To me it's as good as it gets. I hope we stay with it, even though it's drama-filled and can be confusing to the common fan. As Miami, Toledo and OU compete as the second team, Miami would be the better choice unfortunately and a great story for old Chuck and that QB situation they are dealing with.
With Miami already beating the #1 team and us needing help from an outside team against another tied team who needs help within the tied pool, it just makes sense that we are on the outside looking in. With no divisions, you can't lose to a bad team in a tie situation verses teams that have better losses from top teams.
Essentially if you have a a bad loss, you need to root for that team for the rest of the season in case you are in a tie situation with multiple teams with other bad losses. This explains why Ball State finishing higher than BG means a lot. We need the Cards to have the best game of their season against the well-lit Rockets. "C'mon Ball State, go smash their glass bowls."
The door is almost shut but there's still a crack in it.
#1 - OU beats BUFF, EMU beats WMU, BSU beats TOL, NIU beats MIA. TOL beats CMU (OU vs WMU in MACC)
#2 - OU beats BUFF, EMU beats WMU, BSU beats TOL, MIA beats NIU. CMU beats TOL.(OU vs WMU in MACC) Higher rank.
Once again this makes sense that if Miami wins it was 1-2 vs the top teams and they beat the top team. With us, we need underdogs to win to find a way into the ship. If you're going to lose, lose to a top team not a bottom one.
One day down the road, there will be three 7-1 teams and this scenario will make even more sense. It's better to lose to a top team than a team not in the discussion.
Last Edited: 11/20/2025 9:10:55 PM by ExCat21