Louisiana falls to 44th in Coaches Poll

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[cajun4life]

Play better and we might start climbing. But we didn’t look all that impressive.

[Turbine]

I doubt any voting coach or subordinate paid attention to the game.

I think media outreach has a lot to do with rankings.

UL's now famous tendancy towards silence costs exposure.

There is no reason a previosly ranked team who extends their streak to 14 wins should be unranked. UNLESS you "allowed" mass media to forget you.

[BabbForHeisman]

There's no such thing as being ranked 44th in the coaches poll.

[Turbine]

There's no such thing as being ranked 44th in the coaches poll.

Yes there is.

Note how Florida jumped 18 spots INTO the Top-25 of the Coaches Poll.

[fanof71]

I doubt any voting coach or subordinate paid attention to the game.

I think media outreach has a lot to do with rankings.

UL's now famous tendancy towards silence costs exposure.

There is no reason a previosly ranked team who extends their streak to 14 wins should be unranked. UNLESS you "allowed" mass media to forget you.

It's baffling, but it is USL...er..ULL...er UL after all..

[BabbForHeisman]

Yes there is.

Note how Florida jumped 18 spots INTO the Top-25 of the Coaches Poll.

That's a made up interpretation of the poll. The poll shows how many people think that a team should be in the top 25. Therefore it holds no validity outside of the top 25.

Let's say there was a team that everyone agreed was the 26th best team in the country. If all the pollsters agreed on this, they would get 0 votes.

[CajunVic]

When you make up your own rules, you are always on the outside looking in.

Anyone who follows college football at all knows what 44th in the coaches poll means.

[Boomer]

That's a made up interpretation of the poll. The poll shows how many people think that a team should be in the top 25. Therefore it holds no validity outside of the top 25.

Let's say there was a team that everyone agreed was the 26th best team in the country. If all the pollsters agreed on this, they would get 0 votes.

…….My thinking is that we lost all the necessary players with high credentials and a new coach……well this has played over and over in the media……ergo a low start of season guess ranking…….but like coach said, we have some good players that stayed and some young guys ready to play>……Geaux Cajuns!!! Oh and maybe the rookie coach of the year!

[Turbine]

That's a made up interpretation of the poll. The poll shows how many people think that a team should be in the top 25. Therefore it holds no validity outside of the top 25.

Let's say there was a team that everyone agreed was the 26th best team in the country. If all the pollsters agreed on this, they would get 0 votes.

I totally understand the premise, but the chips fall where they fall.

The actual poll sponsors/creators show Florida as being 37th last week.

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaa.../coaches-poll/

[Jeaux]

Ehh. Kinda expected. We lost a lot of talent and have a new coach so no one is really paying attention. Still a lot to play out but if we are undefeated after the Marshall game we should be knocking on door if not already in.

We complain about the schedule here but I love how this year is setup from a program building aspect. Every game is progressively harder as the season goes and that gives the young guys a chance to develop.
Also as fan every game is drivable outside of Marshall. We might not be top 25 again this year but I believe this could the building year of something great.

[UL_Cajuns]

We will not be ranked in any poll unless we are 6-0, which means we would win every game leading up to the Marshall game at Marshall and we Beat Marshall at Marshall. I think that is when they put us at 24/25 ish ranking. This is very possible, but that Marshall game will be tough!