MAC Power Poll Week #8

[Captain Kangaroo]

The MAC “Elite”

#1) NIU: Last week #1: No reason to drop them. A sound thrashing of WMU. Put up 59 points.

#2) Marshall - Last week #2: 48-14 beating of hapless Buffalo is about right. No reason to move them up or down.

#3) BG - Last week #3: Drilled OU 41-14. QB Omari has something like 20TDs and 2 INT's? That's incredible. They are nipping the The Herd's heels.

The “Upper-Middle of the Pack”

#4) Miami - Last week #4: Holds their #4 rank for another week. Dubbed UCF...but who doesn't?

#5) Toledo - Last week #5. Narrow beating of Central Michigan, no reason to move them.

The “Middle Rung”

#6) Zips - Last week #7 – Despite a shaky ending, the Zips manhandled Ball State. Zips offense needs to play a full 4 quarters if it wants wins vs Miami or Marshall. Needs to stop with the late 3-and-outs and late turnovers. Defense is again more than acceptable, getting some sacks, hurries and turnovers. They're playing well enough to win.

“Struggling BIG Time”

#7) OU - Last week #5. Absolutely manhandled by Toledo last week, now BG this week (41-16?). Like Lee Owens, OU will probably "can" it's coach a year too late. Team appears to be quitting on him.

#8) CMU - Last week #9: Decent showing against Toledo.

#9) Ball State - Last week #8 : Waxed by the Zips. Late scores make it look respectable.

#10) Buffalo: Last week #10: 48-14 loss...I've seen worse. Typically this is a 6307 affair.

#11) Can't - Last week #11: At least they didn't lose this week?

#12) EMU: Last week #12. Peee Yweeew.

#13) UCF - Last week #12: O’Leary cashes another check from the $700K/yr salary. How does he cash that check with a straight face?

#14.) Western Michigan - Last week #14. Waxed by NIU this week. Put up some garbage time points to make it a "respectable" 21 point blowout.

[Guest Mastodon]

#9) CMU - Last week #9: 42-10 beating this week at the hands of NIU. Beat Can't. Sounds like the Zips?

Actually, CMU lost to Toledo 27-22.

10) Buffalo: Last week #10: 48-14 loss...I've seen worse. Typically this is a 6307 affair.

I loved that 52-0 halftime lead in 2002

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[Captain Kangaroo]

#9) CMU - Last week #9: 42-10 beating this week at the hands of NIU. Beat Can't. Sounds like the Zips?

Actually, CMU lost to Toledo 27-22.

10) Buffalo: Last week #10: 48-14 loss...I've seen worse. Typically this is a 6307 affair.

I loved that 52-0 halftime lead in 2002

Click here if you want to see pain!

Editied the list. Thanks.

[zipper]

Our season seems to be divided in thirds:

The beginning: BCS schools and figuring out new schemes, staff, etc.

The middle: We beat the teams we're supposed to beat. All of them. Yes.

The end: But are we good enough to finish strong against the top of the division (save Ohio, which is a much better team than their record suggests).

Time will tell, but it's not out of the realm of possibility that we lose the next three. If we win one of the next three, I'm happy. If we beat either Marshall or Miami and happen to take a defeated OU in an away game, I'm ecstatic. But hey, as French mentioned on the radio the other night, we've clinched a third place tie in the division. Who'd a thunk it four weeks ago???