From: pfleming@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Patrick E Fleming)
Subject: MAC preview for 1992 (repost)
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:50:05 GMT

In one week plus one day, America's premier conference will roar into action 
will all ten teams seeing game action.  The MAC will also open its season that 
day.


MAC Conference Standings
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Pre-season

                   Conference             Overall
Team               W   L   T    pct.      W   L   T    pct.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Akron              0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
Ball State         0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
Bowling Green      0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
C. Michigan        0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
E. Michigan        0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
Kent               0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
Miami              0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
Ohio               0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
Toledo             0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000
W. Michigan        0   0   0    .000      0   0   0    .000


Predicted order of finish:
 1. Bowling Green
 2. Miami
 3. Toledo
 4. Ball State
 5. W. Michigan
 6. C. Michigan
 7. Akron
 8. Ohio
 9. E. Michigan
10. Kent


Here is a brief outlook with last season's overall record in parenthesis.

Bowling Green (11-1): The Falcons lose three outstanding defenders from a unit
                      which ranked ninth in the nation by yielding a paultry
13.3 points pergame.  Erik White will try to repeat his perfoamnce of
completing 58% of his passes but will have to play behind three new linemen
with only Steve Bosko and Joe Wyse returning.  The running game will be
anchored by veteran LeRoy Smith.  First game: Sep 5, vs W. Michigan

Miami (6-4-1): The Redskins will challange Bowling Green for the conference
               championship on the strength of eight returning starters on
defense.  Veteran middle linebacker Curt Miller who had 204 tackles in 1991 to
lead the country will anchor the defense.  Jim Clement will attempt to come
back from an injury plagued 1991 campaign.  First game: Sep 5, at West Virginia

Toledo (5-5-1): The Rockets will look to improve on their .500 record last
                season which featured a shutout loss to eventual national
champion Washington.  Twelve starters will return including seven on defense.
Second year coach Gary Pinkel will count on quarterback Kevin Meger to run the
spread offense.  The defense will be anchored by linemen Marice Bulls, Chris
Boykin, Terry Jackson and Dan Williams.  First game: Sep 5, vs Arkansas St.

Ball State (6-5): Quarterback Mike Neu and tailback Corey Croom will join
                  eleven other returning starters for the Cardinals.  Neu, who
was ranked second in the MAC last season will play behind a strong line
anchored by Jose Munoz and Tim Christian.  Ball State will challange MAC
offenses with a veteran defense which reurns eight starters including
linebackers Carl Kendrick and Bryant Branigan.  First game: Sep 5, at Clemson

W. Michigan (6-5): Paul Hutchins (6-6, 330 lbs.), Dave VanDale and Scott
                   Fleming will anchor the offensive line for the Broncos.
Quarterback Brad Tayles will have to improve on his 17 interceptions thrown
last season if the Broncos hope to challange for the title in 1992.  The
broncos will field a secondary out of six players who gained experience a year
ago.  The defense will be anchored by three-year starter Dave Cutlip at end.
First game: Sep 5, at Bowling Green

C. Michigan (6-1-4): The Chippewas tied (naturally) a recond for most ties in a
                     season last year with four after opening the year with a
20-3 shocker over Michigan State.  Coach Herb Deromedi has posted an impresive
100-43-10 record over fourteen seasons at Central Michigan but will have to
contend with losing nine starters including all-Mac quarterback Jeff Bender.
First game: Sep 5, at Kentucky

Akron (5-6): Former Notre Dame coach Jerry Faust will lead the Zips into their
             first season in the MAC.  He will look to seven returning starters
on defense but will have to replace seven starters on offense including
quarterback Jeff Sweitzer.  Akron has played some tough opponents such as
Auburn and Clemson since moving to division I-A seven years ago and will
feature out-of-conference games this season against Cincinnatti and Temple.
First game: Sep 5, at E. Michigan

Ohio (2-8-1): The Bobcats will have to improve on a defense which last year
              allowed 34 or more points six times.  Third year coach Tom
Lichtenberg will look to a veteran squad of defenders which includes nine
seasoned players and a great deal of experience on the depth chart.  Seven
starters will return on offense including thousand yard rusher Tim Curtis.  The
Bobcats will try to win at least four games for the first time since 1982.
First game: Sep 5, at Iowa State

E. Michigan (3-7-1): The Eagles were crushed in their first five games last
                     season by the combined score of 133-32.  But Eastern will
return fourteen starters including quarterback Kwame McKinnon and defensive
lineman Mickey McBride who lead the conference in tackles for a loss.  The
defense may struggle against the run since they return only one experienced
linebacker, Mike Danley.  First game: Sep 5, vs Akron

Kent (1-10): Second year coach Pete Cordelli will lead a Golden Flash team
             which has only posted three victories in the last three seasons.
He will undoubtedly build around a veteran group of linebackers including
Morrey Norris, Sean Patterson, Maurice Sumpter and Brady Renners which leads a
defense which reutrns eight starters.  Also, Ryan Creed, John Lorentz, Jay
McNeil and Rodney West will return to anchor a veteran offensive line.
Cordelli may be able to lead this team out of teh cellar, but he will have to
teach the players and fans at Kent what winning is all about.  First game: Sep
5, at Pittsburgh
-- 
- Patrick E. Fleming ----------------------------------------------------------
- Department of Chemistry --- Through the window I could see it hanging from --
- The Ohio State University --------- a tree and I knew that I had survived ---
- pfleming@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu ------------------------------------------
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