theboro Wrote:You're crazy if you think the MAC is on par with the Mtn. West or even C-USA football wise.
Outside of Toledo and BG they're not.
The MAC East is horrible.
Plus it's simply a matter of mathematics.
Bowling Green Will be going back to East........ That means the conf will line up like this
MAC EAST
Miami OH
Bowling Green
Ohio
Akron
Kent
Buffalo
MAC WEST
Toledo
Northern Ill.
Ball State
Central Michigan
Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan
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Lets see here in the past 3 years there have been 4 MAC teams here ranked, Toledo, N. Ill., Miami OH and Bowling Green. There have been 2 MNT West teams ranked in 3 years Utah and New Mexico in the AP but not in the Coaches.
In case you didn't know, or your head has just been uner a rock somewhere the new Head Coach of Ohio University is former Nebraska and Coach of the year Frank Solich. And I doubt they accept medocracy anymore.
Lets take a look down the line MAC vs Sun Belt, Team vs Team, head to head.
Best Teams
MAC- Toledo
Sun Belt- N.Texas
Toledo- Record 9-3 (OOC 1-2 CONF 8-2) Bowl Game: Motor City: Loss to UConn 39-10
N. Texas- Record 7-4 (OOC 0-4 CONF 7-0) Bowl Game: NO Bowl Loss to Southern Miss 31-10
2nd Teams
MAC Miami Oh
Sun Belt Troy
Miami OH- Record 8-4 (OOC 1-2 CONF 7-3) Bowl Game: Indepenance lost to ISU 17-13
Troy- Record 7-4 (OOC 2-2 CONF 5-2) Bowl Game:SVC. Lost to Nothern Ill. 34-21
3rd Team
MAC: NIU
Sun Belt: NMSU
Northern Illinois- Record 8-4 (OOC 2-2 CONF 6-2) Bowl SVC: Won over Troy 34-21
New Mexico State- Record 5-6 (OOC 0-4 CONF 5-1) Bowl: None
Want me to go on. I hate defending the MAC, but the SunBelt is light years away from even touching it. In the past 4 years the MAC has 14 wins over ranked oppts the Sun Belt has 1.