Orlando Sentinel preseason countdown

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It has started. All 128 teams.

#128 - UMass (IND)

#127 - North Texas (CUSA)

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Damn, we ain’t 128 or 127?

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I assume you’re joking.

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[quote=“NinerAdvocate, post:1, topic:30327”]It has started. All 128 teams.

#128 - UMass

#127 - North Texas

http://interactive.orlandosentinel.com/college-football-countdown/index.html[/quote]

I really wish we could have gotten hold of UNT last season (and this one as well).

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#126 - Tulane (AAC)

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125 - Army (IND)

124 - Miami (OH) (MAC)

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123- Louisiana-Monroe (Sun Belt)

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Of the eleven teams in the Belt, only 4 won games against non conference FBS schools.
The other seven only won against FCS schools or other belt teams.

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We cracked the top 120!

122- SMU (AAC)
121- Hawaii (MWC)
120- Kansas (B12)

[edit - added conference affiliations - NA]

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What were we last year on this list?

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#111 - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-111-charlotte-2015-post.html

But they had So Miss at #114. Now, granted, USM was awful the year before, but it shows how much reliance they put on prior season (too much). USM loaded up on JUCOs and transfers and had a great year.

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[quote=“NinerAdvocate, post:11, topic:30327”]#111 - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-111-charlotte-2015-post.html

But they had So Miss at #114. Now, granted, USM was awful the year before, but it shows how much reliance they put on prior season (too much). USM loaded up on JUCOs and transfers and had a great year.[/quote]

clt says this is absurd. no mention of olsen?

thanks observer.

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[quote=“cltniners, post:12, topic:30327”][quote=“NinerAdvocate, post:11, topic:30327”]#111 - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/college-gridiron-365/os-college-football-countdown-no-111-charlotte-2015-post.html

But they had So Miss at #114. Now, granted, USM was awful the year before, but it shows how much reliance they put on prior season (too much). USM loaded up on JUCOs and transfers and had a great year.[/quote]

clt says this is absurd. no mention of olsen?

thanks observer.[/quote]

That was last years write up for.

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Yes, he asked what we were last year so I linked it

We haven’t been ranked this year

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Update:

117 Wyoming Mountain West 2-10
118 New Mexico State Sun Belt 3-9
119 Purdue Big Ten 2-10
120 Kansas BIG 12 0-12
121 Hawaii Mountain West 3-10
122 SMU AAC 2-10
123 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 2-11
124 Miami (Ohio) MAC 3-9
125 Army Independent 2-10
126 Tulane AAC 3-9
127 North Texas Conference USA 1-11
128 UMass Independent 3-9

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#116 Oregon Sate (Pac12)

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We’re in at #115, looking forward to proving them wrong ;).

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I believe we will prove them wrong but we didn’t give them any reason to rank us higher than #115 based off last seasons performance.

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These guys have us ranked # 125, and predict we will go 1-11:

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For me it simply comes down to Olsen and Phillips. WR core is there, defense has improved substantially, oline is there, depth continually building, and Lambert (now with Hood at Asst HC) can turn some more focus to special teams.

If Olsen is ‘meh’ and Phillips is healthy OR Olsen is awesome but Phillips isn’t healthy, we’ll be 115.
If Olsen is 'meh and Phillips is not healthy, we’ll be 125.
If Olsen is awesome and Phillips is healthy, we’ll be top 100.