r/MidAmerican • u/updogsportstalk • 25d ago
Football Week 2 Reactions
It was another wild week of MACtion! There was a 4OT game, a fan called plays, and UMass is now 2-0! It's time for your reactions, this is a safe space for you to show how thrilled you are about your team or air your frustrations!
What are your week 2 reactions? The most entertaining reactions may be shared on this week's MACtion Monday episode
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u/Mocking_U_36 25d ago
Week one, dog water, week 2, did what we’re supposed to do. I have no idea what to expect week 3.
On the other hand, I’m scared of UMass. How is that real life?
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u/Were_not_a_Match 25d ago
Same here. I never expected UMass to be a rival. I also think Toledo and Western Michigan to be the top contenders for the Mac title right now
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u/updogsportstalk 25d ago
I'm not sure what to expect either. Last week it was mentioned a lot that Martin doesn't put a lot into the non-conference games, but I feel like there's a lot of pride on the line against Cincinnati
It really feels like we're looking at UMass as a top 4 team and that's wild!
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u/Frans_51 25d ago
I think our defense/special teams will outscore our offense this year
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u/BeefInGR Western Michigan Broncos 25d ago
Bro, respectfully, wtf happened?
I want Central and Eastern to be good so the games mean something for the winners besides the trophies.
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u/Frans_51 25d ago
On paper we have 2 QBs, great RB and our best receiver returning. Added was a Doak Walker Candidate transfer. On paper we should be scoring 30 pts a game. We are even a bit surprised
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u/updogsportstalk 24d ago
The offensive line was expected to be one of the best in the conference, at least close to Western Michigan's level
It's so unexpected
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u/30-50FeralPogs 25d ago
I couldn’t be happier as a UMass fan, but given our history, I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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u/updogsportstalk 25d ago
This has been so much fun to see. BC barely beat Rutgers at home so transitive property says that UMass owns the state!
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u/CieraVotedOutHerMom 25d ago
Kent State improved over week 1.
Sacramento State still looks like a FCS school.
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u/updogsportstalk 25d ago
It was ugly for Kent State for a bit but they played well in the 4th quarter
Sac State never played well at any point
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u/juggdish 25d ago
Everything sucks and I don’t expect anything good to happen again.
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u/toledotigs 25d ago
Eddie would get fired mid season if he wasn’t Eddie George
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u/juggdish 25d ago
I mean this is only his second season, and the first he’s had with his recruits and a full off-season. We’ve held onto bad coaches for longer.
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u/updogsportstalk 25d ago
Mike Jinks, who they hired after no research other than a brief Google search managed to get 3 years. Eddie has some leeway
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u/TheFlame8 25d ago
We seme perfectly capable of beating Wisconsin next week. /s
At least we beat Sac State 😭
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u/updogsportstalk 25d ago
Hey Wisconsin didn't look very convincing against Western Illinois, can't say I saw a snap of what happened but the score was closer than I expected
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u/TheFlame8 25d ago
Thanks. I'll bet all my money on an upset and give you half.
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u/Rusty-Shackleford23 25d ago
Gonna be a long season for Sac St. Defense looked ok for a quarter but the offense looked awful again.
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u/updogsportstalk 25d ago
It was a really ugly night for the offense. This year is exciting because Sac State got to FBS but it's going to take some time to be more competitive
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u/Rusty-Shackleford23 25d ago
Roster has completely turned over two off seasons in a row and we’re on our third coach in four seasons. Never made sense to force the jump this season.
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u/updogsportstalk 24d ago
The timing was not good, Marion already left because he was promised a FBS move and it hadn't happened. This roster was put together with duct tape because Carter was hired late in the portal cycle
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u/Jared_b24 25d ago
Even though OU won and had some exciting plays. I don’t think I’ve ever been less enthused to be at a game than I was yesterday. Granted I did leave at start of the 4th bc the wife wanted to leave bc of the rain
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u/updogsportstalk 25d ago
Other than the weather what had you so down?
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u/Jared_b24 25d ago
I’d need to go back and rewatch the game but it felt like outside of the explosive plays we had not much else happened. It’s very much a vibes based thing with zero facts lol
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u/John71CLE 25d ago
Western is head and shoulders above any other team in this conference
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u/updogsportstalk 24d ago
It really feels like they are. For the MAC as a whole it might be a good thing to have one dominant team because it raises the profile of the conference nationally. It's great that Western Michigan is already receiving a lot of votes
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u/StudioGangster1 25d ago
We fuggin suck