MACTION...Final Week

Championship matchup is decided, Miami vs Toledo. Toledo, Miami, Ohio, and Bowling Green are Bowl eligible. Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, and Northern Illinois are all 5-6, needing a win, although a few 5-7 teams will probably get a bowl game this year.

Tuesday November 21

BG ( 6-5) @ WM (4-7) 7:00 ESPNU

EMU (5-6) @ UB (3-8) 7:30 ESPNU

Friday November 24

UT ( 10-1) @ CMU ( 5-6) 12:00 ESPNU

OU (8-3) @ UA (2-9) 12:00 CBSSN

Saturday November 25

MU ( 9-2) @ BSU (4-7) 12:00 CBSSN

NIU ( 5-6) @ KSU (1-10) 12:00 ESPN+

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Looks to me like Eastern and NIU stand the best chance of being the final two guaranteed MAC teams. I sure hope we’re 10-2 on Saturday night.

We all watched Buffalo last week run the Don’t Offense. How in the hell are they -5.5 over anyone especially a very good coach who needs to win to get to 6?

All over EMU.

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Yeah I don’t get it. I saw UB at -6.5 yesterday. How? I realize it’s senior night so there is the emotional bump but EMU is playing for a bowl, so they have plenty on the line. The line should be reversed.

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Hold the line. Love isn’t always on time.

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I can see Buffalo being favored at home, but only by a FG.

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Some big crowds tonight :eyes:

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It’s nice watching MACTION and not needing to care about any of the results.

Side note: I find it amusing that autocorrect insists on capitalizing “MACTION.”

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Terrible weather at both sites. Worse in Kazoo. Teams we want to win are taking care of business early on.

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BG cruising 31-3 at half. EMU up 14-zip midday through 2nd quarter.

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Never mind

Watching how BG easily moves the ball, it’s almost hard to believe we shut these guys out earlier this season. Kudos to our defense!

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Buffalo probably shouldn’t have fired Shane Montgomery as their OC. Their offense was much better last year.

I went out for a walk tonight and was listening to Todd Walker, the BG announcer. He said that BG is expecting to go to Boise. I am pretty sure everybody at Miami would like that…Both games are blowouts

I admire what Chris Creighton has done at Eastern. Easily the crappiest job in America when he got it. Now a very respectable program.

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I agree. I am not calling for a change of of our coaching staff but, if the position became available, my first call would be to Chris Creighton.

I also think he would accept it. It is impossible for a P4 athletic director to offer a head coacing position to a 500 MAC coach in spite of the fact that is excellence at EMU. At a Toledo , Miami or Buffalo I strongly suspect that he would compile the resume that would get him a solid P5 offer!

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Buffalo actually has a back who runs pretty hard…makes me wonder why they ran their QB on delayed runs the entire game against us

Finally a song from my playlist.

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…and EMU clinches a bowl slot w a 6-6 record. EMU played well in first half and kinda “sat on it” in second half to win 24-11 over hapless Buffalo.

If NIU wins this weekend, MAC will fill it’s 6 bowl slots.

So with Eastern’s win we’ve got 5 bowl eligible MAC teams. Best shot at the fully committed 6 is NIU at Kent on Saturday. CMU can be a 7th if they beat Toledo in Mt Pleassnt but I’m not sure I want that to happen. I’d rather beat the Rockets at 11-1 and in the top 25.

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