Controlling our own destiny

FormerFreddie · Post by **FormerFreddie** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:08 pm

According to the game announcers on ESPN, BG controls it's own destiny and will be MAC East champs if they win tonight AND beat Toledo next week. This is news to me.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:12 pm

FormerFreddie wrote:According to the game announcers on ESPN, BG controls it's own destiny and will be MAC East champs if they win tonight AND beat Toledo next week. This is news to me.

I don't know what kind of news that is. Look at the standings. We have two losses along with Miami, OU and Akron both have 3. If we beat Miami and then Toledo, we have two losses, and everyone else has at LEAST 3 losses. We win the East. Ahem. We are the "Beasts of the East." 8)

BGSU99 · Post by **BGSU99** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:12 pm

If we hang on tonight (can't imagine blowing a 29-0 halftime lead, but I'm not jinxing us) and beat Toledo next week, we will be 6-2 in the MAC. The best record the other teams in the East can have is 5-3.

Columbus_Zak · Post by **Columbus_Zak** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:13 pm

does it really matter though? we'd have the tie breaker with Miami wouldn't we?

Germainfitch1 · Post by **Germainfitch1** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:14 pm

We could lose to Akron if we lose to Toledo. akron beat us

JohnnySwoop '85 · Post by **JohnnySwoop '85** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:14 pm

No it's true...we could have clinched but OU crapped out against Akron.

If we maintain against Miami (its at the half), Akron beats Kent, and Miami beats OU, and we lose to Toledo....what's the 3rd tiebreaker again???

I know, just win against Toledo, etc etc. But we might watch Akron and all 352 of their fans at a Bowl game

BGSU Falconz · Post by **BGSU Falconz** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:14 pm

Columbus_Zak wrote:does it really matter though? we'd have the tie breaker with Miami wouldn't we?

Since Akron won today, if we lose another game, don't they go ahead of us via the tie-breaker?

jmillerbg · Post by **jmillerbg** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:15 pm

It is Akron that we need to worry about.
If we lose against Toledo and Akron beats Kent (pretty much a given) then Akron will be in the MAC Championship game against Toledo (most likely).

Germainfitch1 · Post by **Germainfitch1** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:23 pm

Whats the second tiebreaker????

Miami beat Akron
akron beat us
WE beat Miami

We need the second tiebreaker

rc_ziggy84 · Post by **rc_ziggy84** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:25 pm

That scenario would take a Kent victory over Akron, that won't happen. We must beat Toledo

FormerFreddie · Post by **FormerFreddie** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:26 pm

As I gaze upon the MAC East standings, that would be true. Sorry for being seriously out of the loop for the last week or so. I was forgetting that Akron lost last week.

JohnnySwoop '85 · Post by **JohnnySwoop '85** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:27 pm

2nd tiebreaker is Head to Head where we're all still even.

I think the 3rd tiebreaker is record vs. WEST division opponents, and we're not good there

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:27 pm

we are not losing to Toledo.

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