Breaking news... Vick suspended for season

BGman2004 · Post by **BGman2004** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:31 pm

According to ncaafootball.net, their offical cite, Virginia Tech has suspended QB Marcus Vick for the entire 2004 season for several run-ins with the law. These include offering alcohol to 14 and 15 year old girls. Western Michigan plays the Hokies on 9/11 maybe this will open the door for another MAC victory over a big time program, and help our strength of schedule.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:22 pm

Vick wasn't the best QB on the team and would not have been starting anyway, I don't think it effects WMU's chances.

I actually read about this awhile ago, and when it first came out there was speculation that he might lose his scholarship altogether.

Pope4Heisman · Post by **Pope4Heisman** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:12 pm

Yeah i highly doubt Western has a shot against Virginia Tech, and BG doesnt have much of a shot at Oklahoma either, the MAC won't have as many upsets as last year. We'll beat Temple though 8)

rc_ziggy84 · Post by **rc_ziggy84** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 12:09 am

Say what you will. But who would have thought BG could beat Purdue, take OSU to the end, Marshall beating Big 12 champ K-State, and NIU taking out Maryland. I'm optimisitc for the conference this year. Let's not get too down before the season even comes.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:17 am

rc_ziggy84 wrote:Say what you will. But who would have thought BG could beat Purdue, take OSU to the end, Marshall beating Big 12 champ K-State, and NIU taking out Maryland. I'm optimisitc for the conference this year. Let's not get too down before the season even comes.

Our chances against Purdue I believed whole-heartedly we'd give them a run or win that game. I told that to Andy Evans the week before the Purdue game and he laughed at me because Purdue was a "dark horse Big 10 candidate". I said that BG will win, and they did. OSU I knew would be close because EVERYONE plays OSU close. We had a quality team with a chance to win. We fell just short, but I had a feeling that game would be close.

The Maryland game was @ NIU was it not? That is a bigtime advantage for them. K-State was w/o Roberson in the Marshall game, although Marshall was without Hill as well. Perhaps that's a push, I don't know.

I am pretty sure that the best teams in the MAC this season are not nearly as good as the best teams in the MAC were last year. Marshall & UT are the favorites in the two divisions, but I don't think either is as good as last year's BG or Miami(OH) team was. Certainly the MAC is still on the rise, but I don't think that we'll have as many upsets as we did last year. I just don't think the cream at the top is as good as it was last season.

Pope4Heisman · Post by **Pope4Heisman** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:59 am

I actually had 5 dollars on BG beating Purdue last year.

rc_ziggy84 · Post by **rc_ziggy84** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 2:43 pm

I had ten. we did a three team parlay with BG, and a two teamer with the other two wins minus BG. They all hit, nice win

I should have never doubted