Top 25 Finish

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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by Niner National » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:11 pm

Gonzo wrote:I'm more optimistic about a top 25 preseason ranking in 2016.
What do you guys lose this year and what do you return? I know the QB is back, but I don't know much about the rest of the team.

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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by EastHallApp » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:48 pm

Niner National wrote:
Gonzo wrote:I'm more optimistic about a top 25 preseason ranking in 2016.
What do you guys lose this year and what do you return? I know the QB is back, but I don't know much about the rest of the team.
Offense: Lose LT and C, lose four WRs (but return several who played a lot). Officially six starters back.

Defense: Lose our star DE and safety, but return everyone else. Officially nine starters back.

Also lose our PK.

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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by S.Lewis15 » Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:41 pm

#24 Temple losing currently to Toledo 9-19

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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by IGgreer » Wed Dec 23, 2015 9:08 am

WVAPPeer wrote:
ASU_MBA wrote:SOS was very weak, record of opponents was 71-89 (44%)

Only chance at top 25 was to finish 12-1.

We beat 2 teams with a winning record (Ga. Southern and Ohio) and though we won, we did not look very good the last couple games against S. Alabama and Ohio.

Great season but not Top 25 as much as I would like.
You probably are correct but I still feel that the majority of voters don't take time to research who teams in the 25-40 range lost to - nor the records of their opponents - basically it is a look at the season W-L and bowl game win/loss ---

Agree with this. The lack of effort or common sense by some of the voters on a week to week basis is a joke. Especially the coaches (or SID's) poll.

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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by appbio91 » Wed Dec 23, 2015 5:59 pm

Just looked at a Dec 1 pole that had us at 53. Ohio was 36. After looking at what's ahead of us no way top 25. I'm thinking if we crack top 40 it's a huge accomplishment. At leat should be solidly in top 50. stAte was one ahead of us at 52 in that pole.

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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by Capt. Ed » Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:12 pm

Top 50 is realistic and a great result. Years past if we cracked the top 100 it was a big deal. Look how far we've come.

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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by WVAPPeer » Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:52 pm

Not sure what you were looking at? - this is the final Coaches Poll - I believe if I counted correctly APP is at 37 --- and late in the season we were in a similar spot in the AP poll ---

Dropped from rankings: USC 24

Others receiving votes: Western Kentucky 55, USC 51, San Diego State 26, Tennessee 24, UCLA 15, Bowling Green 12, Washington State 12, Memphis 10, Mississippi State 7, BYU 7, Arkansas State 6, Appalachian State 3, Texas A&M 3, Louisville 2, Pittsburgh 1
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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by T-Dog » Wed Dec 23, 2015 6:57 pm

It's unlikely but worth being a squeaky wheel over.

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Re: Top 25 Finish

Unread post by AppfaninCAALand » Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:39 am

You know what they say about ifs and buts, but I'd safely say all else being equal, a 12-1 conference championship team with its only loss to the national champ would finish in the Top 25, darn that Ark St game. 11-2 as impressive as it is, is probably not good enough for the Sun Belt runner up.

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