I'm glad to see the percentages line up with what I'd have expected.

Another Potato Bowl trophy < MAC Championship trophy.

Insert Titanic old lady meme here saying "It's been 54 years...."

You do realize Ohio won its last three bowl games right? A win this year would be the programs 6th since 2011.

The assumption you are making is there is a great fear Ohio will get scorched in a G5 bowl game if Rourke lays it out on the line for a MAC Championship and is too injured for the bowl.

Ohio has performed well in every bowl since 2011. There was a couple of close losses mixed in there. Team was overmatched against ECU in 2013 in St. Pete the last time in 2013 but stayed in it until late. The nadir of Frank's program was 2014 when there was no bowl game. That was also right when the IPF completed and the program revitalized into the offensive focus we see today.

I know I'm tacking on points but from my experience the board has short memories. L.C. is saying the 2006 team had the best shot at winning the MAC and that team completely overachieved to get there, had really not the athletes to do it. 2009 was more prepared. 2011 was the best chance and all but had it with a big lead squandered. 2016 Ohio played tough against a Cotton Bowl team so long odds in that one.

Without a doubt, the 2011 team had the best shot at winning the MAC, with the possible exception of the 2012 team before they had, if I recall, 19 season ending injuries.

The 2006 team had a chance, though, and yes, they were overachievers. Unfortunately, in the second to last game of the year, against Akron, the QB, Austin Everson, got a severe ankle sprain. He sat out the Miami game, which wasn't needed, and tried to play in MAC Championship against CMU, but he couldn't play well, and Brad Bower and Josh Febus ended up playing. If Everson had been able to play as he did all season, Ohio would have been better, but might well have lost anyway, as CMU was a very good team.

That’s 54 years … not 60!

As L.C. has already pointed out: your poll said nothing about Rourke playing or not playing (against BG, against Toledo, or against a bowl opponent). Instead, it literally asked which was more important (presumably to us): a bowl win or a conference title.

You're the one translating "conference championship = you heartless monsters want to risk Rourke's health while only noble me is a good person" (i.e. you're making up the narrative you want to tell, completely without basis)

From the game recap: Redshirt freshman Dan LeFevour threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns and Damien Linson had 191 yards receiving against the Bobcats' normally stingy defense.

Not best season teams, but I much enjoyed watching Frank's 5 bowl-winning teams, especially in the three wins over Mountain West teams.

Wrong Johnson, but it does seem like it might have been that long.