Orlando Sentinel 2012 FBS Countdown

[GreenPepper]

The Orlando Sentinel has ranked all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country. The Sentinel staff will take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 120 to our projected No. 1 team. We will not be including the four teams the NCAA lists as still reclassifying to the Football Bowl Subdivision level.

today they posted #84 - Washington State. UNT, FIU, ArkSt and WKY have not appeared on the countdown listed yet.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2012/05/college-football-countdown-washington-state.html

[MeanGreen61]

Belt Teams

#117 FAU

#113 Middle Tennessee

#108 Troy

#90 ULM

New CUSA

#116 Tulane

#114 UAB

#109 UTEP

#97 Rice

MWC

#120 new Mexico

#118 UNLV

#109 Fresno

#105 Colorado State

MAC

#119 Akron

#115 Buffalo

#110 Central Michigan

#106 Miami (O)

#91 Bowling Green

#89 Kent State

#86 Ball State

Edited May 22, 2012 by MeanGreen61

[PlummMeanGreen]

Looks like someone from Orlando has a lot of respect for what North Texas Coach Dan McCarney is doing in Mean Green Country.

GMG!

[Greenrex]

Uh oh. #95 is blank...no!

[meaniegreenie]

Uh oh. #95 is blank...no!

If you click on an earlier entry, you'll see Kansas is at #95.

[PlummMeanGreen]

If you click on an earlier entry, you'll see Kansas is at #95.

Your are correct....the listing below from CoogFans.com

And darn, is UL-Monroe going to be that salty this year in the 'Belt? Amazing what they are doing

with their shoe-string budget. Admirable, in fact.

So far we have

100. New Mexico State

99. Colorado

98. Ole Miss

97. Rice

96. Oregon State

95 Kansas

94. Boston College

93. Minnesota

92. Syracuse

91. Bowling Green

90. Louisiana-Monroe

89. Kent State

88. Tennessee

87. Navy

86. Ball State

85. San Diego State

84. Washington State

GMG!

[greenminer]

We're leaving together

But still it's farewell

And maybe we'll come back

To earth, who can tell?

[MeanGreen61]

#83 Texas Tech

[golfingomez]

I know I'm not the only one who read the list 8 times over just to be sure we weren't there

[GreenPepper]

I know I'm not the only one who read the list 8 times over just to be sure we weren't there

I'm sure we will showup this week, maybe #80. IMO a 80 ranking = 7-5 or better season.

[PlummMeanGreen]

#83 Texas Tech

Good Lord...Where will UNT land in all this? The over/under?

Of course, there is the part that you still have to play the games.

GMG!

[Mark Gommesen]

I suspect that we will rate above most teams in the Sun Belt and half of C-USA. LaTech will probably rate very well, too. This should give fans on C-USA fans on who are concern about the newbies some pause.

[UNT Five&Dime]

NT is top 80.

#82 ECU

#81 Hawaii

#80 Eastern Michigan

[UNT90]

I just hope they haven't completely forgotten that we are an FBS school.

That would be embarassing for them.

[ntmeangreen11]

I know being top 80 is nothing to be proud of, but I wonder what they see in us to have us ranked so highly after a 5-7 season. I see an improvement in the team, I just don't think it will be substantial.

[GrayEagle]

I know being top 80 is nothing to be proud of, but I wonder what they see in us to have us ranked so highly after a 5-7 season. I see an improvement in the team, I just don't think it will be substantial.

Considering where we've been the last few years, a ranking in the 70s is a proud achievement. I'm more hopeful because of the coaching, fitness and attitude. The talent level will improve but Dodge recruited decently; he just couldn't make it work for him.

[wardly]

best i remember is in high 60's or low 70's during D.D.'s run.

[MDH]

No. 109 Fresno State

How the mighty have fallen..

[UNT90]

I know being top 80 is nothing to be proud of, but I wonder what they see in us to have us ranked so highly after a 5-7 season. I see an improvement in the team, I just don't think it will be substantial.

This is why I worry we have simply been forgotten in these rankings.

[GrayEagle]

Nevada was #79. Someone in Orlando likes us.

[MeanGreen61]

TO DATE:

SUN BELT

#117 FAU

#113 Middle Tennessee

#108 Troy

#90 ULM

CUSA

#116 Tulane

#114 UAB

#112 Memphis

#107 UTEP

#97 Rice

#82 ECU

MWC

#120 New Mexico

#118 UNLV

#109 Fresno State

#105 Colorado State

#81 Hawaii

#79 Nevada

MAC

#119 Akron

#115 Buffalo

#110 C. Michigan

#106 Miami (O)

#91 Bowling Green

389 Kent

#86 Ball State

#80 E. Michigan

Edited May 26, 2012 by MeanGreen61

[Eastwood Eagle]

Anyone want to make bets they forgot about us?

[ntmeangreen11]

It looks likely at this point, they only listed 120 teams when there will be 124 or 125 this season.

[Eastwood Eagle]

No way are we in the bottom 10. I just don't see how we are in the 70s.

[foutsrouts]

No way are we in the bottom 10. I just don't see how we are in the 70s.

Hope it's true, but top 80 would be amazing with all the defensive question marks as well as relatively unproven WR's and RB's. If the WR's and RBs come through, I expect us to be a pretty damn good offensive team, but the defensive side of the ball is still one big question mark for me.