(05-19-2017 01:37 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  I don't get all the love for WMU. They lost their all-world head coach and replaced him with a first time guy from Perdue. I have mixed feelings about APP at #3. I'm not sure they're that good, but when I look at what's below them it makes sense.

If it wasn't for the 35-3 loss to Arkansas State, Troy would likely be Top 5 as well.

(05-19-2017 02:13 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:37 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  I don't get all the love for WMU. They lost their all-world head coach and replaced him with a first time guy from Perdue. I have mixed feelings about APP at #3. I'm not sure they're that good, but when I look at what's below them it makes sense.

If it wasn't for the 35-3 loss to Arkansas State, Troy would likely be Top 5 as well.

And the loss to Georgia Southern.

(05-19-2017 02:37 PM)eaglewraith Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 02:13 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 01:37 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  I don't get all the love for WMU. They lost their all-world head coach and replaced him with a first time guy from Perdue. I have mixed feelings about APP at #3. I'm not sure they're that good, but when I look at what's below them it makes sense.

If it wasn't for the 35-3 loss to Arkansas State, Troy would likely be Top 5 as well.

And the loss to Georgia Southern.

Troy at #13 is where we should be. We are not a Top 5 G5 program yet. We have a lot to prove. I think we'll be better this year, but unless we're significantly better, especially down the chart, I don't see us beating GS or ARKST.

(05-19-2017 02:46 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  but unless we're significantly better, especially down the chart, I don't see us beating ARKST.

I don't either.

It's not that you can't.

I just don't think it's probable.

I hate preseason rankings...

(05-19-2017 07:50 PM)asuwon Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 02:46 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote:  but unless we're significantly better, especially down the chart, I don't see us beating ARKST.

I don't either.

It's not that you can't.

I just don't think it's probable.

Listening to your coach in Little Rock last week on AStateNation I would say beating them is going to get a lot harder going forward. Think that 0-4 start lit a fire under his britches.

USF should be much higher.