(08-14-2017 08:04 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  Before everyone jumps off the nearest bridge because it sounds as if Graham is leading the competition at this point, let me re-iterate one thing about Graham. He's been forced into action during some really tough stretches of the schedule. He's faced USF, SDST, Boise, Toledo(20), WMU, Ohio and Toledo again. He's had 2 cupcakes in Buff(148 rating) and WIU(pooped the bed here) And though I thought Maddie played great last year, he faced 1 winning team, WMU, and had a 107 passer rating. His other games were Ball st., Buff., BG and CMU who were all under .500. Even Santa had a shot at a cream puff in Kent st.

So it will be Grahams luck again, because he's Graham and just a glutton for punishment, that he will probably face BC, EIU, Nebraska and if he lives SDST. NIU will be 1-3 and he will take all the blame. Then santa or Childers will come in for the soft MAC schedule and people will be say "see, they should have started day 1"

Maybe they should. I really don't know. But I'm curious as to how people would view Graham if his first 5 this starts this year are against Kent, Buff, BG, tol and ball st. While Santa or Childers end up looking pretty feable vs. those 3 tough OOC opponents.

I wouldn't go by opponents' overall records, I would go by how good their defense was, which is what Graham was playing against. For example, Toledo was good last year but not because of their defense. Still, you have a point, but the WIU game kinda showed what he would do against a weaker defense.