At least our DC has film on Aveon Smith so they'll know what to expect. He played ten games last year, starting nine while Gabbert was hurt. Completed about 50% of his passes for 1269 yds, 11 TDs and 5 INTs. But he also led the team in rushing with 553 yds on 123 carries and six TDs including a 73-yarder. He sounds like several QBs we've had in the past 20 years -- average passer but can hurt you with his feet. He;ll have a full week's practice with the starters, so we can expect about the as he was last year.

Ohio had nearly as many people attend their game this past Saturday (16000+) while the OSU game was on, than Miami had at their HOMECOMING...AGAINST A 1 LOSS Toledo team (17000+) 🤦‍♂️😲. Thats embarrassing.

We should not be bragging about last Saturdays crowd.

Thanks, Billy. Recovery from the first one has gone well, so I'm just going to follow instructions and take it easy for a while.

Its only fair we put in Navaro after the game is certain since just to remind Miami who there daddy is !

Perhaps TA is channeling his "inner Grobe" with all those UTM calls. Remember when we lead the nation in the fewest passes attempted for an entire season? Maybe Rourke is secretly yearning to be Kareem Wilson. Or, maybe, just maybe, we are overanalyzing this whole thing. As the season progresses, I'll bet Rourke will look more and more like the KR of old.

now damnit LC, there you go with facts and statistics.

Hilarious you goobers skipped right over my actual statistics, that illustrated our tremendous drop off - not just regurgitating end of game scores in two games. Not that I expected any different. Data is tough for a lot of people to understand.

Speaking of facts and statistics, Toledo is #1 in yards and points.

They're also #1 in point differential.

Finn is #1 in TD passes. #2 in rating. He's also been sacked the fewest times among starters.

They're also far and away the #1 rushing team.

They did struggle to score on the road at Ball State though. I guess that negates all other points. No reason to worry. You got me good!

Damnit, now you spouting more facts and stats!

Non-conference schedules can be difficult to compare. Certainly Toledo crushed Texas Southern, but does that really matter? Thus, I focus on conference games only, where the competition is pretty balanced. Here is a link to Conference game only stats:
https://getsomemaction.com/stats.aspx?path=football&year=...

Off Points: #1 NIU 32.8, #2 Toledo 29.5, #3 Ohio 28.3, #4 WMU 27.8
Off Yards: #1 Toledo 433, #2 NIU 402, #3 WMU 383, #4 Ohio 377
Def Points: #1 Miami 11.3, #2 Buffalo 13.3, #3 Ohio 16, [#6 Toledo 21.8]
Def Yards: #1 Miami 241. #2 Buffalo 268, #3 Ohio 276, [#8 Toledo 337]
Pass TDs: #1 Rourke (7), #2 Finn (6), #3 (tie) Lombardi, Gabbert 5
Pass efficiency: #1 Finn 148.1, #2 Lombardi 147.3, #3 Rourke 142.5

I would say NIU has the best offense, followed by Toledo, then Ohio, then WMU, I would say that Miami has the best defense, followed by Buffalo, then Ohio.

Here are the average scores, and winning margin for the top 5 teams in the MAC:
NIU: 32.8-18.8, average margin +14 points
Miami: 25.3-11.3, average margin +14 points
Ohio: 28.3-16, average margin +12.3 points
Buffalo: 22-13.3, average margin +8.7 points
Toledo: 29.5-21.8, average margin +7.7 points

Since the season is only half over, not all teams have played an equal schedule. Here is the combined MAC records of the MAC opponents each team has faced:
NIU Opponents are 9-7 in MAC
Toledo Opponents are 8-8 in MAC
Miami Opponents are 7-9 in MAC
Ohio Opponents are 6-10 in MAC
Buffalo Opponents are 4-12 in MAC

Looking at the data, and comparing the foes, it's clear that no team is totally dominant. Yes, Toledo is doing the one thing that counts, and that is winning all their games, but they definitely are not "drilling people", unless you want to count their 49-31 game against WMU as "drilling" them.

Toledo was absolutely dominate over that Juggernaut Texas Southern! I am not sure how such a powerhouse isn't in the conversation for the Big10 Title.

Take out the 71-3 beating of the powerhouse, and let me know where they rate in point differential.

Look at MAC play, in MAC play Toledo is a _+30 IN POINT DIFFERENTIAL OHIO is +49!!!! That is Apples to Apples, not the BS non-league games. We probably better hope we lose more, so Toledo does not embarass us in Detroit.

From 2006 on, Ohio is 13-3 against Miami. Perhaps most remarkable is those 3 losses were by a combined 8 points.