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Pataskala
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Orlando Sentinel on Ohio's schedule

Posted: 4/20/2012 12:21:45 PM

The lineup is now complete, with PSU in at 35 (click on a team to link to its summary):

OHIO - 56!!!
NIU --64
WMU -- 68
Toledo -- 74
EMU -- 80
BSU -- 86
Kent -- 89
BGSUCKS -- 91
Fiami -- 106
CMU -- 110
Buffalo -- 115
Akron -- 119

OOC:
PSU -- 35
Terd -- 67
NMSU -- 100

Last Edited: 7/9/2012 10:20:59 AM by Pataskala

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/4/2012 10:56:44 PM

I will have to say that, except for Phil Steele, this listing is the most objective attempt that I'm aware of each year to rank FBS teams. The Orlando Sentinel reporters who work on this ranking seem to throw out any BCS bias they may have and try very hard to weigh the strength of each team based on personnel, coaching, and some estimate of team chemistry. As a result you see many non-BCS FBS teams ranked higher than Big Name BCS schools in any given year. This is something that I don't see in many other publications on a regular basis. Thanks so much for posting the links and keeping us up-to-date. I can't wait to see where "the Real OHIO" ranks this year.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/6/2012 7:50:05 PM

Add 68 WMU, leaving NIU and Ohio. Well, U. Mass isn't mentioned yet, either, but I'm guessing that was an oversight.

Last Edited: 6/6/2012 7:50:49 PM by L.C.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/6/2012 7:58:59 PM

L.C. wrote:

Add 68 WMU, leaving NIU and Ohio. Well, U. Mass isn't mentioned yet, either, but I'm guessing that was an oversight.

Does UMASS fall into one of those four teams that are reclassifying? (Or were they mistakenly included?)

B.S. Journalism, 2012.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/6/2012 8:11:22 PM

L.C. wrote:

Add 68 WMU, leaving NIU and Ohio. Well, U. Mass isn't mentioned yet, either, but I'm guessing that was an oversight.

No Terd yet, either.

I don't they rank teams moving from 1AA to 1A, so that's why there's no UMass; they've ranked 120 teams and UMass will make 121 teams in 1A.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/12/2012 6:01:02 PM

Vandy @ 60
UConn @ 61
Arizona State @ 62. This is fun.

Pataskala wrote:

So far, here's how the MAC and our OOC schedule are looking to the Sentinel (click on a team to link to its summary):

NIU --64 (just one MAC team left!!!)
WMU -- 68
Toledo -- 74
EMU -- 80!!!
BSU -- 86
Kent -- 89
BGSUCKS -- 91
Fiami -- 106
CMU -- 110
Buffalo -- 115
Akron -- 119

OOC:
Terd -- 67
NMSU -- 100

Last Edited: 6/14/2012 6:14:09 PM by Bcat2

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/13/2012 9:24:49 PM

Not that these countdowns mean anything, but it's pretty neat to see OUr name in the top half of college football teams. A mere 6 years ago, that would have been unfathomable.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/14/2012 5:36:28 PM

catfan28 wrote:

Not that these countdowns mean anything, but it's pretty neat to see OUr name in the top half of college football teams. A mere 6 years ago, that would have been unfathomable.

+1

These kind of publications are made to entertain the people who spend time on this board and many others like it-the fans. Are these scientific? No. Are the objective? For the most part but not entirely. I will read any small blurb I can about the Bobcats because I am a proud fan and an alum. They are worthless in terms of how they will predict the future but I think it is worth the 3-5 minutes I may spend reading about us and the other teams that interest me.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/14/2012 9:40:23 PM

What I've taken from the Sentinel's "count up" to No. 1 in past years is that it generally seems to have some thought given; also that it seems to rank the teams in terms of how equipped they are to succeed.

I've uttered the notion more than a few times that if you set aside what are legitimately the top 15-20 teams and the bottom 20-30, don't bet the farm on any matchup that involves two of the 70 or so teams above the bottom and below the very top. There's a lot of parity thanks, I believe, to the limits on scholarships.

And to add a +1 to another poster's thought: It is indeed pretty nifty to be regarded in the upper half of the 120. Five years ago progress was to be above the bottom 25 or 30!

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/15/2012 11:42:23 AM

Bcat2 wrote:

Illinois @ 49 (new coach, Toledo's Tim Beckman)
Tulsa @ 50
Cal @ 51
UCF @52 (Oleary 50-51 in 8 seasons)
Pitt @53 (new coach, 6-7 in 2011)
Arizona @ 54 (new coach, 4-8 in 2011)
BYU @ 55 (Mendenhall 66-24, 10-3 in 2011)
Ohio @ 56
Temple @ 57
Purdue @ 58
Arkansas State @ 59 (Defending Sun Belt Champs)
Vandy @ 60
UConn @ 61
Arizona State @ 62. This is fun.

Pataskala wrote:

Last Edited: 6/26/2012 8:18:13 AM by Bcat2

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/18/2012 11:06:19 AM

#56

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2012/06/c...

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/18/2012 12:24:38 PM

LoganElm_grad09 wrote:

#56

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2012/06/c...

A couple of errors: saying that it was Ohio's 10th postseason appearance and no mention of it being the first bowl win and also saying that Gerald Moore is one of the team's losses. But I suppose in writing about all 120 teams, it'd be easy to make those mistakes. Glad to see an unbiased opinion think pretty highly of the Bobcats.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/18/2012 1:19:48 PM

UpSan Bobcat wrote:

LoganElm_grad09 wrote:

#56

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college/2012/06/c...

Actually he does make a reference to it being our first bowl win in the Outlook section under Weaknesses.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/18/2012 1:21:09 PM

Even if it was only one spot better it was nice to see up placed higher than Temple.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/18/2012 1:52:33 PM

I amt confused how they only show 6 returning starters on defense. Here are the starts, not including the Famous Potato bowl:

CB - Carrie (12)
CB - Shaw (2)
Nickle - Carpenter (6)
FS - Moore (13)
SS - Hughes (6) + Kristoff (7)
WLB - Woseley (8)
SLB - Lewis (7)
MLB - no
DE - Scott (13)
DE - no
DT - Jones (11)
DT - Huynh (7) + Hastings (4)

I count 8 starters back.

Lost-
Keller - 13
Meyers - 13
Benjamin - 5
King - 5
Leftwich - 11

Personally I'd call it 8 returning, and 4 lost, if you count Hershey.

Last Edited: 6/18/2012 2:10:39 PM by L.C.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/18/2012 2:10:08 PM

Here's the same thing for the Offense:
Games Started by returning players, not including the Potato Bowl
Tettleton (13)
Boykin (2)
Foster (7)
Bussey (4)
Dovell (1)
Thompson (10)
Roback (5)
Lechner (13)
Allen (12)
Bales (1)
Herman (13)

Games Started by Players lost:
Hardin (11)
Brazill (10)
Dulop (13)
Bates (1)
Gross (1)
Strum (13)
Flading (13)

Add in Weller, and I'd call that 7 back, 5 lost. Sentinel mysteriously counts 7 lost, 5 back.

Edit - Fixed by moving Bales to returning

Last Edited: 6/19/2012 4:02:01 PM by L.C.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/18/2012 3:29:42 PM

L.C. wrote:

L.C. I know the stats give NK the start vs Miami, however, how many snaps did he take? K. Moore took Def POW and rolled up great numbers. I will remember Mr. Moore as very starter-like in that game.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/18/2012 4:24:57 PM

For that matter, Benajmin was the starter a lot, but had issues that kept him from playing too long. As an alternate measure, you could look at tackles made by the LB's.

Keller 116
Lewis 64
Woseley 53
K. Moore 35
Benjamin 28
Grady 6

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/19/2012 3:22:35 PM

L.C. wrote:

Here's the same thing for the Offense:
Games Started by returning players, not including the Potato Bowl
Tettleton (13)
Boykin (2)
Foster (7)
Bussey (4)
Dovell (1)
Thompson (10)
Roback (5)
Lechner (13)
Allen (12)
Herman (13)

Games Started by Players lost:
Hardin (11)
Brazill (10)
Dulop (13)
Bates (1)
Gross (1)
Strum (13)
Flading (13)
Bales (1)

Add in Weller, and I'd call that 7 back, 5 lost. Sentinel mysteriously counts 7 lost, 5 back.

Would be interested in the total games started (career). Seems the Sentinal gave no love at all to Herman, Allen, Lechner, Bales, Carlotta, Johnson; IMHO, the heart of the 2012 offense. Four seniors & two juniors.

Last Edited: 6/19/2012 4:54:37 PM by Bcat2

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/19/2012 5:39:53 PM

I never thought I would type these words but...

I'm really disappointed that the Orlando Sentinel only ranked us #56. I was hoping we'd crack the top 40.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/19/2012 8:14:20 PM

HUBRIS!

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/21/2012 7:24:10 AM

DelBobcat wrote:

I never thought I would type these words but...

I'm really disappointed that the Orlando Sentinel only ranked us #56. I was hoping we'd crack the top 40.

Too many ???? on offense. When you lose your two top receivers and your top running back, that's gotta downgrade the program. Plus, special teams took a real hit with the loss of the punter, holder on place kicks, and the two top returners (Brazill and Harden). Still, at 56 that's better than some others. The CFN ranking that came out last month has us at 68. Huguenen's rankings are coming out 5 at a time and hasn't gotten to us yet. I was hoping for top 50, but I'll take 56 at the start of the season, given the holes that need to be filled.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/21/2012 8:04:12 AM

Pataskala wrote:

DelBobcat wrote:

I never thought I would type these words but...

I'm really disappointed that the Orlando Sentinel only ranked us #56. I was hoping we'd crack the top 40.

I expext to see the coaches play to the strengths of their personnel, which will be new year to year. New strengths do not have to mean a downgrade. They will develop through the season. So much senior leadership is a strength you would like every year.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/21/2012 10:59:42 AM

Bcat2 wrote:

Pataskala wrote:

DelBobcat wrote:

I never thought I would type these words but...

I'm really disappointed that the Orlando Sentinel only ranked us #56. I was hoping we'd crack the top 40.

Sorry. I didn't mean that the program was downgraded in reality -- just in the eyes of those who rank the teams before the season starts. I expect that as the season goes along we'll see guys step up and, as you said, the coaches will work the game plan around the players' strengths.

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RE: Orlando Sentinel on the MAC

Posted: 6/23/2012 10:56:27 AM

Rivals.com has their countdown going now. They are up to through 71 with three MAC teams remaining. Ohio, Northern Illinois, and Western Michigan. They have a lower opinion of the MAC this year so I doubt any MAC team will be rated as high as Ohio was in the Sentinel.

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