Coaches Poll

[pantherclaw]

More Bulletin Board material UNI is 15th

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs

1 North Dakota State (18) 15-0 636 1
2 Eastern Washington (6) 12-3 615 3
3 Southeastern Louisiana (1) 11-3 542 6
4 New Hampshire 10-5 510 5
5 Montana 10-3 505 8
6 Coastal Carolina 12-3 447 7
7 Towson (1) 13-3 438 2
8 Jacksonville State 12-2 425 12
9 McNeese State 10-3 424 9
10 South Dakota State 9-5 332 14
11 Eastern Illinois 12-2 314 4
12 Fordham 12-2 305 10
13 Villanova 6-5 287 NR
14 Sam Houston State 9-5 277 13
15 Northern Iowa 7-5 263 NR
16 Chattanooga 8-4 238 25
17 Tennessee State 10-4 237 17
18 Furman 8-6 188 21
19 Montana State 7-5 170 20
20 Maine 10-3 169 11
21 Youngstown State 8-4 162 19
22 William & Mary 7-5 159 NR
23 Bethune-Cookman 10-3 136 16
24 Richmond 6-6 118 NR
25 Northern Arizona 9-3 116 15

[panther-state]

Re: Coaches Poll

Meh plenty of people look at the record and write us off. That's fine with us and our boys. Everyone following this program knows that they were easily a top 3 team before that NDSU game and The subsequent injury plague

[Newsbreaker]

Re: Coaches Poll

Uh-huh. The hulking wreck of NDSU is the best team in the country.

[GonzoCat]

Re: Coaches Poll

You win 3 straight NCs at any level in any sport, there aren't too many polls that are going to rank you much lower than #1 the next year. Somebody has to prove you're not still there.

[tjbison]

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Uh-huh. The hulking wreck of NDSU is the best team in the country.

How is it a wreck??????

But i am going to say as usual Montana is WAY overrated IMO, yes UNI too low, and New Hampshire was NOT good when we played them in the Playoffs, of course neither was CCU. SDSU will be good again, NDSU and UNI all deserve top 10, our D is going to be good but as you guys know the injury bug can hit bad we have been lucky the last 4 yrs

[lakesbison]

Re: Coaches Poll

There's maybe a legit 4-5 teams in this entire league. (Yes NDSU & UNI are 2 of those)

[run&blade]

Re: Coaches Poll

If they can stay healthy throught the two fbs gamrs I like their chances to win the Valley.

I really fear Iowa's brick house of a running back and their big ten line is going to injure some of UNIs front seven.

[Newsbreaker]

Re: Coaches Poll

How is it a wreck??????

But i am going to say as usual Montana is WAY overrated IMO, yes UNI too low, and New Hampshire was NOT good when we played them in the Playoffs, of course neither was CCU. SDSU will be good again, NDSU and UNI all deserve top 10, our D is going to be good but as you guys know the injury bug can hit bad we have been lucky the last 4 yrs

I'll accept your friendly amendment. It's a frozen turd.

[tjbison]

Re: Coaches Poll

I'll accept your friendly amendment. It's a frozen turd.

Still does not explain why you think we will all of a sudden be a bottom feeder

I will admit im a realist and do not have the same "feeling" going into this year, but if the Offense can make something I am confident the D is good enought with all the LB core, 3 D line and 3 regulars in the secondary returning

[JayJ79]

Re: Coaches Poll

If they can stay healthy throught the two fbs gamrs I like their chances to win the Valley.

I really fear Iowa's brick house of a running back and their big ten line is going to injure some of UNIs front seven.

the Iowa game will be physical. the Hawaii game won't be a cakewalk, but as far as the "surviving injuries" front, I'd say it is less dangerous than our yearly games against NDSU or SIU. If anything the long travel and the short week after will be more of an issue.

[JayJ79]

Re: Coaches Poll

Still does not explain why you think we will all of a sudden be a bottom feeder

I will admit im a realist and do not have the same "feeling" going into this year, but if the Offense can make something I am confident the D is good enought with all the LB core, 3 D line and 3 regulars in the secondary returning

haven't seen anyone (other than yourself) mention anything about "bottom feeding". Only doubt about NDSU being the unquestionable #1.

In any case, it is a preseason poll. just crap for fans/sportswriters/radio to jabber about. Utterly meaningless in the long run. Though if UNI wants to use it as bulletinboard motivation, more power to them.