MAC Football Thread - 2018 and beyond

Okay . . . let's try this again.

Moderators: Shirley, Sabo, brian, rass, DaveInSeattle

User avatar
Nonlinear FC
The Dude
Posts: 10739
Joined: Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:09 pm

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Nonlinear FC »

I know he's no longer a MAC guy, but this turned up on my favorite MI football blog.

Image

WTF does any of that even mean? Fleck is a weird dude, man.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

I think the funny thing with Fleck is that some people -- too many people -- think he's some kind of genius or savant, but he's really an unbelievable idiot. I suspect that will be borne out when outrecruiting schools at your level is no longer an option.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
Nonlinear FC
The Dude
Posts: 10739
Joined: Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:09 pm

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Nonlinear FC »

Yeah, I've taken your posts to heart, so he gets zero slack... That posted quote is just a disaster on at least three distinct levels. First off, neither sentence actually makes sense. Maybe it's a contextual issue, but why is he highlighting the fact that he has a daily dose of "tough conversations?" Like... with his kids? The AD? The barista at Starbucks? The second is such a botch of that saying, it's borderline ridiculous.

For one thing, having a chip on your shoulder isn't a good thing. It means you're carrying around a issues or a grudge, which often sends you into a rage with very little provocation. I mean... Is that a good thing for a head coach? Maybe for a Mike LB or a something?

Secondly, if you want to up the ante on that saying, you say boulder. Or, you know, another large object, preferably an actually substantive thing. A crack is... not a tangible thing. So, what is he saying? He swallows his anger in a pit of despair? It's like... Is he saying the chip has a crack, that makes it worse than a full intact chip?

What a dumb dumb.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
User avatar
Sabo
The Dude
Posts: 5466
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:33 am
Location: On the trail

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Sabo »

You're also forgetting that U. of Minnesota paid Western Michigan something like $60k just so Fleck could bring his asinine "Row the Boat" slogan to his new job. So there's all sorts of stupidity going on around Fleck.
Birds don’t suck. They lack the necessary anatomical structures to do so.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Kent State had 550 yards of total offense and then ended the game with 4th and 17 or worse on four straight possessions (including a 4th and 27 and 4th and 35). No way that’s ever happened before.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
Sabo
The Dude
Posts: 5466
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:33 am
Location: On the trail

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Sabo »

I fucking hate college football.
Birds don’t suck. They lack the necessary anatomical structures to do so.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

This was a pretty sweet trick play though.

https://twitter.com/MACSports/status/930598889249484801

(And honestly looks like Akron's QB might have gotten injured at the end of the game last night? Kent State is better than their record and it's a rivalry game -- they might give Akron quite a battle next week.)
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Frank Solich is creeping closer to what I thought was probably the most unassailable record in the MAC -- all-time conference wins. Solich now has 65 wins at Ohio and trails Herb Deromedi's 90 wins and and is second all-time. (Ohio has the coaches with the second and third-most conference wins all-time, curiously enough.)

Solich probably needs at least four years at best to break the record though and at age 73...
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

CMU announced today a $15-$20M addition to Kelly/Shorts Stadium to the north end zone for new locker rooms, meeting space and training rooms. There's also a strong likelihood of additional luxury boxes/suite seating and possibility additional standard seating as well, which would make the largest stadium in the MAC even larger.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
A_B
The Dude
Posts: 23319
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:36 am
Location: Getting them boards like a wolf in the chicken pen.

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by A_B »

brian wrote:Frank Solich is creeping closer to what I thought was probably the most unassailable record in the MAC -- all-time conference wins. Solich now has 65 wins at Ohio and trails Herb Deromedi's 90 wins and and is second all-time. (Ohio has the coaches with the second and third-most conference wins all-time, curiously enough.)

Solich probably needs at least four years at best to break the record though and at age 73...


Is that conference wins or wins as a coach while in the conference? Because it seems like 25 more conference wins would be a pretty tall order for a 73 year old.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

A_B wrote:
brian wrote:Frank Solich is creeping closer to what I thought was probably the most unassailable record in the MAC -- all-time conference wins. Solich now has 65 wins at Ohio and trails Herb Deromedi's 90 wins and and is second all-time. (Ohio has the coaches with the second and third-most conference wins all-time, curiously enough.)

Solich probably needs at least four years at best to break the record though and at age 73...


Is that conference wins or wins as a coach while in the conference? Because it seems like 25 more conference wins would be a pretty tall order for a 73 year old.


Conference wins only. So yeah, he'd likely have to stick around until age 78 (and that still assumes an average of 5 MAC wins a year).
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
GoodKarma
The Big Lebowski
Posts: 1508
Joined: Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:14 pm
Location: Colorado

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by GoodKarma »

brian wrote:CMU announced today a $15-$20M addition to Kelly/Shorts Stadium to the north end zone for new locker rooms, meeting space and training rooms. There's also a strong likelihood of additional luxury boxes/suite seating and possibility additional standard seating as well, which would make the largest stadium in the MAC even larger.


Well that certainly follows suit with the rest of the conference...Miami just opened up theirs earlier this year. BG, Toledo and OU have all completed similar facilities over the past decade.
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
Mulligan
Jackie Treehorn
Posts: 63
Joined: Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:40 am

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Mulligan »

brian wrote:
A_B wrote:
brian wrote:Frank Solich is creeping closer to what I thought was probably the most unassailable record in the MAC -- all-time conference wins. Solich now has 65 wins at Ohio and trails Herb Deromedi's 90 wins and and is second all-time. (Ohio has the coaches with the second and third-most conference wins all-time, curiously enough.)

Solich probably needs at least four years at best to break the record though and at age 73...


Is that conference wins or wins as a coach while in the conference? Because it seems like 25 more conference wins would be a pretty tall order for a 73 year old.


Conference wins only. So yeah, he'd likely have to stick around until age 78 (and that still assumes an average of 5 MAC wins a year).


I thin there is a good chance. He seems very content and his staff has never showed signs of leaving him. Small Town, very respected and come and go without much drams so why not go as long as you can.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Go Bobcats today but most importantly make sure to run plenty of clock in the second half so the Potato Bowl broadcast starts on time for my DVR
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
Square Rob
Jesus Quintana
Posts: 769
Joined: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:43 pm

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Square Rob »

Well done Bobcats, even if my heart was with the blazers.
Now let's go Pokes!
User avatar
Square Rob
Jesus Quintana
Posts: 769
Joined: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:43 pm

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Square Rob »

This may be the absolute worst color combination in the history of college football.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Square Rob wrote:This may be the absolute worst color combination in the history of college football.


The two Boiseans sitting next to me asking what CMU and Wyoming are ranked might be worse.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
Square Rob
Jesus Quintana
Posts: 769
Joined: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:43 pm

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Square Rob »

And that throw right there is why pro teams are interested in Allen. He has one of the biggest arms I've ever seen.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Could be two first-round picks on the field. Depending on how he tests in the combine CMU’s Tyler Conklin could be in that late first round/early second. He has prototypical NFL size for a TE.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Allen is something else though. I’m in almost identical seats as when I saw Matt Ryan play CMU in 2006 and they have a lot of similarities.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

CMU absolutely clowned WMU and NIU — two teams as good or better than Wyoming — in the second half already this season so not so sure this one is over.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Fucking Morris. I’m so ready for the Tony Poljan era.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Congrats, Bob. That was a complete embarrassment for Central. Pathetic.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
Square Rob
Jesus Quintana
Posts: 769
Joined: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:43 pm

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Square Rob »

+8 in the TO battle should have led to an even bigger MoV. Really glad Allen came back and played well. If the Pokes can get an offense to match their D they will be tough. Happy with where Bohl is taking them.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Yeah I should be a little happy the defense stepped up at times. That game should/could have been 70-14.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Missed this on Wednesday somehow, but CMU scheduled Alabama in 2023, the week before my 50th birthday. So if any of you are wondering what to get me for that birthday...
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

I love being a MAC fan.

Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
sancarlos
The Dude
Posts: 18060
Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 1:46 pm
Location: NorCal via Colorado

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by sancarlos »

So being a MAC team is like being a pirate? I don't get it.
"What a bunch of pedantic pricks." - sybian
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
A_B
The Dude
Posts: 23319
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:36 am
Location: Getting them boards like a wolf in the chicken pen.

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by A_B »

See you in September!
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
User avatar
GoodKarma
The Big Lebowski
Posts: 1508
Joined: Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:14 pm
Location: Colorado

Re: MAC Football Thread - 2018 and beyond

Post by GoodKarma »

Looks like Eastern Michigan gets to fly the jolly roger this week. That was a nice win for them.

Unfortunately brian Central does not. That has to be a disappointing loss for the Chip faithful.

Don't get me started on Miami. The team has regressed (especially the QB play) the past two years and it's painful. The coaching staff is getting exposed as inept. It started with a horribly final drive and missed FG against Miss State in their last bowl game in 2016 and it's been downhill ever since. I know it they played UC in a rainstorm but 139 passing yards on 41 attempts is pathetic.
I would like expensive whiskey.
We only have beer & wine...
What am I, 12?
User avatar
Nonlinear FC
The Dude
Posts: 10739
Joined: Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:09 pm

Re: MAC Football Thread - 2018 and beyond

Post by Nonlinear FC »

Too quiet in here!

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/coll ... sion=evoke

That's a fucking doozy of a story.

Found at Mgoblog, who's chief proprietor has a saying that "people are in charge of things because they are in charge" (not because they know what the fuck they are doing.

Hoo boy, Bowling Green.
With Bowling Green fresh off a Mid-American Conference title powered by one of the country’s highest-flying offenses, then-AD Chris Kingston wanted to keep a good thing going. So he Googled which team had the best offense that year, noted it was Texas Tech, and essentially targeted the top Red Raiders assistant he could afford.

Conservatively speaking, it was the dumbest coaching search in college football history.
Last edited by Nonlinear FC on Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football Thread - 2018 and beyond

Post by brian »

I'm just hoping CMU can salvage something out this season by upsetting Western, otherwise this year was just a total loss.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
Sabo
The Dude
Posts: 5466
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:33 am
Location: On the trail

Re: MAC Football Thread - 2018 and beyond

Post by Sabo »

Brian, I hope you enjoyed tonight’s Ohio vs. Western Michigan game as much as I did.
Birds don’t suck. They lack the necessary anatomical structures to do so.
User avatar
A_B
The Dude
Posts: 23319
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:36 am
Location: Getting them boards like a wolf in the chicken pen.

Re: MAC Football Thread - 2018 and beyond

Post by A_B »

Sabo, your Lexington buddy Jason did. They went big on that one.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
User avatar
Sabo
The Dude
Posts: 5466
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:33 am
Location: On the trail

Re: MAC Football Thread - 2018 and beyond

Post by Sabo »

A_B wrote: Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:38 pm Sabo, your Lexington buddy Jason did. They went big on that one.
He’s a good man.
Birds don’t suck. They lack the necessary anatomical structures to do so.
User avatar
Square Rob
Jesus Quintana
Posts: 769
Joined: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:43 pm

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by Square Rob »

brian wrote: Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:18 pm Missed this on Wednesday somehow, but CMU scheduled Alabama in 2023, the week before my 50th birthday. So if any of you are wondering what to get me for that birthday...
Brian, just saw this. Sure thing, but you might have to remind me.
User avatar
A_B
The Dude
Posts: 23319
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:36 am
Location: Getting them boards like a wolf in the chicken pen.

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by A_B »

Square Rob wrote: Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:32 am
brian wrote: Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:18 pm Missed this on Wednesday somehow, but CMU scheduled Alabama in 2023, the week before my 50th birthday. So if any of you are wondering what to get me for that birthday...
Brian, just saw this. Sure thing, but you might have to remind me.
He'll be in Thailand.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football 2016 Thread

Post by brian »

A_B wrote: Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:09 am
Square Rob wrote: Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:32 am
brian wrote: Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:18 pm Missed this on Wednesday somehow, but CMU scheduled Alabama in 2023, the week before my 50th birthday. So if any of you are wondering what to get me for that birthday...
Brian, just saw this. Sure thing, but you might have to remind me.
He'll be in Thailand.
By 2023, I certainly hope so. At worst hopefully I’ll be really close to retiring by then.
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
User avatar
brian
The Dude
Posts: 27740
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:52 am
Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Re: MAC Football Thread - 2018 and beyond

Post by brian »

CMU gets its first-ever 5-star commit!

(But it's a punter.)
Bandwagon fan of the 2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
Post Reply