Sun Belt Preseason Poll:
East Division
1 - App State
2 - Ga. Southern
3 - Troy
4 - Georgia St
5 - Coastal Carolina
West Division
1 - Louisiana
2 - Arkansas St
3 - South Alabama
4 - Texas State
5 - ULM
Offensive POTY: Zac Thomas, App State
Defensive POTY: Carlton Martial, Troy
(08-25-2020 12:16 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote: [ -> ]Sun Belt Preseason Poll:
East Division
1 - App State
2 - Ga. Southern
3 - Troy
4 - Georgia St
5 - Coastal Carolina
West Division
1 - Louisiana
2 - Arkansas St
3 - South Alabama
4 - Texas State
5 - ULM
Offensive POTY: Zac Thomas, App State
Defensive POTY: Carlton Martial, Troy
Looks about right to me!
East Division
1. App State (9) - 49 pts?
2. Georgia Southern - 36 pts?
3. Troy (1) - 32 pts?
4. Georgia State - 20 pts?
5. Coastal Carolina - 13 pts
West Division
1. Louisiana (7) - 47 pts?
2. Arkansas State (2) - 40 pts?
3. South Alabama (1) - 22 pts?
4. Texas State - 21 pts?
5. ULM - 20 pts
Looks like it was a crap-shoot with the bottom 3 in the West, but I'm honestly surprised Coastal is last in the East.
Congrats to Carlton Marshall. Well deserved. Troy is also returning the 2019 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year who sat out most of last year with a season ending injury early in Game 2. Nice to have both of those guys on the roster.
(08-25-2020 12:30 PM)EigenEagle Wrote: [ -> ]Looks like it was a crap-shoot with the bottom 3 in the West, but I'm honestly surprised Coastal is last in the East.
I think Coastal won't finish last but I honestly can't think of a good reason why they should be ranked above GaSt right now.
What all does GS have coming back? Do you guys see a return to 2018 form?
(08-25-2020 01:00 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote: [ -> ]What all does GS have coming back? Do you guys see a return to 2018 form?
It comes down to if the OL can get better (maybe).
With App's Fehr and Davis-Gaither gone IMO we'll have the best defensive front 7 in the league, and finally have some experience and depth in the secondary even if it won't be quite as athletic.
We also have a scheduling advantage this season (no Ark State, Troy and App at home).
(08-25-2020 01:00 PM)TroyFootball05 Wrote: [ -> ]What all does GS have coming back? Do you guys see a return to 2018 form?
GS had a very strange season with lots of injury and distractions last year. This year with all that's going on in the world who knows but we've got bulk of the offense coming back and some good DL and secondary players returning.