(06-18-2017 07:55 PM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  

(06-18-2017 07:05 PM)Dawgxas Wrote:  

(06-18-2017 06:11 PM)asucrutch23 Wrote:  Honest question, not trying to troll. What has Old Dominion done to deserve being ranked ahead of Troy? May be because I've seen both teams play App multiple times and ODU didn't have their best days in Norfolk or Boone, losing 49-0 and 31-7. Troy returns 98% of their total offense from a 10-3 team which was ranked in the top 25 at one point. What does ODU have returning?

Nothing really, but this is just another preseason poll that doesn't mean anything.
ODU benefited from the weakest schedule in CUSA last year. Besides WKU, App was their toughest opponent. That's a cupcake schedule. They didn't play Tech or MTSU and got Southern Miss without Mullins.

BTW that Troy team lasted 1 week in the Top 25 before getting blown out by Arkansas State.

Exactly, ODU's 10-3 is deceptive because of their schedule.

I'm well aware of what Troy did once they reached the top 25 (it helped my school win a conference title) but they return most everyone from that team and ODU has nothing to compare to that achievement. Anyway, like you say, meaningless ranking. Its just hard to take them seriously with these types of mistakes.

It doesn't make much sense to this ODU guy. We'll be good, but not that good.