They listed the conference pretenders in the West as :

Northern Illinois
Western Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan

conference contenders as:

Ball State
Eastern Michigan
Bowling Green

It will be different going into a year where we are not expected to do anything, should be interesting.

(01-29-2012 11:55 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  They listed the conference pretenders in the West as :

Northern Illinois
Western Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan

conference contenders as:

Ball State
Eastern Michigan
Bowling Green

It will be different going into a year where we are not expected to do anything, should be interesting.

3 years ago no one on here could have foreseen this.

The West division is anyone's this year.

For the East it is Ohio's to lose.

(01-30-2012 12:10 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  

(01-29-2012 11:55 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  They listed the conference pretenders in the West as :

Northern Illinois
Western Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan

conference contenders as:

Ball State
Eastern Michigan
Bowling Green

It will be different going into a year where we are not expected to do anything, should be interesting.

3 years ago no one on here could have foreseen this.

The West division is anyone's this year.

For the East it is Ohio's to lose.

Absolutely right. Complete flip flop. All the traditional favorites are underdogs next year and the 3 door mats are the 3 favorites to win the division.

You're fooling yourself if you don't think we're going to be expected to do anything. WMU returns the best QB in the division, so they will be the favorite. I bet we'll be predicted to finish second, though.

Returning Top MAC QB's(Passing Efficiency):

#5 Owens 18 TDs 3 INTs 169.24
#20 Dantin 15 TDs 4 INTs 149.7
#21 Tettleton 28 TDs 10 INTs 148.94
#29 Carder 31 TDs 14 INTs 145.35
#32 Dysert 23 TDs 11 INTs 143.75
#45 Schilz 28 TDs 13 INTs 137.57
#51 Gillett 14 TDs 7 INTs 135.12
#65 Radcliffe 25 TDs 16 INTs 128.81
#79 Wenning 19 TDs 11 INTs 125.11

The top three teams in the west pretenders? Um, ok.

I am not buying it.

NIU re-loads, we don't re-build.

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