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Ted Thompson
11/9/2023 9:09 PM

Use this thread to talk about anything game-related. For away games, we'll have a separate travel thread.

Date: November 15th, 2023 7:00 PM

Opponent: Central Michigan  (5-5, 3-3 MAC)

Site: Peden Stadium

TV/Webcast: ESPNU

Radio: The Varsity Network App (free) 

CMU statistics, roster and media guide

CMU message board: Chippewa Nation   Chippewas Insider

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AlumDadDad
11/10/2023 8:21 AM
Perfect weather if the forecast holds. We'll be there for annual guys MACtion game.
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M.D.W.S.T
11/10/2023 10:05 AM
OU opens up as -9.5 favorites.

Unfortunately, CMU has all the motivation they need to beat us. They're currently 5-5 and finish the season with Toledo. We're their only shot at a bowl game.

Meanwhile, OU has been playing sad and sluggish for weeks.

If last week was any indication, they're gonna need some sort of major pep talk for this game. One would hope the chance to get to back-to-back 10 win seasons would be all the motivation we need, but alas that opening half at Buffalo was a YUCK fest.
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giacomo
11/10/2023 12:49 PM
M.D.W.S.T wrote:expand_more
OU opens up as -9.5 favorites.

Unfortunately, CMU has all the motivation they need to beat us. They're currently 5-5 and finish the season with Toledo. We're their only shot at a bowl game.

Meanwhile, OU has been playing sad and sluggish for weeks.

If last week was any indication, they're gonna need some sort of major pep talk for this game. One would hope the chance to get to back-to-back 10 win seasons would be all the motivation we need, but alas that opening half at Buffalo was a YUCK fest.
I guess you never played sports at any level. The guys on both teams want to win and play hard all the time. One team wins and one team loses. Fan"atic"s think if their team loses or doesn't win by enough points, somehow they didn't want it bad enough or some such drivel. These games are a big deal to both teams and they don't need special pep talks.
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BillyTheCat
11/10/2023 1:09 PM
giacomo wrote:expand_more
OU opens up as -9.5 favorites.

Unfortunately, CMU has all the motivation they need to beat us. They're currently 5-5 and finish the season with Toledo. We're their only shot at a bowl game.

Meanwhile, OU has been playing sad and sluggish for weeks.

If last week was any indication, they're gonna need some sort of major pep talk for this game. One would hope the chance to get to back-to-back 10 win seasons would be all the motivation we need, but alas that opening half at Buffalo was a YUCK fest.
I guess you never played sports at any level. The guys on both teams want to win and play hard all the time. One team wins and one team loses. Fan"atic"s think if their team loses or doesn't win by enough points, somehow they didn't want it bad enough or some such drivel. These games are a big deal to both teams and they don't need special pep talks.
Post of the year Giacomo!!! You rode that post like Mike Smith in the Derby!
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GoCats105
11/10/2023 6:13 PM
giacomo wrote:expand_more
OU opens up as -9.5 favorites.

Unfortunately, CMU has all the motivation they need to beat us. They're currently 5-5 and finish the season with Toledo. We're their only shot at a bowl game.

Meanwhile, OU has been playing sad and sluggish for weeks.

If last week was any indication, they're gonna need some sort of major pep talk for this game. One would hope the chance to get to back-to-back 10 win seasons would be all the motivation we need, but alas that opening half at Buffalo was a YUCK fest.
I guess you never played sports at any level. The guys on both teams want to win and play hard all the time. One team wins and one team loses. Fan"atic"s think if their team loses or doesn't win by enough points, somehow they didn't want it bad enough or some such drivel. These games are a big deal to both teams and they don't need special pep talks.
Counterpoint you're dealing with a bunch of 18-23 year olds and any given day they might not be as motivated as you think. If what you say were true, favored teams would almost always win because they're inherently better. This is why upsets happen.
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Pataskala
11/10/2023 7:02 PM
We;re something like 5-30 all time vs these guys. Seems like they beat us even when we're having a decent year and they're not.

In the second half vs Buffalo we did better when we picked up the tempo. We had several big plays when we snapped the ball with more than 20 seconds left on the play clock. It seemed to give the offense more energy. We'll need more of that Wednesday night.
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Bobcat1996
11/10/2023 9:53 PM
The Bobcats have dropped the last five games to CMU. They are a thorn in Ohio's side and will be very tough to defeat. The majority of the last five games have been very tight.
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Ted Thompson
11/11/2023 8:55 AM

 

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71 BOBCAT
11/11/2023 10:09 AM
I will say, like I did for the Buffalo game, we need to force turnovers to insure this victory.






GO BOBCATS
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The Insider
11/11/2023 1:45 PM
Last Edited: 11/11/2023 1:46:16 PM by The Insider
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M.D.W.S.T
11/11/2023 2:33 PM
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
OU opens up as -9.5 favorites.

Unfortunately, CMU has all the motivation they need to beat us. They're currently 5-5 and finish the season with Toledo. We're their only shot at a bowl game.

Meanwhile, OU has been playing sad and sluggish for weeks.

If last week was any indication, they're gonna need some sort of major pep talk for this game. One would hope the chance to get to back-to-back 10 win seasons would be all the motivation we need, but alas that opening half at Buffalo was a YUCK fest.
I guess you never played sports at any level. The guys on both teams want to win and play hard all the time. One team wins and one team loses. Fan"atic"s think if their team loses or doesn't win by enough points, somehow they didn't want it bad enough or some such drivel. These games are a big deal to both teams and they don't need special pep talks.
Counterpoint you're dealing with a bunch of 18-23 year olds and any given day they might not be as motivated as you think. If what you say were true, favored teams would almost always win because they're inherently better. This is why upsets happen.
+1

This is pretty clear and obvious to everyone - except Giacomo and his butt buddy who haven't had a single intelligent take all year. Naturally, they think OU was banging on all cylinders with their -9 yard first quarter, bc they played JV golf back in 1968.
Last Edited: 11/11/2023 2:35:01 PM by M.D.W.S.T
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giacomo
11/11/2023 7:12 PM
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
OU opens up as -9.5 favorites.

Unfortunately, CMU has all the motivation they need to beat us. They're currently 5-5 and finish the season with Toledo. We're their only shot at a bowl game.

Meanwhile, OU has been playing sad and sluggish for weeks.

If last week was any indication, they're gonna need some sort of major pep talk for this game. One would hope the chance to get to back-to-back 10 win seasons would be all the motivation we need, but alas that opening half at Buffalo was a YUCK fest.
I guess you never played sports at any level. The guys on both teams want to win and play hard all the time. One team wins and one team loses. Fan"atic"s think if their team loses or doesn't win by enough points, somehow they didn't want it bad enough or some such drivel. These games are a big deal to both teams and they don't need special pep talks.
Counterpoint you're dealing with a bunch of 18-23 year olds and any given day they might not be as motivated as you think. If what you say were true, favored teams would almost always win because they're inherently better. This is why upsets happen.
There is that “favored” again. It’s obvious that a 6-3 team is better than a 3-6 team, but that doesn’t mean they should win the game if “only they played hard”. That’s why they play the games. There are many reasons why someone wins and loses, but these kids take it very seriously and it is the highlight of their week to be playing. I know most people don’t believe that, but most people have never met former president Richard Milhous Nixon. They don’t know Dick.
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giacomo
11/11/2023 7:15 PM
M.D.W.S.T wrote:expand_more
OU opens up as -9.5 favorites.

Unfortunately, CMU has all the motivation they need to beat us. They're currently 5-5 and finish the season with Toledo. We're their only shot at a bowl game.

Meanwhile, OU has been playing sad and sluggish for weeks.

If last week was any indication, they're gonna need some sort of major pep talk for this game. One would hope the chance to get to back-to-back 10 win seasons would be all the motivation we need, but alas that opening half at Buffalo was a YUCK fest.
I guess you never played sports at any level. The guys on both teams want to win and play hard all the time. One team wins and one team loses. Fan"atic"s think if their team loses or doesn't win by enough points, somehow they didn't want it bad enough or some such drivel. These games are a big deal to both teams and they don't need special pep talks.
Counterpoint you're dealing with a bunch of 18-23 year olds and any given day they might not be as motivated as you think. If what you say were true, favored teams would almost always win because they're inherently better. This is why upsets happen.
+1

This is pretty clear and obvious to everyone - except Giacomo and his butt buddy who haven't had a single intelligent take all year. Naturally, they think OU was banging on all cylinders with their -9 yard first quarter, bc they played JV golf back in 1968.
It was badminton.
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oldkatz
11/12/2023 10:24 AM
giacomo wrote:expand_more
OU opens up as -9.5 favorites.

Unfortunately, CMU has all the motivation they need to beat us. They're currently 5-5 and finish the season with Toledo. We're their only shot at a bowl game.

Meanwhile, OU has been playing sad and sluggish for weeks.

If last week was any indication, they're gonna need some sort of major pep talk for this game. One would hope the chance to get to back-to-back 10 win seasons would be all the motivation we need, but alas that opening half at Buffalo was a YUCK fest.
I guess you never played sports at any level. The guys on both teams want to win and play hard all the time. One team wins and one team loses. Fan"atic"s think if their team loses or doesn't win by enough points, somehow they didn't want it bad enough or some such drivel. These games are a big deal to both teams and they don't need special pep talks.
Counterpoint you're dealing with a bunch of 18-23 year olds and any given day they might not be as motivated as you think. If what you say were true, favored teams would almost always win because they're inherently better. This is why upsets happen.
+1

This is pretty clear and obvious to everyone - except Giacomo and his butt buddy who haven't had a single intelligent take all year. Naturally, they think OU was banging on all cylinders with their -9 yard first quarter, bc they played JV golf back in 1968.
It was badminton.
You had quite the tough serve!
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M.D.W.S.T
11/13/2023 8:57 AM
OUr friend BIGGAMEBOOMER said he will be in attendance in his "favorite college town" for some mid-week MACtion vs CMU.

Should be pretty ideal weather for November football. 64 and sun all day. 53 degrees at kick-off.

Hopefully the student crowd is a little larger than normal, but it's probably exam week (?) with Thanksgiving Break next week.
Last Edited: 11/13/2023 8:58:12 AM by M.D.W.S.T
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Andrew Ruck
11/13/2023 9:05 AM
M.D.W.S.T wrote:expand_more
OUr friend BIGGAMEBOOMER said he will be in attendance in his "favorite college town" for some mid-week MACtion vs CMU.

Should be pretty ideal weather for November football. 64 and sun all day. 53 degrees at kick-off.

Hopefully the student crowd is a little larger than normal, but it's probably exam week (?) with Thanksgiving Break next week.
Exams are after Thanksgiving nowadays, but it will still be a terrible crowd.

Who is "Big Game Boomer?"
Last Edited: 11/13/2023 9:05:28 AM by Andrew Ruck
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Tymaster
11/13/2023 9:33 AM
Andrew Ruck wrote:expand_more
OUr friend BIGGAMEBOOMER said he will be in attendance in his "favorite college town" for some mid-week MACtion vs CMU.

Should be pretty ideal weather for November football. 64 and sun all day. 53 degrees at kick-off.

Hopefully the student crowd is a little larger than normal, but it's probably exam week (?) with Thanksgiving Break next week.
Exams are after Thanksgiving nowadays, but it will still be a terrible crowd.

Who is "Big Game Boomer?"
Thanksgiving hasn't been exam time since OU got rid of quarters. They are on semesters now.
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Tymaster
11/13/2023 9:55 AM
Who cares if we're 5-27-2 against the Chippewas? (Do we possibly have a worse record against anyone? How are they not our arch-rivals? We should HATE them!, lol) And they have the motivation to snatch a bowl and ruin our home finale. It's PUPS AT PEDEN and we're going to win because I'm bringing Bader, my dog.
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M.D.W.S.T
11/13/2023 10:30 AM
Tymaster wrote:expand_more
OUr friend BIGGAMEBOOMER said he will be in attendance in his "favorite college town" for some mid-week MACtion vs CMU.

Should be pretty ideal weather for November football. 64 and sun all day. 53 degrees at kick-off.

Hopefully the student crowd is a little larger than normal, but it's probably exam week (?) with Thanksgiving Break next week.
Exams are after Thanksgiving nowadays, but it will still be a terrible crowd.

Who is "Big Game Boomer?"
Thanksgiving hasn't been exam time since OU got rid of quarters. They are on semesters now.
I felt relatively young until today. I can't believe they got rid of our long break. That 9 week break was so clutch, and probably the only reason I could afford to stay at OU.

BGB is another internet famous guy (200K followers across insta and twitter) in the vein of Barstool, less "bro content". He focuses on college sports, mostly football. He ranks players and teams, college towns, campus food joints, all that sort of thing. He's always ranked OU and other MAC teams favorably, so I enjoy his content. (Last week ranked OU #42 in Coaching Duos with Albin/Boals)

He was at Marshall two or three weeks ago, and they gave him field passes, full tour of the facilities. It was pretty wild the amount of access he had, but I enjoyed the 'coverage'. Was at SMU last week, Wyoming, Oregon State, Minnesota.
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SBH
11/13/2023 10:32 AM
So CMU is being investigated for knowingly allowing Michigan sign-stealing scout - wearing CMU gear - to stand on their sideline vs. Mich. State? How did I miss this?
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100%Cat
11/13/2023 10:34 AM
One of the most agonizing home losses I have witnessed was against CMU in 2013. We led late, got a stop, CMU was punting. All we had to do was take possession and run out the clock. The punt was muffed by Carrie, CMU goes down and scores the game winning TD with less than 30 seconds left. Oooofff.
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M.D.W.S.T
11/13/2023 10:45 AM
100%Cat wrote:expand_more
One of the most agonizing home losses I have witnessed was against CMU in 2013. We led late, got a stop, CMU was punting. All we had to do was take possession and run out the clock. The punt was muffed by Carrie, CMU goes down and scores the game winning TD with less than 30 seconds left. Oooofff.
Cowboys Legend, Cooper Rush had a huge game.
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OhioCatFan
11/13/2023 11:07 AM

100%Cat wrote:expand_more
One of the most agonizing home losses I have witnessed was against CMU in 2013. We led late, got a stop, CMU was punting. All we had to do was take possession and run out the clock. The punt was muffed by Carrie, CMU goes down and scores the game winning TD with less than 30 seconds left. Oooofff. 

"Thanks for the memories!"  sad angryblush

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GoCats105
11/13/2023 11:18 AM
SBH wrote:expand_more
So CMU is being investigated for knowingly allowing Michigan sign-stealing scout - wearing CMU gear - to stand on their sideline vs. Mich. State? How did I miss this?
It slipped through the cracks at some point during the investigation last week as an internet sleuther found him on the CMU sidelines wearing their gear. McIlwain had to answer questions from the media about it - from what I understand they had no idea who he was or how he got there but they're cooperating fully with the NCAA. Whether you choose to believe they did or didn't know is up to you, but I find it hard to believe a guy could make his way onto an NCAA sideline (with a pass!) and nobody knew about it.
Last Edited: 11/13/2023 11:19:54 AM by GoCats105
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