Below is what College Football News projects for the Bobcats in 2023. They had Buffalo at 6-2 in the conference and Toledo at 5-3 in the MAC. Last season CFN projected the Bobcats to finish 3-5 in the conference and win five games overall.
Ohio Predictions
Spring Prediction: 6-6
MAC Prediction: 5-3
Aug 26 at San Diego State L
Sept 2 Long Island W
Sept 9 at Florida Atlantic L
Sept 16 Iowa State L
Sept 23 at Bowling Green L
Sept 30 OPEN DATE
Oct 7 Kent State W
Oct 14 at Northern Illinois L
Oct 21 Western Michigan W
Oct 28 Miami University W
Nov 4 OPEN DATE
Nov 7 at Buffalo L
Nov 15 Central Michigan W
Nov 24 at Akron W
This is so inciteful. ISU loss at home, UA win on road, the rest is W at home and L on road. A lot of detailed analysis here.
Seems like randomized picking for the whole conference from a national source that really hasn’t paid much attention to the MAC. Losses to Bowling Green and NIU, while possible, are certainly head scratcher picks. I suspect Buffalo will be competitive and have a strong run game, but I’m not sold on their ability to pass the ball effectively due to their loses at WR. The Bulls defense should be solid, although they lost some playmakers on that side of the ball too. It’s funny how almost every fanbase is ingrained to count Akron as a sure win. The Zips are going to surprise a lot of people this year. The transfer portal has accelerated the ability to turn around programs.
Last Edited: 4/11/2023 8:45:19 AM by CoachPMac