| MAC East Predictions | | | | 3-21 the last two seasons following a 1-11 2009 |
| 1. Temple Owls - Temple's only loss in conference | | | | seasons. This record marks their worst two-year |
| play a season ago came at Ohio in the last game | | | | run in the last 20 years. The Redhawks could find |
| of the regular season. That loss cost the Owls a | | | | a way to get out of the MAC East basement, but |
| trip to the MAC championship game. With Temple | | | | it isn't going much further than that. |
| getting Ohio at home this season, I expect the | | | | MAC West Predictions |
| Owls to avenge their loss to the Bobcats and to | | | | 1. Northern Illinois Huskies - I really like what the |
| win the East. | | | | Huskies bring to the table. They run the football |
| 2. Ohio Bobcats - I can't complement Frank Solich | | | | well, and they play great defense. That's the stuff |
| enough on the job he has done at Ohio. He has | | | | championship teams are made of, and that's why |
| led the Bobcats to two MAC East championships | | | | I like the Huskies to win the West. |
| in the last four years, and he helped snap a | | | | 2. Toledo Rockets -Toledo should do a better job |
| 39-year bowl drought. Solich will have the Bobcats | | | | of not turning the football over this season. That |
| in the hunt for another MAC East title, but I have | | | | should instantly lower the 37.7 points per game |
| them coming up just short with a loss at Temple. | | | | the Rockets gave up a year ago, helping them |
| 3. Kent State Golden Flashes - The last couple | | | | win more football games as a result. |
| seasons, Kent State has been capable of beating | | | | 3. Central Michigan Chippewas - Losing head coach |
| just about anyone. In fact, the Golden Flashes | | | | Butch Jones, QB Dan LeFevour, WR Antonio |
| have defeated the MAC East champ each of the | | | | Brown and RB Bryan Schroeder will be too much |
| last two seasons. The Flashes finished 4-4 in | | | | for the Chipps to overcome. |
| conference play in 2009, but they could have | | | | 4. Western Michigan Broncos -The Broncos lose |
| ended up better had it not been for early season | | | | QB Tim Hiller and RB Brandon West, and those |
| injuries to some key players. If healthy, I expect | | | | key losses will keep them from being contenders |
| Kent State to break through and make its first | | | | in the West. |
| bowl trip since 1972. | | | | 5. Ball State Cardinals - The Cards caught a break |
| 4. Buffalo Bulls -The Bulls finished just 3-5 in league | | | | with the NCAA granting MiQuale Lewis a fifth |
| play last season, but they could have easily been | | | | year of eligibility, but this team still has a long way |
| 6-2 when you consider that three of their losses | | | | to go. The Cards went just 2-10 in 2009, but |
| came by three points or less. Still, it's hard to think | | | | there is reason to be optimistic with all they have |
| much, if any, improvement will be on the way as | | | | coming back on both sides of the football. Getting |
| the team must adjust to life without Turner Gill. | | | | back to.500 isn't out of the question. |
| 5. Akron Zips -Akron finished 3-9 a season ago, | | | | 6. Eastern Michigan Eagles - Year one did not treat |
| and its struggled will continue under new head | | | | Ron English well as his Eagles went 0-12 while |
| coach Rob Ianello. The offense is just too anemic, | | | | finishing dead last in the conference in total |
| only averaging 19.3 ppg in 2009, and I don't | | | | offense and defense. It's going to take a ton of |
| foresee much improvement in Ianello's pro-style | | | | improvement for the Eagles to avoid the cellar, |
| system. | | | | and I just don't see it happening. |
| 6. Bowling Green Falcons - After losing two of the | | | | MAC Championship Game Prediction - Northern |
| best players in the history of the program, QB | | | | Illinois over Temple |
| Tyler Sheehan and WR Freddie Barnes, the | | | | If you are interested in seeing which schools I like |
| offense won't be able to keep the Falcons in | | | | to win all of college football's other conferences, |
| games the way it did last year. | | | | then be sure to check out my 2010 college |
| 7. Miami Ohio Redhawks - The Redhawks fell to | | | | football predictions. |
