BG picked 6th in the MAC East

BGFalconfromCincy · Post by **BGFalconfromCincy** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:23 pm

Kent and Western Michigan are the favorites in each division, with Kent picked to win the MAC tourney

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml? ... EM_ID=9400

2007-08 Preseason Poll

East Division Points

1. Kent State (10) 147

2. Miami (9) 146

3. Ohio (8 ) 131

4. Akron (5) 128

5. Buffalo 52

6. Bowling Green 47

West Division Points

1. Western Michigan (23) 173

2. Toledo (6) 144

3. Central Michigan (3) 131

4. Eastern Michigan 92

5. Northern Illinois 58

6. Ball State 53

First place votes in parentheses ( )

Tournament Votes: Kent State (7), Western Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Miami (5), Akron (4), Toledo (3), Bowling Green (1)

Falcon137 · Post by **Falcon137** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:58 pm

Seems about right to me.

I like BG to finish 4th or 5th tough, wth Miami winning the East and Toledo winning the West.

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:40 pm

Falcon137 wrote:Seems about right to me.

I like BG to finish 4th or 5th tough, wth Miami winning the East and Toledo winning the West.

Thanks but we got nuthin'. Lost too much last year-it'll be an exciting year that is wildly inconsistent but we may well lose all our MAC games. (sandbag emoticon goes here)

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:54 pm

Nowhere to go but up!!

BGSU33 · Post by **BGSU33** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:28 pm

ZiggyZoomba wrote:Nowhere to go but up!!

Where have we heard that before? Oh yeah, we’ve been saying that for several years in a row now. Just kidding, I agree, there’s nowhere to go but up. I'm just worried that since we've been at the bottom for so long, I just hope we remember which way is up since it’s been forever since we’ve actually been there. But I will say I have much more faith in what Orr will help us do not only this year, but in years to come, than I had in DD after his return from Morgantown.

Falcon137 · Post by **Falcon137** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:41 pm

Hey H2O will you be going to the Toledo @ Dayton game.

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:34 am

Falcon137 wrote:Hey H2O will you be going to the Toledo @ Dayton game.

Doubtful- I don't get in many road trips for hoops.

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:38 am

I am jacked to see what Coach Orr does with the program. According to many sources, we'll be running a much more uptempo offense than the slow motion offense. Teams won't know what to think of BG and I like the fact expectations are low...and they should be considering last year and a new coach.

But Coach Orr has been VERY impressive in his short time and I like our chances to have a successful season.

TIP IT OFF!!!

Tricky_Falcon · Post by **Tricky_Falcon** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:35 pm

Reading the online edition of the Sentinel-Trib. it talked about the men's media day and what the team was looking to do this season. It actually got me excited about the season and ready to see what this team can do.

fredthefalcon · Post by **fredthefalcon** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:31 am

Watch for the new coach bounce effect. New coach comes in and overachieves with leftovers before getting his own recruits in the next year. Happened with Urban Meyer in football and can happen with Orr as well. We won't be last or next to the bottom.

BleedOrange · Post by **BleedOrange** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:32 pm

fredthefalcon wrote:Watch for the new coach bounce effect. New coach comes in and overachieves with leftovers before getting his own recruits in the next year. Happened with Urban Meyer in football and can happen with Orr as well. We won't be last or next to the bottom.

Yup. Agree totally.

Know what else? This is another down year for the league. In fact, unless some players explode, the league is more down THIS year than last year.