WMU-CMU game 11/6/07

bgmaggot00 · Post by **bgmaggot00** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:29 pm

Anyone care who wins this one? I'm watching it here, and it's currently 7-3 Western just after the half. Just wondering if there are any thoughts on this one. Central will clinch the west if they win tonight.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:36 pm

I'd like to see Western Michigan win.

That would force Central Michigan to win out in order to basically lock themselves into a bowl game.

It's a good game. Good crowd for a weeknight, and those teams hate each other.

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:55 pm

...did I just hear the announcers call this "THE rivalry game in the MAC?"

bgmaggot00 · Post by **bgmaggot00** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:57 pm

BGDrew wrote:...did I just hear the announcers call this "THE rivalry game in the MAC?"

you did...

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:01 pm

"THE" rivalry in this conference (at least in football) is always played as the last game of the year. The MAC consciously made that decision with ESPN.

Just an example of coaches talking themselves up when meeting with commentators.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:18 pm

7:50 to go, the game is tied at 17.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:25 pm

TD Central Michigan, they lead 24-17

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:26 pm

bgmaggot00 wrote:
BGDrew wrote:...did I just hear the announcers call this "THE rivalry game in the MAC?"
you did...

This usually is a pretty big game. I think their attendance is typically higher than BG-UT.

Good game so far.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:33 pm

kdog27 wrote:
bgmaggot00 wrote:
BGDrew wrote:...did I just hear the announcers call this "THE rivalry game in the MAC?"
you did...
This usually is a pretty big game. I think their attendance is typically higher than BG-UT.

Good game so far.

I doubt it was this year. It's freezing cold and there's been some snow as well up in Kalamazoo. Plus its Tuesday night. I bet those two factors had a big negative effect on attendance tonight. We'll see though.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:46 pm

WOW!! LeFevour fumbles, WMU ball inside the 30 down by 3 with 2 minutes to play.

TD WMU - They lead 31-27 with 1:35 to go.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:02 pm

The ending of this game is NUTS. LeFevour tried to QB sneak and he appeared to get the TD on first and goal from the 1, but the play was ruled not a TD and confirmed on the replay. Now he sneaked again, and got in for the TD. Now they are reviewing this play because WMU says they stopped his forward progress.

They just called it a TD. 34-31 CMU with :14 left. What a crazy game.

BGDrew · Post by **BGDrew** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:05 pm

MAC officials muck another one.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:08 pm

WMU nearly had a Trinity College lateral play at the end, they got it to the CMU 30 but lost the ball out of bounds to end the game. What an ending. And yeah, it was controversial because of the QB sneaks being reviewed, but IMO justice was served because LeFevour was in on the first sneak that was called down inside the 1.

THAT'S what MAC football should be folks.

Kaleena08 · Post by **Kaleena08** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:40 pm

I wish Western would have won. I simply dislike Central due to the idiots who attend school there and how they act at their football games (more specifically when we went there last year).

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:53 pm

Kaleena08 wrote:I wish Western would have won. I simply dislike Central due to the idiots who attend school there and how they act at their football games (more specifically when we went there last year).

Kaleena, I do agree that CMU's fans are idiots. I remember one of them looking at my BGSU hoodie and proclaiming us as "big gay sex university" on the field after the game. But honestly, from what I've heard through the grapevine, WMU's fans aren't exactly saints by comparison. I haven't experienced them firsthand since we haven't played at WMU in the three years I've been here, maybe next year...