Pre Season Rankings & Reviews

[MeanGreen61]

From The Quad

...It’s time to start talking college football! The season begins on Aug. 28 and to get you ready for that momentous date, The Quad is ranking all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. We’ll begin today with No. 120 and reveal one each day until we get to No. 1. In addition to ranking the teams, we’ll provide plenty of relevant on-the-field facts as well as some fun off-the-field tidbits that you can use to impress your friends......

The New York Times blog (the Quad) is reviewing and ranking teams. They started with #120 and are ranking/reviews a team a day. They are at #116 with todays review & ranking of UL-Lafayette.

North Texas is mentioned as a prominent game for all three Belt teams ranked & reviewed so far (WKU, FIU, and UL-lafayette).

So Far

#120 Western Kentucky

#119 Utah State

#118 Florida International

#117 Idaho

#116 UL-Lafayette

THE QUAD

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/

Edited May 6, 2008 by MeanGreen61

[MeanGreen61]

#115 Army

#114 New Mexico State

[MeanGreen61]

#113 UAB

[yyz28]

Interesting that they are acting like all these programs should be able to take us out yet we haven't been listed yet...

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

We won't be at #112 either since that will be their first BCS team. My guess is Duke.

[MeanGreen61]

#112 Baylor

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/

[MeanGreen61]

#111 UNLV

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...-unlv/#more-878

Thus far - The Bottom Ten

#111 UNLV

#112 Baylor

#113 UAB

#114 New Mexico State

#115 Army

#116 UL-Lafayette

#117 Idaho

#118 Florida International

#119 Utah State

#120 Western kentucky

Edited May 10, 2008 by MeanGreen61

[MeanGreen61]

#110 Marshall

Hint for #109. The only team in the bottom 20 with a canine mascot.

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...shall/#more-879

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

#110 Marshall

Hint for #109. The only team in the bottom 20 with a canine mascot.

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...shall/#more-879

It must be Northern Illinois; I can't believe that LaTech would slip that far.

[MeanGreen61]

#109 Northern Illinois

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...inois/#more-880

Who is No. 108?: Nothing in this university’s football history can match this moment from its basketball history.

Edited May 12, 2008 by MeanGreen61

[meangreen2018]

Glad to see we still aren't ranked.

[GreenAlums]

Glad to see we still aren't ranked.

That seems to be our history but this time it is good!

[MeanGreen61]

#108 Duke

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...-duke/#more-881

Who is No. 107?: From 1980-86 this program went 61-19-1. Then the bottom dropped out.

(Is SMUt up next ? Tune in same time tomorrow )

[MeanGreen61]

#107 SMU

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...7-smu/#more-883

Who's #106? the only team on the Countdown with a tide related nickname.

[Censored by Laurie]

#107 SMU

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...7-smu/#more-883

Who's #106? the only team on the Countdown with a tide related nickname.

Are they just counting down the bottom 20 or all 120 teams...I ask b/c I can think of two "tide related nicknames"

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

#107 SMU

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...7-smu/#more-883

Who's #106? the only team on the Countdown with a tide related nickname.

Tulane????... the Green Wave.

[GreenAlums]

Tulane????... the Green Wave.

By GEORGE I think you've got it!!

[UNTLifer]

2008 schedule:

Aug. 29 @ Rice

Sept. 6 Texas State

Sept. 13 @ Texas Tech

Sept. 20 T.C.U.

Sept. 25 @ Tulane

Oct. 4 @ U.C.F.

Oct. 11 Tulsa

Oct. 18 Houston

Oct. 25 @ Navy

Nov. 8 Memphis

Nov. 15 @ UTEP

Nov. 29 Southern Mississippi

Man, how I would love to have this schedule. That is why CUSA is more appealling than the WAC, but then again, the Sun Belt is getting better.

[letsgiveacheer]

Tulane????... the Green Wave.

I'm betting it will be Alabama at 106.

[GreenAlums]

I'm betting it will be Alabama at 106.

You could certainly be right. I thought the same except the clue is "related to" not "is". We'll see!! UNT will be 90-94 somewhere. I get the feeling they just take old rankings and rename them......at the bottom. They give more thought to it when they get abouve 50 or so.

[MeanGreen61]

My guess is Tulane.

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

Are they just counting down the bottom 20 or all 120 teams...I ask b/c I can think of two "tide related nicknames"

All 120...and you can bet your sweet bippy that it won't be Alabama. This "tide-related" name is more than likely green rather than red.

[MeanGreen61]

#106 Tulane

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...ulane/#more-884

Who is No. 105?: First of back-to-back teams with mascots in the Strigiformes order, the most typical family being the Strigidae.

[Guest 97and03]

#106 Tulane

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...ulane/#more-884

Who is No. 105?: First of back-to-back teams with mascots in the Strigiformes order, the most typical family being the Strigidae.

Rice I guess.

[GreenAlums]

#106 Tulane

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/1...ulane/#more-884

Who is No. 105?: First of back-to-back teams with mascots in the Strigiformes order, the most typical family being the Strigidae.

I had to google Stringiforms Didn't know what the heck that was.