76. Ohio--MAC (3)
77. Northern Illinois--MAC (4)
78. Indiana--Big 10 (9)
79. Marshall--Conference USA (6)
80. Troy--Sun Belt (1)
81. SMU--Conference USA (7)
82. New Mexico--Mountain West (5)
83. Kent St--MAC (5)
84. Baylor--Big XII (11)
85. Fresno St--WAC (5)
86. Northwestern--Big 10 (10)
87. Stanford--Pac 10 (10)
88. Illinois--Big 10 (11)
89. Toledo--MAC (6)
90. Arkansas St--Sun Belt (2)
91. Akron--MAC (7)
92. Air Force--Mountain West (6)
93. Iowa St--Big XII (12)
94. Colorado St--Mountain West (7)
95. UTEP--Conference USA (8)
96. Middle Tennessee St--Sun Belt (3)
97. Tulane--Conference USA (9)
98. Louisiana Lafayette--Sun Belt (4)
99. Bowling Green--MAC (8)
100. Florida Atlantic--Sun Belt (5)
The Sun Belt wraps up their rankings, headlined by Troy at #80. It is safe to say that the Sun Belt Conference is rated as the worst in 1-A college football today. But, hey, the numbers simply don't lie. Maybe the Sun will come out firing on all cylinders and take over the Joe Rankings this year. You never know.
Arkansas State is THE team to watch from this group, mainly because we don't know what their mascot is going to be. Due to the NCAA's ban on ethnically-sensitive nicknames, they have abandoned the Indian as their mascot, and are currently searching and soliciting ideas for a new mascot. If you have any suggestions for their new mascot, you can contact their chancellor Robert L. Potts here. Personally, I think they should follow in the innovative footsteps of another university, who decided to just get a bird and call it good.
Monday, July 30, 2007
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I think the Utes be true to their true mascot--supposedly the Ute Indian--and have an old Ute chief roaming the sidelines donned in a buffalo robe or smoking a peace pipe or something. Heck, they can invite a different Ute chief from the actual Federation of Ute Indian Tribes to come to each game. Maybe toss them a $50 gift certificate at the Outback Steakhouse for each appearance they make. Maybe allow them to light the "U" and maybe even have them offer an opening prayer to the God of Wind or to Mother Nature or something.
The bird is ridiculous and a lame attempt and political correctness. The longer the Swoop disaster continues, the more fodder BYU fans have in their arsenal.
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