4-way tie in MAC East, BG’s probably got the toughest path

[orangeandbrown]

Yeah, no bowl eligible teams from the East under that scenario. The East Champion could easily end up with three losses. For example:

BG Beats Kent and Miami and loses to Toledo.
Miami: Beats Buffalo and Ohio but loses to BG
Ohio: Loses to Miami, but beats Toledo and Akron
Akron: Beats Ball State and Kent, but loses to OU

[Schadenfreude]

Yeah, no bowl eligible teams from the East under that scenario.

The MAC champ will go bowling no matter what. North Texas was allowed to play in the New Orleans Bowl at 5-6, and I think the NCAA would make a similar exception for a 6-6 MAC champion.

I pray it doesn't come to that.

[orangeandbrown]

I understand that, but it would also mean that the East Champion--if NOT bowl eligible, and the MACC loser--would not get a bowl game.

[Schadenfreude]

I understand that, but it would also mean that the East Champion--if NOT bowl eligible, and the MACC loser--would not get a bowl game.

It was for the benefit of the lurkers.

[BGDrew]

6 wins is the magic number assuming you play 12 games.

[San Diego Falcon]

6 wins is the magic number assuming you play 12 games.

Hopefully this is a moot point, but I think you also need a winning record to be bowl-eligible. The exceptions to that rule were only during the 2002 and 2003 seasons when everyone played 12 regular season games.

On a related topic, I think all MAC fans are waiting to see how the NCAA will rule upon 6-6 teams starting next year when 12-game seasons come back.

[Hail Peden]

on the subject of ohio moving to the top of mid american conference basketball and football it really depends on how long tim o shea is at ohio maybe the next coach will be good enough to sustain the run maybe they wont but eventually it will collapse as the foundation for the program is mid major without the resources to maintain over the long haul a top forty program in football its more realistic to expect a program just as good as what bowling green and miami ohio have as ohio it is pretty much the same deal rural residential campus without much local talent but attractive for other reasons at one time ohio foootball was as dead as eastern michigan in support but no more is that an excuse so the fustration in the last five years or so out of athens is justified

[Hail Peden]

on the subject of mid american east race i think miami is going to take it as they have an easy path with buffalo ohio and bowling green weeknight at home ohio has the thougest path with miami toledo and akron weeknight road i could foresee ohio winning at akron and either miami or toledo but very unlikely not both if miami wins out that will put them at eight and three which will be a decent bowl record win or lose in the mid american conference championship at ford field in downtown detroit michigan on december first the year of our lord two thousand and five

[hammb]

on the subject of mid american east race i think miami is going to take it as they have an easy path with buffalo ohio and bowling green weeknight at home ohio has the thougest path with miami toledo and akron weeknight road i could foresee ohio winning at akron and either miami or toledo but very unlikely not both if miami wins out that will put them at eight and three which will be a decent bowl record win or lose in the mid american conference championship at ford field in downtown detroit michigan on december first the year of our lord two thousand and five

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[1987alum]

Nearly impossible?