Writer’s note: This is the third installment of the statistical breakdown series. Here are links to the first Keith Wenning vs. Nate Davis and second, BSU Defense Tackles Misleading Stats, installments. Fans of MAC teams have known for a while that the Big Ten has been backpedaling and Big Ten fans are finally coming around [...]
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The Ball State defense has been ripped in the media (what little media that covers the Cardinals) through backhanded compliments. Phrases like “The offense carried the team” are about as mean as you can get in terms of criticizing a defense full of college students. The statistics of Ball State gave up the most yards [...]
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For those who missed part 1 in the season rewind you can find it here. Super 8: Ball State 23 Ohio 20 Just when everyone had Ball State out your Cardinals went on the road and beat a division champion. I was away from technology that weekend and asked a friend to check the score [...]
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I know that like me, many of you sat and watched BCS game after BCS game go down to the wire and fill you with not only excitement, passion, and love of football but an overwhelming curiosity about how the MAC and its higher ups were spending this holiday season. While I would have been more [...]
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Ed. Note – From time to time, OTP publishes something outside the normal scope of things around these parts. Today’s particular piece comes to us courtesy of Nathan Pace, BSU student, and is quite the interesting look at finances and money when it comes to college football. It’s been a common refrain from fans and [...]
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I understand that today is in fact Thursday. I also am well aware that the last game played by the Cardinals was Tuesday evening in DeKalb. Unlike some times in the past where things like work and life delayed the schedule a bit here at OTP, I needed some time to pass before I was [...]
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As this season progresses, every game embodies all the hyperbole that us pesky bloggers like to throw around about the magnitude of football contests. So to say the Cards’ contest at Western Michigan is big is not only to be expected, it’s also surprisingly true. At the dawn of the season, WMU was thought to [...]
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Based on the last post I put up, you’d think I wouldn’t have spent Saturday’s games on pins and needles as the Cardinals got down early, stormed back late, and held on in the final moments to win another MAC contest against the Central Michigan Chippewas. That, unfortunately, was easier said than done. The game [...]
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Well that certainly wasn’t the outcome I expected. Shades of last year’s Homecoming implosion were in my mind as I watched Temple totally dominate the Cardinals on Saturday to the tune of 42-0. There really isn’t much to say in this particular recap, as those at the game saw the Cardinals outmatched pretty much all [...]
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Each Monday, the MAC coaches gather via teleconference to chat about their last week’s game and this week’s opponent. For Coach Lembo, this one got to focus on the Oklahoma game for the Cardinals and looking forward to Temple for Homecoming. Coach Lembo had some interesting perspective on what to take away from the game, [...]
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