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Topic: I'm Torn

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OrlandoCat
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I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 7:05:54 PM

So I decided to watch the MACC game tonight. Part of me wants to see a MAC team in a BCS bowl..part of me is scared of watching Kent State get destroyed in said BCS bowl in front of 6 of thier 15 fans that will make the trip to the Orange Bowl...

What should I do?

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 7:10:16 PM

Ohio University stands to make a lot of money from Kent State going to the BCS. Who cares if they killed? They were there and anyone who says anything is just jealous.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 7:15:38 PM

JSF wrote:

Ohio University stands to make a lot of money from Kent State going to the BCS. Who cares if they killed? They were there and anyone who says anything is just jealous.

Agreed...Kent gives us the best chance at a nice payday and great exposure for the conference.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 7:19:47 PM

I can't believe we live in a world where Spencer Keith could quarterback a team to a MAC championship. I'm having some major cognitive dissonance in rooting for that outcome.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 7:32:53 PM

Tonight's game is in the Rat's Arse Dept. Whoever wins, it won't be Ohio, so who cares. If one of them gets into a BCS game, great. If it helps elevate the MAC, I'm for it. But it's not Ohio, so I don't intend to watch.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 8:34:47 PM

Pataskala wrote:

So in your other "Mac in a nutshell" feel good thread you are supporting the MAC, but you wouldn't watch the championship game? Way to support your fellow conference teams. It's actually much more entertaining than last years debacle.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 8:48:22 PM

either of these teams have a 0 percent chance of going to a bcs bowl. zero.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 8:54:17 PM

thatguyfromnebraska wrote:

either of these teams have a 0 percent chance of going to a bcs bowl. zero.

Actually, Kent will go to a BCS game if they win. They'll end higher than the Big East champ and by virtue of #15 Texas losing to K-State and #16 UCLA going down to Stanford (because both of those will happen), they'll be above #16. That means they automatically receive the Orange Bowl bid. NIU can do the same, but the jump from #21 to #16 is harder than Kent's jump from #17 to #16.
All that being said, I still want NIU to win. Because I hate Kent.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 8:59:11 PM

non aq have to be ranked 12th or higher to get into the bcs.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 9:01:42 PM

Northern tackles extremely well. Kinda nice to see and wish we looked that good making tackles most of the season. (cue parents getting pissed)

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 9:01:53 PM

thatguyfromnebraska wrote:

non aq have to be ranked 12th or higher to get into the bcs.

Not if the champion of an AQ confernece [cough cough BigEast possibly Big10 cough cough] is ranked behind them

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 9:10:04 PM

i rarely admit this...but im wrong. but i just dont see them actually picking kent st. just based on one fact. money.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 9:12:21 PM

I'm cheering for Kent, but I think NIU will win. I don't think NIU's shot to jump from 21 to 16 with a win over 17 is as crazy as people think though...

I've seen crazier things happen.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 9:12:22 PM

TT looked as good as Jordan Lynch in the FIPB, perhaps better, especially when running the ball. I think TT was still hurt through the season, hence his lack of confidence through the end of the season. By the Military Bowl it would be great to see him confident in his decisions and 100% healthy,

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 9:13:53 PM

thatguyfromnebraska wrote:

non aq have to be ranked 12th or higher to get into the bcs.

Not if they finish higher than a BCS league champion, then it's only 16. And, either KSU or NIU will finish higher than Louisville.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 9:20:53 PM

If the BCS could get out of picking a #16 MAC team I am sure they would, but they can't. Those silly guys made the rules actually help non-AQ teams.

Last Edited: 11/30/2012 9:21:18 PM by The Optimist

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 9:24:35 PM

TT better get is game going for next year! Lynch will be a beast going into the fall!!

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 11/30/2012 10:57:22 PM

PA Bobcat Fan wrote:

Pataskala wrote:

I can support the MAC without torturing myself by watching a game that we should've been in. Since we're not a Nielsen household, whether or not I watch the game has no bearing on the MAC's stature.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 12/1/2012 12:23:33 AM

Pataskala wrote:

PA Bobcat Fan wrote:

Pataskala wrote:

I can support the MAC without torturing myself by watching a game that we should've been in. Since we're not a Nielsen household, whether or not I watch the game has no bearing on the MAC's stature.

We finished 3rd in the East, 6th best in the MAC, so how do you get we should have been playing in that game?

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 12/1/2012 1:01:51 PM

BillyTheCat wrote:

Pataskala wrote:

PA Bobcat Fan wrote:

Pataskala wrote:

I can support the MAC without torturing myself by watching a game that we should've been in. Since we're not a Nielsen household, whether or not I watch the game has no bearing on the MAC's stature.

We finished 3rd in the East, 6th best in the MAC, so how do you get we should have been playing in that game?

Just lamenting about what could've been this season. Hated to see this team fall apart over the last five games. Not just the injuries, but the frustration the players showed.

Last Edited: 12/1/2012 1:03:08 PM by Pataskala

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 12/1/2012 1:44:38 PM

Pataskala wrote:

PA Bobcat Fan wrote:

Pataskala wrote:

I can support the MAC without torturing myself by watching a game that we should've been in. Since we're not a Nielsen household, whether or not I watch the game has no bearing on the MAC's stature.

No, we should have NOT been in the MACC .. we weren't even close. NIU is a much better team than we are. They had a ton of penalties and dominated Kent. Only the turnovers kept Kent in it IMO.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 12/1/2012 1:56:41 PM

If the game went double OT, you didn't dominate.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 12/2/2012 6:19:28 PM

To paraphrase The Commander (George Frayne): That should have been us.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 12/2/2012 7:31:01 PM

I was rooting for Kent State because they had a better chance to get in. A lot of stuff broke NIU's way. But now that they are apparently in the Orange Bowl I am happy that they won because I think they have a better chance to pull off the upset.

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RE: I'm Torn

Posted: 12/2/2012 7:32:34 PM

I had zilch interest in watching the game, but I'm glad NIU won. They've had three straight 10+ win seasons, and went to the MACCG three straight years with three different head coach/QB combinations. They have the credentials to be the first BCS buster from the MAC, and have less of a chance of being blown out by FSU than Kent would.

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