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Topic: Rivals.com previews the MAC

Topic: Rivals.com previews the MAC

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Cat4ever
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Rivals.com previews the MAC

Posted: 8/15/2010 12:03:37 PM

Rivals.com has its MAC preview posted here: http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1112963

Their "Expert Predictions" for the MAC are here: http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1112948

This is certainly fodder for comments!

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RE: Rivals.com previews the MAC

Posted: 8/15/2010 1:45:04 PM

Not much love for Ohio here, but at least they didn't say we had the weakest schedule in the MAC:

"EASIEST SCHEDULE: Akron. The new staff has a chance for success. There are three games against Big Six schools, but a visit from Syracuse and trips to Indiana and Kentucky aren't that scary. There also is a visit from FCS member Gardner-Webb. And Northern Illinois and Western Michigan have to visit Akron."

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RE: Rivals.com previews the MAC

Posted: 8/16/2010 12:30:55 AM

We are Team No Respect.

We must tough up and play with chips on shoulder.

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RE: Rivals.com previews the MAC

Posted: 8/16/2010 1:34:34 AM

I'm sort of surprised that every "expert" except one picked Central Michigan to be the biggest disappointment of the league. I don't know of many teams in this conference that are capable of winning the title the year after losing a 4 year quarterback and some solid WR's and TE's. IMO, the biggest disappointment is Eastern Michigan and will continue to be the Eagles until they finally win a game.

Rooting for Akron is like cheering on the Taliban.

Cat4ever
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RE: Rivals.com previews the MAC

Posted: 8/16/2010 9:55:00 AM

Monroe Slavin, CPA wrote:

We are Team No Respect.

We must tough up and play with chips on shoulder.

Monroe,
If we set our "chips" aside along with our "blinders" and, for the sake of discussion, conclude that there might be something of substance behind the opinions expressed by Rivals.com, then either we are delusional in OUr viewpoint about the strength of OUr team ... or the MAC in general is on the rise.

After studying the Rivals.com MAC preview, I realize that our supposedly "favorable" schedule is potentially filled with potholes, beginning with Toledo. And that anybody thinking Kent, Miami or Bowling Green is a walkover is a cousin of Donald. That is, "Daffy."

When you add in Temple, Ohio State and Marshall, you start to see the season in a different light: a grind. At least potentially.

I'm back to the early Frank Solich comment about parity in the MAC. And I'll tag it with my own observation that between about No. 15 and No. 85 or 90, there is generally so little difference that regardless of who is playing whom, do not bet the farm on the outcome.

Last Edited: 8/16/2010 9:56:31 AM by Cat4ever

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