A Sea Of Red

Interestingly JMU moves up 6 spots after barely beating Central Connecticut, yet we destroy a team from the same conference as Central Connecticut who won that conference last season and is a favorite to win it this year and we move up 2.. Let the discussion begin!

The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top-25 College Football Poll

Team (First-place votes) Record Points Previous Rank
1. Georgia Southern Eagles (102) 2-0 3,622 2
2. Northern Iowa Panthers (16) 1-1 3,329 4
3. Appalachian State Mountaineers (10) 1-1 3,282 3
4. William & Mary Tribe (5) 1-1 3,048 5
5. Montana State Bobcats (2) 1-1 2,985 6
6. Richmond Spiders (9) 2-0 2,874 9
7. Delaware Blue Hens (1) 1-1 2,688 8
8. North Dakota State Bison (1) 2-0 2,553 11
9. Wofford Terriers 1-1 2,489 7
10. Eastern Washington Eagles (2) 0-2 2,218 1
11. New Hampshire Wildcats 1-1 2,202 13
12. Montana Grizzlies 1-1 1,913 15
13. James Madison Dukes 1-1 1,373 19
14. Chattanooga Mocs 1-1 1,349 23
15. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-1 1,289 17
16. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 1-1 1,222 14
17. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 1-1 1,147 10
18. Central Arkansas Bears 1-1 1,096 18
19. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 1-1 971 16
20. Sacramento State Hornets 1-1 959 11
21. Massachusetts Minutemen 1-0 897 21
22. Liberty Flames 1-1 714 24
23. McNeese State Cowboys 0-1 614 22
24. South Dakota Coyotes 1-1 603 NR
25. South Carolina State Bulldogs 1-1 555 NR

We have a prime opportunity these next 2 weeks

once again it shows how little respect we get, but as manson stated, the next two weeks are a prime opportunity to show the FCS world what LU football is all about.

Robert Morris is not a favorite to win the NEC this year. CCSU is the unquestioned favorite.

These early polls aren't worth the paper they're written on. It's an illogical numbers game. Teams in front of us lost, we moved up. Those teams fell between JMU and LU, so Liberty didn't move up. I don't know that I'd take it as a lack of respect as much as I'd take it as a lack of knowledge, concern, etc.

But you guys are right. You win the next two weeks and you've got nothing to worry about.

I, for one, am happy JMU moved up. Just looks that much better if we beat them. (Not counting my beach chickens before they're hatched) Looks a whole lot better to beat #13 by two touchdowns than it does #19. That's assuming we score 24+ points... oy vey. no further comment.

and the coaches poll...

1. Georgia Southern (23) 2-0 695 2

2. Northern Iowa (4) 1-1 631 T3

3. Appalachian State 1-1 621 T3

4. Montana State 1-1 588 6

5. William & Mary 1-1 582 5

6. North Dakota State 2-0 532 8

7. Delaware 1-1 510 7

8. Wofford 1-1 486 9

9. Richmond 1-1 482 11

10. Eastern Washington (1) 0-2 457 1

11. Montana 1-1 398 13

12. New Hampshire 1-1 353 16

13. Stephen F. Austin 1-1 272 12

14. James Madison 1-1 272 17

15. Southern Illinois 1-1 268 15

16. Jacksonville State 1-1 243 10

17. Chattanooga 1-1 221 25

18. Central Arkansas 1-1 207 20

19. Lehigh 1-1 200 14

20. Liberty 1-1 181 21

21. South Carolina State 1-1 160 23

22. McNeese State 0-1 120 22

23. South Dakota 1-1 96 NR

24. Sacramento State 1-1 92 18

25. Massachusetts 1-0 68 NR



Others receiving votes: Pennsylvania (41), Murray State (29), Youngstown State (29), Villanova (22), Southern Utah (22), Eastern Kentucky (28), Bethune-Cookman (18), Eastern Illinois (18), Indiana State (18), Jackson State (14), Sam Houston State (14), Harvard (9), Coastal Carolina (9), Western Illinois (9), Illinois State (7), UC Davis (6), Butler (6), Towson (6), South Dakota State (5), Dayton (5), Cal Poly (4), Hampton (2), Jacksonville (2), Weber State (2), Furman (1), Central Connecticut State (1).

JMUDukeDawg wrote:These early polls aren't worth the paper they're written on. It's an illogical numbers game. Teams in front of us lost, we moved up. Those teams fell between JMU and LU, so Liberty didn't move up. I don't know that I'd take it as a lack of respect as much as I'd take it as a lack of knowledge, concern, etc.

But you guys are right. You win the next two weeks and you've got nothing to worry about.

What he said.

ToTheLeft wrote:

JMUDukeDawg wrote:These early polls aren't worth the paper they're written on. It's an illogical numbers game. Teams in front of us lost, we moved up. Those teams fell between JMU and LU, so Liberty didn't move up. I don't know that I'd take it as a lack of respect as much as I'd take it as a lack of knowledge, concern, etc.

But you guys are right. You win the next two weeks and you've got nothing to worry about.

What he said.

Yeah, what they said.

SumItUp wrote:

ToTheLeft wrote:

JMUDukeDawg wrote:These early polls aren't worth the paper they're written on. It's an illogical numbers game. Teams in front of us lost, we moved up. Those teams fell between JMU and LU, so Liberty didn't move up. I don't know that I'd take it as a lack of respect as much as I'd take it as a lack of knowledge, concern, etc.

But you guys are right. You win the next two weeks and you've got nothing to worry about.

What he said.

Yeah, what they said.

YEAH? or Yea?

I was agreeing with them.

Chris Lang wrote:Robert Morris is not a favorite to win the NEC this year. CCSU is the unquestioned favorite.

The're picked 3rd in their conference preseason poll of coaches.

who cares...do the job. Honestly i like being rated lower, keeps the bullseye off our back longer. Adds more inspiration for the next few weeks.