FOOTBALL Orlando Sentinel 2015 College Football countdown

[SpaceRaider]

There's been ten previewed so far, with only utsa out of cusa in those previewed:

No. 119 Iowa State

No. 120 UConn

No. 121 Georgia State

No. 122 Hawaii

No. 123 UTSA

No. 124 Central Michigan

No. 125 Virginia

No. 126 Kansas

No. 127 Idaho

No. 128 UNLV





College football season countdown

 

[SpaceRaider]

FAU surprising is early on the list:

No. 118 FAU

 

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No. 117 SMU

No. 116 Syracuse

No. 115 Purdue

 

[MTsumner92]

What happened to Virginia and UConn. Shocking.

 

[MTsumner92]

I predict we land at 58.

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 114 Southern Mississippi

 

[SpaceRaider]

I predict we land at 58.

I think that's pretty close. I suspect it will likely be in the 65 to 55 range.

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 113 Miami (OH)

No. 112 Army

No. 111 Charlotte

no. 110 Kent State

 

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No. 109 North Texas

No. 108 Tulane

No. 107 Colorado

No. 106 Wyoming

 

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No. 105 Tulsa

No. 104 Troy

No. 103 USF

 

[MTsumner92]

What happened to Troy? Was it that they didn't get picked to move on to C-USA or is it something else? They use to own us like we own Vanderbilt.

 

[TeKEraider]

They will never admit it but I think the rule change about over-signing/sign and place hurt them. Their ability to get questionable but talented players took a hit. Plus things are cyclical at our level. UNT was dominate for a while. Then Troy. Now it's ULL and ASU in the Belt. In a year or two it will be somebody else. Probably USA and Texas St if I had to guess.

 

[RaiderDoug]

They will never admit it but I think the rule change about over-signing/sign and place hurt them. Their ability to get questionable but talented players took a hit. Plus things are cyclical at our level. UNT was dominate for a while. Then Troy. Now it's ULL and ASU in the Belt. In a year or two it will be somebody else. Probably USA and Texas St if I had to guess.

That's what I was thinking as well. For a long time, they were able to get guys in school that some other SBC schools couldn't touch, and they aslo took advantage of a time when the 2 other main powers in the SBC, ULL and ASU, were in disarray.

I also think they took a big hit when USA came into the league. USA competes with them for all sorts of Alabama recruits. Troy got a lot of players from JUCO instead of high school, and that well can dry up quick.

Now, they also have Ga State and Ga Southern to compete with.

I think it'll be very hard for Troy to be consistently competitive from this point forward. I kind of see them as another ULM.

 

[D-winns]

What happened to Troy? Was it that they didn't get picked to move on to C-USA or is it something else? They use to own us like we own Vanderbilt.

A lot of it might be the retirement of Larry Blakeney and a new 1st year head coach.

 

[TeKEraider]

They were bad before he retired or he wouldn't have retired.

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 102 Oregon State

No. 101 Eastern Michigan

No. 100 New Mexico State

No. 99 Akron

No. 98 South Alabama

 

[MTsumner92]

Wow....Oregon State at 102. Ever since Erickson left they went down. Did they Fire Erickson?

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 97 Washington State

No. 96 New Mexico

No. 95 Vanderbilt

No. 94 Indiana

No. 93 Texas State

No. 92 FIU

No. 91 UMass

 

[MTsumner92]

Vandy at 95? What am I missing?

 

[blueraiderJT]

Vandy is missing an entire offense and their coach is like a deer in the headlights. Franklin ain't walking through that door anymore. I think they are ranked too high. They won 3 games last year and UMASS and Coastal Carolina should have won those games.

Oh, and their starting QB left a week after the spring game. He was no. 1 on the depth chart. After the spring game Robinette's departure, their message board beat guy tweeted "hello 1-11". He quickly took it down but it was funny to read.

 

[blueraiderJT]

Oregon State lost Riley who got hired at Nebraska which is a very stupid hire IMO. They'll wish they still had Pellini after this season. BYU is their first game with a healthy Taysom Hill. Should be a very good game.

 

[MTsumner92]

Interesting...thx.

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 90 Boston College

No. 89 Houston

No. 88 San Jose State

No. 87 Louisiana-Monroe

 

[sWiley]

wow houston at 89......how the mighty have fallen. i remember when houston and southern miss were battling for BCS spots and top 15 rankings.....

 

[SpaceRaider]

I heard recruiting analyst Barton Simmons on radio the other day and Houston is apparently hitting it out of the park on recruiting this off season. Simmons said the Cougars could have a top 25 class in February.

 

[SpaceRaider]

86 surprised me

No. 86: Miami

No 85: Texas Tech

 

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No. 84: Maryland

No. 83: Pittsburgh

 

[MTsumner92]

I am absolutely shocked so far in this countdown. Feels great to be ahead of all of these logos...

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 82: Buffalo

No. 81 Northwestern

No. 80 Temple

No. 79 NC State

No. 78 Fresno State

 

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No. 77 Rutgers

No. 76 Old Dominion

No. 75 Kentucky

 

[MTsumner92]

Surprised Old Dominion didn't drop further due to lost QB.

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 74 Western Michigan

No. 73 Colorado State

No. 72 Arkansas State

 

[Raiderblue17]

There is ZERO WAY... that UVA should be ranked at the 120s. Laughable.

 

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No. 71 East Carolina

No. 70 Arkansas

 

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No. 69 Air Force

No. 68 Illinois

No. 67 UCF

No. 66 West Virginia

No. 65 Ohio

No. 64 Wake Forest

No. 63 Nevada

 

[SpaceRaider]

MT still not listed at this point on this particular countdown, while 7 opponents are.....

 

[SpaceRaider]

MT still not listed at this point on this particular countdown, while 7 opponents are.....

Are you f'n kidding me.

No. 62: Florida

No. 61: Texas

No. 60: Michigan

 

[MTsumner92]

Wow!!!!!! We are in the top 60 this year! Wooohooooo!!!!!

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 59 Virginia Tech

No. 58 Washington

No. 57 South Carolina

 

[SpaceRaider]

No. 56 Rice