Post by FUBeAR on Sept 22, 2014 18:36:55 GMT -5
Last week Mercer gets 20 'points' and is ranked 45th in all of the US of A's FCS College Football.
So we score 3 TD's in our 1st 8 offensive plays; take a 42-7 lead into halftime, play a de facto JV game in the 2nd half...and drop completely out of the rankings - 0 'points' and not in the top 63. I guess FU's losses to SCSt and PC could be pulling the Bears down with them. IF we are able to beat VMI, despite a 4-1 record, I doubt the needle will move very much, particularly if FU loses to WCU. So, looks like we'll have to win in LexVa AND B'Ham to get noticed again. I have a great idea - let's do JUST THAT! #WhyNotUs
The Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) 2014 Record Points Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (150) 4-0 3966 1
2. Eastern Washington Eagles (9) 3-1 3819 2
3. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 4-0 3405 5
4. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-1 3292 7
5. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 3207 6
6. Villanova Wildcats 2-1 3180 8
7. Montana Grizzlies 2-2 3008 4
8. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 2-1 2825 9
9. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-1 2710 10
10. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-2 2350 11
11. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 2-2 2323 3
12. William & Mary Tribe 3-1 2008 13
13. Montana State Bobcats 2-2 1739 14
14. Chattanooga Mocs 1-2 1619 15
15. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2-1 1539 12
16. Fordham Rams 3-1 1502 18
17. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-1 1500 16
18. Youngstown State Penguins 3-1 1383 19
19. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 4-0 1186 23
20. Richmond Spiders 2-2 1124 17
21. Tennessee State Tigers 3-1 906 20
22. Liberty Flames 3-1 739 24
23. Illinois State Redbirds 2-0 291 NR
24. Albany Great Danes 3-0 269 NR
25. Delaware Blue Hens 2-1 181 NR
Others receiving votes: Sam Houston State 161, Northern Arizona 145, Towson 137, Furman 136, Samford 118, Missouri State 116, Southeast Missouri State 73, James Madison 65, Indiana State 61, Charleston Southern 60, Harvard 55, Bryant 55, Alabama State 46, North Carolina A&T 42, Alcorn State 36, Eastern Illinois 35, South Carolina State 33, South Dakota 27, Maine 25, Presbyterian 23, Wofford 19, Northwestern State 18, Bucknell 18, Sacramento State 17, Gardner-Webb 17, San Diego 14, Abilene Christian 13, Texas Southern 10, Tennessee Tech 8, Princeton 6, Western Illinois 4, Stephen F. Austin 3, Cal Poly 2, Sacred Heart 2, Central Arkansas 2, Western Carolina 1, Lamar 1
Jeez - I just noticed that 0-1 Princeton, who lost to Jacksonville of the PFL...who we beat last year...got 6 'points' this week.
So we score 3 TD's in our 1st 8 offensive plays; take a 42-7 lead into halftime, play a de facto JV game in the 2nd half...and drop completely out of the rankings - 0 'points' and not in the top 63. I guess FU's losses to SCSt and PC could be pulling the Bears down with them. IF we are able to beat VMI, despite a 4-1 record, I doubt the needle will move very much, particularly if FU loses to WCU. So, looks like we'll have to win in LexVa AND B'Ham to get noticed again. I have a great idea - let's do JUST THAT! #WhyNotUs
The Sports Network FCS Top 25
College Football Poll
Team (First-place votes) 2014 Record Points Previous Rank
1. North Dakota State Bison (150) 4-0 3966 1
2. Eastern Washington Eagles (9) 3-1 3819 2
3. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 4-0 3405 5
4. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-1 3292 7
5. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 3207 6
6. Villanova Wildcats 2-1 3180 8
7. Montana Grizzlies 2-2 3008 4
8. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 2-1 2825 9
9. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-1 2710 10
10. Northern Iowa Panthers 1-2 2350 11
11. Southeastern Louisiana Lions 2-2 2323 3
12. William & Mary Tribe 3-1 2008 13
13. Montana State Bobcats 2-2 1739 14
14. Chattanooga Mocs 1-2 1619 15
15. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2-1 1539 12
16. Fordham Rams 3-1 1502 18
17. Southern Illinois Salukis 3-1 1500 16
18. Youngstown State Penguins 3-1 1383 19
19. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 4-0 1186 23
20. Richmond Spiders 2-2 1124 17
21. Tennessee State Tigers 3-1 906 20
22. Liberty Flames 3-1 739 24
23. Illinois State Redbirds 2-0 291 NR
24. Albany Great Danes 3-0 269 NR
25. Delaware Blue Hens 2-1 181 NR
Others receiving votes: Sam Houston State 161, Northern Arizona 145, Towson 137, Furman 136, Samford 118, Missouri State 116, Southeast Missouri State 73, James Madison 65, Indiana State 61, Charleston Southern 60, Harvard 55, Bryant 55, Alabama State 46, North Carolina A&T 42, Alcorn State 36, Eastern Illinois 35, South Carolina State 33, South Dakota 27, Maine 25, Presbyterian 23, Wofford 19, Northwestern State 18, Bucknell 18, Sacramento State 17, Gardner-Webb 17, San Diego 14, Abilene Christian 13, Texas Southern 10, Tennessee Tech 8, Princeton 6, Western Illinois 4, Stephen F. Austin 3, Cal Poly 2, Sacred Heart 2, Central Arkansas 2, Western Carolina 1, Lamar 1
Jeez - I just noticed that 0-1 Princeton, who lost to Jacksonville of the PFL...who we beat last year...got 6 'points' this week.
, Alcorn State 17, Bucknell 15, Grambling State 15, Western Illinois 13, Furman 12, James Madison 10, Presbyterian 9, Yale 7, South Carolina State 6, North Carolina A&T 6, Texas Southern 5, Wofford 5, Stephen F. Austin 4, Towson 3, Northwestern State 3, Alabama State 2, Stony Brook 1, Duquesne 1, Colgate 1, Cal Poly 1