CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL

(Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors)

1. Towson, 12 first-place votes

2. Old Dominion, 7

3. James Madison, 1

4. New Hampshire, 2

5. Delaware

6. Maine

7. William & Mary

8. Villanova

9. Richmond

10. Rhode Island

11. Georgia State

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So is usa in sbc poll. Its part of being new.

Benson dilutes the strength and prestige of the newest league he ushers into oblivion.

How long will it take this time?

(07-25-2012 08:50 AM)Senatobia Wrote:  Benson dilutes the strength and prestige of the newest league he ushers into oblivion.

How long will it take this time?

A Georgia Southern fans posts something negative about GSU and you fall for it hook, line and sinker.

What wasn't pointed out was that ODU was dead last in this poll last year.

ODU didn't lose to D2, NAIA, and low-end FCS teams though. They beat the cupcakes they were supposed to beat.

(07-25-2012 11:58 AM)Dukes09 Wrote:  ODU didn't lose to D2, NAIA, and low-end FCS teams though. They beat the cupcakes they were supposed to beat.

Yet, they were still ranked last. The point being the rank means nothing.

(07-25-2012 09:03 AM)Panthersville Wrote:  

(07-25-2012 08:50 AM)Senatobia Wrote:  Benson dilutes the strength and prestige of the newest league he ushers into oblivion.

How long will it take this time?

A Georgia Southern fans posts something negative about GSU and you fall for it hook, line and sinker.

What wasn't pointed out was that ODU was dead last in this poll last year.

Yes I started this thread. Yes I am a fan of Georgia Southern but I am also a graduate of Troy who is a member of the SunBelt.

So if I post something that you feel is negative about GaSt tough get used to it. The difference is going to be where ODU finnish last year and where your school is going to finnish this year.

(07-25-2012 08:50 AM)Senatobia Wrote:  Benson dilutes the strength and prestige of the newest league he ushers into oblivion.

How long will it take this time?

I wasn't a fan of Georgia State being offered a bid. But.....Benson did as well as he could in this case. And thank God that we didn't end up with UNCC as well.

We have as many move ups as CUSA does now. And here's where our move ups stand in comparison to theirs.

1) South Alabama - plays a full FBS schedule this year
1) Texas State - plays a full FBS schdudule this year
3) UTSA - plays a full FBS schedule NEXT year
4) Old Dominion - no FBS schedule announced
5) Georgia State - no FBS schedule announced
6) UNCC - No program.

(07-25-2012 08:44 AM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL

(Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors)

1. Towson, 12 first-place votes

2. Old Dominion, 7

3. James Madison, 1

4. New Hampshire, 2

5. Delaware

6. Maine

7. William & Mary

8. Villanova

9. Richmond

10. Rhode Island

11. Georgia State

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Georgia State won't finish last.

(07-25-2012 12:59 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(07-25-2012 08:50 AM)Senatobia Wrote:  Benson dilutes the strength and prestige of the newest league he ushers into oblivion.

How long will it take this time?

I wasn't a fan of Georgia State being offered a bid. But.....Benson did as well as he could in this case. And thank God that we didn't end up with UNCC as well.

We have as many move ups as CUSA does now. And here's where our move ups stand in comparison to theirs.

1) South Alabama - plays a full FBS schedule this year
1) Texas State - plays a full FBS schdudule this year
3) UTSA - plays a full FBS schedule NEXT year
4) Old Dominion - no FBS schedule announced
5) Georgia State - no FBS schedule announced
6) UNCC - No program.

We will be playing a full Sun Belt schedule next year.

Also, to amend my earlier comment, I was wrong - ODU was picked 10th. The team that was picked last was Towson - which beat-out ODU for the conference championship, and was 1-10 the year before. Clearly prior year's results are as indicative of future performance in FCS as some here would have us believe.

(07-25-2012 01:01 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(07-25-2012 08:44 AM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL

(Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors)

1. Towson, 12 first-place votes

2. Old Dominion, 7

3. James Madison, 1

4. New Hampshire, 2

5. Delaware

6. Maine

7. William & Mary

8. Villanova

9. Richmond

10. Rhode Island

11. Georgia State

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Georgia State won't finish last.

Rhode Island's pretty bad. Maybe they'll finish ahead of them.

(07-25-2012 01:02 PM)Panthersville Wrote:  

(07-25-2012 12:59 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(07-25-2012 08:50 AM)Senatobia Wrote:  Benson dilutes the strength and prestige of the newest league he ushers into oblivion.

How long will it take this time?

I wasn't a fan of Georgia State being offered a bid. But.....Benson did as well as he could in this case. And thank God that we didn't end up with UNCC as well.

We have as many move ups as CUSA does now. And here's where our move ups stand in comparison to theirs.

1) South Alabama - plays a full FBS schedule this year
1) Texas State - plays a full FBS schdudule this year
3) UTSA - plays a full FBS schedule NEXT year
4) Old Dominion - no FBS schedule announced
5) Georgia State - no FBS schedule announced
6) UNCC - No program.

We will be playing a full Sun Belt schedule next year.

Also, to amend my earlier comment, I was wrong - ODU was picked 10th. The team that was picked last was Towson - which beat-out ODU for the conference championship.

I'm sorry.. Ga State and ODU will be playing an incomplete FBS schedule next year (unless they get some OOC FBS games)

This is no surprise. Ga St may beat Rhode Isle, but I dont think Rhode Isle even offers the full number of FCS scholarships. I see 3 wins tops, and most likely 1-2.

Gonna be a big big black eye for the Sun Belt. "The SB's FCS team" otherwise known as GaSt is going to get absolutely wasted, while "the Cusa's FCS team," ODU, is going to perform quite well. Brace for more Cusa crap. The only thing that could have changed it is a flood of transfers and Juco's, which didnt happen. Too late now.

Well, we can't wait to prove the entire CAA wrong! Keep the hate coming, Southern

(07-25-2012 02:29 PM)BariBlue Wrote:  Well, we can't wait to prove the entire CAA wrong! Keep the hate coming, Southern

georgia state is just going to prove that they were picked for their market, and nothing else. the lack of fans at games and awful football aren't selling points. the CAA is going to own GA State this season.

(07-25-2012 08:50 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  So is usa in sbc poll. Its part of being new.

(07-25-2012 08:50 AM)Senatobia Wrote:  Benson dilutes the strength and prestige of the newest league he ushers into oblivion.

How long will it take this time?

You do know why he posted this right...

lol @ the Sunbelt on future Sunbelt hate crime

y'all leave GaSt alone, they have a media market and direct flights, k?

(07-25-2012 02:16 PM)Glassonion Wrote:  This is no surprise. Ga St may beat Rhode Isle, but I dont think Rhode Isle even offers the full number of FCS scholarships. I see 3 wins tops, and most likely 1-2.

Gonna be a big big black eye for the Sun Belt. "The SB's FCS team" otherwise known as GaSt is going to get absolutely wasted, while "the Cusa's FCS team," ODU, is going to perform quite well. Brace for more Cusa crap. The only thing that could have changed it is a flood of transfers and Juco's, which didnt happen. Too late now.

Bought to you by the same braintrust that picked Towson and ODU to finish at the bottom last year

(07-25-2012 03:21 PM)ATLGSUEAGLE Wrote:  lol @ the Sunbelt on future Sunbelt hate crime

y'all leave GaSt alone, they have a media market and direct flights, k?

Yeah and don't you forget it yokel

(07-25-2012 03:22 PM)panama Wrote:  

(07-25-2012 03:21 PM)ATLGSUEAGLE Wrote:  lol @ the Sunbelt on future Sunbelt hate crime

y'all leave GaSt alone, they have a media market and direct flights, k?

Yeah and don't you forget it yokel

we tailgate with championship flags, do you tailgate with "media market" and "we have direct flights" banners? Panama, lets get a beer sometime, we are probably better friends than it appears on here