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Topic: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

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Ted Thompson
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2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 11:57:16 AM

Home - Kent St., Miami, UMass and CMU
Away - BG, Akron, Buffalo and EMU

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87OU Alum
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 12:00:16 PM

Sets up for some "unfinished business"

BillyTheCat
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 12:11:44 PM

We definately dodge the best teams in the West.

Rowdy Rufus
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 12:38:07 PM

BillyTheCat wrote:

We definately dodge the best teams in the West.

Looks like we will have 7 home games.

OOC away games are U of L. I think all others are home . Is this correct.

OUcats82
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 12:57:36 PM

Wow!

A very favorable slate handed to us from the West!

Of course we had similar thoughts back in August/early September.

Definitely there for the taking!

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 1:02:56 PM

Ted Thompson wrote:

Home - Kent St., Miami, UMass and CMU
Away - BG, Akron, Buffalo and EMU

So it looks like UMass will be homecoming; Kent, Fiami, BGSUcks and maybe Akron (Solich vs. Bowden) for MACtion games.

Pending bowl games, the home schedule (MAC + Terd, N. Tex., Austin P) has a combined record of 33-51 (.393); roadies (MAC + L'ville) are 25-35 (.417); combined 58-86 (.403).

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We will get by.
We will get by.
We will survive.

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 1:21:22 PM

BillyTheCat wrote:

We definately dodge the best teams in the West.

Consistently too. Since the 2005 season, and counting 2013, we have played:

EMU: 5 times
Ball State: 4 times
CMU: 4 times
Toledo: 3 times (last in 2010, last time in Toledo = 2007)
NIU: 2 times (last in 2009, last time in Dekalb = 2006)
WMU: 2 times (last in 2008, in Kalamazoo)

Those are only regular season meetings, but the disequilibrium there is crazy! (Not that I'm complaining, that disequilibrium probably works out to an extra couple of wins over that period).

Ted Thompson
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 1:54:06 PM

Rowdy Rufus wrote:

BillyTheCat wrote:

We definately dodge the best teams in the West.

Looks like we will have 7 home games.

OOC away games are U of L. I think all others are home . Is this correct.

Yes, 7 home games next year.

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 3:12:01 PM

Excited to get two close road games next year in EMU and BG.

GO BOBCATS!

The Optimist
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 3:41:40 PM

Wow

I've seen crazier things happen.

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 4:31:27 PM

Just realized we haven't played Western since '08, and this schedule will make it five years since then. I would've liked to see how we matched up against the Broncos...

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 4:31:28 PM

Don't think we could have asked for a better schedule...I can dig it.

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 5:16:01 PM

Me likey.

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 5:43:08 PM

Number of times we have played each West team from 07-13 -

4- EMU
3- CMU, Ball State
2- Toledo
1- NIU, WMU

That's lame, is that our people lobbying the MAC to give us cupcakes or is that the MAC keeping the big dogs away from each other as much as possible?

EDIT: sorry, somehow skimmed over mf's post with similar data. but point still stands.

Last Edited: 12/7/2012 5:45:06 PM by perimeterpost

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 11:13:49 PM

perimeterpost wrote:

It's very possible the league is trying to keep the expected good teams away from each other in an attempt to keep a repeat matchup out of the MAC Championship.

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/7/2012 11:24:08 PM

We will have strength of schedule #113 next year. I hope the team can capitalize better than this year.

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 12:03:21 AM

#BCS2014

bobcat28
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 8:05:49 AM

sounds like another 8-4 season

Last Edited: 12/8/2012 8:07:13 AM by bobcat28

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 8:34:30 AM

bobcat28 wrote:

sounds like another 8-4 season

Horrors, 8-4 again, would that give the 2013 seniors the second most wins in four years, after 2012, in Ohio history? Wait, what, could the 2012 seniors and their coaches have some kind of all-time record for Ohio? Perhap they deserve a little love?

Last Edited: 12/8/2012 8:48:00 AM by Bcat2

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 8:56:22 AM

BlockedPunt wrote:

#BCS2014

Herbie's already preparing to deliver a MONSTER cow.

We will get by.
We will get by.
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Pete Chouteau
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 10:09:14 AM

I don't think it's to avoid rematches. I think it's to tilt the odds in favor of bowl eligibility and maximum #MACtion exposure.

It worked this year.

Bert Presley
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 12:55:02 PM

This would be a great year for us to have the bricks game on Black Friday in Cowtown, still have 6 home games, and we could be looking at a BCS bid or MAC East Title on the line.

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Monroe Slavin
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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 1:32:13 PM

On behalf of Dan Jenkins (if you don't know, read 'em; absolutely hilarious): 'Left hand, right hand, don't make a shit.' IT IS 100%, ABSOLUTELY, FOR SURE OVERDUE FOR OHIO TO MAC CHAMPIONSHIP.

Getting to the point where anything less is not acceptable.

Last Edited: 12/10/2012 4:19:18 PM by Monroe Slavin

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 5:39:32 PM

Bert Presley wrote:

This would be a great year for us to have the bricks game on Black Friday in Cowtown, still have 6 home games, and we could be looking at a BCS bid or MAC East Title on the line.

I actually really like that idea! Would still have 6 home games and go on short road trip to Columbus. I have no doubts that Ohio would draw much better than BG did this past season at Crew Stadium.

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RE: 2013 MAC Opponents Announced

Posted: 12/8/2012 7:53:01 PM

Gallia Cat wrote:

Bert Presley wrote:

This would be a great year for us to have the bricks game on Black Friday in Cowtown, still have 6 home games, and we could be looking at a BCS bid or MAC East Title on the line.

I actually really like that idea! Would still have 6 home games and go on short road trip to Columbus. I have no doubts that Ohio would draw much better than BG did this past season at Crew Stadium.

A Columbus game would be a novelty, but I'd be shocked if it drew more than about 5-7,000 people. Better off playing the game in Athens and at least getting 13-15,000. A Columbus game, IMO, would be an embarrassment and disappointment. The net gain (some curious alumni in Columbus, many of which haven't attended a game in decades) would be far smaller than the net loss (local, southeast Ohio fans). Don't do it!!

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