MAC Roundtable for this week...

This week, Carter of the EMU Blog is on board with our questions....responses are below...

1. What are your realistic best- and worst-case scenarios for the rest of your team's season?

Realistic best-case is that BG gets Schilz back, starts to move the ball again, plays a little better on defense and loses twice more this season, finishing 6-6.

Worst case is that the team continues to struggle on both sides of the ball and wins only twice more all season, finishing 3-9.

2. If you could pick a single down that's been played this year to give a different result, which play would you choose? Why that play? How would you like it to go?

I was going to say the play when Schilz got injured, but that sounds kind of whiny.  The missed FG at the end of the Buffalo game is an obvious choice.  I guess the single most tragic play is the INT we threw in the 4th quarter against Troy with about a minute left.  The game was tied and we were moving the ball and had to think we were in a position to win the game.  We throw the INT, then Troy gets the winning FG.

3. Which MAC team is better than their record? Which is worse?

Central Michigan is better than their 2-3/0-1 record.  I think they will be tough to beat in the second half.

Miami is not as good as their 3-2/2-0 record.  At least I don't think so.

4. What remaining game are you most looking forward to?

Well, it is a cop out to say the UT game because I always look forward to that.  Let's say the CMU game.  That's late in the season and will be a good test to see how far we have come.

5. Rank 'em, in whatever order and by whatever criterion you prefer.

1. Temple
2. NIU
3. Toledo
4. OU
5. Miami
6. Ball State
7. Buffalo
8. CMU
9. BGSU
10. Kent
11 WMU
12. Akron
13. EMU