DooleyBull06 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Rapid reaction: obviously it’s early and obviously this season will be unlike any other. Ohio looks like the favorites. Tons of returning players. Which includes Preston. But right now Kent State is battling Virginia on the road. They have this small guard named Mike Nuga who is gonna be a problem. Extremely fast and shifty. It’s early but it’s late, every game matters and 2 games in UB needs to show improvement. My patience with this team is thin bc through 2 games we look like last years team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 In the one mac conference game tonight both Toledo and eastern Michigan don't look like anything special. Eastern specifically looks like hot trash through the first half Kent now headed to over time - impressive game from them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tee4three said: In the one mac conference game tonight both Toledo and eastern Michigan don't look like anything special. Eastern specifically looks like hot trash through the first half Kent now headed to over time - impressive game from them They got rid of divisions this year correct? No more Mac East/West? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Kent’s hanging around with a ranked team, and CMU lost to a DII team the other day. The conference still plays like it has East and West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 45 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: They got rid of divisions this year correct? No more Mac East/West? Yeah just top 8 make the tournament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DooleyBull06 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 22 minutes ago, Tee4three said: Yeah just top 8 make the tournament Is that just for this season? Bc that sucks if that will be the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, DooleyBull06 said: Is that just for this season? Bc that sucks if that will be the norm. I believe that is going forward, could be wrong though I do know they will go to a 20 game conference schedule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Using Massey Composite Ranking - I am recapping what the initial few games have done in terms of MAC rankings. Here is charts showing the overall rank and range of rank in the composite. I have sorted both charts by the current order in MAC rankings - i.e. currently Ohio is ranked best with an overall rank of 117, an improvement from initial ranking of 146 / sixth best in MAC. Buffalo has dropped from top ranked team in MAC at 108 to fourth best in MAC at 126. This evenings match- up figures to be a tough road contest. Here's hoping we come out on top. Given the rankings - makes sense that we are slight underdogs on the road. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
121Merrimac Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Nice graphic, thanks. I like that UB has the narrowest range. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, 121Merrimac said: Nice graphic, thanks. I like that UB has the narrowest range. I would like it better if it were centered around a higher rank. 😉 Got to get back on winning track today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Watching a little of bowling green wright st. Bowling green down 44-16 They can't stop anything inside, my conclusion mballa would have made a worlds difference in that game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 29 minutes ago, Tee4three said: Watching a little of bowling green wright st. Bowling green down 44-16 They can't stop anything inside, my conclusion mballa would have made a worlds difference in that game Bowling Green is playing very poorly. 1-12 from 3pt, 9-39 overall. Justin Turner showing he is human and can have a bad game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Toledo beat Marshall @Marshall in overtime 96-87. Martin Jackson took over in OT. Combine this with close loses to Bradley and Xavier...they look tough Toledo v Marshall Meanwhile Eastern Michigan cancelled due to lack of available players. Eastern Michigan vs Valpo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBlearns Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Akron blows out Ohio by 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Latest MAC rankings from composite. I have added four main rankings - Massey, Kenpom, Sagarin and Barttorvik. Currently the Bulls composite rank is 120, which places them 5th best in MAC. Toledo has started strong and is currently the top ranked team at #86. Akron and Kent are currently ranked #2 and #3 in MAC, but there is a wide range in the composite. Ohio (#4) as their rating took a hit after loss to Akron, will look to see if they can rebound tomorrow against BG (#6). Ohio is a 4.5 point favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Bowling Green wins @Ohio by 12 as Ohio plays without Preston who is out with a leg injury. BG has now been beneficiary of no Preston vs Ohio and no Mballa vs Buffalo. Sometimes you get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 FYI final margin Ohio vs BG reported on other sites was only 8 points...ESPN may have mislead me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBlearns Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Miami fired Mark Montgomery? Interesting timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBlearns Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 That should say NIU, but I can't get my post to edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Latest composite rankings. I have modified the format to show the overall range of composite rankings and what I believe are four of the more reliable rankings (solid blue) - Massey, KenPom, Sagarin and Barttorvik. Top team at this point continues to be Toledo. You will note that Buffalo is currently sixth in MAC. However, focusing on the four rankings I mentioned, there is very little difference 2-6. Tomorrow's Toledo and Kent St should give a little more perspective on each team. I can also see in this chart why N Illinois made coaching change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 2 hours ago, DocCas86 said: Latest composite rankings. I have modified the format to show the overall range of composite rankings and what I believe are four of the more reliable rankings (solid blue) - Massey, KenPom, Sagarin and Barttorvik. Top team at this point continues to be Toledo. You will note that Buffalo is currently sixth in MAC. However, focusing on the four rankings I mentioned, there is very little difference 2-6. Tomorrow's Toledo and Kent St should give a little more perspective on each team. I can also see in this chart why N Illinois made coaching change. Your previous versions there has always been a very obvious top 7, this one looks like a top 6 is forming As you noted the Toledo Kent game will be big. The composite to me shows the top 4 as Toledo bowling green Ohio and buffalo Interesting to see, Toledo has always seemed to play better out of conference and then drop down once Mac play starts see if that continues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Tee4three said: Your previous versions there has always been a very obvious top 7, this one looks like a top 6 is forming As you noted the Toledo Kent game will be big. The composite to me shows the top 4 as Toledo bowling green Ohio and buffalo Interesting to see, Toledo has always seemed to play better out of conference and then drop down once Mac play starts see if that continues Toledo has double digit wins against E Michigan, W Michigan and N Illinois. This week Toledo has games with Kent and Ohio, so will know more about Toledo this week. Another point I would make is that Ohio has been without Preston the past two games, so at full strength they are tough. Finally when the Bulls resume play at home on Saturday against Ball St, they need to play well and come away with the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee4three Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 10 hours ago, DocCas86 said: Toledo has double digit wins against E Michigan, W Michigan and N Illinois. This week Toledo has games with Kent and Ohio, so will know more about Toledo this week. Another point I would make is that Ohio has been without Preston the past two games, so at full strength they are tough. Finally when the Bulls resume play at home on Saturday against Ball St, they need to play well and come away with the win. Toledo won a tight one with Kent, kent looks to be Kent: a team that can beat anyone and lose to anyone in the Mac Toledo I still can't figure out if they are legit mid major or just your typical top 1 or 2 seed Mac team. They play well/have a ton of chemistry as a team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Ball State vs Western Michigan cancelled due to Covid protocols. Signs seem to point to Ball St having issue, but so far our game on Saturday is still on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCas86 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 28 minutes ago, Tee4three said: Toledo won a tight one with Kent, kent looks to be Kent: a team that can beat anyone and lose to anyone in the Mac Toledo I still can't figure out if they are legit mid major or just your typical top 1 or 2 seed Mac team. They play well/have a ton of chemistry as a team This year is tough to gauge MAC relative to other conferences due to limited OOC games. That said winning on road by 2 points will result in minimal change in their ranking - mid 80s making them how you characterize a typical top 2 MAC team. I expect Kent to slip slightly in rankings as I expect ranking on massey and Sagarin to slip...while it will improve on barttorvik, so 125-130 range, guesstimate. At this point I think you could pick any one of the top six, but Toledo and Ohio assuming Preston returns are teams I currently feel will be teams to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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