How dors BG wib the MAC east?

[irs]

what heeds to happen for G to win the east?

[fanatic13]

We win and buffalo doesn't win both their last two games which includes them not playing the Akron game this weekend

[mbenecke]

If BG wins and Buffalo drops a game (or doesn’t play) against either Akron or Kent State, we’re in Detroit. That’s all it takes.

[Schadenfreude]

I guess there's only one thing left to do:

Wib the whole Falcon thing.

[BillyLP]

I guess there's only one thing left to do:

Wib the whole Falcon thing.

[jpfalcon09]

Akron/Buffalo game has been declared a no contest. BG now just needs to beat Ohio and they go to Detroit.

[BillyLP]

Akron/Buffalo game has been declared a no contest. BG now just needs to beat Ohio and they go to Detroit.

That really sucks for Buffalo. They can't control the weather and had a really good shot at winning their last two games. It's a shame the MAC didn't have a better plan in place for them to play the game elsewhere.

[mbenecke]

Akron/Buffalo game has been declared a no contest. BG now just needs to beat Ohio and they go to Detroit.

I’m not sure this is right. According to the MAC’s post, if it’s:

BG 6-2
Ohio 6-2
Buffalo 5-2

Buffalo would actually go to Detroit because of the uneven games tiebreaker policy. It goes by head to head against each division team, starting from the top. All 3 have beaten Miami, while BG and Ohio have lost to Kent while Buffalo will have beaten them in that scenario, sending Buffalo to Detroit.

Seems like BS that they can get there with less wins, but that’s how it’s laid out.

https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11 ... tions.aspx

[jpfalcon09]

Akron/Buffalo game has been declared a no contest. BG now just needs to beat Ohio and they go to Detroit.

I’m not sure this is right. According to the MAC’s post, if it’s:

BG 6-2
Ohio 6-2
Buffalo 5-2

Buffalo would actually go to Detroit because of the uneven games tiebreaker policy. It goes by head to head against each division team, starting from the top. All 3 have beaten Miami, while BG and Ohio have lost to Kent while Buffalo will have beaten them in that scenario, sending Buffalo to Detroit.

Seems like BS that they can get there with less wins, but that’s how it’s laid out.

https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11 ... tions.aspx

You're right, there was more to it. BG needs to beat Ohio and Buffalo still needs to lose to Kent State.

[BillyLP]

Akron/Buffalo game has been declared a no contest. BG now just needs to beat Ohio and they go to Detroit.

That really sucks for Buffalo. They can't control the weather and had a really good shot at winning their last two games. It's a shame the MAC didn't have a better plan in place for them to play the game elsewhere.

Ah, wait nevermind. Needed to actually go read everything on the website.

In that case, that really sucks for BG! Obviously, chances are Buffalo would have handled Akron, but to play less games with fewer wins and make the championship doesn't seem like the correct decision either. Either way, the MAC botched it.

[fanatic13]

In that case I hope they play Monday and a have a short week to plan for Kent

[mbenecke]

How did Buffalo get out of playing MACtion games to end the season in the first place? Why are their last 2 games on Saturdays?

[jpfalcon09]

How did Buffalo get out of playing MACtion games to end the season in the first place? Why are their last 2 games on Saturdays?

Good question. Probably has to do with TV availability. ESPN has NHL and NCAAB during the week at this point in the year. Their game against Akron was supposed to be on CBSSN. Can be my only thought. Same thing kinda happened last year with BG playing Ohio on Black Friday.

[Flipper]

I had a pretty huge Doors fixation in 81-82....The soft parade has now begun...

[Schadenfreude]

In that case, that really sucks for BG!

Given the way Buffalo kicked our butts a few weeks back, I can't complain too hard about this. It would be odd seeing a team with a lower winning percentage advance to the MAC title game, though.