1.) MAC East is down, but not out
Much time has been spent on this space deriding the MAC East and for good reason. As a division, they have lost multiple games to FCS opposition, including Monmouth, Albany and Eastern Illinois.
Week 9 was the revenge of the Eastern division with the help of Kent State winning away at Central Michigan. There were upsets galore as both Miami and Ohio won on the road against heavily favored Western division teams. Sure this successful week for the East won’t change perception of the division, but a closer inspection has the two divisions trending in different directions.