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Anything can happen and we won't really know until they hit the field but a couple things stood out.
A bit too high: James Madison, Appalachian, Wofford
A bit too low (or should be ranked): Stony Brook, Chattanooga, EKU
Georgia State getting top 25 votes, especially more votes than Furman, Albany and Richmond, is a joke.
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70 schools got votes. One of the voters, Eric Burdick, is from Cal Poly.
I guess we'll have to get our respect after the season starts. Watch out San Diego! There will be some very unhappy Mustangs.
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Lehigh Football Nation
Montana ranked ahead of Lehigh. Yeah, sure, that makes sense.
How many seasons in the past 20 years has Lehigh had a better team than Montana? One, maybe two. I think it's pretty reasonable to predict that that trend will continue, especially with Lehigh losing their best player from last season.
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Lehigh Football Nation
Montana ranked ahead of Lehigh. Yeah, sure, that makes sense.
How many seasons in the past 20 years has Lehigh had a better team than Montana? One, maybe two. I think it's pretty reasonable to predict that that trend will continue, especially with Lehigh losing their best player from last season.
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jmufan999
Me too. I have no problem with Phil Steele's #2 ranking for JMU because that's how he's predicting the FCS final standings. Who knows what will happen then? But for this poll/ranking, I don't think JMU or ASU should be getting #1 votes. I think it's unbelievable that so many people are not ranking NDSU #1 this year. Unless the national champ loses A LOT, they usually start out #1 the next season in my book. Everyone has different opinions on that, but that's how I do it. EWU earned a #1 preseason ranking last year. Who would have guessed they'd missed the playoffs? No one predicted that. How could they have known?
You can't predict injuries.
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UNH Fanboi
How many seasons in the past 20 years has Lehigh had a better team than Montana? One, maybe two. I think it's pretty reasonable to predict that that trend will continue, especially with Lehigh losing their best player from last season.
What, specifically, do you see in this year's Montana team that deserves such an honor?
The brand-new coach, which came in after spring practice?
The brand-new QBs?
The brand-new RBs?
The all-American WR? Oh, wait. He's on Lehigh. Nevermind.
Or perhaps it was the defense that lost 10 seniors?
It is complete and utter bull**** that Montana's reputation alone gives them a ranking above Lehigh.
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SpeedkingATL
Also see GaState getting more votes than teams like Furman, Albany and Richmond....just becoming a transitional FBS doesn't make you any better the following year as the additional scholarships haven't fully kicked in. Who exactly have they beaten of note in their brief existance??
That was my first thought too. That's definitely a case of uninformed voters just throwing in programs that have been in the college football news over the off-season.
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Lehigh Football Nation
It is complete and utter bull**** that Montana's reputation alone gives them a ranking above Lehigh.
I must agree, I think Montana's a great program, but their ranking this year has me scratching my head.
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Murray State 292, Northern Arizona 259, Norfolk State 222, Chattanooga 191, Liberty 150, South Carolina State 137, Bethune-Cookman 134, McNeese State 127, Grambling State 87, Tennessee Tech 77, Portland State 73, North Dakota 68, Alabama State 66, Jackson State 63, Southern Illinois 63, William & Mary 59, Southern Utah 54, Georgia State 49, Furman 43, Albany 39, Richmond 31, Villanova 30, Penn 16, Duquesne 14, South Dakota State 10, San Diego 9, Elon 9, Drake 8, Holy Cross 7, Prairie View A&M 6, South Dakota 6, Alabama A&M 4, Southeast Missouri 4, Georgetown 3, Idaho State 3, Sacramento State 3, Cornell 2, Bryant 1, Eastern Illinois 1, Jacksonville 1, Missouri State 1, Samford 1, UT Martin 1, The Citadel 1, Western Illinois 1
xchinscratchx ... I'm sure there are more than what I put in bold that can be questioned, but this ORV is a mess.
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Those Ga St votes are just ludicrous. I am positive that The Citadel, with their 1 point, could whip Ga St's A. No doubt in my mind.