One of the reasons we crave college football this time of year is the thrill we experience during an upset. With 130 teams and counting, there is an enormous gap between the Alabamas and the Texas States of the country. Thus, this lack of parity between the blue bloods and the bottom feeders can create exciting scenarios when they clash on gamedays.
The Mid-American Conference is full of underdogs — one of the reasons the conference has generated so much appeal for the casual college football fan lately. Although the conference couldn’t top Florida State or Wisconsin in BCS/New Year’s Six bowls on the big stage, the MAC usually ends the non-conference slate with a few Power Five wins, especially over middling and mediocre Big Ten programs.