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Sam Herder already out with a preseason Top 25. Explanation for rankings in his podcast. Paladins are #5! This is where we want to start so we can STAY high in the polls during the season.
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

fupaladin01 wrote: ↑

Tue May 02, 2023 12:30 pm

Sam Herder already out with a preseason Top 25. Explanation for rankings in his podcast. Paladins are #5! This is where we want to start so we can STAY high in the polls during the season.
https://herosports.com/herder-2023-fcs- ... p-25-bzbz/

Too low. Should be no lower than #4

Hero Sports (Sam Herder plus these 2 dudes… Daniel Steenkamer and Zach McKinnell …whoever they are) Top 25…

1. South Dakota State (3 first-place votes)
2. North Dakota State
3. Montana State
4. Holy Cross
T5. Furman
T5. Idaho
7. William & Mary
8. Samford
9. Incarnate Word
10. Sacramento State
T11. SEMO
T11. Weber State
13. North Carolina Central
14. New Hampshire
15. Southeastern Louisiana University
16. Montana
17. North Dakota
18. UC Davis
19. Mercer
20. Jackson State
21. Eastern Kentucky
22. Gardner-Webb
T23. Richmond
T23. Youngstown State
25. Rhode Island

26. Northern Iowa
27. Chattanooga
28. Delaware
29. Southern Illinois
30. Austin Peay
31. Elon
32. Florida A&M

Everyone falls over themselves about the Missouri Valley, but it isn’t exactly dominating on this top 25.

North Dakota State doesn’t play an FBS team, has 6 home games, a neutral site game that is essentially a home game (Minneapolis), and avoids playing one of the MVFC’s ranked conference opponents in the regular season (YSU).

Also appears not to be much love for the CAA - 3 teams total and two at 23 and 25?

Bouncing off of Jackal's thoughts on conferences - is there any imminent possibility that there will be FCS conference re-alignment in response to all the pieces moving in FBS?

'Din Djarin wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 02, 2023 10:13 am

Bouncing off of Jackal's thoughts on conferences - is there any imminent possibility that there will be FCS conference re-alignment in response to all the pieces moving in FBS?

Who knows. The SoCon has 9 football teams.

The CAA has 15 football teams.
The MVFC has 12 football teams
The Big Sky has 12 football teams

The OVC and Big South appear to be combining. I guess that is 10 total teams.
The Southland has 8 teams.

It would seem that most of the teams that are going to jump to FBS have already done that.

Would you take a CAA invite if it was offered?

paladinfan12 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:57 pm

Would you take a CAA invite if it was offered?

nope... who wants to play Elon again

paladinfan12 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:57 pm

Would you take a CAA invite if it was offered?

Absolutely .......... NOT!

paladinfan12 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:57 pm

Would you take a CAA invite if it was offered?

FUBeAR would take it into the nearest stall.

Sad Din wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:16 pm

paladinfan12 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:57 pm

Would you take a CAA invite if it was offered?

nope... who wants to play Elon again

I believe we played Elon at least four time since they left the conference after the 2013 season.

No to the CAA, only one team within 6-7 hours, most a lot further. They are slowly becoming the MEAC north. I would be willing to bet the CAA offer has already been turned down.

As frustrating as being part of the Southern Conference is at times, it seems to be the best fit for Furman athletics in 2023. Stability is at a premium right now in college sports, so being in a position where you feel comfortable with both your conference and division for the foreseeable future is a real boost for Furman.

Calling it now, UConn to the BIG12 and FU hoops to the BIG EAST, new rivalry with Villanova formed
FU football can continue to rule the SoCon!

Lindy's...

1. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
2. NORTH DAKOTA STATE
3. MONTANA STATE
4. WILLIAM & MARY
5. INCARNATE WORD
6. SACRAMENTO STATE
7. WEBER STATE
8. HOLY CROSS
9. SE MISSOURI
10. MONTANA
11. SAMFORD
12. IDAHO
13. FURMAN
14. NEW HAMPSHIRE
15. SE LOUISIANA
16. RICHMOND
17. CENTRAL ARKANSAS
18. UC DAVIS
19. N. CAROLINA CENTRAL
20. DELAWARE
21. EASTERN KENTUCKY
22. GARDNER-WEBB
23. MERCER
24. CHATTANOOGA
25. JACKSON STATE

FUBeAR will give them credit for ranking 4 SoCon Teams. Other than that...