Again, I was reminded as we were discussing this pre-season ranking of the top 25 G5's, to make sure I did not give the false impression to anyone that anyone outside of their program and fan base, expects A-State to perform up to the level of the top performing SBC teams, that have performed closer to your level recently, as long as Blake Anderson is their HC. Nobody does, and it is 100% because he is their HC.

Rank School Conference
1 Cincinnati AAC
2 UCF AAC
3 Memphis AAC
4 Boise State MWC
5 Appalachian State Sun Belt
6 Louisiana Sun Belt
7 SMU AAC
8 Navy AAC
9 Western Kentucky C-USA
10 Wyoming MWC
11 Florida Atlantic C-USA
12 Marshall C-USA
13 BYU Independent
14 Buffalo MAC
15 San Diego State MWC
16 Tulane AAC
17 UAB C-USA
18 Southern Mississippi C-USA
19 Air Force MWC
20 Miami (OH) MAC
21 Houston AAC
22 Temple AAC
23 Louisiana Tech C-USA
24 Arkansas State Sun Belt
25 Tulsa AAC

http://www.college-sports-journal.com/co...-rankings/ talent level

Again to be clear, no one outside their program and fan base expects anything but another underachieving year from them under Anderson , although we know that they are the most talented team in the SBC, and have been for a while.

Not just in the composite ranking of their roster talent compared to the other SBC teams by the major recruiting sites, but in the pre and post season all conference rankings of their players by their peers, especially on offense where they should have the POY every year.