Sports XChange Preseason Top 25

[TexasTerror]

Apparently this poll (if it even is one) appeared in USA Today's Sports Weekly College football preview. Never heard of it, but figured we could discuss it. McNeese at 24? Grambling, no where to be found? North Dakota St all the way near the bottom? Hmmmm...

Division I-AA Preseason Top 25
(as selected by The Sports Xchange)

1.Appalachian State

2.New Hampshire

3.Furman

4.Cal Poly

5.Southern Illinois

6.Northern Iowa

7.James Madison

8.Montana

9.Texas State

10.Illinois State

11.Georgia Southern

12.Youngstown State

13.Eastern Illinois

14.Massachusetts

15.Hampton

16.Nicholls State

17.Delaware

18.Lafayette

19.Eastern Kentucky

20.Richmond

21.Coastal Carolina

22.Hofstra

23.North Dakota State

24.McNeese State

25.Montana State

(appeared in USA Today Sports Weekly College football preview)

Release from NDSU on this...

http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=2400&ATCLID=325258

[smallcollegefbfan]

This has to be the opinion of one writer. They would have noted number 1 votes if it was a poll. Who wrote it?

[SO ILLmatic]

Is this poll from last year???

I can see SIU being ranked preseason #5 last year, but this year??? Questionable, very questionable.

[smallcollegefbfan]

That would explain it SO ILLmatic!

[X-Factor]

don't complain yet, we still havn't even seen Pete's Weekly!

[Ronbo]

don't complain yet, we still havn't even seen Pete's Weekly!

LOL. He hates Montana, he'll have us at #23 if in the top 25 at all.:eyebrow:

[Cap'n Cat]

LOL. He hates Montana, he'll have us at #23 if in the top 25 at all.:eyebrow:


Ron,
How about a poll showing "Top Ten Revenue Games in I-AA"??


j/k

:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p

[DaGriz]

LOL. He hates Montana, he'll have us at #23 if in the top 25 at all.:eyebrow:

Actually I think #8 is more realistic for us than #2 at this point. We have some nice transfers coming in but until they prove themselves I don't think we deserve to be ranked nearly as high as we have been in some of the other polls.

[Ronbo]

Ron,
How about a poll showing "Top Ten Revenue Games in I-AA"??


j/k

:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p

OK. Top 10 money games in 2006.:smiley_wi

1. Montana at Iowa $650,000
2. tie Montana Sate at Montana $450,000 + net (over $600,000 just in ticket sales for every home game)
2. tie Cal Poly at Montana $450,000 + net
2. tie Sac. State at Montana $450,000 + net
2. tie South Dakota State at Montana $450,000 + net
2. tie Northern Arizona at Montana $450,000 + net
2. tie Idaho State at Montana $450,000 + net
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

[TexasTerror]

don't complain yet, we still havn't even seen Pete's Weekly!

Pete! My buddy!

Only a few weeks left til I get more hate private messages because I openly criticize his poll and knowledge (or lack their of) of I-AA...

[GrizFamily]

Seems like this thread got off topic with the revenue question. Perhaps we could post that on a new thread and get back to the original topic.

I'm with DaGriz. I think #2 is less realistic for us right now than #8. Lets see how we do after a few games and then we'll see...

[rokamortis]

Is this going to be added to the consolidated rankings?

[RabidRabbit]

:eyebrow: This guy appears to have a right coast bias? 6 A-10's, 3 So-Cons, MEAC, Big South, 5 Gateway, Patriot. From West, Poly, MT, then low teens for SLC, and other GWFC & Big Sky.

I'd love to understand how arrived at poll.

Shame if this is what USAToday porports to be the top 25 I-AA. :nono:

Hey Ralph! Push to sell AGS results to USA Today :hurray: