Quote:It may seem ridiculous at face value, but is there a small chance?
I talked about this early -- but YES. Well, depends WHO. Pretty much, they'll need 10+ wins, to have a considerable shot. Remember, it's a battle of G5 Conference Champs -- not the highest ranked in all of G5. :)
NEEDS:
1. San Diego State (4-4) to win the MW West, as they're tied for 1st -- then take out Boise or CSU.
San Diego State being 7-6 MW Champs.
2. Marshall to lose in their CUSAC game to LA-Tech, and LA-Tech to lose 1+ more game(s).
LA-Tech being 9-4 CUSA Champs (they lost to a D1AA; Stomped by two power P5 teams)
3. AAC to beat up on each other, with a multiple way tie for 1st -- and
Houston being 8-4 AAC Champs (via a bad loss to a low team hurting ranking but beating competitors for title)
4. Georgia Southern winning out or not -- CANNOT GO. Still in interim period in D1A.
LouisLaf or Ark State officially wins it being 8-4 Sun Belt Champs
Who, who from the MAC can be better than LA-Tech (9-4) or Houston (8-4)?
MAC TEAM WOULD NEED TO WIN OUT:
1. Toledo? 10-3 Toledo has good SoS -- but crushed by Missouri & Cinci, while also losing to Iowa State. GOOD CHANCE!
2. NIU? 11-2 NIU would go. Poor SoS, but beating Toledo and a now good-mid-major @WMU + former MAC Champs BGSU -- good enough to be better than others. YES.
3. WMU? 10-3 WMU has a good SoS -- but solidly beat by VaTech, but Ohio State also lost to them early on, too. Loss to non-bowl Purdue hurts. If they win big out, YES. Otherwise, POSSIBLY.
4. BGSU? 10-3 BGSU has a fair SoS -- but got POUNDED by W. Kentucky. Sure, it was away, but was in Bowling Green, KY and W.Ky is not going bowling. Plus they got raped by Wisconsin embarassingly. HOWEVER, they beat Indiana, Toledo, and 10-3 NIU In the MACC game. Only other loss was respectable one to now-good-mid-maj WMU. YES.
So: Other 3 conferences to all drop the ball, and the MAC Champ to go undefeated from RIGHT NOW 'till the end.