MAC Pick'em Week 12
by Brown and Gold on Nov 15, 2011 10:14 PM CST
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PrintAfter a fairly predictable week (only 2 games were close, and both ended in the predicted outcomes), we have separation at the top. 3 people went perfect last week, and 2 people nailed the high-low on the button. So your winners for the week are...........OHBCats and ChippewaBlue. Congrats. With the win, OHBCats moves into first with a 3 point lead over Suss, and 7 point lead over myself. Still, nothing is settled with a minimum of 25 points still to be had in the postseason alone (MAC Title, and 3 automatic bowl bids). Anyways, heres the table:
PICKER |
WEEK 11 |
OVERALL |
| OHBCats | 16 | 131 |
| Matt Sussman | 12 | 128 |
| Brown and Gold | 14 | 124 |
| WMUpilot | 10 | 121 |
| ChippewaBlue | 16 | 120 |
| geeves | 16 | 117 |
| HuronBoy | 12 | 117 |
| bmiraski | 14 | 113 |
| bull_trojan | 10 | 105 |
Here we go, gettin' down to the nitty-gritty. Enjoy the 3 point bonus this week everyone (if you dare to use it)
TUESDAY
#5 Ball State @ #1 Northern Illinois - As much as 3 extra days should help Ball State in this game, think WMU-Toledo: It still won't result in a win.
WEDNESDAY
#2 Ohio @ #9 Bowling Green - After seeing Bowling Green get steam-rolled by NIU, it's hard to pick them. Ohio playing for the MAC East, and they take this game.
#7 Western Michigan @ #8 Miami - Going out on a limb here and predicting Western FINALLY stops a team. At least, they stop them enough to pull out a W and get them bowl eligible.
FRIDAY
#4 Toledo @ #11 Central Michigan - Toledo can score at will almost. Central is bad. I still don't know how Central beat NIU this year. Everyone is wondering that with each passing week, as NIU rises, and Central falls.
SATURDAY
#13 Akron @ #12 Buffalo - Last week was the pillow fight? Someone forgot to tell Kent State who CLOBBERED Zippy (never mind the 2 blocked PATs and failed one too). This week should be better, with more fluff than you can shake a stick at. Bulls at home.
Army @ #6 Temple - SURPRISE!!!! Here is the last non-conference game in the MAC. Temple pulled a magic trick and hid this wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy late. Army has the best rushing offense, but the worst passing offense. In fact, they are averaging 300 yards more RUSHING than PASSING. Not hard to gameplan against that. Army is 0-3 against the MAC, and will be 0-4 after Saturday.
#3 Eastern Michigan @ #10 Kent State - I think Kent State is starting to put things together. I'm still not completely sold on Eastern Michigan. I need to make up points. I'm going with the Golden Flashes at home.
High-Low:
High: Toledo
Low: Akron
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Oh God it's almost over for us picks:
Northern Illinois over Ball State: this game could really go either way as it has the feel of many of the upsets that have happend in conference so far this year. Still I think NIU has too much offense at the end of the day.
Ohio over Bowling Green: Ohio is a really good team that’s payed some bad games and has had some bad luck. BGSU is a team on the decline.
Western Michigan over Miami: WMU is too good to lose another one they should win right?
Toledo over Central Michigan: damn the season is already done for us up here in Mt. P, how crazy is that? While I think we have the compatbilty to steal this one there is no way I think it’s likely enough to call it….. pass the whiskey gonna be a long offseason up here
Buffalo over Akron: Buffalo is at home and has looked like the slightly less worse (better doesn’t feel quite right to say in this much of a pillow fight) team this year
Temple over Army: I’ve gone with Army in the past here too much and gotten burned for it, watch them burn me again here. Temple should win pretty easily though
Eastern Michigan over Kent State: yes Kent has looked a lot better recently and yes EMU has been winning with a lot of smoke and mirrors but just call it a hunch, these guys know how much they’re playing for. If i’m right here Eastern Michigan is going to be bowl eligible. EASTER MICHIGAN. BOWL ELIGIBLE. Didn’t think I would ever really be saying that. Makes me more depressed about how bad Central’s doing…..
pick pockets
Northern Illinois – NIU’s offense is rolling, and their defense is at least less terrible. Probably. Ball State’s defense is DEFINITELY not any better. NIU wins it 45-31
Ohio – Nothing really amazing about Ohio, but Tettleton, Brazill and Harden generally provide enough flash to win. There is nothing flashy, or even really consistent about the Falcons. Ohio wins 31-17
Miami – Pick your upsets wisely, folks. WMU’s defense, especially against the run, has been awful the last month or so. Miami has had more success passing than running, but this is also statistically the best pass offense the Broncos have faced all season. This shall be your weekly MAC shootout. Miami wins 45-42
Toledo – Toledo’s offense is clicking, but their defense is not, and the one thing the Chips can do is pass the ball. This will likely be the usual where CMU scares the cra out of every Rockets fan for a halfand then fails to make adjustments and falls away. Toledo wins 42-21
Buffalo – Because someone has to win. The one thing Buffalo is awful at for sure is defending the run, and Jawon Chisolm is no joke…but then again so is Akron in general. It will be close, but I’m taking the Bulls to win 24-23
Temple – Army will get their yards, but Temple is too good a defense to get embarrassed by such a one-dimensional attack. Temple wins it 28-17.
Eastern Michigan -Eastern’s D isn’t elite, but it’s good enough to stop a mediocre attack like Kent. Kent’s defense is the only one in the conference better than EMU. I think EMU has just enough success running to take this battle 17-14
Because I don't want to be last.
Northern Illinois – They are playing too well right now. And they are undefeated on Tuesday nights. Don’t F* with the Huskies on Tuesday nights.
Ohio - Because Bowling Green couldn’t even do anything against the NIU defense. And OHIO has something to play for.
Western Michigan – Because Miami finds ways to lose games. And Western Michigan feels like the season is slipping away. They don’t want to go down like this.
Toledo – Needs this to keep pace with the Huskies. And Central Michigan can’t really upset both front runners in the West, can they?
Buffalo – Because Akron screwed me last week
Army – Because something is going on there, and Temple has been laying an egg in games they should take lately. So Go Army.
Eastern Michigan – Because Kent State is still Kent State. Eastern doesn’t have much of a margin for error right now. They will take it.
High: Western Michigan
Low: Kent State
Last minute picks worked out for me last week, maybe it'll work out again...
Northern Illinois over Ball State- Ball State is much imporved over their preseason preceptions, but NIU is playing strong the last couple of weeks, and I just don’t think Ball State’s offense can keep up with them nor do I think Ball State’s defense can contain them. I also think the short week is cancelled out by home field advantage in DeKalb. Its tuesday night MAC though, so be prepared for a shoot-out.
Ohio over Bowling Green – Mid-week, prime-time, on the Mothership. This high stakes, high visability game should keep both teams from experiencing a “let-down” game. High stakes: an OHIO win with some help from WMU should clinch the East for us, while a BG win keeps them mathematically in it. High visibility: its on ESPN. If anything, I’d have figured that last week against CMU (in a near empty stadium) would have been our letdown game following Temple, but we hung on to win it. Now, I think (hope) that we know that we gotta win this game and that doing so could potentially lock up the east and ensure a bowl slot. I like (hope, pray) that we top BG up on the plains. I hope TT, Brazil, Harden, et al. come prepared to play.
Western Michigan over Fiami – Fiami has been playing strong the last couple of weeks, but I don’t think they have the offensive punch to beat WMU, even if the Broncs have lost a close high scoring one or two this year. Some might say that playing this game at home would give Fiami the advantage, but those people have clearly not seen the kind of attendance that they get at Fiami. (What attendance they do get: their nickname might be the redhawks, but “The Bros” might be a better name).
Toledo over Central Michigan – Toledo has averaged approximately 124 points/game during mid-week MACtion, and I don’t think it stops this week. Last week in Mt Pleasant, the Chipps didn’t have a lot of luck stopping the ‘Cats (though we did a good job trying to stop ourselves) and Toledo definately has had a more potentent offense than us. I don’t know if any defensive coordinator will point proudly to this game later in life, but I think it’ll be an exciting high scoring outdoor basketball football game. HOPEFULLY there will be more people in attendance that last week when the Bobcats came to town (I and others watching on TV could literally hear/make out individual conversations taking place in the stands. That is CRAZY).
Buffalo over Akron – Buffalo has looked decent at times. Akron…not so much. I don’t think this game “matters” for any sort of big picture or bowl implications, I just think Anderson will have a good game to wind down his collegiate career. Don’t look to the crowd to play a big role in this one, even though it is unusually balmy in Buffalo for mid-november [knockonwood][knockonwood][knockonwood][knockonwood][knockonwood]
Temple over Army – I think Temple wins this one. Army is somewhat 1-dimensional, and while Temple is also somewhat 1-dimensional, they are much better with Coyer taking the snaps. Also, I think the Owls are tired of being among the few bowl-eligible teams that have to use a ball and pins to go bowling (hahaha, sooooo funny, I know).
Kent State over Eastern Michigan – This one is a very tough call. Both teams have a shot at bowl eligibility (Kent needs to win out, EMU needs to win a 7th due to 2 of their 7 victories coming against I-AA teams). Additionally, I think Kent might even have an outside shot at winning the East, while Eastern has been rapidly improving and DOES have an outside shot of winning the west. In the end, I think I’m going to go with what has been a stout defense and has been a rapidly improving offense and pick Kent State in a close one. But seriously, lets hope the only Flashes we see are those that play for kent state, no flashers…unless they are attractive and female (not to be sexist). (I’m sorry, that sounded funnier in my head)
High-Low (not overly original choices I know, but these are usually the highest and lowest scoring teams):
High: Toledo
Low: Akron
Picks from which to pick
Northern Illinois over Ball State – and Boom goes the Dynamite – Not enough defense by the Cardinals
Ohio over BGSU – Bobcats have a big game and don’t blow it
Miami over WMU – just a hunch, or perhaps wishful thinking….
Toledo over CMU – No contest
Buffalo over Akron – I’ll never pick the Zips again.
Temple over Army – “What type of training……ARRRMMMY training”
Eastern Michigan over Kent State – EMU gets bowl eligible, and then I can die in peace
High: Toledo
Low: Akron
[runs into room, pants heavily]
NIU over Ball State. Points, points, points vs. the worst pass defense in the MAC.
OHIO over BG. The optimism has been sucked out of my soul. Let Solich have his MAC East.
Miami over WMU. Yeah, I know! The Broncos are wildly inconsistent; Miami has been tough as of late.
Toledo over CMU. The Rockets finally get to take their offensive weeknight show on the road. But only their offense.
Buffalo over Akron. PILLOW FIIIIIIGHT
Temple over Army. Maybe we don’t want Army in the MAC. They’re gonna go 0-4 against ’em.
EMU over Kent State. I want this team to get bowl eligible so bad, I’m even going to look the other way that the Golden Flashes are actually good now.
High: Temple
Low: BG
Benevolent despot, Hustle Belt — SBN's MAC blog
ah stupid pacific standard time, no submitting picks after work...
TUESDAY
Ball State @ #1 Northern Illinois – I honestly would have picked NIU, but ball state has a 10 point lead so… wow punter just gave the jog sprint move on a 70 yard run.
WEDNESDAY
Ohio @ Bowling Green – seem healthy enough to lose in the mac championship
Western Michigan @ Miami – Miami beat Buffalo so bad, I just have to believe they’re amazing.
FRIDAY
Toledo @ Central Michigan – CMU has played up to its opponents but not won, I expect a shootout with cmu running out of gas.
SATURDAY
Akron @ Buffalo – If we lose to Akron AGAIN, I will not do anything, because I’m afraid we might actually lose to Akron AGAIN. HOORAY for finding a kicker after kicks cost us 1 or 2 games. Turner Gill I want you back.
Army @ #6 Temple – America good, Temple Evil
Eastern Michigan @ Kent State – The fighting EMU’s learned to throw, watch out America.
High-Low:
High: EMU
Low: Akron? if they never throw, since UB cannot stop anyone.
Lowest: Me if we lose to Akron…cannot stress that enough.
Kent State, Temple, Akron too, they can't do it like we do.
Falcons, Bobcats and Redhawks talk a lot can't back it up.
So because I've been swamped with homework, and class, and MW3
and that I wasn’t able to repost this to allow everyone to see, I think I’ll give you the 2 bonus points, but still not allow you to get the BSU-NIU 4 points if BSU wins. Everyone else gets nothing except what’s left
by Brown and Gold on Nov 15, 2011 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
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