(03-23-2017 01:44 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  

(03-20-2017 10:36 PM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  

(03-20-2017 04:39 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  UC drilled us in 2014. Haven't played UCF in a long while. Temple is Temple. Navy has been much better since they joined the AAC. We would in no way dominate that league or the teams in it. USF. Memphis. Houston. New Navy. Tulsa, on a game to game basis...are on another level than we were last season. We can get back to 2015 shape and compete for sure! But in the last 3 seasons as an average? We rank at about a 7-5 to 8-4 AAC squad. The bottom of that league is much better than the MAC. I don't even want to talk about that league in basketball. For someone who paid very close attention to the G5 last season, rest be assured that beating UCF in 2002 or whenever means nothing now.

With that being said, the MAC in football may be on an upturn this season. BG and Miami are on upswings, with a consistent Toledo, WMU, and Ohio still near the top. WMU was still the best overall G5 team last season. I wouldn't bolt just yet. It's not always the toughest league who is granted that Access Bowl Spot. We saw that in 2016... That's where the money is. Winning bowl games are essential in gaining respect though. It sucks being dogs in 5 of 6 games.

If we were in the AAC, we would be recruiting at the AAC level. Dare I mention the young man who ditched us last minute to go play for Cincinnati in the AAC? I'd bet ya if Toledo were in the AAC right now, he would have stayed a Rocket.

I'll take the kid with the Ole Miss and Bama offers thank you very much. Still. There's no denying that the AAC is a stronger league. All agree??? Getting an offer from that league would be nice. But it wont happen. In the mean time I have hope for a league who's had the best G5 team 2 of the last 5 seasons, and a great Toledo team in 2015 who knocked off ISU, ranked Arkansas and ranked Temple. We will have the biggest stud QB the G5 has seen since Derek Carr. The MAC can be great with a fogurehead on top making noise. Its gone from Big Ben to Dan Lefevour to Jordan Lynch to Corey Davis to very possibly Logan Woodside. I love our school, and by marriage I love the MAC too. I never want to act like some of those AAC P6 fans do. Make the MAC great again, or cheer for one of those other 3 schools who get media coverage here.