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(09-14-2019 05:41 PM)GRBRONCO Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 05:34 PM)PezKingGL1 Wrote:  Could some of the blowers come and remind me how good MSU's offense was going to be? Thanks in advance.

We just don’t have the athletes. All flecks fault for not having a defense full of senior all Mac players remember?

Lester needs 7 years to recruit a legitimate defense.

His recruits looked great last night!

Anybody else notice how easy the rest of EMUs schedule is? They get to play KSU, BSU, CMU, Akron, and an FCS school. They might actually get to 8 wins. The MAC needs to step it up.

(09-15-2019 09:12 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  Anybody else notice how easy the rest of EMUs schedule is? They get to play KSU, BSU, CMU, Akron, and an FCS school. They might actually get to 8 wins. The MAC needs to step it up.

Illini's speed bothered them. We'll take care of EMU in front of their 10's of fans next month.

(09-14-2019 05:34 PM)PezKingGL1 Wrote:  Could some of the blowers come and remind me how good MSU's offense was going to be? Thanks in advance.

Arizona State runs a 3-3-5 defense similar to Tulsa's. Actually Sun Devils do more with alignments, slanting, blitzing than Tulsa did.

Apparently that scheme is Spartans' kryptonite.

They better get it figured out because they'll keep seeing it if they don't.

MSU did have over 400 yards total offense but just like against Tulsa couldn't finish drives, and this time their All-Big Ten kicker went 0-3.

(09-15-2019 09:14 AM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 09:12 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  Anybody else notice how easy the rest of EMUs schedule is? They get to play KSU, BSU, CMU, Akron, and an FCS school. They might actually get to 8 wins. The MAC needs to step it up.

Illini's speed bothered them. We'll take care of EMU in front of their 10's of fans next month.

Lol. Expect some of them to come in here and contest that comment. Doesn't take much to rile them up. They're elite against the big ten remember.

(09-15-2019 10:07 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 09:14 AM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 09:12 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  Anybody else notice how easy the rest of EMUs schedule is? They get to play KSU, BSU, CMU, Akron, and an FCS school. They might actually get to 8 wins. The MAC needs to step it up.

Illini's speed bothered them. We'll take care of EMU in front of their 10's of fans next month.

Lol. Expect some of them to come in here and contest that comment. Doesn't take much to rile them up. They're elite against the big ten remember.

BUTTGERS

(09-15-2019 10:26 AM)wingsenforcer Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 10:07 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 09:14 AM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 09:12 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  Anybody else notice how easy the rest of EMUs schedule is? They get to play KSU, BSU, CMU, Akron, and an FCS school. They might actually get to 8 wins. The MAC needs to step it up.

Illini's speed bothered them. We'll take care of EMU in front of their 10's of fans next month.

Lol. Expect some of them to come in here and contest that comment. Doesn't take much to rile them up. They're elite against the big ten remember.

BUTTGERS

I always wonder if it's better for EMU and CMU to lose because that makes WMU the premier MAC program in the state. Or if we should be wanting them to win to make the MAC look better.

EMU acceptable, CMU unacceptable.

Just when I had written off CMu because of losing their QB and RB, they blast hapless Akron. McElwain can coach and Akron has gone backwards, which I didn't think was possible.

I was ready to crown EMU the in-state rival for this season but I know better. In this conference you need to be ready to play against everybody. But our guys need to beat them both and get that MI MAC trophy again. After Cuse, we need to find a laserlike focus on the Chimps.

Akron might be the worst team in FBS. They're completely inept.

It's hard to get a read on CMU because they've played two terrible teams and one really good team. And next week they play Miami (FL). I just don't think they currently have the talent to make any noise in the MAC, regardless of who is coaching. They got lucky with an easy schedule this year. Crossovers against Akron, BGSU and Buffalo. Home games against NIU and Toledo.

(09-14-2019 10:35 PM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:31 PM)CMichFan Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 07:54 PM)John52168 Wrote:  Liberty 35
Buffalo 10 4th

Gotta say, I didn't see that one coming.

Football is a wild game. Why that transitive bs doesn't work.

Funny how we insist on "they played x, and we played y, and x and y played...." as being gospel on Saturday, but on Sunday, it's not EVEN CLOSE to being true or accepted that way. A team changes during the season.

“I feel like” it’s because standings mean **** in college football. If they’d adapt the NFL playoff bracket and have 10 conference champions and 2 at-larges, we could combine a rational standings-based system with the irrational ranking system. “I feel like” it would elevate NCAA football above the NFL...it would be king.

^ I feel like you use I feel like too often.

(09-15-2019 11:43 AM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:35 PM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:31 PM)CMichFan Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 07:54 PM)John52168 Wrote:  Liberty 35
Buffalo 10 4th

Gotta say, I didn't see that one coming.

Football is a wild game. Why that transitive bs doesn't work.

Funny how we insist on "they played x, and we played y, and x and y played...." as being gospel on Saturday, but on Sunday, it's not EVEN CLOSE to being true or accepted that way. A team changes during the season.

“I feel like” it’s because standings mean **** in college football. If they’d adapt the NFL playoff bracket and have 10 conference champions and 2 at-larges, we could combine a rational standings-based system with the irrational ranking system. “I feel like” it would elevate NCAA football above the NFL...it would be king.

You're not suggesting an actual rational post-season are you?

Can't have that, P5 schools want everything decided by a friggin vote.

(09-15-2019 11:43 AM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:35 PM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:31 PM)CMichFan Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 07:54 PM)John52168 Wrote:  Liberty 35
Buffalo 10 4th

Gotta say, I didn't see that one coming.

Football is a wild game. Why that transitive bs doesn't work.

Funny how we insist on "they played x, and we played y, and x and y played...." as being gospel on Saturday, but on Sunday, it's not EVEN CLOSE to being true or accepted that way. A team changes during the season.

“I feel like” it’s because standings mean **** in college football. If they’d adapt the NFL playoff bracket and have 10 conference champions and 2 at-larges, we could combine a rational standings-based system with the irrational ranking system. “I feel like” it would elevate NCAA football above the NFL...it would be king.

I feel like you’d be a hit at parties with the ladies in the kitchen.

(09-15-2019 01:01 PM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 11:43 AM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:35 PM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:31 PM)CMichFan Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 07:54 PM)John52168 Wrote:  Liberty 35
Buffalo 10 4th

Gotta say, I didn't see that one coming.

Football is a wild game. Why that transitive bs doesn't work.

Funny how we insist on "they played x, and we played y, and x and y played...." as being gospel on Saturday, but on Sunday, it's not EVEN CLOSE to being true or accepted that way. A team changes during the season.

“I feel like” it’s because standings mean **** in college football. If they’d adapt the NFL playoff bracket and have 10 conference champions and 2 at-larges, we could combine a rational standings-based system with the irrational ranking system. “I feel like” it would elevate NCAA football above the NFL...it would be king.

I feel like you’d be a hit at parties with the ladies in the kitchen.

Oh hell yeah

(09-15-2019 01:53 PM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 01:01 PM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 11:43 AM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:35 PM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 10:31 PM)CMichFan Wrote:  Gotta say, I didn't see that one coming.

Football is a wild game. Why that transitive bs doesn't work.

Funny how we insist on "they played x, and we played y, and x and y played...." as being gospel on Saturday, but on Sunday, it's not EVEN CLOSE to being true or accepted that way. A team changes during the season.

“I feel like” it’s because standings mean **** in college football. If they’d adapt the NFL playoff bracket and have 10 conference champions and 2 at-larges, we could combine a rational standings-based system with the irrational ranking system. “I feel like” it would elevate NCAA football above the NFL...it would be king.

I feel like you’d be a hit at parties with the ladies in the kitchen.

Oh hell yeah

Hahahaha.

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(09-15-2019 09:12 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  Anybody else notice how easy the rest of EMUs schedule is? They get to play KSU, BSU, CMU, Akron, and an FCS school. They might actually get to 8 wins. The MAC needs to step it up.

Illini's speed bothered them. We'll take care of EMU in front of their 10's of fans next month.
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I watched the first half. Illinois was scoring every drive. We probably have an offense on par with Illinois if not better. Shouldn't have a problem scoring.

I missed the third quarter, but listened to the 4th on the way to Kalamazoo. Not sure if Illinois just started sucking on offense or Eastern stepped up on defense.

Either way, I have us losing that game. Eastern's good this year and we struggle in Ypsilanti; don't see why our offense can't light them up though.

(09-15-2019 09:12 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  Anybody else notice how easy the rest of EMUs schedule is? They get to play KSU, BSU, CMU, Akron, and an FCS school. They might actually get to 8 wins. The MAC needs to step it up.

Definitely.

We have BGSU, CMU, and BSU. They're more likely to get to 3-1, but we started 2-1. Who finishes ahead will be determined by who knocks off the good teams.

(09-15-2019 09:37 AM)MajorHoople Wrote:  

(09-14-2019 05:34 PM)PezKingGL1 Wrote:  Could some of the blowers come and remind me how good MSU's offense was going to be? Thanks in advance.

Arizona State runs a 3-3-5 defense similar to Tulsa's. Actually Sun Devils do more with alignments, slanting, blitzing than Tulsa did.

Apparently that scheme is Spartans' kryptonite.

They better get it figured out because they'll keep seeing it if they don't.

MSU did have over 400 yards total offense but just like against Tulsa couldn't finish drives, and this time their All-Big Ten kicker went 0-3.

"Michigan St didn't lose -> The refs handed Arizona St the game."

(09-15-2019 10:29 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 10:26 AM)wingsenforcer Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 10:07 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 09:14 AM)Rasser Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 09:12 AM)Fthechips Wrote:  Anybody else notice how easy the rest of EMUs schedule is? They get to play KSU, BSU, CMU, Akron, and an FCS school. They might actually get to 8 wins. The MAC needs to step it up.

Illini's speed bothered them. We'll take care of EMU in front of their 10's of fans next month.

Lol. Expect some of them to come in here and contest that comment. Doesn't take much to rile them up. They're elite against the big ten remember.

BUTTGERS

I always wonder if it's better for EMU and CMU to lose because that makes WMU the premier MAC program in the state. Or if we should be wanting them to win to make the MAC look better.

Both to win out of conference, EMU to win in-conference except when they're playing us, CMU to lose in conference always.

(09-15-2019 11:31 AM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Akron might be the worst team in FBS. They're completely inept.

It's hard to get a read on CMU because they've played two terrible teams and one really good team. And next week they play Miami (FL). I just don't think they currently have the talent to make any noise in the MAC, regardless of who is coaching. They got lucky with an easy schedule this year. Crossovers against Akron, BGSU and Buffalo. Home games against NIU and Toledo.

Certainly not contend, but no reason why they can't get up to 4 or 5 wins.