Hero Sports has Redbirds contending (top 16) in 2019

[fourthandshort]

https://herosports.com/fcs/football-favorites-win-2019-fcs-national-title-bzbz

So we didn't make their top 10, but did make list of 6 other contenders for title in 2019.

"As a bonus nugget, teams who made the big list but ultimately not the Top 10 are Kennesaw State, Montana State, Duquesne, Illinois State, Towson and Nicholls."

 

[TheTruth]

"teams who made the big list but ultimately not the Top 10 are Kennesaw State, Montana State, Duquesne, Illinois State, Towson and Nicholls."

Wow! That’s the kind of company we keep??!! Please don’t ever let me hear people complain about people not suppprting this program. 100+ years of Illinois State football and this is where the program is at? Unbelievable! Shameful! Disgraceful!

 

[glenn_ma]

Isu is now in the top 10.

https://m.herosports.com/fcs-football-rankings

 

[fourthandshort]

Isu is now in the top 10.

https://m.herosports.com/fcs-football-rankings

Oh good ... maybe this will help Truth get off his gloom and doom ledge.

I'm guessing Hero dug deeper and saw how much we have returning next fall. Not drinking top 10 koolaid until I see signs our short to intermediate pass game is shored up.

Defensively ??? Man I'm looking forward to next season !!

 

[isuquinndog]

I think Truth is against any of the FCS level.

 

[fourthandshort]

Isu is now in the top 10.

https://m.herosports.com/fcs-football-rankings

Oh good ... maybe this will help Truth get off his gloom and doom ledge.

I'm guessing Hero dug deeper and saw how much we have returning next fall. Not drinking top 10 koolaid until I see signs our short to intermediate pass game is shored up.

Defensively ??? Man I'm looking forward to next season !!

so I assumed this was 2019 Hero prognostication .. but this is 2018 ... 10th after finishing 6-5 .... I know we had some high quality losses ... UNI by 10 on road, SDSU by 10, NDSU by 14 on road, MoST by 3 on road when they were ranked .... compared to most teams. But still, I think Hero needs to adjust their formula.