I think it is fair to compare ourselves with the other top dog in the MAC, considering many of us consider ourselves the "king" of the conference.
For your question, I am tempted to say yes. Nobody outside of the MAC thinks anything of Akron, and its because we have failed to perform on a national stage. 1 win in the NCAAs probably comes with an upset of a top team in a big time conference, as well as some national recognition. I would say that are program has more consistency than OU, but they have the bigger wins that people remember, that is why I think I would say yes.