2023 Central Michigan Chippewas

[Phall]

Since 2006, Central Michigan has started 8, 10, 15, 13, 11, 11, 14, 14, 15, 9, 8, 7, 3, 4, and 7 whites, with no write-up done in 2013. For 2023, they project to start 9.

Head coach Jim McElwain will enter his fifth season with CMU with MAC title aspirations. Unfortunately, a completely caste offense makes this team a very bland rooting interest. The projected starting black quarterback played in four games last year, preserving his eligibility and making him a redshirt freshman this year. McElwain likely sees a long future ahead of him. If he gets injured, Jase Bauer started a game last year and will be QB2 for the second year in a row.

The two white running backs played every game last season on special teams but are unlikely to get carries this year barring injury. This is a run-heavy offense that probably won't involve its white tight ends much in the passing game.

Robi Stewart returns as a two-time All-MAC team selection. Kyle Moretti made the third-team All-MAC at linebacker and returns as a starter.

Starters:
TE: Mitchel Collier
OT: Brayden Swartout, Davis Heinzen
OG: Cade Klimczak
C: Dominic Serapiglia III

DE: Michael Heldman, Kade Kostus
DT: Robi Stewart
LB: Kyle Moretti

Backups:
QB: Jase Bauer, Tyler Pape
RB: Jake Tafelski (5th on depth chart), Christian Brown
TE: Marcus Young, Alec Palella, Nathan VanTimmeren, Jacob Kaminski
OL: Ryan Blum, Brady Ploucha, Keegan Smith, Martin Koivisto

DL: Jonah Pace, Jonathan Decker
LB: Jordan Kwiatkowski, Nick Apsey

 

[Leonardfan]

McElwain with his SEC recruiting mindset at a MAC school. It actually looks like most of the MAC schools are trending in this direction. White athletes from the Midwest need not apply. The slow death of the MAC is upon us.

 

[Phall]

McElwain with his SEC recruiting mindset at a MAC school. It actually looks like most of the MAC schools are trending in this direction. White athletes from the Midwest need not apply. The slow death of the MAC is upon us.

The MAC is still the conference for chippy lunchpail defenders from the Midwest to get to live the college football experience. Unfortunately, it's also the place for a lot of subpar black quarterbacks to live the 'big man on campus' lifestyle while running the same dumbed-down, one-read offenses of the modern era, just with lower expectations of success.

 

[Leonardfan]

The MAC is still the conference for chippy lunchpail defenders from the Midwest to get to live the college football experience. Unfortunately, it's also the place for a lot of subpar black quarterbacks to live the 'big man on campus' lifestyle while running the same dumbed-down, one-read offenses of the modern era, just with lower expectations of success.

I've noticed a few MAC schools are recruiting black quarterbacks from Ga. The MAC seemed to find prolific White QBs in their geographic recruiting area in the recent past - why the change? Have to agree that it's the dumbed down offenses that play a huge part in it.

 

[Bucky]

Agreed fellas.