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2008 Week #10 MAC Football Recap

Next Week’s Games:

Tuesday – November 4

Miami @ Buffalo - ESPN2

Wednesday – November 5

Toledo @ Akron - ESPNU
Northern Illinois @ #16 Ball State - ESPN2

Saturday - November 8

Illinois @ Western Michigan, 2:00 - ESPN GamePlan
Bowling Green @ Ohio

Other MAC Notes:

Idle Ball State (8-0) moved up two spots to #16 in the AP poll and one spot to #18 in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ poll.
Two-time defending MAC Champion Central Michigan defeated Indiana 37-34 to improve to 7-2 on the season
Buffalo's 32-19 win @ Ohio moved them into a tie for 1st in the MAC East at 2-2 in conference play with Akron
Western Michigan improved to 7-2 on the season with a convincing 31-10 win over rival Eastern Michigan
Four of the five MAC football games in Week #11 are televised as two are on ESPN2, one on ESPNU and the other on ESPN GamePlan

Bufalo Bulls @ Ohio Bobcats

Nick’s Pick: Buffalo 30 - Ohio 21

Actual Score: Buffalo 32 - Ohio 19

Comment: Nick nearly had a perfect pick with this one as the Bulls took advantage of Ohio's disturbing 2008 trend of turnovers & penalties. The Bobcats fumbled the ball 7 times losing 4 of the fumbles and had 5 turnovers total along with 7 penalties. Nick stated "Don't be surprised to see Buffalo run the table and win the MAC East;" I have no reason to disagree. Ohio hosts BG on Saturday while Buffalo hosts Miami on Tuesday night on ESPN2.

Central Michigan @ Indiana

Nick’s Pick: Indiana 28 – Central Michigan 27

Actual Score: Central Michigan 37 - Indiana 34

Comment: Nick's pregame words: "Central Michigan should win this game but has an uncanny knack of losing to BCS teams." As Lee Corso would say, "not so fast my friend!" The Chippewas and Hoosiers battled back and forth all day in an exciting game that saw Brian Brunner toss for 485 yards and 4 TDs. Next up for CMU is a game @ Northern Illinois on November 12th.

Kent State @ Bowling Green

Nick’s Pick: Kent State 30 – BGSU 28

Actual Score: Bowling Green 45 - Kent State 30

Comment: "This publication is having a tough time picking against the Falcons in this contest considering they have dominated the series through the years." If Nick would have stopped here and picked the home team Falcons, then it would have been a 4-1 week and not a 3-2 week for Nick's Picks. Kent hosts Temple on November 12th while the Falcons play @ Ohio on Saturday.

Eastern Michigan @ Western Michigan

Nick’s Pick: Western Michigan 38 – Eastern Michigan 23

Actual Score: WMU 31 - EMU 10

Comment: "Western is primed for a very special season though - building a nice resume for one of the three MAC bowl alliances." With the win the Broncos are 7-2 on the season as they face Illinois on Saturday. Meanwhile Eastern Michigan falls to 2-8 on the season and next plays on November 22nd @ Temple.

Temple Owls @ Navy

Nick’s Pick: Navy 26 – Temple 14

Actual Score: Navy 33 - Temple 27 - OT

Comment: I watched much of this game including the entire 4th quarter and OT and really did not want to write about it after witnessing the meltdown. Temple is a talented team that the announcers say is still "learning how to win," but this team needs to get over the hump and this game was an embarassment. Temple had a 27-7 lead in the 4th quarter only to see Navy score 20 unanswered to send the game into overtime. Temple failed to score in OT as Navy's touchdown sealed the win for the Midshipmen. Temple's next game is @ Kent State on November 12th.

By Nick Gerogosian
Owner, VanDelay Sports

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