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Not going to waste time with words this week, folks. Northern Illinois has allowed three touchdowns in their last three games, and Toledo just knocked off a ranked opponent (both are things Ohio hasn't done). That is sufficient for me to shake things up at the top of the rankings this week.
Rank | Rank (Pv) | Team | Record | What We Learned |
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1 | 3 |
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7-1 (4-0) | Now THAT is how you go about shooting yourself up in the rankings. With just enough defense, Toledo almost found themselves ranked on Sunday morning. This Toledo - NIU game is going to be good. |
2 | 2 |
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7-1 (4-0) | Nothing new here. The Huskies did to Akron exactly what they did to Buffalo (and like they'll do to UMass and EMU…) |
3 | 1 |
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7-0 (3-0) | Sorry, boys. You were in front by a thread, and did nothing to defend yourself this week. |
4 | 4 |
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6-1 (4-0) | Archer only had 174 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. I love that it's genuinely appropriate to put the word "only" in that sentence. |
5 | 5 |
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5-3 (3-1) | The offense was unimpressive (148 yards and 7 points on their first 48 plays) but the defense was impervious and the opportunities came eventually. Would be nice if they both made a strong appearance in the same week, though. |
6 | 6 |
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5-3 (3-2) | Same business for another week through - though with a bit more oomph this week (a late touchdown made it look a little closer than it actually wound up. |
7 | 7 |
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3-4 (2-1) | Nice to get a bye week and let the bottom half of the conference distance itself from you a bit. And I'm sure they're glad for the rest heading into a big home game against Ohio. |
8 | 8 |
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3-5 (1-3) | Happened again. The offense got out strong - and lasted longer. But the Broncos were outgained 243-69 after they scored to take their last lead of the game. |
9 | 9 |
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2-5 (0-3) | CMU kicked a field goal to cut the score to 14-10. Over the next 15 minutes, the Chips offense had one first down, and the defense surrendered 17 points. Akron arrives on the schedule at a good time. |
10 | 10 |
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1-6 (0-4) | Buffalo faced a Pitt team that was sluggish and didn't really do a lot on offense all day - and still managed to make the Bulls look like slugs out in the rain. I'd be shocked if they win again outside of the UMass game. |
11 | 11 |
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1-7 (0-4) | The defense couldn't handle a really good offense, and vice versa. This game was probably a lot like the game against Kent in a couple weeks might look like. |
12 | 13 |
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1-6 (0-3) | This team is starting to come around…it's unfortunate that it might happen too late to even make a bowl game. Tyler Benz and Bronson Hill (who are both sophomores, by the way) are fun to watch - but the defense is just not good enough to win if they play like this against NIU, Ohio or BG. |
13 | 12 |
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0-7 (0-4) | Michael Cox broke out for a 32 yard run late in the fourth quarter - and the Minutemen might not have cracked 100 yards of offense without it. |