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Good riddance.

(12-01-2023 07:24 AM)Broncodan Wrote:  

(11-30-2023 04:52 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  

(11-30-2023 04:04 PM)bronconick Wrote:  MAC would've been the only conference with divisions otherwise.

Sun Belt's the last one now.

Big ten has two divisions, East and West.

With USC, ucla and them joining next year, my guess is they’ll follow suit.

Specifically this year, you can’t tell me Iowa is the second best team in the big ten….

It's definitely happening. Starting next year the B1G won't have divisions.

(11-30-2023 02:40 PM)MileHighBronco Wrote:  

(11-30-2023 02:33 PM)WMU2013 Wrote:  Don't like it.

Why?

No more competition for the tallest midget in the circus in the division. Get the MACC teams using win%

I suspect that the MACC might not feature the 2 best teams if you go by win %. You might get the best team versus an OK team with a weak schedule assignment, or even the 2 teams with the weakest schedules. I’ve always been curious of how the schedules are determined. ???

Glad divisions are gone. Got so sick of fraud coaches claiming program success with division titles over the years when in fact their team was middle of the pack at best many of those years.

(12-01-2023 11:24 AM)Flashboski Wrote:  Glad divisions are gone. Got so sick of fraud coaches claiming program success with division titles over the years when in fact their team was middle of the pack at best many of those years.

Boom.

Imagine a WMU-CMU championship game.

(11-30-2023 02:20 PM)BroncoFan2 Wrote:  Looks like divisions are gone.

Rivalry protections will remain in place:
WMU-EMU-cMU
Buffalo-Akron-Kent
Ohio-Miami-Ball St.
Toledo-Bowling Green-NIU

Should be interesting.

https://twitter.com/CollegeSportPod/stat...1990618612

They should commit to having those games always scheduled on Saturdays.

(12-01-2023 03:22 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Imagine a WMU-CMU championship game.

Ahh, that's a benefit for sure. Something like that alone is enough divisions are gone could be good.

Wonder when Championship Game is gone next is announced...........

(12-01-2023 04:02 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  

(12-01-2023 03:22 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Imagine a WMU-CMU championship game.

Ahh, that's a benefit for sure. Something like that alone is enough divisions are gone could be good.

Wonder when Championship Game is gone next is announced...........

They won't ditch the extra revenue opportun... er, I mean game.

(12-01-2023 03:48 PM)JPWMU Wrote:  

(11-30-2023 02:20 PM)BroncoFan2 Wrote:  Looks like divisions are gone.

Rivalry protections will remain in place:
WMU-EMU-cMU
Buffalo-Akron-Kent
Ohio-Miami-Ball St.
Toledo-Bowling Green-NIU

Should be interesting.

https://twitter.com/CollegeSportPod/stat...1990618612

They should commit to having those games always scheduled on Saturdays.

YES.

https://getsomemaction.com/news/2024/1/2...8-ZbpP_IWs

24-26 MAC opponents announced. Full schedule will be released later in February.

Western Michigan
2024
Away: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ball State
Home: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Kent State

2025
Away: Northern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Miami
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, Ball State

2026
Away: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Ohio
Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami

No Toledo next season is what sticks out to me at a glance.

Looking for more than a second, we avoid Miami, Ohio, and Toledo next season.

Really nice schedule next year, avoiding Toledo, Miami, and Ohio.

You got to go 6-6 w/ that.

Stephens turning basketball around in 2 years, Taylor can do the same.

3-1 at home plus FCS is 4
2 road MAC wins

6-6

I really like the new alignment, makes more sense.

The MAC championship should be decided by the best two teams in the entire conference, not the best two teams from each "division".

Like everyone said, imagine a CMU / WMU MAC title game.

Wonder if the MAC championship will ever go back to campus sites?

I don't think theres a way to do it that would please everyone all the time. Looks a little weird not to see Toledo on the '24 schedule

(01-25-2024 03:10 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Really nice schedule next year, avoiding Toledo, Miami, and Ohio.

Yep, we earned it after the rough schedule this past season. Unless Akron, Kent and Buffalo turn it around quickly (in the portal age, anything can happen).

I agree with Bronco '14 here. With a lighter schedule and 2 P5s (instead of 3), anything less than bowl eligibility would be disappointing. Though a mostly brand new coaching staff outside of the HC is a wildcard too.

(12-01-2023 03:22 PM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  Imagine a WMU-CMU championship game.

That's probably the best we could hope for - imagining it.

Who are the 4 non-conference teams we play this fall? I seem to remember Wisconsin and Ohio St??

(01-26-2024 03:30 PM)ru4wmu Wrote:  Who are the 4 non-conference teams we play this fall? I seem to remember Wisconsin and Ohio St??

08/31 - at Wisconsin
09/07 - at Ohio State
09/14 - Bethune-Cookman
TBA - at Marshall

Marshall game was originally scheduled for that 9/14 date. Strange that it hasn't been officially slotted anywhere else yet.

And then we were supposed to host Marshall on 9/6/25, but that disappeared (we host North Texas now).