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SouthernCollegeSports.com just released its 2006 MAC preview, thought you guys might be interested in checking it out. It's linked below!

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his assumptions based upon only the data he provided seem logical enough.
The sad part is he is not giving credit to those who are coming up. We know and I have seen the multi geared RB we have.. he is amazing. Our lines are stronger than he is expecting as well and i doubt seriously if our D will give up as many points a s last year.
Glasses off, do I see a MACC this year..nope. Do I see 3-5 in con play, no 5-3 maybe 4-4 at the pure worst. glasses on, I see us turning heads with the players we have been developing, and ending up in the Title game.

All the projected wins-losses-tossups don't match up. The Kent preview has @BG as a toss-up, but our preview has it as a projected loss. I think there are other games similar to this.

At any rate, these bozos lost all credibility when they projected us to lose to Kent at home. Quite simply, that won't happen. I don't care is Kent is returning 18 starters, those 18 guys sucked last year and will suck again this year. More experience doesn't make them better then guys we have stepping into starting roles this year.

This will help answer one part of your reply. This is from the Preview FAQ on the site:

Q: Why is Team A listed as a toss-up in Team B's preview, but Team B listed as a loss in Team A's preview?

A: Each preview is done from that individual team's perspective. Therefore, if you are looking at Southern Cal's preview, that is written from a USC mindset. Just for example: while USC may be Arizona State's toughest game of the season and a pretty sure-loss from the ASU perspective, it is possibly the toughest game the Trojans will play all year and therefore not a guaranteed win.

Hope that helps a bit.

still doesn't make sense.

and why even mess with "toss-ups"?? If you're going to go through the trouble of previewing every team, grow a pair and pick winners and losers. No one's gonna remember it later anyway, why bother?

Warthog wrote:At any rate, these bozos lost all credibility when they projected us to lose to Kent at home. Quite simply, that won't happen. I don't care is Kent is returning 18 starters, those 18 guys sucked last year and will suck again this year. More experience doesn't make them better then guys we have stepping into starting roles this year.

I was thinking the same thing, then I flashed back to last year's Akron game.

Warthog wrote:All the projected wins-losses-tossups don't match up. The Kent preview has @BG as a toss-up, but our preview has it as a projected loss. I think there are other games similar to this.

At any rate, these bozos lost all credibility when they projected us to lose to Kent at home. Quite simply, that won't happen. I don't care is Kent is returning 18 starters, those 18 guys sucked last year and will suck again this year. More experience doesn't make them better then guys we have stepping into starting roles this year.

I think the same can be said for Ohio as well. They only won 4 games last year, but because they have more returning starters they are going to be so much better. I don't buy it. Really there is no mention of up and coming guys for any team. Basically if you lost a bunch of guys you are going to do bad (Miami, BG) but if you return a bunch you're going to win.

PGY Tiercel wrote:

Warthog wrote:All the projected wins-losses-tossups don't match up. The Kent preview has @BG as a toss-up, but our preview has it as a projected loss. I think there are other games similar to this.

At any rate, these bozos lost all credibility when they projected us to lose to Kent at home. Quite simply, that won't happen. I don't care is Kent is returning 18 starters, those 18 guys sucked last year and will suck again this year. More experience doesn't make them better then guys we have stepping into starting roles this year.

I think the same can be said for Ohio as well. They only won 4 games last year, but because they have more returning starters they are going to be so much better. I don't buy it. Really there is no mention of up and coming guys for any team. Basically if you lost a bunch of guys you are going to do bad (Miami, BG) but if you return a bunch you're going to win.

Thank you both for stating that. I get tired of hearing how great Kent State and Ohio U are gonna be cuz of all the returning starters. OU got bombed in the majority of the MAC games last year and Kent State was 1-10. KSU travels to BG, Miami, Buffalo and Ball State. KSU hosts OU, UT, Akron and EMU. I see at least 5 MAC losses there.

The Falcons are gonna be a better team than most seem to think. IMO, BG will represent the East in the MACC. We have a program that contends on a yearly basis and our recruiting, at least on paper, has been solid. Phil Steele rated our class #1 for 2006. We have a young team...but there is a whole lotta talent just waiting to bust out. We have as good a shot as anyone to win the MAC.

GO FALCONS!!!!

I’m split with some of the opinions on here about Kent State and Ohio this year. Like many of you, I am also not sold on Kent State. I think they will be improved from last season, but I just don’t think they’ll be that much better this year than last and I certainly can’t see them winning the East like one publication picked them to…but stranger things have happened. As mentioned above, Akron certainly surprised some people last year and I didn’t considered them in the running for a MAC Championship title and bowl berth last year, and that’s exactly what they did. Many people including myself felt Miami was the team we had to beat for the East (which we did), and Akron ended up earning the top honor. But Kent State this year winning the East would a bigger stretch than Akron winning last year IMO.

On the flip side, I’m actually in the minority on here and think Ohio will be much improved this year and that they’ll be a solid team. They certainly have the talent on paper to make a run with their key returners, a favorable MAC schedule setup and some impact transfers that I think will be starters at the beginning of the season - or soon there after. It honestly wouldn’t surprise me one bit to see the Bobcats play competitively but lose to NIU and all their D-I non-conference games then make a run in the MAC. Heck, Akron was shutout at home by winless Army the week right before the Zips beat BG and also lost to Ball State and only beat Buffalo 13-7, but then made a late run in the conference. Akron had a lot break right for it when BG, Miami and Akron finished in a three-way tie, but they got all the breaks and I wish like hell we could have gotten one of them. I really think the BG/OU game down in Athens will be the key conference game for both teams (BG & OU). I guess we’ll see.