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Author Message Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,855 Status: Offline     MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/22/2017 4:07:18 PM  MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?   Ball State Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan   Please Register or Login to Vote   Show Results Since the media days are coming up, I figured we would do our own version of predictions. Up first is the MAC West, which figures to be a slugfest again. Does Toledo finally get over the hump for the first time in 13 years? Or does Western Michigan have enough in the tank to make another run? Vote now! We will start the MAC East Poll next and feel free to predict the rest of the division in discussions below. Back to Top Bobcat1996 General User Member Since: 1/2/2017 Post Count: 1,151 Status: Offline     RE: MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/22/2017 7:33:40 PM  Toledo wins the west and Western is 2nd. Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,855 Status: Offline     RE: MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/22/2017 10:14:39 PM  1. Toledo 2. Western Michigan 3. Eastern Michigan 4. Ball State 5. Northern Illinois 6. Central Michigan Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,584 Status: Offline     RE: MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/22/2017 10:55:08 PM  Buckeye to Bobcat wrote: 1. Toledo 2. Western Michigan 3. Eastern Michigan 4. Ball State 5. Northern Illinois 6. Central Michigan I don't see NIU finishing 5th, but for bonus points, if NIU does finish 5th, will Carey be looking for new opportunities? That would imply a season record of perhaps 3-8. He does have a MACC, as well as three appearances in the MACC Game in four years. He also has an outstanding 26-6 conference record. On the other hand, each year has been worse than the one before it. He has gone: 2013: 12-2 First in West 2014: 11-3 Tie, first in West, MACC 2015: 8-6 Tie, first in West 2016: 5-7 3rd in West 2017: 3-8?????? 5th in West???? If they really do that badly this year, his seat will have to be very, very warm. USA Today puts him at the top of their hotseat list: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2017/05/30/10... / but...he's nowhere to be found on this list: http://www.coacheshotseat.com / Last Edited: 7/22/2017 11:07:13 PM by L.C. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,855 Status: Offline     RE: MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/23/2017 6:49:00 PM  L.C. wrote: Buckeye to Bobcat wrote: 1. Toledo 2. Western Michigan 3. Eastern Michigan 4. Ball State 5. Northern Illinois 6. Central Michigan I don't see NIU finishing 5th, but for bonus points, if NIU does finish 5th, will Carey be looking for new opportunities? That would imply a season record of perhaps 3-8. He does have a MACC, as well as three appearances in the MACC Game in four years. He also has an outstanding 26-6 conference record. On the other hand, each year has been worse than the one before it. He has gone: 2013: 12-2 First in West 2014: 11-3 Tie, first in West, MACC 2015: 8-6 Tie, first in West 2016: 5-7 3rd in West 2017: 3-8?????? 5th in West???? If they really do that badly this year, his seat will have to be very, very warm. USA Today puts him at the top of their hotseat list: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2017/05/30/10... / but...he's nowhere to be found on this list: http://www.coacheshotseat.com / Definitely agree. It's not going to be because he doesn't have talent (though if that is the case.....lookout). I think the top 3 have enough talent to do some damage in the MAC. Granted, it's going to be tough with Eastern no longer being under the radar. Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,465 Status: Offline     RE: MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/24/2017 11:22:35 AM  Buckeye to Bobcat wrote: 1. Toledo 2. Western Michigan 3. Eastern Michigan 4. Ball State 5. Northern Illinois 6. Central Michigan I think I would have NIU third, EMU fourth, and BSU fifth. Of the three, NIU has the easiest cross-over schedule: Kent, Buffalo & BG (probably the 6, 5 and 4 teams in the East). EMU has Ohio, Fiami & BG (1, 2 and 4), while BSU has Akron, Buffalo & Fiami (3, 5 and 1 or 2). I don't see BSU improving enough from last year's 1-7 record to get above fifth. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 15,338 Status: Offline     RE: MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/25/2017 11:24:40 AM  Surprises always happen in the MAC race, so here's my predicted surprise finish: 1. Eastern Michigan 2. Toledo 3. Western Michigan 4. Northern Illinois 5. Ball State 6. Central Michigan The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top LuckySparrow General User Member Since: 10/15/2012 Location: Illinois Post Count: 1,812 Status: Offline     RE: MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/27/2017 2:01:52 PM  Toledo and Western are absolutely 1a and 1b in this division. I think Toledo gets it. Eastern Michigan is a dark horse for sure - can they build on last year? What a day at the Convo.....Wow! Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,855 Status: Offline     RE: MAC West Poll: Who wins the division?    Posted: 7/28/2017 10:25:14 AM  LuckySparrow wrote: Toledo and Western are absolutely 1a and 1b in this division. I think Toledo gets it. Eastern Michigan is a dark horse for sure - can they build on last year? That EMU game with us will be huge for both sides of the conference. Also doesn't help that we see Toledo in the grand equation as well. Don't get me wrong, glad we get Toledo on the docket again, but at the same time it makes the league schedule that much more difficult. Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 9  of 9 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 205 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 205 Guests 0 Registered Users There are no other users looking at this page.

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