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Pataskala
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Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/15/2024 5:18:46 PM

Saturday (all games on ESPN+ unless otherwise noted):

OHIO (2-1) at Kentucky (1-2) 12:45 pm, SEC Net
BSU (1-1, 0-0) at CMU (1-2, 0-0) 1 pm
St Francis (PA) (1-2) at EMU (2-1) 2 pm
Kent (0-3) at Penn St (2-0) 3:30 pm, BTN
MOFO (0-2) at ND (2-1) 3:30 pm, NBC & Peacock
Buffalo (2-1, 0-0) at NIU (2-0, 0-0) 3:30 pm
Toledo (3-0) at WKU (2-1) 7 pm
BG (1-1) at Texas A&M (2-1) 7:30 pm, SEC Net & ESPN+
Akron (1-2) at South Carolina (2-1) 7:30 pm, ESPNU

(WMU is idle)

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/15/2024 10:56:07 PM

Can Miami and BG do the unthinkable this weekend? Miami has a better shot than BG. Can't wait to see.

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/16/2024 9:41:22 AM

ExCat21 wrote:

Can Miami and BG do the unthinkable this weekend? Miami has a better shot than BG. Can't wait to see.

If they both do then Purdue must be awful for a Big Ten team.

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/16/2024 11:01:36 AM

ExCat21 wrote:

Can Miami and BG do the unthinkable this weekend? Miami has a better shot than BG. Can't wait to see.

You know lots more about football than I do, but I would have ranked the upset possibility in the opposite order with BG having the best shot. I guess I'm going on how they looked against PSU, and the fact that Miami sucks!

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/16/2024 1:42:29 PM

OhioCatFan wrote:

ExCat21 wrote:

Can Miami and BG do the unthinkable this weekend? Miami has a better shot than BG. Can't wait to see.

Yea, I never look at past performance as a 100% indicator. It's all about scheme and injury report for that week.

For BG, Texas A&M has speed at LBs and DBs that can match up pretty good with WRs and TEs. Aggies will definitely try to gameplan for TE Harold Fannin Jr. Against Penn St, the LBs are zone run-stoppers. The Aggies LBs can match man to man with BG. The Falcons just need to balance some inside and outside zone run to keep A&M honest.

As for Fiami, they catch Notre Dame with a lot of injury bugs from last week's win at Purdue. Most occurred on the O-Line and both Defensive ends. Gabbert gets a lucky break to face second-team pass rushers this weekend. We will see how Martin gameplans for it.

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/notre-dame-football-inj...

If I'm Coach Martin I'm run heavy this week with a lot of pulling guards and TEs on ND's 2nd team DEs. Put pressure on ND to stack the box with 8 then take your shots downfield with Gabbert. Mix in some HB screens to keep ND from blitzing and stay balanced. Keep Gabbert under 20 passes.

Last Edited: 9/16/2024 1:48:02 PM by ExCat21

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/16/2024 4:52:30 PM

ExCat21 wrote:

OhioCatFan wrote:

ExCat21 wrote:

Can Miami and BG do the unthinkable this weekend? Miami has a better shot than BG. Can't wait to see.

As far as ND goes, I always thought it was the losers who gets beat up. ND may still be mad about the prior weeks loss to NIU, but they could be vulnerable against Miami with a good QB.

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/16/2024 9:45:52 PM

Pataskala wrote:

Kent (0-3) at Penn St (2-0) 3:30 pm, BTN

The Vegas implied score for this game is literally 52-3.

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/17/2024 9:32:33 AM

Victory wrote:

Pataskala wrote:

Kent (0-3) at Penn St (2-0) 3:30 pm, BTN

The Vegas implied score for this game is literally 52-3.

Kent definitely will have earned their paychecks for their road nonconference slate this year! They've taken quite a few beatings and I think another one is on tap for Happy Valley Saturday. Just having to play Tennessee or Penn State this year would be a tall task for any MAC school, let alone one that will struggle in conference. Getting Pitt for another paycheck game isn't easy, either.

Last Edited: 9/17/2024 9:33:08 AM by OUcats82

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/17/2024 11:50:26 AM

OUcats82 wrote:

This is maybe the one little nitpick I had with LC's MAC tiers. I think I would have had Kent in their own tier below Akron and UMass.

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/17/2024 12:31:15 PM

Victory wrote:

OUcats82 wrote:

This is maybe the one little nitpick I had with LC's MAC tiers. I think I would have had Kent in their own tier below Akron and UMass.

Kent has been playing several big paycheck games each for several years and it hasn't helped their football program one iota. The money seems to be going to basketball and some other sports.

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/17/2024 2:16:10 PM

Victory wrote:

This is maybe the one little nitpick I had with LC's MAC tiers. I think I would have had Kent in their own tier below Akron and UMass.

You may be right, after all, Akron was able to come from behind to edge out a powerful 0-3 Colgate team. Still, there is so much separation between those 3 and the rest of the MAC that it's hard for me to know how to separate them.

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RE: Week 4 MAC schedule

Posted: 9/18/2024 5:49:23 PM

L.C. wrote:

Victory wrote:

This is maybe the one little nitpick I had with LC's MAC tiers. I think I would have had Kent in their own tier below Akron and UMass.

IMHO I would put Kent higher based on their quality opponents, even with losses. Akron's comeback win on an FCS team is still bottom tier to me. Kent will benefit in conference games playing 4P paycheck games.

But I think lower tier MAC teams should play more equal or lesser opponents to build confidence. Then try to win against MAC opponents. If you want P4 paychecks then go after lower tier P4 teams (like Toledo did at MSU). Playing teams like Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Kansas, Oregon State and Northwestern are more realistic wins and definite confidence boosters.

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