ASU does tend to perform better when they are ranked lower, see last year. Years when ASU was ranked preseason in the top 5-10 1996 and 2001 both teams finish 7-4, no playoffs. Let's hope things change...
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ASU does tend to perform better when they are ranked lower, see last year. Years when ASU was ranked preseason in the top 5-10 1996 and 2001 both teams finish 7-4, no playoffs. Let's hope things change...
It's always easier when you are not carrying the target on your back. This year will be the true test for ASU :nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint3333
But this is a first for us, so maybe that trend doesn't applyQuote:
Originally Posted by Saint3333
BTW, why do these threads always turn into an argument as to whether we need a preseason poll or no polls at all. How about we just talk about the poll.
Ha! Virtually every Griz fan who has commented on this year's ranking has felt that the Griz were ranked too high.Quote:
Originally Posted by 89Hen
Of course, it's hard to be guilty of overestimation when the Griz have been to 5 NC games in 10 years! :)
Puh-lease. I was generous putting you at #3 only because you haven't been around much recently. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by umassfan
Just my perception.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tailbone
"I will say that the majority of the Griz Nation are anticipating a deep playoff run" -Ronbo
"we Griz fans (and early polls) mostly think the Griz will be very good this year" -CrunchGriz
"I am a big GRIZ fan and I think we will go deep into the playoffs this year." -Grizzaholic
:twocents:
ProudGrizMan: Griz might be top-10, but plenty of question marks for a #4. Just my two cents worth.Quote:
Originally Posted by 89Hen
Grizzly Ed: With the chance of upsetting my fellow Griz fans, I think that anything in the top 5 is too high for the Griz.
ProudGrizMan: I agree Ed, UM has some significant question marks and is on a two game losing streak (possibly three with 1-A power Iowa upcoming).
CrunchGriz: I can certainly see where you're coming from on this, but I voted the Griz at #4
CrunchGriz: While many of us Griz fans are very much looking forward to the upcoming season, few think we're a number one team at this point--top ten, probably...okay, maybe even top five
Ronbo: Hey like I say I'm happy if the Griz make the top ten. .... We will drop from the top 5 in the second week of polls anyway .....
Apparently, the majority of I-AA fans are guilty of similar optimism concerning the Griz.........
Any Given Saturday Poll Preseason Top 25
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Appalachian State (45)
2. New Hampshire (31)
3. Northern Iowa (7)
4. Montana (2)
5. Furman (2)
and, you appear to be more guilty of overestimating Griz potential than Griz fans
89Hen: I think 1 for Montana is more realistic than 13 for the Hens (too high) IMO.
Nice try...... NEXT! :smiley_wi
Nah, that proves my point of saying the Hen fans are the second biggest sandbaggers around. :nod: :p :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tailbone
BTW, these favor my side IMO...
CrunchGriz: I can certainly see where you're coming from on this, but I voted the Griz at #4
CrunchGriz: While many of us Griz fans are very much looking forward to the upcoming season, few think we're a number one team at this point--top ten, probably...okay, maybe even top five
Since I seem to be the unwilling subject of this debate, let me ask this:Quote:
Originally Posted by 89Hen
If I'm the prime suspect you can find about Griz fans being homers as far as ranking, how much of a homer are Griz fans, really, if my preseason ranking for the Griz (#4) is exactly the same as the overall ranking by everyone else in the preseason poll?
Jus' sayin'....
Doesn't sound terribly "homerish" to me.
Let's not go overboard, nobody said 'homerism'. 'Overestimating' was the only word I could come up with for not sandbagging. Probably should have just said Biggest Sandbaggers and Least Sandbaggers. There are fans from every team and every conference that are Homers, but I don't think I'd classify any one group as 'homers'.