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TH Spangler wrote: ↑August 6th, 2021, 2:15 pm Glad to see ESPN's power ranking poll give Coastal the love and not even mention us. Should put a chip on our shoulder starting out.I personally don't believe having a "chip on our shoulder" is beneficial, but I'm fine with flying below the radar. We just need to TCB, and things will sort themselves out.
thepostman wrote: ↑August 7th, 2021, 10:15 am Maybe I'm wrong, but I think fans put way more stock in these pre season rankings than players do. I am sure some find motivation in it but HF and his staff are pretty good motivators in their own right.Spot on. Let the love affair for CCU continue...we will put our focus on the field. Like Posty said, I think HCHF, staff, and players get themselves motivated and hyped in every game, and know how to handle being underdogs and favorites. That comes with success, and I think as HCHF continues to shape our program with his talent and vision...we will be on every radar. Whereas, CCU...in my opinion will ultimately wain.
Either way, there is no way we are under the radar with anybody anymore.
ballcoach15 wrote: ↑August 7th, 2021, 12:03 pm The Coaches Poll will be released Tuesday at 12:00. I can't wait to see how Liberty ranks in that one.Prediction: you’ll be disappointed.
JK37 wrote: ↑August 7th, 2021, 12:27 pmThe odds are good. I expect B10 teams will saturate the Top 25. Coastal Carolina will be ranked high.ballcoach15 wrote: ↑August 7th, 2021, 12:03 pm The Coaches Poll will be released Tuesday at 12:00. I can't wait to see how Liberty ranks in that one.Prediction: you’ll be disappointed.
FlamesHighontheTide wrote: ↑August 10th, 2021, 5:05 pm Coastal does not deserve to be ranked higher than LU going into this season. However, not being ranked is good locker-room material for motivation.LOL. CCU is always over-rated in the polls. Don't understand it at all. All one has to do is look at where they are rated and where they finish. I do not recall one time where their rating was backed up on the field. (maybe the BYU game, but that was an outlier for a lot of reasons).
flameshaw wrote: ↑August 10th, 2021, 10:23 pmIt’s pretty simple, they were one of a handful of teams playing week 1 and they crushed a P5 and looked good doing it on national tv.FlamesHighontheTide wrote: ↑August 10th, 2021, 5:05 pm Coastal does not deserve to be ranked higher than LU going into this season. However, not being ranked is good locker-room material for motivation.LOL. CCU is always over-rated in the polls. Don't understand it at all. All one has to do is look at where they are rated and where they finish. I do not recall one time where their rating was backed up on the field. (maybe the BYU game, but that was an outlier for a lot of reasons).
tyndal23 wrote: ↑August 10th, 2021, 11:42 pm"Always over ranked" goes back to the FCS days. They never lived up to their raking(s) on the field. I have never understood it. BTW, I don't hate or dislike them, like ballcoach does the SEC and ND, etc. Just have never agreed with their rankings.flameshaw wrote: ↑August 10th, 2021, 10:23 pmIt’s pretty simple, they were one of a handful of teams playing week 1 and they crushed a P5 and looked good doing it on national tv.FlamesHighontheTide wrote: ↑August 10th, 2021, 5:05 pm Coastal does not deserve to be ranked higher than LU going into this season. However, not being ranked is good locker-room material for motivation.LOL. CCU is always over-rated in the polls. Don't understand it at all. All one has to do is look at where they are rated and where they finish. I do not recall one time where their rating was backed up on the field. (maybe the BYU game, but that was an outlier for a lot of reasons).
They also played Louisiana early. By the time LU played Syracuse, a lot of other conferences started playing that week. “ always overranked “ ? Last year was a first for them as well. Covid did G5 a big solid last year and it is carrying over to preseason rankings this year.
ballcoach15 wrote: ↑August 11th, 2021, 5:29 pm Pollsters drool over CCU because of their location. (near Myrtle Beach).I don't understand that either. MB has become run down and redundant in the last several years. Used to love to go there. Now..................... not so much. Oh well. To each his own.
flameshaw wrote: I don't understand that either. MB has become run down and redundant in the last several years. Used to love to go there. Now..................... not so much. Oh well. To each his own.Dirty Myrtle!
flameshaw wrote: ↑August 11th, 2021, 9:56 pmTotally agree, and even if you really like the place, why would that have an effect on how someone voted in a football poll? They're not offering free hotel stays for votes last I heard (waiting for ballcoach to suggest they are). Over the years, CCU may have picked up a recruit or 2 because they liked what MB has to offer, but that's about it.ballcoach15 wrote: ↑August 11th, 2021, 5:29 pm Pollsters drool over CCU because of their location. (near Myrtle Beach).I don't understand that either. MB has become run down and redundant in the last several years. Used to love to go there. Now..................... not so much. Oh well. To each his own.
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