Sports Weekly College Preview

[Bison_Backer]

Just picked up the USA today, Sports Weekly, College football preview and North Dakota State is Ranked #2, by Andy Gardiner.


Looking good.

[tjbison]

Just picked up the USA today, Sports Weekly, College football preview and North Dakota State is Ranked #2, by Andy Gardiner.


Looking good.

didn't expect anybody to pick us 2, although pre-season rankings suck.

[CaBisonFan]

Just picked up the USA today, Sports Weekly, College football preview and North Dakota State is Ranked #2, by Andy Gardiner.


Looking good.

Is App. State #1? Other Gateway teams on his list?

[tjbison]

Got this from AGS I added bold to the MVFC teams:



Here is their list. Now let me make a note here. Phil Steele explained on ESPN Radio that if you are voting for a preseason #1 that App State should be it but he picks his #1 team based on who he thinks will win the title. He picked JMU based on the fact they play ASU at home and almost beat them last year. He also noted that ASU loses several key players on the OL and in the secondary and that usually causes problems down the line to have inexperience there.

Top 25
1. James Madison
2. Appalachian St
3. Richmond
4. Delaware
5. Massachusetts
6. Eastern Washington
7. Youngstown St
8. Northern Iowa
9. North Dakota St
10. Cal Poly
11. New Hampshire
12. Montana:p
13. Central Arkansas
14. McNeese St
15. Wofford
16. The Citadel
17. Elon
18. Southern Illinois
19. Georgia Southern
20. Colgate
21. UT Martin
22. Harvard
23. Eastern Illinois
24. Weber St
25. Furman

The Best of the Rest: Hofstra, Villanova, SC State,
Lafayette, Holy Cross, Coastal Carolina & Jackson St

All America Team
1ST TEAM OFFENSE
WR Ramses Barden Cal Poly Sr
WR Terrell Hudgins Elon Jr
TE Clay Harbor Missouri State Jr
OT Brent Russum Montana Sr
OT Joel Bell Furman Sr
OG Stephen Field Cal Poly Sr
OG Matt McCracken Richmond Jr
C Kheon Hendricks Delaware Sr
QB Armanti Edwards Appalachian State Jr
RB Tyler Roehl North Dakota State Sr RB Mike McLeod Yale Sr

1ST TEAM DEFENSE
DE Matt Marcorelle Delaware Jr
DE Jovan Belcher Maine Sr
DT John Faletoese UC Davis Sr
DT Mychal Savage Youngstown State Sr
LB Bobby Daly Montana State Sr
LB Jason Williams Western Illinois Sr
LB Pierre Banks Appalachian State Sr
CB K J Gerard Northern Arizona Sr
CB Sean Smalls Massachusetts Sr
S Ladarius Webb Nicholls State Sr
S Brandon Gathof Eastern Kentucky Sr

1ST TEAM SPECIALISTS
K Jon Striefsky Delaware Sr
P Brandon Lane Elon Sr
RS Jeremy Gilchrist Hampton Sr

[Bison_Backer]

Top 5
1. App
2. NDSU
3. Montana
4.James Madison
5. Mass

Gateway teams

Northern Iowa #9
Southern Illinois #13
SDSU #14
Youngstown State #15

What the hell is wrong with Youngstown State? Tressel leaves and the wheels fall off?

[BisonNeil]

Got this from AGS I added bold to the MVFC teams:

Here is their list. Now let me make a note here. Phil Steele explained on ESPN Radio that if you are voting for a preseason #1 that App State should be it but he picks his #1 team based on who he thinks will win the title. He picked JMU based on the fact they play ASU at home and almost beat them last year. He also noted that ASU loses several key players on the OL and in the secondary and that usually causes problems down the line to have inexperience there.

This also has to hurt Appy:

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=427609

But at least they have two QBs with experience :)