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2011 CS Top 25 Preseason Football Poll

1. Eastern Washington Eagles
2. Appalachian State Mountaineers
3. Montana State Bobcats
4. Georgia Southern Eagles
5. Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
6. Northern Iowa Panthers
7. William & Mary Tribe
8. Wofford Terriers
9. Montana Grizzlies
10. New Hampshire Wildcats
11. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
12. Richmond Spiders
13. North Dakota State Bison
14. James Madison Dukes
15. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
16. Cal Poly Mustangs
17. Liberty Flames
18. Villanova Wildcats
19. Southern Illinois Salukis
20. Central Arkansas Bears
21. Chattanooga Mocs
22. McNeese State Cowboys
23. Lehigh Mountain Hawks
24. Sacramento State Hornets
25. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

Next 10 teams receiving points:
26. South Carolina State Bulldogs, 27. Western Illinois Leathernecks, 28. Southern Utah Thunderbirds, 29. Old Dominion Monarchs, 30. South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 31. Pennsylvania Quakers, 32. Elon Phoenix, 33. Furman Paladins, 34. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, 35. Illinois State Redbirds.

serious question.

why would anyone give south dakota state a vote? they lost their 2 best players coming off a horrible year. HA HA!

Well why would anyone have given 3-8 NDSU a vote last year?

(like me...)

I thought I read ASU fans saying that they think this is going to be a rebuilding year for ASU...

Not saying they can't be #2, but from what I heard I figured they'd struggle a little more than the usual ASU does.

uofmman1122 wrote:I thought I read ASU fans saying that they think this is going to be a rebuilding year for ASU...

Not saying they can't be #2, but from what I heard I figured they'd struggle a little more than the usual ASU does.

+1
We'll still be good, but I'd look for GSU or WoCo to move up quickly in the conference. Chatty looked good until the news broke last week about Huesmann kicking a few guys off the team.

West Coast Bias

uofmman1122 wrote:I thought I read ASU fans saying that they think this is going to be a rebuilding year for ASU...

Not saying they can't be #2, but from what I heard I figured they'd struggle a little more than the usual ASU does.

You ever known Appalachian guys not to be full of sheet?

While there are certainly some big shoes to fill, the cupboard ain't too bare. App's been stock-piling 'speed' and 'meat' since 2007, and barring too many injuries, should have a nice mix of youth and experience this year.

So ... yah might take some of that mountain poor-mouthin' with a slight grain of salt and yah might keep an eye out for The Vermin of Furman. They've got some young talent, and if Fowler lights a fire under it, they could be rollin' into The Stink on Oct 15th at 5-0, with a really bad attitude, after giving one away to The Convicts last year.

And they finish at home, with Wofford, Appalachian and Elon (a trip to UTC is mixed in there on the 29th). So ...

2011 = Fear the Furple ??

Aho Old Guy wrote:

uofmman1122 wrote:I thought I read ASU fans saying that they think this is going to be a rebuilding year for ASU...

Not saying they can't be #2, but from what I heard I figured they'd struggle a little more than the usual ASU does.

You ever known Appalachian guys not to be full of sheet?

While there are certainly some big shoes to fill, the cupboard ain't too bare. App's been stock-piling 'speed' and 'meat' since 2007, and barring too many injuries, should have a nice mix of youth and experience this year.

So ... yah might take some of that mountain poor-mouthin' with a slight grain of salt and yah might keep an eye out for The Vermin of Furman. They've got some young talent, and if Fowler lights a fire under it, they could be rollin' into The Stink on Oct 15th at 5-0, with a really bad attitude, after giving one away to The Convicts last year.

And they finish at home, with Wofford, Appalachian and Elon (a trip to UTC is mixed in there on the 29th). So ...

2011 = Fear the Furple ??

I'd rather underpromise and overdeliver if possible AOG

where is weber state?

weberwildcat wrote:where is weber state?

not ranked

weberwildcat wrote:where is weber state?

Out west somewhere....like Alaska or something

ASUG8 wrote:

Aho Old Guy wrote:
You ever known Appalachian guys not to be full of sheet?

While there are certainly some big shoes to fill, the cupboard ain't too bare. App's been stock-piling 'speed' and 'meat' since 2007, and barring too many injuries, should have a nice mix of youth and experience this year.

So ... yah might take some of that mountain poor-mouthin' with a slight grain of salt and yah might keep an eye out for The Vermin of Furman. They've got some young talent, and if Fowler lights a fire under it, they could be rollin' into The Stink on Oct 15th at 5-0, with a really bad attitude, after giving one away to The Convicts last year.

And they finish at home, with Wofford, Appalachian and Elon (a trip to UTC is mixed in there on the 29th). So ...

2011 = Fear the Furple ??

I'd rather underpromise and overdeliver if possible AOG

Things do look rather bleak for Appalachian All we can hope for is our guys to do their best against the superior talents of GSU, Wofford, UTC, Furman, Elon and Samford. It's been a slow, downhill slog for the Mountaineers. Thankfully, we could 'bomb' this pole as our last hurrah.

If things go well for us, maybe we can notch a 'W' against either Western or The Citadel.

Aho Old Guy wrote:

ASUG8 wrote:
I'd rather underpromise and overdeliver if possible AOG

Things do look rather bleak for Appalachian All we can hope for is our guys to do their best against the superior talents of GSU, Wofford, UTC, Furman, Elon and Samford. It's been a slow, downhill slog for the Mountaineers. Thankfully, we could 'bomb' this pole as our last hurrah.

If things go well for us, maybe we can notch a 'W' against either Western or The Citadel.

Thank God we're not playing Tusculum, I hear they can be really tough to beat, especially when they play on the road.

I'm really surprised ASU is #2. I know preseason polls are pretty much useless, but I have us #6. I'd love to hit the playoffs as a top 2 seed though. We've lost a lot, but hopefully our recruits and our new D-scheme can produce some shocking results.

Ridiculous that Appy is so high. They are one team that will fall off this year. Even more than they did last year.

lakesbison wrote:serious question.

why would anyone give south dakota state a vote? they lost their 2 best players coming off a horrible year. HA HA!

We also return the whole o-line that paved the way for one of those players skippy, as well as having some great depth at lb and d-line, but don't worry, we will suck, I am sure Hey, at least you will be able to bitch about our bleachers and grass some more this year!

eagleskins wrote:Ridiculous that Appy is so high. They are one team that will fall off this year. Even more than they did last year.

They were the #1 seed last year…

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

eagleskins wrote:Ridiculous that Appy is so high. They are one team that will fall off this year. Even more than they did last year.

They were the #1 seed last year…

How did that turn out?

eagleskins wrote:

Mvemjsunpx wrote:
They were the #1 seed last year…

How did that turn out?

Um, they got to the quarterfinals… Just one round short of the previous year.

Mvemjsunpx wrote:

eagleskins wrote:
How did that turn out?

Um, they got to the quarterfinals… Just one round short of the previous year.

Dude, eagleskins is right. We did have a massive falloff, and it's going to continue...we're going to be battling it out with West Carolina and Citadel to avoid being the SoCon bottom-feeder.

If...somehow...miracuously ASU wins the SoCon for a record 7th consecutive year, I wonder if eagleskins will be back to eat crow? Predictions in June are always tricky...

eagleskins wrote:Ridiculous that Appy is so high. They are one team that will fall off this year. Even more than they did last year.

Yes, we fell from being 9-2 to being 9-2.

ASUMountaineer wrote: ...

Dude, eagleskins is right. We did have a massive falloff, and it's going to continue...we're going to be battling it out with West Carolina and Citadel to avoid being the SoCon bottom-feeder.

Possible 2011 Appalachian Team Slogans

Our APR Is Higher Than Your APR!
Our Band Is Better Than Your Band!
You Kicked Our Arse But We Beat Michigan In 2007!
Our Football Players Don't Know Jeff Blake Or Jennifer Wiley
Don't Bogart That Joint, Furman!
Div-II or Bust!
If We'd Been Better Athletes We Could Have Been GSU Eagles

Montana State at #3? Has that ever happened in as CS (or any other) poll before?

weberwildcat wrote:where is weber state?

Utah

Aho Old Guy wrote:

ASUMountaineer wrote: ...

Dude, eagleskins is right. We did have a massive falloff, and it's going to continue...we're going to be battling it out with West Carolina and Citadel to avoid being the SoCon bottom-feeder.

Possible 2011 Appalachian Team Slogans

Our APR Is Higher Than Your APR!
Our Band Is Better Than Your Band!
You Kicked Our Arse But We Beat Michigan In 2007!
Our Football Players Don't Know Jeff Blake Or Jennifer Wiley
Don't Bogart That Joint, Furman!
Div-II or Bust!
If We'd Been Better Athletes We Could Have Been GSU Eagles