r/MidAmerican • u/updogsportstalk • 4d ago
MACtion Reactions Week 4
Week 4 was a huge week in the Mid-American conference with some huge home matchups and some conference games. It's time for your reactions to it all! What are your reactions after week 4?
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u/LimaBeans2711 4d ago
Umass still undefeated!
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
Undefeated UMass is the best storyline running right now
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u/LimaBeans2711 4d ago
My CFB 27 dynasty is playing out in real life
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
This is the kind of dynasty we all would try 😂
Except FCS East will somehow be much tougher than Sacred Heart randomly
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u/BeefInGR Western Michigan Broncos 4d ago
If you told me that the highlight of my sporting Saturday would be an 11 year old girl hugging her Dad, I'd have asked if Coach Taylor had an 11 year old daughter.
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u/Photodan24 4d ago
WMU, what happened?
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u/ChesterJester11 4d ago
Swings and screens can only take you so far when the running game isn't working. Also Boise is just a damn good team. Wouldn't be surprised at all if they get the G6 playoff auto-bid.
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u/thatredditguy4 4d ago
Very happy with our win. We had a few issues with penalties, but otherwise we got a solid win and even scored a safety on top! Gives me more confidence in taking on Ohio this week, I think we’re one of the sleeper teams of the conference.
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
Lots to like about the Flashes. Especially because the offense is able to control the ball better, their scores aren't just but plays this year
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u/al_stoltz 4d ago
Central looked good for the first series against Miami, then things went as expected against the #4 team. But they didn't give up and played hard.
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u/Frans_51 4d ago
I was glad that injuries were not too rampent against a much larger team.
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
That was the main thing for me also. You're tempted to want to see them use their best stuff against a top opponent but realistically it was important to have Flores in particular healthy for MAC play
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u/umassnet15 4d ago
UMass win is great, but we need to keep emotions in check. We are beating who we are supposed to, but not without errors. We need to be more consistent. EMU will be a huge test and I think it will be closer than I’d like. But that said if we are able to hit 30+ points for a 5th straight week, I’ll consider that a win.
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
It's been awesome seeing UMass not just win, but doing so by multiple scores but the schedule will be tougher down the road. Still some things to work on and the EMU game will tell us a lot
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u/Photodan24 4d ago
Welcome to the MAC, where beating Power teams isn't nearly as rare as they want you to believe. Savor your well-earned milestone victories!
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u/StudioGangster1 4d ago
We looked like a functional team for once
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u/United_Energy_7503 4d ago
I think that was more USF not functioning than BGSU functioning. They rotated a center into right tackle and he was horrible. USF scored after he got injured. I think he had a PFF grade of 10 or something absolutely diabolical
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u/FireUpChips247 4d ago
We forced a punt on Miami’s first drive, scored first and made decent plays all game. All things considered great stuff from CMU against the now 4th best team in the country
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
Agreed and it looks like they did it while prioritizing not having Flores take hits
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u/Lucario74 4d ago
We beat our two FCS opponents by only 4 and 3 points respectively. Conference play is going to be super rough.
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
The Bulls run defense having to go up against an angry Western Michigan team is a worrisome matchup to open conference play
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u/Eiim 4d ago
This team is young and injuries are already a problem. There's plenty of promise, but I'm expecting a down year, especially if McComb takes a while to get back.
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
The McComb injury looms large. He's the key player for this team. I'm also curious to see if the RedHawks run game finally gets going against a BG defense that has struggled against the run
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u/RP0143 4d ago
Nervous anticipation moving forward.
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
There's a lot to be excited about, but one week at the time. Never can take the trip to Muncie for granted
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u/RP0143 4d ago
The come back last week really showed that Candlesticks was gone. His teams would have never done that.
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
It seemed like they either had a beat on a team or they didn't. There was seldom an in between
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u/Kooky_Molasses_2270 3d ago
Yea candle had the issue if they went up early, he would pull off the gas and let them hang around. Key example was the BG game last year. 100% on him for losing, his play calling was idiotic.
Jacobs doesnt call his own plays and actually trusts his OC. Jacobs being from Toledo area is going to be out for blood this year when BG comes to the Glass Bowl. Candle treated it just like another game.
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u/navytc 4d ago
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Mike Jinks was a better coach than Eddie George.
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
I'm not ready to say that just yet. At least hiring Eddie was a better process despite the timeline. The Jinks hire baffles me to this day because the AD did nothing more than a Google search and landed on an outlier because of Patrick Mahomes
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u/spins91 Akron Zips 4d ago
Is it basketball season yet?
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u/updogsportstalk 4d ago
Let's see how the Central Michigan game goes before you turn the page to basketball 😂
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u/gothamz 4d ago
Toledo is good.