When the prognosticators made their prognostications in August they pegged this team to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
Had this projection been right then the Central Michigan University football team would be at home right now, prepping for the holidays.
However, as if often the case, the pundits were far from right as the Chippewas finished second in the MAC West and finished the 2017 season with an 8-4 record and a five-game winning streak.
On Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. the Chippewas play Wyoming (7-5) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho.