ZachTheZip Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2013/...bowden/2151363/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 This preview isn't too bad. Most of the facts are correct, which is more than you can say about most preseason previews. I think the nightmare and dream season scenarios are dead on...Nightmare: 0-12 Dream: 5-7 (Wagon Wheel win) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendofzippy Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Nice article - all was fair enough. Steve French has said before that the MAC is shady in its scheduling. As this article points out, the top teams in the West all play Akron. In reality, this doesn't make sense, but does play into the idea that if you give your best teams easy schedules, it gives them a better chance at a bowl game. I don't know if the MAC really does that, but from a business standpoint it makes sense. Just to clarify, it doesn't bother me. Might as well play the best anyhow, but our schedule does seem odd. I mean, the NFL doesn't do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Nice article - all was fair enough. Steve French has said before that the MAC is shady in its scheduling. As this article points out, the top teams in the West all play Akron. In reality, this doesn't make sense, but does play into the idea that if you give your best teams easy schedules, it gives them a better chance at a bowl game. I don't know if the MAC really does that, but from a business standpoint it makes sense. Just to clarify, it doesn't bother me. Might as well play the best anyhow, but our schedule does seem odd. I mean, the NFL doesn't do that. Because the NFL is a business model that is set up on equality. The NCAA is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OU Dude Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I've noticed that Akron and Buffalo seem to be getting the short end of the scheduling stick lately as well. Part of the problem of a 13 team conference is that there are some teams that play 3 cross over games, and others only play 2. Akron has drawn the straw of playing 3 West games every year and the West tends to be the stronger division top to bottom so that increases the chances of a tough schedule for the Zips. If you look at how the West games vs the Zips have been distributed the last 4 seasons its fairly even except for a game with EMU being replaced with NIU. NIU- 3 Ball St- 2 Toledo- 2 CMU- 2 WMU- 2 EMU- 1 I remember pulling this for data Ohio a while ago and the results were similar, except the EMU and NIU's numbers were reversed. Another thing to consider, and this is a double edged sword, is the number of midweek MACtion games your team has to play each year. Akron hasn't had to deal with that too much, a thursday game to start the season and a friday to end the season are about as wild as it gets. Compare that to Ohio who hasn't play on a saturday in November since 2009. Last year's MACtion schedule forced them to play 3 weekday games in 12 days, they lost 2 of them. The upside of that however is that playing on TV helps with recruiting. The key to the MAC's success is getting Akron, Buffalo and UMass up to respectable levels. I'm optimistic Akron will get there soon, I'm less hopeful for the other two. Best of luck this season, I'll be pulling for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I've noticed that Akron and Buffalo seem to be getting the short end of the scheduling stick lately as well. This happens to teams in leagues who are not historically long term members of leagues. We get the short end because the league likes to take a crap on us. I'm not whining, because it happens to a lot of teams in a lot of conference as a result of the NCAA being such a weak governing body. For example, Lee Corso once said South Carolina would not win an SEC championship in 300 years (or something like that). Part of his reasoning was the SEC would take a scheduling crap all over them because they are not a long term member of the league like LSU, Alabama, etc. Last season, when SC was slated to have a very good team, the SEC fed them LSU and Florida in back-to-back road games. LSU on the road is an almost guaranteed loss for an SEC East team. Follow that with a trip to the Swamp after an LSU loss and a second loss in a row is almost guaranteed. The guarantee came true and one loss (SEC) Georgia won the SEC East even though SC ran them out of the stadium earlier in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 This happens to teams in leagues who are not historically long term members of leagues. We get the short end because the league likes to take a crap on us. I'm not whining, because it happens to a lot of teams in a lot of conference as a result of the NCAA being such a weak governing body. For example, Lee Corso once said South Carolina would not win an SEC championship in 300 years (or something like that). Part of his reasoning was the SEC would take a scheduling crap all over them because they are not a long term member of the league like LSU, Alabama, etc. Last season, when SC was slated to have a very good team, the SEC fed them LSU and Florida in back-to-back road games. LSU on the road is an almost guaranteed loss for an SEC East team. Follow that with a trip to the Swamp after an LSU loss and a second loss in a row is almost guaranteed. The guarantee came true and one loss (SEC) Georgia won the SEC East even though SC ran them out of the stadium earlier in the year. South Carolina doesnt win SEC championships because Spurrier is a career underachiever. No reason for him not to be at the top with the talent he brings in. His teams underachieve every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 @LZip, have you considered where South Carolina ranks in recruiting versus other SEC teams? I just took a quick look at the 2013 recruiting class rankings, and South Carolina had only the 8th best recruiting class in the SEC. For 2014, there are currently 9 SEC teams in the top 25 recruiting class rankings (including Vanderbilt), and South Carolina is not one of them, so they're only 10th at best in their conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 @LZip, have you considered where South Carolina ranks in recruiting versus other SEC teams? I just took a quick look at the 2013 recruiting class rankings, and South Carolina had only the 8th best recruiting class in the SEC. For 2014, there are currently 9 SEC teams in the top 25 recruiting class rankings (including Vanderbilt), and South Carolina is not one of them, so they're only 10th at best in their conference. Hmm. Looks I may be mistaken. He still brings in exceptional talent, though. I would expect him to have won the East more than once in his 8 years at coach. Zero conference championships (including an absolute blowout loss) and one division championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Well, you're right that South Carolina usually has a top 25 recruiting class. But they've only rarely squeaked into the top half of the SEC recruiting classes over the years. It would take a heck of a coach to win the SEC with below average SEC talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Well, you're right that South Carolina usually has a top 25 recruiting class. But they've only rarely squeaked into the top half of the SEC recruiting classes over the years. It would take a heck of a coach to win the SEC with below average SEC talent. You are correct. Every once in a while, the talent lines up. Last year, it was lining up for SC and the SEC took a crap on them with the schedule. It isn't unusual for a league to do that to a program like SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/blog...,0,3249301.post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 #88 Akron. Things can only get better for the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted June 5, 2013 Report Share Posted June 5, 2013 #88 Akron. Things can only get better for the Zips. While it's nice in a way to even be included in a list of top 100 teams, this article was poorly researched and not very well written either. Malachi Williams and Dylan Brown? Sheeesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 http://www.collegefootballzealots.com/2013...akron-zips.html http://www.collegefootballuniverseblog.com...on-preview.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Athlon rates Akron 114th overall, 11th in the MAC ahead of EMU and UMass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 When we start to bitch about scheduling,all we are saying is that we are not good enough to run with the best in the conference. If you are afraid to lose then your are a .... The program needs to get back to the point where it can compete with the BEST teams in the MAC YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT,not just once every 5-6 years. Otherwise think about playing at a level where you can be competetive pretty much every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted June 13, 2013 Report Share Posted June 13, 2013 Otherwise think about playing at a level where you can be competetive pretty much every year. When the BCS schools have their own division, we will be at a level we can compete in every year. We are perfectly positioned for when this happens. Before The Big Dialer, not the case. We need the BCS schools to go on their own way sooner rather than later though or MAClike schools will continue to die a death by a thousand cuts. Our problem isn't where we are positioned. Our problem has been our uncanny ability to shoot ourselves in the foot at almost every opportunity. The opportunities were few and far between, but the ones that presented themselves were not taken advantage of. Thanks to Mike Thomas, the only opportunity we ever really took advantage of was hiring a name coach from Pitt that was able to bring in some really good assistants, a D-1A QB and a winner at RB. Together with a scrappy defense, they won the MAC and tied in some BCS wins over the years....accomplishments previous coaches were complete failures at. Firing that coach from Pitt was a good opportunity as well because the timing was right and the program needed freshened up. Unfortunately.....here we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 College Sports Madness pre-season all-MAC CJ James is 2nd team all MAC. Jawon Chisholm and CJ Mizell made 3rd team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 A really disparaging preview from Michigan's prespective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 A really disparaging preview from Michigan's prespective. Just planted a seed in the comment section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Just planted a seed in the comment section. Excellent comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB1719 Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 I had to rep the Blue and Gold on that page. I think we should all bomb the page. I'm hoping for testy remarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Just planted a seed in the comment section. You forgot to add some type of important statistics in your post. I know you can do better than that on your next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbalsinger Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 I had to rep the Blue and Gold on that page. I think we should all bomb the page. I'm hoping for testy remarks. Let the bombing begin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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