Sometimes the actualized does not live up to the visualized.
Any thoughts about the latest chapter of the Western Michigan-Central Michigan rivalry becoming another classic in its storied history quickly showed to be nothing but a grand illusion Saturday night at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
In what was billed as one of the best and most highly anticipated matchups in the history of WMU-CMU, what transpired on the field was more similar to a flop at the box office.
Similar to movies such as “Ishtar” and “Battlefield Earth”, the 2016 game between Western Michigan and Central Michigan did not come close to living up to lofty expectations.