BYU finishes 14 in both the AP and the coaches poll - cougarguard.com — unofficial BYU Cougars / LDS sports, football, basketball forum and message board

cougjunkie · 01-08-2008, 01:00 PM

Pretty impressive, a few other notables:

USC finished 2nd in the coaches and 3rd in the AP. Georgia finished 3rd in the coaches and 2nd in the AP.

Hawaii finished 17th and 19th

Michigan after that disastrous start finished 18th and 19th.

Utah finished 32nd and 38th.

MikeWaters · 01-08-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cougjunkie

Pretty impressive, a few other notables:

USC finished 2nd in the coaches and 3rd in the AP. Georgia finished 3rd in the coaches and 2nd in the AP.

Hawaii finished 17th and 19th

Michigan after that disastrous start finished 18th and 19th.

Utah finished 32nd and 38th.

will there be an oddsmaker poll released? I would not put BYU at 14th. They are worse.

cougjunkie · 01-08-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

will there be an oddsmaker poll released? I would not put BYU at 14th. They are worse.

I am shocked that you think BYU is worse than 14. You are usually so optimistic.

The Borg · 01-08-2008, 01:25 PM

I would imagine that our final ranking of #14 - should be about the highest we will start out ranked next year going into the season. I would imagine that we will be somewhere between 16-14ish range.

With everyone coming back on offense...losing some defense...but, knowing how Bronco plugged the holes on offense won't be as difficult to plug the gaps on defense.

BYU should start out looking very good in the preseason polls next year.

myboynoah · 01-08-2008, 01:35 PM

Wow, that's the highest I thought they could possibly achieve. Very nice.

Cali Coug · 01-08-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

will there be an oddsmaker poll released? I would not put BYU at 14th. They are worse.

The oddsmakers LOVE BYU.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcspo...a_are_bet.html

They had BYU at 10th in their final poll.

Why are you always so anti-BYU everything?

woot · 01-08-2008, 02:53 PM

I agree this is basically best-case for us. It seems like nobody noticed the score of our bowl game, since 14 is what I would have guessed had we won convincingly. Good times, I suppose. Hopefully that'll leave us in the top 20 next year, and more importantly, hopefully we can win some non-conference games next year.

Goatnapper'96 · 01-08-2008, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

The oddsmakers LOVE BYU.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcspo...a_are_bet.html

They had BYU at 10th in their final poll.

Why are you always so anti-BYU everything?

I will take this opportunity to redundantly point out that Mister Mike Waters claimed that Bronco Mendenhall could not carry Gary Patterson's jock. Whether or not he said it to troll or if he gets his rocks off of placing BYU in as negative a light as possible, I never tire of reminding the world that perhaps Mister Waters cannot recognize coaching greatness. It is not a real far stretch that his inability to recognize coaching greatness might be an indicator of a greater shortcoming with respect to genuinely understanding the entire landscape of college football.

The Eyes of Texas are Upon you!

MikeWaters · 01-08-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

The oddsmakers LOVE BYU.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcspo...a_are_bet.html

They had BYU at 10th in their final poll.

Why are you always so anti-BYU everything?

Do I have to correct every post you type?

That poll is before the bowls.

Jeff Lebowski · 01-08-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

The oddsmakers LOVE BYU.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcspo...a_are_bet.html

They had BYU at 10th in their final poll.

Why are you always so anti-BYU everything?

10th. That's impressive, since this is arguably the most meaningful poll in terms of probable accuracy.

01-08-2008, 01:25 PM	#4
The Borg Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 533	I would imagine that our final ranking of #14 - should be about the highest we will start out ranked next year going into the season. I would imagine that we will be somewhere between 16-14ish range. With everyone coming back on offense...losing some defense...but, knowing how Bronco plugged the holes on offense won't be as difficult to plug the gaps on defense. BYU should start out looking very good in the preseason polls next year. __________________ Hello......helloo.......HELLLOOO!

01-08-2008, 01:35 PM	#5
myboynoah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Memphis freakin' Tennessee!!!!! Posts: 4,530	Wow, that's the highest I thought they could possibly achieve. Very nice. __________________ Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.

01-08-2008, 01:00 PM	#1
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	BYU finishes 14 in both the AP and the coaches poll Pretty impressive, a few other notables: USC finished 2nd in the coaches and 3rd in the AP. Georgia finished 3rd in the coaches and 2nd in the AP. Hawaii finished 17th and 19th Michigan after that disastrous start finished 18th and 19th. Utah finished 32nd and 38th. __________________ LINCECUM!

01-08-2008, 02:53 PM	#7
woot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,502	I agree this is basically best-case for us. It seems like nobody noticed the score of our bowl game, since 14 is what I would have guessed had we won convincingly. Good times, I suppose. Hopefully that'll leave us in the top 20 next year, and more importantly, hopefully we can win some non-conference games next year.