2014 Valley Football Preseason Poll

[BisonTru]

http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2014-15/7439/bison-picked-to-win-2014-mvfc-crown/


2014 Valley Football Preseason Poll
Team (first-place votes) ----- Pts.
1. North Dakota State (24) 370
2. South Dakota State (8) 330
3. UNI (7) 324
4. Youngstown State 240
5. Southern Illinois 237
6. Illinois State 197
7. Missouri State 180
8. South Dakota 121
9. Western Illinois 96
10. Indiana State 50

[BisonTru]

My thoughts: Switch SDSU and UNI. Switch YSU and SIU.

[Professor Chaos]

Looks like a lot of the voters just copied the final standings from last year. If they don't take the poll they're voting in seriously, why should we? xsmhx

Team - Final 2013 record
North Dakota State 15-0
South Dakota State 9-5
Youngstown State 8-4
Northern Iowa 7-5
Southern Illinois 7-5
Illinois State 5-6
Missouri State 5-7
South Dakota 4-8
Western Illinois 4-8
Indiana State 1-11

[clenz]

A couple UNI names that jump out to me as missing...not from first per-say but in general

Jake Farley
Deiondre' Hall

I know everyone will have 1 or 2 players they feel should be there, but those two really stick out to me


Also really odd that only 2 WR were picked, but we have a FB. Is NDSU the only team in the conference that uses a true full back? I know UNI has some listed on the roster but they are really tight ends used for blocking.

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Looks like a lot of the voters just copied the final standings from last year. If they don't take the poll they're voting in seriously, why should we? xsmhx

Team - Final 2013 record
North Dakota State 15-0
South Dakota State 9-5
Youngstown State 8-4
Northern Iowa 7-5
Southern Illinois 7-5
Illinois State 5-6
Missouri State 5-7
South Dakota 4-8
Western Illinois 4-8
Indiana State 1-11
Basically this.

[KUlawJack]

A couple UNI names that jump out to me as missing...not from first per-say but in general

Jake Farley
Deiondre' Hall

I know everyone will have 1 or 2 players they feel should be there, but those two really stick out to me


Also really odd that only 2 WR were picked, but we have a FB. Is NDSU the only team in the conference that uses a true full back? I know UNI has some listed on the roster but they are really tight ends used for blocking.

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Basically this.

According to Terry Vandrovec, Farley said his son is still a work in progress returning from injury due to some setbacks.

[Bisonator]

Looks like a lot of the voters just copied the final standings from last year. If they don't take the poll they're voting in seriously, why should we? xsmhx

Team - Final 2013 record
North Dakota State 15-0
South Dakota State 9-5
Youngstown State 8-4
Northern Iowa 7-5
Southern Illinois 7-5
Illinois State 5-6
Missouri State 5-7
South Dakota 4-8
Western Illinois 4-8
Indiana State 1-11

Agreed. Another worthless preseason poll.

[clenz]

According to Terry Vandrovec, Farley said his son is still a work in progress returning from injury due to some setbacks.
Others were voted on but won't be playing this season.

[AmsterBison]

According to Terry Vandrovec, Farley said his son is still a work in progress returning from injury due to some setbacks.

That sucks. That kid is a player.

[KUlawJack]

Others were voted on but won't be playing this season.

Which is weird.

[WestCoastAggie]

Is SIU really as good as pollsters are saying they will be?

[clenz]

Is SIU really as good as pollsters are saying they will be?
They'll probably finish 4th in the MVFC.

They have a chance to be real good.

Should be a playoff team, but we know the MVFC won't get 4 teams in.

[Houndawg]

Is SIU really as good as pollsters are saying they will be?

Maybe. QB is the biggest ? and a starting ILB was just declared academically ineligible. Everywhere else we're better.

[SIUSalukiFan]

They'll probably finish 4th in the MVFC.

They have a chance to be real good.

Should be a playoff team, but we know the MVFC won't get 4 teams in.

We know the MVFC won't get three teams in. xthumbsupx

[clenz]

We know the MVFC won't get three teams in. xthumbsupx
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