#32 in the first BCS poll

[CajunRed]

As encouraged as to what we have accomplished so far, I have to agree. Our schedule outside of OSU is suspect at best. But we are winning these games we would have struggled to in the past!

When I see a poll, I view it as a listing of how well a list of teams has done on the field of play. The 25th ranked team is not necessarily the 25th best team in the country...but, on the field of play...with all things that went right or wrong as they progressed thru their schedule...they have performed so as to warrant a ranking of 25.

If a team...say Florida...had a ton of injuries and, as a result, was 0 and 6. And now that they have those players back, should their ranking be adjusted because they could now beat several teams ahead of them? No! A ranking is based on record...not on how they might fair in a head-to-head game.

jmo

[littlebum2002]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/8...er-ranked-team

What's odd is, to UL fans, the only thing keeping us out of the polls is our HARD upcoming schedule: We are playing all but one road games, and it is hard to be undefeated through so many away games. We lose a game, we lose any hope at being ranked.

To the rest of the country, the thing keeping us out of the polls is how EASY our schedule is. We could win every game, but since we played Mickey Mouse teams, it doesn't matter.