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Topic: Will Ohio Have The Only MAC Bowl Win?
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Doc Bobcat
12/21/2018 4:39 PM
Toledo loses.

WMU down 7-0 early to BYU.
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Buckeye to Bobcat
12/21/2018 5:56 PM
Unfortunately yes.

Hence why not winning the MAC the last few years has been an absurdity when the best team in the MAC resides in Athens.....
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Cbus Convo
12/21/2018 6:24 PM
There is not a single doubt in my mind that we'll have the only MAC win this bowl season. Not a single doubt.
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Mark Lembright '85
12/21/2018 6:35 PM
Here’s the crazy thing. Ohio will be more well known and more positively thought of nationwide (and for good reason) as having been the only MAC team to have won a bowl game (really, multiple bowl games) over the last 3 years. The fact they haven’t won a MACC in 50 years will probably be irrelevant to most casual observers.

Sacriligeous thought: I really really want Ohio to win a MACC. But the way things are going, is it really necessary?

Now back to the consumption of XMas Ales......
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Buckeye to Bobcat
12/21/2018 6:59 PM
Mark Lembright '85 wrote:expand_more
Here’s the crazy thing. Ohio will be more well known and more positively thought of nationwide (and for good reason) as having been the only MAC team to have won a bowl game (really, multiple bowl games) over the last 3 years. The fact they haven’t won a MACC in 50 years will probably be irrelevant to most casual observers.

Sacriligeous thought: I really really want Ohio to win a MACC. But the way things are going, is it really necessary?

Now back to the consumption of XMas Ales......
Before I launch my bomb.....

We're talking Great Lakes Christmas Ale right?
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cbus cat fan
12/21/2018 7:04 PM
After the Bobcat performance, MAC fans were opting for a nice celebratory ale, scotch or brandy. With the way the BYU-Western Michigan game is going, if this keeps up for the rest of the bowl season, MAC fans might be in the alley drinking Wild Irish Rose, or the wine of the century--Mad Dog i.e. things aren't looking good!
Last Edited: 12/21/2018 7:04:56 PM by cbus cat fan
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Mark Lembright '85
12/21/2018 7:06 PM
Buckeye to Bobcat wrote:expand_more
Here’s the crazy thing. Ohio will be more well known and more positively thought of nationwide (and for good reason) as having been the only MAC team to have won a bowl game (really, multiple bowl games) over the last 3 years. The fact they haven’t won a MACC in 50 years will probably be irrelevant to most casual observers.

Sacriligeous thought: I really really want Ohio to win a MACC. But the way things are going, is it really necessary?

Now back to the consumption of XMas Ales......
Before I launch my bomb.....

We're talking Great Lakes Christmas Ale right?
But of course! 😁
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Mark Lembright '85
12/21/2018 8:31 PM
And to add insult to injury, while the other MAC teams are losing bowl games, sometimes by large margins, OHIO has outscored its last 2 bowl victims 68-6. Not too shabby!
Last Edited: 12/21/2018 8:41:50 PM by Mark Lembright '85
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Jeff Boal's Screens
12/21/2018 8:42 PM
Buckeye to Bobcat wrote:expand_more
Before I launch my bomb.....

We're talking Great Lakes Christmas Ale right?

Troegs Mad Elf, or you're not trying hard enough.
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Mark Lembright '85
12/21/2018 9:17 PM
Jeff Boal's Screens wrote:expand_more
Before I launch my bomb.....

We're talking Great Lakes Christmas Ale right?

Troegs Mad Elf, or you're not trying hard enough.

Hmmmm, 11% ABV! Sounds interesting.
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Doc Bobcat
12/21/2018 10:23 PM
I guess that’s a yes.
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OhioBobcat
12/21/2018 11:55 PM
Yes, I think it will be the only MAC bowl win. But let's at least be fair about the criticism, Ohio has had two very favorable bowl opponents the past two years. UAB was in its first year back from the dead and SDSU has resembled road kill the second half of the season. That's not to discredit Ohio's wins, but if the rest of the MAC got to play UAB last year and SDSU this year, there would have been other MAC wins.
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BryanHall
12/22/2018 8:25 AM
OhioBobcat wrote:expand_more
Yes, I think it will be the only MAC bowl win. But let's at least be fair about the criticism, Ohio has had two very favorable bowl opponents the past two years. UAB was in its first year back from the dead and SDSU has resembled road kill the second half of the season. That's not to discredit Ohio's wins, but if the rest of the MAC got to play UAB last year and SDSU this year, there would have been other MAC wins.
I don't know about this. The Ohio teams that played both bowl games were healthy and seemed to have very good game plans. They also matched up very well against both teams they played. UAB's weakness was defending the run game. THe Cats will exploit that no other MAC team. SDSU relied heavily on the run. You need to throw to beat the Cats. I'm not so sure the matchups would have been so favorable for other MAC teams.
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Mark Lembright '85
12/22/2018 9:40 AM
BryanHall wrote:expand_more
Yes, I think it will be the only MAC bowl win. But let's at least be fair about the criticism, Ohio has had two very favorable bowl opponents the past two years. UAB was in its first year back from the dead and SDSU has resembled road kill the second half of the season. That's not to discredit Ohio's wins, but if the rest of the MAC got to play UAB last year and SDSU this year, there would have been other MAC wins.
I don't know about this. The Ohio teams that played both bowl games were healthy and seemed to have very good game plans. They also matched up very well against both teams they played. UAB's weakness was defending the run game. THe Cats will exploit that no other MAC team. SDSU relied heavily on the run. You need to throw to beat the Cats. I'm not so sure the matchups would have been so favorable for other MAC teams.
I agree, especially with the win over SDSU. That game was supposed to be strength against strength, Ohio’s run game versus SDSU’s stout run defense, one of the top run defenses in the nation. And I think UAB proved last year was no fluke. Had Ohio barely beaten both teams, that would be one thing. But they outscored them 68-6! That’s 2 different beat downs in bowl games.
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Pataskala
12/22/2018 7:19 PM
Track meet shaping up in Mobile. It's 7-7 just 3:13 into the game.
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Ted Thompson
12/22/2018 9:21 PM
Uh-oh. Game-changing play in Mobile? Bulls back on top.
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Doc Bobcat
12/22/2018 9:50 PM
Buffalo D has to be tired....Troy back on top.
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Ted Thompson
12/22/2018 10:11 PM
Doc Bobcat wrote:expand_more
Buffalo D has to be tired....Troy back on top.
Buffalo doesn't run an offensive play in the 3rd quarter.
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Ted Thompson
12/22/2018 10:18 PM
Boy, the MAC Offensive Player of the Year really lit it up.
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Doc Bobcat
12/22/2018 10:19 PM
42-32 Troy with 3 minutes left.
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OhioBobcat
12/22/2018 10:32 PM
The MAC has simply been pathetic in the bowls the last three years. It's flat out embarrassing.
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Pataskala
12/22/2018 10:35 PM
The MAC over the last three bowl seasons:

Ohio 2-1
Fiami 0-1
Akron 0-1
Buffalo 0-1
CMU 0-2
EMU 0-2
WMU 0-2
NIU 0-2
Toledo 0-3
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Pataskala
12/22/2018 10:46 PM
OhioBobcat wrote:expand_more
The MAC has simply been pathetic in the bowls the last three years. It's flat out embarrassing.
Sadly, this year was less embarrassing than last year. This year's losses were by 2, 24, 31, 3 and 10 pts -- a total of 70 pts, an average of 14 pts.

Last year's losses were by 50, 23, 34 and 22 pts -- a total of 129 pts, an average of 32.25 pts. Oddly enough, going 1-4 last year was more embarrassing than going 0-6 in 2016 when the average margin of loss was only 11 pts.
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OhioBobcat
12/22/2018 11:37 PM
Pataskala wrote:expand_more
The MAC over the last three bowl seasons:

Ohio 2-1
Fiami 0-1
Akron 0-1
Buffalo 0-1
CMU 0-2
EMU 0-2
WMU 0-2
NIU 0-2
Toledo 0-3
This is why I wish Ohio would have been matched up with a quality bowl opponent the last two years. UAB and SDSU were mediocre at best and offered no challenge whatsoever and both Ohio teams would have been primed to beat much better bowl opponents. It's disappointing because Ohio's non-conference schedules are often equally disappointing. Ohio's been the best team in the MAC the last two years and won't have a true marquee win to show for it.
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Bcat2
12/23/2018 3:03 AM
Ted Thompson wrote:expand_more
Boy, the MAC Offensive Player of the Year really lit it up.



So perhaps the PFF MAC POY, Mr. Lowery, was a more appropriate choice or even the MAC's leading rusher, Mr. Ouellette. Admittedly my Ohio bias showing here. Buffalo's 4 losses were by an average 41.5-22.7. Their defense loses 8 senior starters from this season's depth chart. If Mr.Jackson does transfer Buffalo will be a stretch to defend the MAC East.
Last Edited: 12/23/2018 3:07:33 AM by Bcat2
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