Temple doesn't count?

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:52 pm

I have seen this in far too many different places for it to be a mere coincidence. Again, on the ESPNU halftime show for the Ohio-EMU game, we were listed as 0-0 in the division and in last place in the East standings. Temple was listed at 1-2 in second-to-last place. If this were simply a mistake I wouldn't expect to see it from so many different sources, so what gives? As you can see at www.mac-sports.com we are listed at 1-0 in the division and conference, so I guess I am a bit confused.

Because of the unbalanced conference schedules, does one of our East games not count toward the division standings, possibly?

BGSUFootballFan · Post by **BGSUFootballFan** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:56 pm

Stop caring so much about the ESPN networks that post the wrong material about us "non BCS" teams. Temple does count and it counts a lot because its an EAST game. We are 3-2, 1-0 in the MAC, and 1-0 in the MAC EAST which is the most important record for who will win the division.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:00 pm

BGSUFootballFan wrote:Stop caring so much about the ESPN networks that post the wrong material about us "non BCS" teams. Temple does count and it counts a lot because its an EAST game. We are 3-2, 1-0 in the MAC, and 1-0 in the MAC EAST which is the most important record for who will win the division.

Well, it isn't that I care about what ESPN has to say, its just that I've seen this from the PD, Blade, USA Today, etc., too. I guess the notion that it is an intentional mistake from all of these sources has me questioning this a bit. It really isn't that big of a deal to me either way. I'm just curious, I suppose. It's why my friends call me Whiskers.

San Fran Falcon · Post by **San Fran Falcon** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:33 pm

Bleeding Orange wrote:
BGSUFootballFan wrote:Stop caring so much about the ESPN networks that post the wrong material about us "non BCS" teams. Temple does count and it counts a lot because its an EAST game. We are 3-2, 1-0 in the MAC, and 1-0 in the MAC EAST which is the most important record for who will win the division.
Well, it isn't that I care about what ESPN has to say, its just that I've seen this from the PD, Blade, USA Today, etc., too. I guess the notion that it is an intentional mistake from all of these sources has me questioning this a bit. It really isn't that big of a deal to me either way. I'm just curious, I suppose. It's why my friends call me Whiskers.

I've found that a lot of the media outlets appear to copy each other. I'll read articles or standings from one source, then see the exact same article verbatim at a completely different outlet. My guess is that they've all copied the incorrect source. When you see the standings, do they have our overall record correct? But, again, who gives a crap. We know our record and all that matters is moving to 2-0 in MAC East play. Beat Miami!!

professorjackson · Post by **professorjackson** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:53 pm

no, Temple doesn't count. maybe in the standings, but inno other way

cowboyjoe · Post by **cowboyjoe** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:13 pm

Temple wins again today...last week N. Illinois and this week Akron. People still making fun of them and still think we should have beat them by 30? Come on...