[2023] quick MAC preview

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#MACsupremacy is cancelled in 2023. Instead of 3 playoff teams I think BGSU is the only one that will remain nationally prominent.

 

West Division

 

Team	2022 Record	Talent Rank	Best Player	2nd Best	3rd Best	1st round talents	Projected Draft Picks	Predicted Conference finish	Division Finish
Central Michigan	10-3	5	Central MichiganCBRyanHergetMan CoverageJr5A	Central MichiganOTDeolisFranciscoPass BlockingJr5A	Central MichiganOLBDavidBrown Jr.Pass RushSr5A	0	5	2	1
Western Michigan	10-2	75	Western MichiganCBChandlerMcKayZone CoverageSr4A	Western MichiganOTD.J.FitzgeraldBalancedSr4A	Western MichiganFSDallasMauletZone CoverageSr3A	0	3	3	2
Toledo	3-9	37	ToledoDEDeAndreTuiasosopoBalancedSr4A	ToledoOTLavonIribarrenPass Blocking(So)4A	ToledoWRJ.C.RussellPossessionSr3A	0	3	4	3
Ball State	6-6	63	Ball StateRBGarettCordierReceivingSr4A	Ball StateOTJoaquinWilliamsPass BlockingJr4A	Ball StateILBDamienChachereField GeneralSr4A	0	1	6	4
Eastern Michigan	7-5	43	Eastern MichiganSSBenLombardozziMan CoverageSr4A	Eastern MichiganOGJustinElmoreRun BlockingSr4A	Eastern MichiganRBKevinPetersonBalancedSr4A	0	1	7	5
Northern Illinois	4-8	123	Northern IllinoisCBIsaiahWilliamsMan CoverageSr4A	Northern IllinoisOTTonyVarvaroRun BlockingSr4A	Northern IllinoisSSTrayceTaijeronBall HawkSr3B+	0	2	9	6

 

 

East Division

 

Team	2022 Record	Talent Rank	Best Player	2nd Best	3rd Best	1st round talents	Projected Draft Picks	Predicted Conference finish	Division Finish
Bowling Green	11-2	7	Bowling GreenDTPhillipBellBalanced(Sr)3A	Bowling GreenWRJordanSuterRoute Runner(Sr)4A	Bowling GreenFSGregSprinkleRun Stopper(Sr)3A	1	4	1	1
Buffalo	5-7	62	BuffaloOTTrevonIngramRun BlockingSr4A	BuffaloDTTylerWinslowPass RusherJr4A-	BuffaloDEReggieNewtonSpeed RusherJr4A-	0	1	5	2
Akron	7-5	98	AkronCSkaiEschRun BlockingSr4A	AkronDEMauriceVereenSpeed RusherSr4A	AkronOLBD.J.GabrielRun StopperSr3A-	0	1	8	3
Ohio	4-8	109	OhioCBJonathanParksBall HawkSr4A	OhioTENerlensFortBlockingSr3A-	OhioCBDayanHolleyZone Coverage(So)4A-	1	1	10	4
Miami (OH)	5-7	82	Miami (OH)DEJamesMcKinnonRun StopperSr4A	Miami (OH)SSJoshuaMartinZone CoverageJr4A	Miami (OH)FBBrandonTravisReceivingSr4A	0	0	11	5
Kent State	3-9	87	Kent StateTENateAdamVertical ThreatSr4A	Kent StateDTCurtisGarciaPass RusherSr4A	Kent StateCBJakeMcGowanMan CoverageSr3A-	0	0	12	6

 

 

I have Bowling Green reprising their role as a playoff quarterfinalist as they'll steamroll a weak East and win the conference. They have a fun OOC schedule, and I have them at #5 nationally with a pretty stacked team. Even more stacked is CMU who I have as the #2 team in the conference (12 nationally) battling it out with WMU (17) for the West division. Unfortunately I don't think that talent will be all cohesive, but may be enough to push past WMU who has a definite downgrade from Scribner to OG Torres. The rest of the conference is nothing special, with Toledo and Ball State as the only other 2 teams I think will be worth talking about this year.

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