Here's an early look at the non Saturday games lined up this fall for the MAC, which matchups are you most excited about? It appears as if the state of Michigan has rejected MACtion all together with the 3 Michigan teams only playing one non saturday game either in the first or last week of the season.

Thurs 8/28 Howard @ Akron
Thurs 8/28 Presbyterian @ Northern Illinois
Thurs 8/28 Chattanooga @ Central Michigan

Fri 8/29 Bowling Green @ Western Kentucky

Fri 9/6 Baylor @ Buffalo ESPN

Fri 9/12 Toledo @ Cincinnati ESPNU/ESPN3

Tues 11/4 Bowling Green @ Akron ESPN2/ESPNU
Tues 11/4 Toledo @ Kent State ESPN2/ESPNU

Wed 11/5 Buffalo @ Ohio ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/5 Northern Illinois @ Ball State ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/11 Akron @ Buffalo ESPN2/ESPNU
Tues 11/11 Toledo @ Northern Illinois ESPN2/ESPNU

Wed 11/12 Kent State @ Bowling Green ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/12 Ball State @ UMass ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/18 Northern Illinois @ Ohio ESPNU/ESPN3
Tues 11/18 UMass @ Akron ESPNU/ESPN3

Wed 11/19 Bowling Green @ Toledo ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/19 Kent State @ Buffalo ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/25 Ohio @ Miami ESPN2/ESPN3
Tues 11/25 Akron @ Kent State ESPN2/ESPN3

Fri 11/28 Ball State @ Bowling Green ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Buffalo @ UMass ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Northern Illinois @ Western Michigan ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Toledo @ Eastern Michigan ESPNU/ESPN3

I won't be shocked if the Missouri vs. Toledo game gets moved to a weekday night.


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Most excited about:

Fri 9/6 Baylor @ Buffalo ESPN....Is this game going to be played at UB Stadium or are they going to the Bills stadium? Hope it's at UB stadium, and if so, will you guys be able to sell out against a highly rated opponent?

Fri 9/12 Toledo @ Cincinnati ESPNU/ESPN3...Toledo looks to even the series record at 4-4. UT won the last meeting in 2012 at the Glass Bowl when Cincy was ranked.

Wed 11/19 bgsuCKS @ Toledo ESPN2/ESPNU...As always, the rivalry game. Rockets look to improve its win streak to 5 straight games over the Falcons.

(04-29-2014 10:18 PM)perimeterpost Wrote:  Here's an early look at the non Saturday games lined up this fall for the MAC, which matchups are you most excited about? It appears as if the state of Michigan has rejected MACtion all together with the 3 Michigan teams only playing one non saturday game either in the first or last week of the season.

Thurs 8/28 Howard @ Akron
Thurs 8/28 Presbyterian @ Northern Illinois
Thurs 8/28 Chattanooga @ Central Michigan

Fri 8/29 Bowling Green @ Western Kentucky

Fri 9/6 Baylor @ Buffalo ESPN

Fri 9/12 Toledo @ Cincinnati ESPNU/ESPN3

Tues 11/4 Bowling Green @ Akron ESPN2/ESPNU
Tues 11/4 Toledo @ Kent State ESPN2/ESPNU

Wed 11/5 Buffalo @ Ohio ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/5 Northern Illinois @ Ball State ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/11 Akron @ Buffalo ESPN2/ESPNU
Tues 11/11 Toledo @ Northern Illinois ESPN2/ESPNU

Wed 11/12 Kent State @ Bowling Green ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/12 Ball State @ UMass ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/18 Northern Illinois @ Ohio ESPNU/ESPN3
Tues 11/18 UMass @ Akron ESPNU/ESPN3

Wed 11/19 Bowling Green @ Toledo ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/19 Kent State @ Buffalo ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/25 Ohio @ Miami ESPN2/ESPN3
Tues 11/25 Akron @ Kent State ESPN2/ESPN3

Fri 11/28 Ball State @ Bowling Green ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Buffalo @ UMass ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Northern Illinois @ Western Michigan ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Toledo @ Eastern Michigan ESPNU/ESPN3

I've got BG winning the East and Akron following.
I've got Toledo in the west with NIU right behind. So outside of teams in that relm nothing pokes out at me.
Buffalo will be cool to watch on national TV. I don't see OU being very good, and the same with Buffalo. BSU vs. BG and NIU could be good, but they're a wildcard with their graduating of talent.

(04-30-2014 12:00 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  

(04-29-2014 10:18 PM)perimeterpost Wrote:  Here's an early look at the non Saturday games lined up this fall for the MAC, which matchups are you most excited about? It appears as if the state of Michigan has rejected MACtion all together with the 3 Michigan teams only playing one non saturday game either in the first or last week of the season.

Thurs 8/28 Howard @ Akron
Thurs 8/28 Presbyterian @ Northern Illinois
Thurs 8/28 Chattanooga @ Central Michigan

Fri 8/29 Bowling Green @ Western Kentucky

Fri 9/6 Baylor @ Buffalo ESPN

Fri 9/12 Toledo @ Cincinnati ESPNU/ESPN3

Tues 11/4 Bowling Green @ Akron ESPN2/ESPNU
Tues 11/4 Toledo @ Kent State ESPN2/ESPNU

Wed 11/5 Buffalo @ Ohio ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/5 Northern Illinois @ Ball State ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/11 Akron @ Buffalo ESPN2/ESPNU
Tues 11/11 Toledo @ Northern Illinois ESPN2/ESPNU

Wed 11/12 Kent State @ Bowling Green ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/12 Ball State @ UMass ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/18 Northern Illinois @ Ohio ESPNU/ESPN3
Tues 11/18 UMass @ Akron ESPNU/ESPN3

Wed 11/19 Bowling Green @ Toledo ESPN2/ESPNU
Wed 11/19 Kent State @ Buffalo ESPN2/ESPNU

Tues 11/25 Ohio @ Miami ESPN2/ESPN3
Tues 11/25 Akron @ Kent State ESPN2/ESPN3

Fri 11/28 Ball State @ Bowling Green ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Buffalo @ UMass ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Northern Illinois @ Western Michigan ESPNU/ESPN3
Fri 11/28 Toledo @ Eastern Michigan ESPNU/ESPN3

I've got BG winning the East and Akron following.
I've got Toledo in the west with NIU right behind. So outside of teams in that relm nothing pokes out at me.
Buffalo will be cool to watch on national TV. I don't see OU being very good, and the same with Buffalo. BSU vs. BG and NIU could be good, but they're a wildcard with their graduating of talent.

Cannot speak for EMU or WMU but CMU fans have been pretty vocal about the dislike of weekday games. Seeing how many fans are in the metro detroit area the treck to mt p is 2-3 hrs one way and is not going to be feasible to attend those games. Our AD has responded and 5/6 home games are on saturday with the lone weekday game being thur before labor day!

(04-29-2014 11:50 PM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  Most excited about:

Fri 9/6 Baylor @ Buffalo ESPN....Is this game going to be played at UB Stadium or are they going to the Bills stadium? Hope it's at UB stadium, and if so, will you guys be able to sell out against a highly rated opponent?

Fri 9/12 Toledo @ Cincinnati ESPNU/ESPN3...Toledo looks to even the series record at 4-4. UT won the last meeting in 2012 at the Glass Bowl when Cincy was ranked.

Wed 11/19 bgsuCKS @ Toledo ESPN2/ESPNU...As always, the rivalry game. Rockets look to improve its win streak to 5 straight games over the Falcons.

Rockets(3-1) vs Bearcats since 1954:
1993 UT 24 UC 31
1995 UT 45 UC 31
2001 UT 23 UC 16
2012 UT 29 UC 23

Seeing as how Miami probably came closest to beating UC in all of our games this past year, I think Toledo stands a fair chance of beating the Bearcats at home.

(04-30-2014 08:13 AM)Love and Honor Wrote:  Seeing as how Miami probably came closest to beating UC in all of our games this past year, I think Toledo stands a fair chance of beating the Bearcats at home.

Kiel makes them a much better team.

THe Buffalo vs. Baylor game is actually Friday night - 9/12

So we have 5 non-Saturday games out of 12 this year and it could be 6 if the UNLV game is officially moved to Friday.

2 of those at home as of now.

Bumping this up for reference regarding the new ESPN contract.

Here's the distribution of November MACtion games (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) by team. Friday's "MACsgiving" games (apparently that's a thing now) are not included-

4 Akron (2H / 2A)
4 Kent St (2H / 2A)
3 BGSU (1H / 2A)
3 Buffalo (2H / 1A)
3 NIU (1H / 2A)
3 Ohio (2H / 1A)
3 Toledo (1H / 2A)
2 Ball St (1H / 1A)
2 UMass (1H / 1A)
1 Miami (1H / 1A)
0 Central Michigan
0 Eastern Michigan
0 Western Michigan

Any surprises?

Hey Miami, trade you some of our TV games for some of your Saturday ones.