{"id":336,"date":"2017-06-28T15:40:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplifiedfootball.com\/?p=336"},"modified":"2017-06-28T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T19:40:11","slug":"2017-mac-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplifiedfootball.com\/2017-mac-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 MAC Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MAC had a very good last year with the success of Western Michigan earning the Group of 5 bid. Western Michigan should still be good, but not good enough to recapture their 2016 season. We expect the Mac to take a step back this year and perhaps be the worst conference. But one that is capable of pulling off it’s normal Big Ten upsets at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n

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For each Conference we will have the Simplified Football predictions (record) with the Projected Win-Shares and rating of each team next to it. We will also have Bowl Projections for each conference.<\/p>\n

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MAC\u00a0Predictions:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

East<\/em><\/p>\n

Team \u2013 Record (Conf) \u00a0\/ \u00a0Win-Shares (Conf) \u00a0\/ \u00a0Rating<\/p>\n

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  1. Bowling Green – 6-6 (5-3) \u00a0\/ \u00a05.72 (4.15) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.26<\/li>\n
  2. Miami (Oh) – 6-6 (4-4) \u00a0\/ \u00a07.01 (5.03) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.38<\/li>\n
  3. Ohio – 7-5 (4-4) \u00a0\/ \u00a06.33 (4.2) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.20<\/li>\n
  4. Akron – 5-7 (4-4) \u00a0\/ \u00a05.33 (3.8) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.11<\/li>\n
  5. Buffalo – 5-7 (3-5) \u00a0\/ \u00a05.15 (3.3) \u00a0\/ \u00a02.93<\/li>\n
  6. Kent State – 3-9 (2-6) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.98 (2.93) \u00a0\/ \u00a02.73<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    West<\/em><\/p>\n

    Team \u2013 Record (Conf) \u00a0\/ \u00a0Win-Shares (Conf) \u00a0\/ \u00a0Rating<\/p>\n

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    1. Western Mich – 9-3 (7-1) \u00a0\/ \u00a07.83 (5.48) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.62<\/li>\n
    2. Northern Ill – 7-5 (6-2) \u00a0\/ \u00a07.03 (4.91) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.57<\/li>\n
    3. Toledo – 7-5 (4-4) \u00a0\/ \u00a06.41 (4.41) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.48<\/li>\n
    4. Central Mich – 5-7 (4-4) \u00a0\/ \u00a05.43 (3.83) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.15<\/li>\n
    5. Ball State – 5-7 (3-5) \u00a0\/ \u00a05.34 (3.29) \u00a0\/ \u00a02.86<\/li>\n
    6. East Mich – 3-9 (2-6) \u00a0\/ \u00a03.89 (2.67) \u00a0\/ \u00a02.73<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Bowling Green sneaks through the East and Western Michigan slides through the dominant West.<\/p>\n

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      Championship game \u2013\u00a0Western Michigan beats down Bowling Green in the Championship game<\/p>\n

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      That makes 5 bowl teams for the\u00a0MAC<\/p>\n

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      Idaho Potato Bowl – Western Michigan<\/p>\n

      Dollar General Bowl – Northern Illinois<\/p>\n

      Camellia Bowl – Toledo<\/p>\n

      Bahamas Bowl – Bowling Green<\/p>\n

      Quick Lane Bowl – Miami (oh)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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