A-State Picked Third in SBC Preseason Coaches' Poll

[Seminole Indian]

2017 SUN BELT CONFERENCE PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
1. Appalachian State, 136 points (7)
2. Troy, 127 points (2)
3. Arkansas State, 122 points (1)
4. South Alabama, 98 points
5. Louisiana, 95 points (1)
6. Idaho, 84 points
7. Georgia Southern, 82 points
8. Georgia State, 48 points
9. ULM, 46 points
10. New Mexico State, 41 points (1)
11. Texas State, 31 points
12. Coastal Carolina, 26 points

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[holeinthewall]

Favorable schedule for ASU.  No App St. Troy at home and play the 4 bottom teams.

[Seminole Indian]

Getting Troy at home in the last game of the season is potently a big plus.

They beat Troy 35-3 at their place last year, and while Troy brings back a lot of people this A-State team is as or more talented than they last year, especially in the OL.

A-State has only lost one SBC game the last two years, and while another slow start is probably in the cards, they will be hard for any SBC team to beat.