This at large talk is nonsense.
But realistically, what is the over/under on how many wins it would take to get an at large bid. I would say 27 wins with a trip to the conf finals would put us in the discussion. That would put us around 27-6, hopefully a decent RPI if we continue to get help. Even at that I think we would be on the bubble.
Under your scenario, assuming that we win the regular season. we would be in. No discussion. In. Find me a case where a resume like that has been left out from the MAC.
Find a MAC team that lost only 5 or 5 games on the season and DIDN'T win the mac tourney.
Better yet...find a MAC team that only lost 5 or 6 games all season period.
It seems as though the two of you are using different arguments to reach the same conclusion.
No we aren't. He's saying that if we go 27-6 with a decent RPI (if we go 27-6 we'll have a very good RPI, not just decent) after making it to the conference finals we would be in the discussion. I'm saying that if we do that we are flat out in.
And as for the rest of your questions:
2008 Kent St 27-6 would have gotten an at large (they were a 9 seed in ncaa)
2007 Akron 26-7 did not get an at large because their OOC schedule was horrible.
2004 WMU 26-4 would have gotten an at large bid
2003 CMU 24-6 would have gotten an at large bid