Cajuns Picked 4th in Sun Belt

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The Ragin' Cajuns are picked to finish fourth in the Sun Belt this season in the Conference's Coaches Poll released Monday. Middle Tennessee is tabbed as the favorite to win the league followed by Troy and Arkansas State.
Also released Monday, the Pre Season All Conference Team. The Cajuns place three on the Pre Season All Sun Belt Team. Tight End Ladarius Green is the only UL player on offense to make the team. Linebacker Grant Fleming is named to the first team defense. While on special teams Punter Spencer Ortego makes the list.
Here is the complete Pre Season All Sun Belt List and Coaches Poll:
Offense
Dwight Dasher (MT, Sr., QB)
Alfred Morris (FAU, Jr., RB)
Lance Dunbar (NT, Jr., RB)
T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Jr., WR)
Jerrel Jernigan (Troy, Sr., WR)
Ladarius Green (ULL, Jr., TE)
Derek Newton (ASU, Sr., OL)
Brad Serirni (FIU, Sr., OL)
Mark Fisher (MT, Sr., OL)
Esteban Santiago (NT, Sr., OL)
Tyler Clark (Troy, Sr., OL)

Defense
Bryan Hall (ASU, Sr., DL)
Troy Evans (ULM, Jr., DL)
Jamari Lattimore (MT, Sr., DL)
Brandon Akpunku (NT, Jr., DL)
Demario Davis (ASU, Jr., LB)
Grant Fleming (ULL, Sr., LB)
Craig Robertson (NT, Sr., LB)
Tavious Polo (FAU, Sr., DB)
Anthony Gaitor (FIU, Sr., DB)
Jeremy Kellem (MT, Sr., DB)
Bryan Willis (Troy, So., DB)

Special Teams
Alan Gendreau (MT, Jr., Place Kicker)
Spencer Ortego (ULL, Sr., Punter)
T.Y. Hilton (FIU, Jr., Return Specialist)

Offensive Player of the Year
Dwight Dasher (MT, Sr., QB)

Offensive Player of the Year
Bryan Hall (ASU, Sr., DL)

Preseason Sun Belt Coaches Poll
First Place Votes in Parenthesis

1. Middle Tennessee
75 (5)
2. Troy
73 (3)
3. Arkansas State
53
4. Louisiana-Lafayette
49 (1)
5. Florida Atlantic
45
6. FIU
42
7. Louisiana-Monroe
32
8. North Texas
27
9. WKU
9

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KATC

[Tin Pan]

Just more motivation, weren't we picked 6th or 7th in Baseball also ?

[zephyr]

ASU has lost ALL of their primary playmakers on both offense and defense and I'm not sure how they can get so much love. However, that doesn't matter as they've continuously fallen on their faces every year they were expected to do anything.