The MAC is not good. End of story.
There is a HUGE gap between the caliber of Athletes that the MAC produces compared to every other conference (besides the Sun Belt and that can even be debated). I'd like to see MAC schools recruit more out of state players, don't get me wrong the Mid-West develops good football players but they are not nearly the same Athletes the South Region produces. Who cares about the star system we should start taking shots at more no name recruits just look how that worked out for Buffalo (Khalil Mack) and even ourselves (Lavon Brazill).
I share the great disappointment with this year's bowl record.
However, you'd also have to include the CUSA as another conference that isn't much better if better at all overall than the MAC. They may recruit marginally better, but the past few years the MAC has been just as good or better in Sagarins, etc. Same with the Sun Belt. MAC definitely as good as them.