Surprised to see Boise St. ranked at 61. I feel like they're regressing each season.

I don't follow non-MAC teams enough to know how many players are lost to graduation and whatnot. But Temple (111) and Boise State (61) sure seem low to me. Even if they lost a bunch of good seniors, I'd still add at least +20 spots to each based on recent history.

Final MAC bump! let the games begin!

How Toledo and WMU are below Michigan State is beyond me.

(06-28-2017 10:47 AM)utpotts Wrote:  How Toledo and WMU are below Michigan State is beyond me.

This.

(06-28-2017 09:10 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  Final MAC bump! let the games begin!

Let's bump it again: TOL #58.

There you have it, Rocket and RedHawk fans circle the MACC game on your calendars at Ford Field...

(06-29-2017 06:48 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(06-28-2017 09:10 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  Final MAC bump! let the games begin!

Let's bump it again: TOL #58.

There you have it, Rocket and RedHawk fans circle the MACC game on your calendars at Ford Field...

One day at a time.

RedHawks and Rockets, eh?

Ohio plays both of them roughly a week apart at home this season.

Miami on Tuesday, October 31st.
Toledo on Wednesday, November 8th.

(06-29-2017 09:04 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  RedHawks and Rockets, eh?

Ohio plays both of them roughly a week apart at home this season.

Miami on Tuesday, October 31st.
Toledo on Wednesday, November 8th.

UT's MACTION Gauntlet:
Thurs 11/2/17 NIU
Weds 11/8/17 @Ohio
Weds 11/15/17@BGSU
Friday11/24/17 WMU

(06-29-2017 11:19 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(06-29-2017 09:04 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  RedHawks and Rockets, eh?

Ohio plays both of them roughly a week apart at home this season.

Miami on Tuesday, October 31st.
Toledo on Wednesday, November 8th.

UT's MACTION Gauntlet:
Thurs 11/2/17 NIU
Weds 11/8/17 @Ohio
Weds 11/15/17@BGSU
Friday11/24/17 WMU

That's as tough as it gets, my goodness.

(06-30-2017 12:38 AM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  

(06-29-2017 11:19 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(06-29-2017 09:04 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  RedHawks and Rockets, eh?

Ohio plays both of them roughly a week apart at home this season.

Miami on Tuesday, October 31st.
Toledo on Wednesday, November 8th.

UT's MACTION Gauntlet:
Thurs 11/2/17 NIU
Weds 11/8/17 @Ohio
Weds 11/15/17@BGSU
Friday11/24/17 WMU

That's as tough as it gets, my goodness.

Especially if we see a resurgent Bowling Green this season....

(06-30-2017 08:21 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  

(06-30-2017 12:38 AM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  

(06-29-2017 11:19 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(06-29-2017 09:04 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  RedHawks and Rockets, eh?

Ohio plays both of them roughly a week apart at home this season.

Miami on Tuesday, October 31st.
Toledo on Wednesday, November 8th.

UT's MACTION Gauntlet:
Thurs 11/2/17 NIU
Weds 11/8/17 @Ohio
Weds 11/15/17@BGSU
Friday11/24/17 WMU

That's as tough as it gets, my goodness.

Especially if we see a resurgent Bowling Green this season....

UT should be thankful they don't have to play the TOL Rockets. Lol.

Best think of last year's WMU team is that it didn't have to play WMU. For everyone else the WMU game was a sure or near sure loss from when the schedule was announced.

According to this thread's ranking, the toughest schedule in that stretch for Toledo would be Miami, Ball St., NIU, and EMU.

BG is 9th, Ohio 8th.

Miami could very well be a part of that stretch if we meet in Detroit.

(06-30-2017 08:21 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  

(06-30-2017 12:38 AM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  

(06-29-2017 11:19 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(06-29-2017 09:04 AM)BobcatEngineer Wrote:  RedHawks and Rockets, eh?

Ohio plays both of them roughly a week apart at home this season.

Miami on Tuesday, October 31st.
Toledo on Wednesday, November 8th.

UT's MACTION Gauntlet:
Thurs 11/2/17 NIU
Weds 11/8/17 @Ohio
Weds 11/15/17@BGSU
Friday11/24/17 WMU

That's as tough as it gets, my goodness.

Especially if we see a resurgent Bowling Green this season....

Doubt if the Falcons will be any better than the 2015 MAC Champs(10-4) Rockets beat @BG 44-28. However, it is an intense rivalry where the margin of victory for either side is a TD or less. There are no Mulligans given in the MAC.

(07-03-2017 10:36 AM)axeme Wrote:  According to this thread's ranking, the toughest schedule in that stretch for Toledo would be Miami, Ball St., NIU, and EMU.

BG is 9th, Ohio 8th.

Yeah like Boca said, BGSUcks is our rival and it's usually a tight game no matter the rankings. The Falcons were awful last season yet we only beat them by a TD, plus we've beaten them 7 years in a row...they're going to be hungry.

OU always plays the Rockets tough, plus it's in Athens.

Not a MAC bump but at least a former MAC-related bump! See #44.

a bump for this year's possible G5 darling...the South Florida Bulls.

(05-10-2017 04:58 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(05-10-2017 09:33 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  I'm surprised no one has started this thread yet, so I will do it! here is the beginning of the annual pre-season rankings from the Orlando Sentinel. Feel free to update it daily, or I will try to remember to do it...either way is fine! The MAC schools are (obviously) in bold. 115 days to go until the first "real" Saturday in college football! :-)

130. UAB
129. Texas State
128. Buffalo
127. New Mexico State
126. UNC-Charlotte
125. UMass
124. Georgia State
123. Fresno State
122. Kent State
121. UConn
120. Illinois
119. Kansas
118. Cincinnati
117. Utah State
116. Akron
115. Coastal Carolina
114. UTEP
113. UNLV
112. Idaho
111. Temple
110. Rice
109. Iowa State
108. Louisiana-Lafayette
107. Tulane

Shoot the AAC has 2 in the bottom 10 and 4 I'm the bottom 23....yikes

Im only seeing 1 in the bottom 10 for #notunderstandingitsp4

(08-01-2017 09:27 AM)BKTopper Wrote:  

(05-10-2017 04:58 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(05-10-2017 09:33 AM)bobcat_backer Wrote:  I'm surprised no one has started this thread yet, so I will do it! here is the beginning of the annual pre-season rankings from the Orlando Sentinel. Feel free to update it daily, or I will try to remember to do it...either way is fine! The MAC schools are (obviously) in bold. 115 days to go until the first "real" Saturday in college football! :-)

130. UAB
129. Texas State
128. Buffalo
127. New Mexico State
126. UNC-Charlotte
125. UMass
124. Georgia State
123. Fresno State
122. Kent State
121. UConn
120. Illinois
119. Kansas
118. Cincinnati
117. Utah State
116. Akron
115. Coastal Carolina
114. UTEP
113. UNLV
112. Idaho
111. Temple
110. Rice
109. Iowa State
108. Louisiana-Lafayette
107. Tulane

Shoot the AAC has 2 in the bottom 10 and 4 I'm the bottom 23....yikes

Im only seeing 1 in the bottom 10 for #notunderstandingitsp4

this was explained in a post on 5-17-17. the guy who posted that miscounted, thinking Cincinnati was in the bottom 10 when in fact they are not.