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(01-15-2020 10:21 AM)axeme Wrote:  A couple others are suffering "flu-like symptoms" whatever that means other than simply "flu."
Typically means it's too soon to tell if it is the flu, it might be food poisoning.
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There is too much flu going around for it to not be the flu. Wonder if they had the flu shot.
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My updated seeding and conference win projections. Akron and CMU appear to be the big movers, CMU now projected to land a top 4 seed in a fierce battle with BGSU for that 4 seed. Rockets take the sharpest hit this week with no projections of just a .500 record

1. Akron 13.4
2. Ball State 12.4
3. Kent State 12.2
4. Central Michigan 10.6
5. Bowling Green 10.4
6. Toledo 9.0
7. Buffalo 8.7
8. Northern Illinois 6.8
9. Ohio 6.6
10. Miami-OH 6.2
11. Western Michigan 5.8
12. Eastern Michigan 5.7


Raw Power Rankings

1. Akron
2. Kent State
3. Ball State
4. Bowling Green
5. Toledo
6. Central Michigan
7. Buffalo
8. Ohio
9. Eastern Michigan
10. Miami-OH
11. Western Michigan
12. Northern Illinois
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(01-15-2020 05:34 PM)GFlash68 Wrote:  There is too much flu going around for it to not be the flu. Wonder if they had the flu shot.

But doctors are not going to say it's the flu until they get lab work back that says so ... so "flu like symptoms" often really means "seems like the flu, but the lab test is not back yet".

Could be a strain that isn't in the flu shot ... indeed, not every flu shot in every part of the world covers the same strains. I know my wife got the flu when she flew to Knoxville from Beijing, even though she got the flu shot in Beijing a month before she left.

Hope they get better sooner rather than later. Bad enough when we lose to my Alma Mater away, but we've got another home game in less than a week's time.
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Toledo trying to pull a massive upset on the road
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Toledo hasn't played like it for the last month, but they're still one of the most talented teams in the MAC on paper. It's to be seen if they use this win to rebound their season or if they return to playing sub par basketball.
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How ‘bout them Rockets!!!!!!
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(01-18-2020 06:37 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  How ‘bout them Rockets!!!!!!

ZIPS SCORED 89 POINTS .... I wouldn't worry too much about Akron going forward.
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(01-18-2020 07:38 PM)cleveland Wrote:  
(01-18-2020 06:37 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  How ‘bout them Rockets!!!!!!

ZIPS SCORED 89 POINTS .... I wouldn't worry too much about Akron going forward.

They gave up 99 points in their home gym!!! Might want to play a little defense, if you are going to be supposedly heads & shoulders better than everyone in the conference. Just sayin’!!!
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The MAC has a dominant team all right. It's just not always the same team. Who knows who it will be next week? Strap in, folks.
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Yes, we have heard the ESPN promotion of Separation Saturday, well today must have been Squeeze Together Saturday. Right now I project the top 4 seeds to be all pretty much interchangeable in terms of power rankings. My power rankings move Toledo back up to the top after an unreal performance today at Akron, but Ball State snags the number 1 seed, and Akron has the best chance to be MAC champs narrowly. After Saturday's games, here is how i project things. Congrats to WMU on a huge win vs Kent who now project out to a 9 seed!

Projected MAC Tourney Seeding/Expected Conference Wins

1. Ball State 12.1
2. Akron 12.1
3. Kent State 11.2
4. Toledo 10.8
5. Buffalo 10.2
6. Bowling Green 10.1
7. Central Michigan 9.0
8. Ohio 7.7
9. Western Michigan 6.9
10. Northern Illinois 6.9
11. Miami-OH 6.1
12. Eastern Michigan 4.7

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1. Toledo
2. Kent State
3. Akron
4. Ball State
5. Buffalo
6. Bowling Green
7. Central Michigan
8. Ohio
9. Eastern Michigan
10. Miami-OH
11. Western Michigan
12. Northern Illinois

Strength of Schedule of Remaining Conf Games (Most Difficult to Easiest)

1. Bowling Green
2. Buffalo
3. Ohio
4. Eastern Michigan
5. Miami-OH
6. Kent State
7. Northern Illinois
8. Akron
9. Central Michigan
10. Western Michigan
11. Ball State
12. Toledo

Percent Chance to Win MAC Tourney

1. Akron 19.5%
2. Toledo 18.8%
3. Ball State 18.5%
4. Kent State 18.5%
5. Buffalo 9.2%
6. Bowling Green 9.0%
7. Central Michigan 3.1%
8. Ohio 2.7%
9. Western Michigan 0.6%
10. Northern Illinois 0.5%
11. Miami-OH 0.5%
12. Eastern Michigan 0.4%
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Akron wasn't going to go 18-0 in MAC play. Anyone thinking otherwise was fooling themselves. The last team to go undefeated in MAC play was Cincy 70 years ago.
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best MAC game I've seen in a while. Akron was good. toledo was better. this game would have held up as a good one in any conference in the country, ballhandling, tough rebounding, big dunks, long 3s, guys catching fire, fun game
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Toledo has 3 of the best players in the MAC at their respective positions in Marreon Jackson at Point Guard, Willie Jackson at Power Forward and Luke Knapke at Center The problem up to this point in the MAC season is the 3 have not always played well on the same nights like they did yesterday against Akron. In addition, 3 point shooting specialist Spencer Littleson and 6 man KeShaun Saunders have been inconsistent as well game to game. When you get all 5 playing well like yesterday, then you have a team that can contend for the MAC title. But one game is not a season and it will be interesting to see if Toledo can use this Akron win as a catalyst for playing up to their potential heading into February and beyond!
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(01-19-2020 02:15 AM)pono Wrote:  best MAC game I've seen in a while. Akron was good. toledo was better. this game would have held up as a good one in any conference in the country, ballhandling, tough rebounding, big dunks, long 3s, guys catching fire, fun game

Reminded me of the BG/Buffalo game at BG last year
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I was really excited about the possibility of 2 MAC teams in the tournament this year and a top 10 finish for the conference, but now my power ranks have slipped the MAC to 14th ranked conference. Conference sure seems like it has taken a step back past month

1 Big 12
2 Big East
3 Big 10
4 ACC
5 SEC
6 PAC12
7 AAC
8 A10
9 WCC
10 MWC
11 MVC
12 Ivy
13 Southern
14 MAC
15 Sun Belt
16 CUSA
17 Big Sky
18 Summit
19 Colonial
20 Big West
21 Horizon
22 Patriot
23 America East
24 WAC
25 MAAC
26 Atlantic Sun
27 Southland
28 OVC
29 Big South
30 Northeast
31 SWAC
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(01-18-2020 08:31 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  They gave up 99 points in their home gym!!! Might want to play a little defense, if you are going to be supposedly heads & shoulders better than everyone in the conference. Just sayin’!!!
Maybe don't mention that to them until the 2nd of February?
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(01-20-2020 12:34 AM)BruceMcF Wrote:  
(01-18-2020 08:31 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  They gave up 99 points in their home gym!!! Might want to play a little defense, if you are going to be supposedly heads & shoulders better than everyone in the conference. Just sayin’!!!
Maybe don't mention that to them until the 2nd of February?

I do think it was way premature to say a team in the MAC was just untouchable
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(01-20-2020 06:12 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  
(01-20-2020 12:34 AM)BruceMcF Wrote:  
(01-18-2020 08:31 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  They gave up 99 points in their home gym!!! Might want to play a little defense, if you are going to be supposedly heads & shoulders better than everyone in the conference. Just sayin’!!!
Maybe don't mention that to them until the 2nd of February?

I do think it was way premature to say a team in the MAC was just untouchable

As good as Buffalo was last season they still lost 2 games in conference and nearly lost in the semis of the MAC tournament. There hasn't been an untouchable MAC team in my lifetime and there probably never will be. The MAC is just too deep and especially with an 18 game conference slate teams are going to lose to someone.
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(01-20-2020 07:52 PM)kreed5120 Wrote:  
(01-20-2020 06:12 PM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  
(01-20-2020 12:34 AM)BruceMcF Wrote:  
(01-18-2020 08:31 PM)Rocket A Wrote:  They gave up 99 points in their home gym!!! Might want to play a little defense, if you are going to be supposedly heads & shoulders better than everyone in the conference. Just sayin’!!!
Maybe don't mention that to them until the 2nd of February?

I do think it was way premature to say a team in the MAC was just untouchable

As good as Buffalo was last season they still lost 2 games in conference and nearly lost in the semis of the MAC tournament. There hasn't been an untouchable MAC team in my lifetime and there probably never will be. The MAC is just too deep and especially with an 18 game conference slate teams are going to lose to someone.

I think what's making the MAC a tricky navigation is the floor. The worst teams EMU, NIU, WMU, and Ohio have a higher floor than anticipated. Especially in the case of WMU and Ohio, those were supposed to be gimme wins this year and those teams can beat anyone in the MAC on a given night
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