Thank you guys so much for your input on survey #1. Since you were all so helpful – how about another short one. This is kind of fun!
Sum up every MAC football program/school in a few words (not necessarily their 2007 team, but the whole program)
Word Association guys. Go:
Ball State
NIU
CMU
WMU
EMU
Toledo
BGSU
Miami
Ohio
Buffalo
Temple
Akron
Kent State
Word Association guys. Go:
Ball State: The Little Engine That Can't
NIU: Good fans, lots of spirit
CMU: My favorite school
WMU: Overrated in everything
EMU: Uphill climb for everything they get
Toledo: Good reputation nationally in Sports
BGSU: The waystation you pass on I-75; bleak
Miami: Ivy and Cardigan Sweaters
Ohio: Hillbilly Heaven (can I say that??)
Buffalo: Snow Shovels and should be a power in the MAC soon
Temple: 5th Wheel
Akron: Why a Kangaroo for a mascot?
Kent State: A commuter basketball school
Ball State - huh..huhuhuh you said......
NIU - I'm falliiiiiinnnnggggggggg.........
CMU - new energy
WMU - missed it by that much
EMU - dirty bird
Toledo - off year????
BGSU - Always finding a way to win
Miami - the team that pulls it out in the end
Ohio - outpaced by the love of their fans
Buffalo - me hear many Buffalo approaching from the East
Temple - Cheney's gone.... now what???
Akron - That kangaroo that Selvester thinks is a mouse then gets his :moon: kicked
Kent - O' father...... i'm so ashamed
Sum up every MAC football program/school in a few words (not necessarily their 2007 team, but the whole program)
Word Association guys. Go:
Ball State; David Letterman
NIU; Chicago's MAC School
CMU; Nice and far from Detroit. MAC's best looking girls?
WMU Aviation Program
EMU; Swim Team
Toledo; More academic progress over last 3 years than athletic
BGSU; Ugly Campus Architecture; Makes Motel 6 look like Sistine Chapel
Miami; MAC most beautiful campus
Ohio; Perhaps the MAC's last true college town.
Buffalo; Good fit. Could they become NY state best college football team?
Temple; Hoping Owls become full-sport members
Akron; Downtown Akron... Rubber Bowl is like half way to Kent Ohio
Kent State; Elite 8... baseball... golf.
Ball State: Indianas fourth big school.
NIU: University with the most potential to become a powerhouse.
CMU: Good vs. MAC. Bad vs. everyone else.
WMU: CMU's evil twin brother.
EMU: A David in front of a Goliath (Michigan).
Toledo: Evil school that keeps NIU from having an awesome season.
BGSU: Toledo's twin brother (the good one).
Miami: Traditional (MAC) powerhouse.
Ohio: Beautiful stadium.
Buffalo: Not good, but getting better.
Temple: Piggybacking on (or using) the MAC.
Akron: Thieving bastards that stole the MACC from NIU.
Kent State: Can't read, Can't write, Can't win, Can't State.
brian.golden@gmail.com Wrote:Thank you guys so much for your input on survey #1. Since you were all so helpful – how about another short one. This is kind of fun!
Sum up every MAC football program/school in a few words (not necessarily their 2007 team, but the whole program)
Word Association guys. Go:
Ball State
NIU
CMU
WMU
EMU
Toledo
BGSU
Miami
Ohio
Buffalo
Temple
Akron
Kent State
Ball State: Testicle Tech
NIU: Garrett Wolfe
CMU: BACK TO BACK CHAMPS
WMU: Biggest & best Rivalry
EMU: Good vs WMU & CMU, bad vs. everyone else
Toledo: Traditionally good football team
BGSU: Flat campus?
Miami: Big Ben/ranked MAC team
Ohio: Always changing uniform design
Buffalo: Snow
Temple: Basketball
Akron: Rubber Capital
Kent State: Thought would be better this year
Word Association guys. Go:
Ball State- Letterman!
NIU- Left the conference came crawling back.
CMU- oooh ahhhhh, proud to be a Chippewa- great chant!
WMU- bring back the brown!
EMU- Largest phallus in the midwest!
Toledo- gross
BGSU- mini cradle of coaches?- Schembechler, Pinkel, Smith, Nehlen, Meyer
Miami- cradle of coaches, JCrew U.
Ohio- 1968
Buffalo- the 3D horn helmets were most unique, now they are Kentucky copies
Temple- "Put the Jell-o pudding pops in the freezer"
Akron- sterile campus, sterile stadium, but hey their commercial says they "even have a starbucks"
Kent State- Jack Lambert and a lot of losing seasons
Word Association guys. Go:
Ball State: once-proud program, fallen on hard times, trying to turn it around
NIU: a long way from here!
CMU: re-emerging football power
WMU: didn't live up to expectations in football or basketball this year
EMU: in the huge shadow of U-M
Toledo: all i can think of here is that horrible 43-40 loss we suffered in the Glass Bowl this past October!
BGSU: flat!!!
Miami: OVER-RATED!
Ohio: 1804 - Ohio's first and foremost!
Buffalo: up and coming? let's hope so
Temple: join the MAC in all sports, already!
Akron: demolish that Rubber Bowl, will ya?
Kent State: consistent performer in all sports (ok, all but football!)
brian.golden@gmail.com Wrote:Thank you guys so much for your input on survey #1. Since you were all so helpful – how about another short one. This is kind of fun!
Sum up every MAC football program/school in a few words (not necessarily their 2007 team, but the whole program)
Word Association guys. Go:
Ball State
NIU
CMU
WMU
EMU
Toledo
BGSU
Miami
Ohio
Buffalo
Temple
Akron
Kent State
Ball State: FB good again
NIU: Garrett Wolfe/Joe Novak
CMU: Owns BSU over last 2 years
WMU: fun offense
EMU: always rooting for them
Toledo: model fb of the MAC/Amstutz underfreakingrated
BGSU: Great FB program
Miami: Great D/Not so great O
Ohio: Please pass the football more
Buffalo: Getting there
Temple: Disrespected but wants too much respect
Akron: Jabari Arthur/Getsy call in win over NCSU
Kent: Uniforms are u-g-l-y
brian.golden@gmail.com Wrote:Thank you guys so much for your input on survey #1. Since you were all so helpful – how about another short one. This is kind of fun!
Sum up every MAC football program/school in a few words (not necessarily their 2007 team, but the whole program)
Word Association guys. Go:
Ball State
NIU
CMU
WMU
EMU
Toledo
BGSU
Miami
Ohio
Buffalo
Temple
Akron
Kent State
Ball St.- Maybe soon they can get more people in the games than tailgating outside
NIU- Great fans, can actually keep up with Toledo (26th drunkest city in America, per Men's Health)
CMU- Probably the only place i've seen the students outnumber the rest of the fans.
WMU- Great place to watch a game.
EMU- Red-headed step child of U of M
Toledo- Will have the best basketball arena in the MAC next year.
BGSU- CKS???
Miami- Rich kids driving around their parent bought expensive cars.
Ohio- They may be able to party, but they can't tailgate.
Buffalo- still living down the MTV show that was there. Good school though.
Temple- WHY????
Akron- one of the worst cities in america
Kent St.- Stick to Basketball.
BSU: "McGalliard, McGalliard, everything is on McGalliard"
BG: My daughter once asked if the cemetery on campus was there for all the students who died of embarrassment because they had to go there. Lots of great QBs.
CMU: Dan Roundfield-Ben Poquett, Chris Kaman
Buffalo: Dogs barking in a rooftop kennel on one of the lab buildings- wonder whatever happened to them?
Temple: Cosby hiding ref's flag under the turf in an indoor game against UT in a huge airplane hangar back in the seventies or 80s.
WMU: Big Ealey comeback during "The Streak"
EMU: Even larger phallus than UT's mascot
UT: I'm still stunned by the beauty of the campus
Akron: Getting sick of hearing "Whoa oh, Romeo" at last year's hoops game. Oh, yeah we won.
Kent: Schoterman and Accambray- Big Boys!
Ohio: Rick Dowswell throwing the javelin 50 feet past everybody else.
NIU: Snow, brutal cold, fog- always an adventure weatherwise when they play at UT
Miami: Getting stranded overnight when our coach lost the keys to the van after a track meet. Had a great time on UT's nickle.