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Post by ksdtrojan on Oct 27, 2016 5:10:05 GMT -6
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Post by ksdtrojan on Oct 27, 2016 5:27:39 GMT -6
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Post by ksdtrojan on Oct 27, 2016 8:15:27 GMT -6
I will say this...if we don't keep winning whoever started this is going to look silly. The thing I don't like about this is the appearance of TROY begging to be ranked like a neglected kid in class begging for attention.
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Post by discophobia on Oct 27, 2016 8:32:21 GMT -6
But if you look at the number of people that have viewed the Facebook post.....at least people are talking about TROY.
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Post by Hemi Man on Oct 27, 2016 8:38:29 GMT -6
I will say this...if we don't keep winning whoever started this is going to look silly. The thing I don't like about this is the appearance of TROY begging to be ranked like a neglected kid in class begging for attention. Troy athletics is not begging or asking to be ranked. This is, I assume, students that are excited about Troy football. This is great publicity for the university, football team, and all of athletics.
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Post by jonesoxygen on Oct 27, 2016 8:46:52 GMT -6
I will say this...if we don't keep winning whoever started this is going to look silly. The thing I don't like about this is the appearance of TROY begging to be ranked like a neglected kid in class begging for attention. I agree, IF the university was behind this it could come off as begging. Fortunately it's fan/student driven and all it is doing is spreading the word on Troy football.
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Post by ksdtrojan on Oct 27, 2016 9:13:56 GMT -6
I will say this...if we don't keep winning whoever started this is going to look silly. The thing I don't like about this is the appearance of TROY begging to be ranked like a neglected kid in class begging for attention. Troy athletics is not begging or asking to be ranked. This is, I assume, students that are excited about Troy football. This is great publicity for the university, football team, and all of athletics. I will say this...if we don't keep winning whoever started this is going to look silly. The thing I don't like about this is the appearance of TROY begging to be ranked like a neglected kid in class begging for attention. I agree, IF the university was behind this it could come off as begging. Fortunately it's fan/student driven and all it is doing is spreading the word on Troy football. I realize it isn't the university that started the campaign. I also agree it is great publicity and gets people talking about TROY!
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Post by ksdtrojan on Oct 27, 2016 9:17:43 GMT -6
But if you look at the number of people that have viewed the Facebook post.....at least people are talking about TROY. I reposted it on my Facebook so I am behind it...and I agree this gets TROY in the conversation of a lot of people.
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Post by srbtrojan on Oct 27, 2016 9:31:53 GMT -6
It's a Win Win. Win for the students, fans and university. It gives us something to get people talking and pumped up about and gives the University great press
It's a Win for the team because it helps to prevent them from getting the big head. They realize they are still not getting the respect they would like to get from the polls. It's great motivation for Neal to use in order to get them to play harder as we approach the most difficult stretch of the season. Bottom line is if we keep winning this will take care of itself!
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Post by buzzlightyear on Oct 27, 2016 10:44:20 GMT -6
I do not believe we will be ranked even winning the next game and I am fine with that....the then App game will be big....MUST BE MASS TO MATTER...but but but big game with lots at stake against a class opponent win that one it will be ON!!! Then 5 days later another tough one setting out to take down first ranked team in the belt.....U MASS FIRST , SECOND APP THIRD A- STATE...hey let's cheer hard and do our job....and even if we lost one of those YEAR is still going to be great!!!
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Post by The Cardinal Rule on Oct 27, 2016 12:01:43 GMT -6
I think the only way we get ranked is we win out, win the conference, then beat a big name in the bowl season.
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Post by ksdtrojan on Oct 27, 2016 12:09:23 GMT -6
I think the only way we get ranked is we win out, win the conference, then beat a big name in the bowl season. This has been my thought as well...we have to win out regular season and win the conference at 11-1 (8-0). Potentially ranked headed into the bowl game but even with that considered we still may not be because of the SOS. So we may have to win the bowl game too and be 12-1 to be ranked. And there is a lot of football to be played before any of this happens.
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Post by troypop on Oct 27, 2016 14:08:57 GMT -6
As long as they keep playing one game at a time with the enthusiasm we've seen this year and winning, I believe they will earn the respect from voters and potentially make the Top 25 in the polls. Go Troy and Keep Rebuilding that Wall!
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Post by The Cardinal Rule on Oct 27, 2016 15:13:44 GMT -6
I think the only way we get ranked is we win out, win the conference, then beat a big name in the bowl season. This has been my thought as well...we have to win out regular season and win the conference at 11-1 (8-0). Potentially ranked headed into the bowl game but even with that considered we still may not be because of the SOS. So we may have to win the bowl game too and be 12-1 to be ranked. And there is a lot of football to be played before any of this happens. I agree. The critics will argue "well, who have you played so far?" Right now our biggest claim to fame is that we played Clemson really close. Of all the teams we've beaten only Southern Miss still has a winning record (4-3) so on paper it doesn't look as impressive to crush teams below .500. That's why I'm hoping we can win out then we can wind up in a bowl game against a MAC team. Why? Because a win over Western Michigan or Toledo looks a lot more impressive to the powers that be... plus those bowl games are in Alabama and we have a better chance of turning out a big crowd which looks more impressive.
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Post by buzzlightyear on Oct 27, 2016 15:28:14 GMT -6
Ok it is great to discuss so here it is ...you can carve this in stone...If Clemson keeps winning ..and if right ones lose...and if we beat U Mass and App we have a 28 percent chance of being ranked ...throw in Ark state on TV and we have a 39.7 percent chance of rank...now say Southern Miss continues to win by the Ark State game that goes up to a 43.2 percent chance of being ranked....then given Clemson and USM win if we win at Texas State we have about a 63.7 percent chance of being ranked...not that would be tooooooo impressive by itself to win against them but by them the losses by other teams will be increasing and last but not least if we win all of them we will be ranked in 2 Polls by then , as to which polls I could not read the initials in my Cherrios this morning but it looked like coaches and the biggie for playoffs....now some of you will scoff but my Cherrios have only been wrong once in the last twelve years and that had to do with me looking good in a speedo but I digress....Go Troy
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Oct 27, 2016 15:32:10 GMT -6
Ok it is great to discuss so here it is ...you can carve this in stone...If Clemson keeps winning ..and if right ones lose...and if we beat U Mass and App we have a 28 percent chance of being ranked ...throw in Ark state on TV and we have a 39.7 percent chance of rank...now say Southern Miss continues to win by the Ark State game that goes up to a 43.2 percent chance of being ranked....then given Clemson and USM win if we win at Texas State we have about a 63.7 percent chance of being ranked...not that would be tooooooo impressive by itself to win against them but by them the losses by other teams will be increasing and last but not least if we win all of them we will be ranked in 2 Polls by then , as to which polls I could not read the initials in my Cherrios this morning but it looked like coaches and the biggie for playoffs....now some of you will scoff but my Cherrios have only been wrong once in the last twelve years and that had to do with me looking good in a speedo but I digress....Go Troy I was about to "like" this post, then you mentioned something about Cheerios and a Speedo. After reading that, I just couldn't bring myself to click that button. Sorry.
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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Oct 27, 2016 15:54:33 GMT -6
I, no less than anyone on this board, hope to see us win out and ranked by year's end. I want to put this out there, though, on Oct 27. We are 1 1/2 seasons into a complete overhaul of the football program. No matter if our being ranked comes about or not, we are having a discussion about us feeling like we should be and about a fan lead (perhaps student lead) campaign to get us there. If any one of us says that, in December 2014, we thought we would be having this discussion, or any part of it, this quickly, I'm going to say "liar, liar, pants on fire". While we were hopeful, even confident, this day would come, we are the hard core TROY fan base. We have to allow time for other people, people who had forgotten about "lil ole TROY", to recognize what has happened. Continue the campaign? Yes! Talk about our team around the water cooler, at the gas station, at the burger joint until folks are sick of us? Absolutely! Let's not be impatient, however, with those whose eyes must be opened to what's happening here. Let's kill em with kindness.
(No representation is made that the above post is meant to be critical, no intent of criticism to any individual or entity exists. The above post is intended to be fun, and it should be viewed in that light. Parts of the above are to be considered "tongue in cheek", and it is meant solely for the enjoyment of our reading audience.
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Post by ksdtrojan on Oct 27, 2016 17:04:41 GMT -6
Great post Bubba
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