OGDEN, UTAH (July 17, 2012) - Two-time defending Big Sky Conference football co-champion Montana State has been selected first by the media and the coaches in the 2012 preseason polls.
The polls were released Tuesday at the Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah.
Rob Ash’s Montana State squad, which has gone 7-1 in conference each of the past two seasons and advanced to the playoffs, earned seven first-place votes in the coaches’ poll and a total of 136 points. In the media poll, the Bobcats received 30 of 40 first-place votes and 502 total points.
Eastern Washington, the 2010 Division I National Champion, was selected second in both polls, while perennial Football Championship Subdivision power Montana was tabbed third. Portland State was selected fourth, while league newcomer Cal Poly was selected fifth.
Eastern Washington garnered four first-place votes and 131 total points in the coaches’ poll. In the media poll, the Eagles earned three first-place votes and 453 total points.
Montana, under the direction of interim coach Mick Delaney, received five first-place media votes and 442 total points. In the coaches’ poll, Montana garnered 126 total points and one first-place vote
Media Poll
1. Montana State (30) 502
2. Eastern Washington (3) 453
3. Montana (5) 442
4. Portland State 334
5. Cal Poly (1) 323
6. North Dakota 295
7. Weber State (1) 284
8. Southern Utah 258
9. Northern Arizona 242
10. Sacramento State 191
11. UC Davis 135
12. Idaho State 115
13. Northern Colorado 63
Coaches' Poll
1. Montana State (7) 136
2. Eastern Washington (4) 131
3. Montana (1) 126
4. Portland State 90
5. Cal Poly 86
6. Weber State 81
7. Northern Arizona 75
8. Southern Utah (1) 74
9. Sacramento State 71
10. North Dakoa 68
11. Idaho State 31
12. UC Davis 30
13. Northern Colorado 14
UND is not a bottom feeder. I think the media poll is more accurate. We belong in the middle of the pack to start. Most BSC coaches probably don't know much about UND. Time to make some noise in this conference.
Of course I'm a little biased, but I think Weber can win the conference just based on their schedule. The have a very favorable conference schedule. No MSU (picked 1st and 1st) or PSU (4th & 4th), and their toughest conference games are at home: EWU (2nd & 2nd), CP (5th & 5th), and UM (3rd & 3rd). Toughest road game is SUU (8th & 8th).
Darell1976 wrote:UND is not a bottom feeder. I think the media poll is more accurate. We belong in the middle of the pack to start. Most BSC coaches probably don't know much about UND. Time to make some noise in this conference.
They know that UND comes from A crappy conference (Great West) and they play in a dome... They don't need to know much else.
If it looks like a cow, smells like a cow, and moo's like a cow, it's a UC Davis coed.
Darell1976 wrote:UND is not a bottom feeder. I think the media poll is more accurate. We belong in the middle of the pack to start. Most BSC coaches probably don't know much about UND. Time to make some noise in this conference.
They know that UND comes from A crappy conference (Great West) and they play in a dome... They don't need to know much else.
Care to share with us Sac State's record over the past 5 or so years against the former members of that "crappy conference"?
Just looked it up Sac State is 2-7 against the Great West since 2006......0-4 since 2009. In fact Sac has a losing record against every member of the Great West they have been willing to play.....crappy conference for sure.
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I have no problem with these polls.......because they mean absolutely nothing
I'm really excited for the year to start - can't wait to have a full slate of BSC teams. Due to the poor schedules of the prior years, I'm hoping the grind of playing a good caliber club on a weekly basis won't affect UND too much, but also I think it will help them stay focused and not get complacent.
OGDEN, UTAH (July 17, 2012) - Two-time defending Big Sky Conference football co-champion Montana State has been selected first by the media and the coaches in the 2012 preseason polls.
The polls were released Tuesday at the Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah.
Rob Ash’s Montana State squad, which has gone 7-1 in conference each of the past two seasons and advanced to the playoffs, earned seven first-place votes in the coaches’ poll and a total of 136 points. In the media poll, the Bobcats received 30 of 40 first-place votes and 502 total points.
Eastern Washington, the 2010 Division I National Champion, was selected second in both polls, while perennial Football Championship Subdivision power Montana was tabbed third. Portland State was selected fourth, while league newcomer Cal Poly was selected fifth.
Eastern Washington garnered four first-place votes and 131 total points in the coaches’ poll. In the media poll, the Eagles earned three first-place votes and 453 total points.
Montana, under the direction of interim coach Mick Delaney, received five first-place media votes and 442 total points. In the coaches’ poll, Montana garnered 126 total points and one first-place vote
Media Poll
1. Montana State (30) 502
2. Eastern Washington (3) 453
3. Montana (5) 442
4. Portland State 334
5. Cal Poly (1) 323
6. North Dakota 295
7. Weber State (1) 284
8. Southern Utah 258
9. Northern Arizona 242
10. Sacramento State 191
11. UC Davis 135
12. Idaho State 115
13. Northern Colorado 63
Coaches' Poll
1. Montana State (7) 136
2. Eastern Washington (4) 131
3. Montana (1) 126
4. Portland State 90
5. Cal Poly 86
6. Weber State 81
7. Northern Arizona 75
8. Southern Utah (1) 74
9. Sacramento State 71
10. North Dakoa 68
11. Idaho State 31
12. UC Davis 30
13. Northern Colorado 14
everybody must figure that JJ is gonna be able to play
So many of these teams are comparable it's hard to take these pre-seasons as anything other than a little mild humor. But is is nice to get a little pre-season recognition.
Right now my poll would be:
MSU
EWU
CPSLO
UM
PSU
SUU
WSU
NAU
SAC
UND
ISU
UCD
UNC
EWURanger wrote:So many of these teams are comparable it's hard to take these pre-seasons as anything other than a little mild humor. But is is nice to get a little pre-season recognition.
Right now my poll would be:
MSU
EWU
CPSLO
UM
PSU
SUU
WSU
NAU
SAC
UND
ISU
UCD
UNC
EWURanger wrote:So many of these teams are comparable it's hard to take these pre-seasons as anything other than a little mild humor. But is is nice to get a little pre-season recognition.
Right now my poll would be:
MSU
EWU
CPSLO
UM
PSU
SUU
WSU
NAU
SAC
UND
ISU
UCD
UNC
kalm wrote:
I hope montana surprises and does well. It's good for the conference. Or at least play the role of spoiler for us in the brawl.
I guess you can always hope for that since you travel to Bozeman this year
Well you guys are gonna be good, Bozeman is a tough place to play, and I agreed with Rangers picks so that should have been assumed. I used to not put credence in Griz fans questioning Cat intelligence but now I'm not so sure...
cats2506 wrote:
I guess you can always hope for that since you travel to Bozeman this year
Well you guys are gonna be good, Bozeman is a tough place to play, and I agreed with Rangers picks so that should have been assumed. I used to not put credence in Griz fans questioning Cat intelligence but now I'm not so sure...
Eh, it's really not that bad. Just smack them in the mouth early on and they'll "submit".
While I admit that both of these polls leave a lot to be desired (and are worthless anyway given their pre-season status, I HIGHLY doubt that ANY team getting first place votes in EITHER poll is a candidate for an immediate trip to the crapper. That's just wishful thinking, folks. UM may not win the title this year, but they're not going to finish under .500, either. I remember hearing these "predictions" the last time they changed coaches, and that didn't really pan out, either. They may have lost the league championship for the first time in forever, but they certainly didn't make a play to replace ISU/UNC in the cellar.
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Herky wrote:
They know that UND comes from A crappy conference (Great West) and they play in a dome... They don't need to know much else.
Care to share with us Sac State's record over the past 5 or so years against the former members of that "crappy conference"?
Just looked it up Sac State is 2-7 against the Great West since 2006......0-4 since 2009. In fact Sac has a losing record against every member of the Great West they have been willing to play.....crappy conference for sure.
The Great West was the WORST football conference in the country hands down. Didnt say all the programs were crappy or that any were crappy for that matter, so calm down young lady.
And Poly and the farm extension getting in with a football only membership is complete and utter BS. You p*****s couldnt handle being an all-sports member so .
If it looks like a cow, smells like a cow, and moo's like a cow, it's a UC Davis coed.
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