it hard to follow you but I get it that is what you are trying to do. No one said anything about "respect". Helmut and you were discussing where we would be ranked, not respect and you said the way to change that is to go out and beat everyone (paraphrasing) into the ground and make them notice you.

Coastal started the AP poll in the season 2021 at #17. They went 6-0 beating teams by the scores of:

52-14
49-22
28-25
53-3
59-6
52-20

They moved up from #17 to #15. Again, it doesn't how you beat teams. Coastal got noticed alright, they moved up 2 spots from the preseason AP poll to the Week 6 poll by demolishing all but 1 opponent.

If we start the season in the Top 25 and defeat the first 6 opponents (EMU, SLU, Rice and 3 SBC opponents, our ranking will move up, that I am sure about, but it will not move more than 4-5 spots at most. And even then by proof of what I told you about Coastal I don't see that happening. I hope it would, but be shocked if it did.

[covcaj]

Really? The man has a stranglehold on college football. I’ve lost count but I think he’s going for number 8 in the last 12 years or so. Him retiring would do a world of good for the rest of college football trying to compete for national championships.

Oh!!! I agree with that. Just don't understand what the NIL or portal have to do with it.

[Million$Mullet]

Oh!!! I agree with that. Just don't understand what the NIL or portal have to do with it.

New blood man. Fresh faces. We finally get a G5 in the playoff and who do they get trounced by? Frickin Alabama lol

[CajunEXPRESS]

New blood man. Fresh faces. We finally get a G5 in the playoff and who do they get trounced by? Frickin Alabama lol

Did Michigan do significantly better than Cincinnati? Didn’t seem to me.

[Million$Mullet]

Did Michigan do significantly better than Cincinnati? Didn’t seem to me.

No they didn’t. What’s your point? Alabama would have trounced them too.

[Bandwagon King]

New blood man. Fresh faces. We finally get a G5 in the playoff and who do they get trounced by? Frickin Alabama lol

But here's the part the million dollar man should appreciate. What happens with all of the schools who've been having the built in Saban excuse? How much more does the pressure drive their fan/booster bases insane when they don't step in & take the master's place? I see the coaching carousel spinning like a roulette wheel shortly afterward. the transfer portal will shake so hard from the fallout it's bound to crash & fall to pieces. The future of college football is doomed. Whoever survives the fallout becomes the new kids on the block.

[CajunEXPRESS]

No they didn’t. What’s your point? Alabama would have trounced them too.

My only point, I guess not apparent, is nobody is questioning Michigan’s right to the final four. Many, P5 promoters, question Cincinnatis spot on final four. They’re using the score to justify their bias.