Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Aug 11, 2010 10:01pm
since it seems we have followers on here from the MAC schools, how is everyones team looking? I know there are some people on here from Toledo, Akron, Kent, BG, OU, not sure of Miami. Who do you expect to win the MAC? Do you think your team can knock off anyone on their schedule from the "Big 6" conferences?
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 11, 2010 10:16pm
I'm a Toledo fan, hoping for a winning conference record. OOC games include Arizona, at Purdue, Wyoming, and at Boise State. Pretty brutal for a young team.
The QB situation is a big question mark, Eric Page should be one of the best in the MAC at WR/everything else possible to get touches.
The QB situation is a big question mark, Eric Page should be one of the best in the MAC at WR/everything else possible to get touches.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Aug 11, 2010 10:28pm
Toledo could return to the top of the MAC quickly and stay for a while if Beckman sticks around. I doubt he will be here longer than 5 years though. BG also has a pretty good young coach and it would be nice to see them get back to the level that Urban Meyer had them at.
Outside of Wyoming, Toledo's schedule is legit. Purdue isn't a guaranteed loss but will be tough. Arizona is coming to the Glass Bowl? I may have to go check that out.
Just looked at BG's schedule and it seems a little bit more managable. At Troy, at Tulsa, Marshall, and at Michigan.
Outside of Wyoming, Toledo's schedule is legit. Purdue isn't a guaranteed loss but will be tough. Arizona is coming to the Glass Bowl? I may have to go check that out.
Just looked at BG's schedule and it seems a little bit more managable. At Troy, at Tulsa, Marshall, and at Michigan.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Aug 11, 2010 10:29pm
Ohio travels up to Columbus on the 18th for their big OOC game... last time they met in 2008 OSU didn't take the lead until the beginning of the 4th quarter. OSU is better than that this year, I just hope we can make a game out of it again.
Rest of the OOC is pretty uneventful (Marshall, LA-Lafayette, Wofford). I'll be angry if we lose any of those... the Pizza Bowl loss to Marshall was a choke job on our part.
Should come down to Ohio and Temple for the east... if we finish lower than 2nd I'll be angry.
Rest of the OOC is pretty uneventful (Marshall, LA-Lafayette, Wofford). I'll be angry if we lose any of those... the Pizza Bowl loss to Marshall was a choke job on our part.
Should come down to Ohio and Temple for the east... if we finish lower than 2nd I'll be angry.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 11, 2010 10:40pm
karen lotz;448934 wrote:Toledo could return to the top of the MAC quickly and stay for a while if Beckman sticks around. I doubt he will be here longer than 5 years though. BG also has a pretty good young coach and it would be nice to see them get back to the level that Urban Meyer had them at.
Outside of Wyoming, Toledo's schedule is legit. Purdue isn't a guaranteed loss but will be tough. Arizona is coming to the Glass Bowl? I may have to go check that out.
Just looked at BG's schedule and it seems a little bit more managable. At Troy, at Tulsa, Marshall, and at Michigan.
The Arizona game is on a Friday the first weekend of football. As for Wyoming, they are legit. They are a middle of the road Mountain West team. They would be a top 5 team in the MAC for sure, maybe even #2 behind Temple.
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yobro08
Posts: 237
Aug 11, 2010 10:46pm
lets go cats
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mattinctown
Aug 11, 2010 10:47pm
BG grad and fan, all comes down to how our new QB does, if they go to a bowl I will be surprised. Also follow Miami a bit since their QB went to my high school.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Aug 11, 2010 10:57pm
Akron's OOC had Gardner Webb and Syracuse at home. Then have to travel to Indiana and Kentucky. All are certainly winnable games, with Kentucky being the least likely we will beat. The Zips have Cuse in the home opener and it should be a pretty good game. Played them tight a couple years ago. They have hired a new coach this year, Rob Ianello, who was on the former Notre Dame staff. He is supposed to be a good recruiter, but this is his first stint as head coach. Coming off a 3-9 season, I am hoping for the Zips to finish around 6-6.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Aug 11, 2010 11:06pm
The MAC got destroyed last year OOC, hopefully this year they get back to pulling off multiple upsets each of the first few weeks of the season.
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adog
Posts: 567
Aug 12, 2010 7:23pm
Not a Miami grad, but fan of Miami...Actually Miami QB is from my town and I am friends with his family...Redhawks terrible last year, but I see them making a lot of progress this year in turning program around...If Miami can get thru their OOC schedule without serious injuries they should be ready for MAC play..Open at Florida on Sept 4th (ouch)
grodt
Posts: 1,588
Aug 12, 2010 9:14pm
Toledo's key is going to be stability at the QB position and finding a compliment to Eric Page. Last season Page had Stephen Williams to take some heat off of him, but Williams is gone to the NFL and there is a lot of inexperience at the WR position. RB should be a strength as should the OLine.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Aug 13, 2010 2:53pm
OU all the way
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FairwoodKing
Posts: 2,504
Aug 13, 2010 4:49pm
I'm predicting that this is Kent's breakout year. We are going to our first bowl since 1972 and we will win it.
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FairwoodKing
Posts: 2,504
Sep 6, 2010 5:01pm
The MAC looked bad this first weekend of games. We lost every game we played against I-A including BG's loss to Troy. The only wins we had were against I-AA teams.
I hope week two goes better than this.
I hope week two goes better than this.
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Sep 6, 2010 5:27pm
Miami had a pretty good showing against Florida
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Sep 6, 2010 5:55pm
OU beat Wofford! I was a bit distressed that the score was close against a 1-AA school until the fourth quarter, but a win's a win.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Sep 6, 2010 6:29pm
That was a sad weekend. Miami actually looked like pure shit against Florida, a decent MAC team would have won that game. I'm thinking Toledo might start the year about 1-5, their fundamentals are not there.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Sep 6, 2010 7:59pm
OU-Toledo this weekend, are there any other MAC matchups next weekend?
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Sep 6, 2010 8:02pm
Miami plays Eastern Michigan in the loser goes winless match up of 2010.
How bad does EMU have to be that Miami is favored over them by 16?
How bad does EMU have to be that Miami is favored over them by 16?
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Sep 6, 2010 8:15pm
Miami grad here. I see Miami winning 3 games this season. Waiting for hockey season...
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Sep 6, 2010 8:16pm
I think all or most of the MAC plays in conference the next 2 weeks.
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dave
Posts: 4,558
Sep 6, 2010 8:17pm
central at temple this thursday might be the game of the year
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FairwoodKing
Posts: 2,504
Sep 7, 2010 4:44pm
Kent plays Boston College and Penn State in the next two weeks. It's time for Kent to stand up and win one. We haven't beaten a BCS team since 1987, and that was lowly Kansas. (Incidentally, Kansas then hired our coach, Glen Mason, away from us. Talk about a costly victory!)
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Sep 7, 2010 5:28pm
The Zips looked bad against Syracuse. I thought the run defense was ok, but the secondary could use some work. The offense was horrid. Had something like 60 yards of total offense in the first 3 quarters.
We have Gardner-Webb this week.
We have Gardner-Webb this week.
BlueDevil11
Posts: 1,911
Sep 7, 2010 7:47pm
Heretic;473568 wrote:OU beat Wofford! I was a bit distressed that the score was close against a 1-AA school until the fourth quarter, but a win's a win.
OU didnt play very well until late. But yea a wins a win. They need to play a lot better to even have a chance in the MAC.