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9/4/21 - @ Michigan
9/11/21 - Illinois State
9/18/21 - @ Pitt
9/25/21 - San Jose State
10/2/21 - @ Buffalo
10/9/21 - Ball State
10/16/21 - Kent State
10/23/21 - @ Toledo
11/3/21 - Central Michigan (Wednesday Maction.........SHOULD BE PLAYED ON A SATURDAY!!!)
11/9/21 - Akron
11/16/21 - @ Eastern Michigan
11/23/21 - @ Northern Illinois


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Never like playing NIU on the road late in the season... usually a blustery wind tunnel...

(02-26-2021 11:09 AM)flushtheherd Wrote:  Never like playing NIU on the road late in the season... usually a blustery wind tunnel...

Ditto this. Also hate that the CMU game is on a Wednesday.

Tough schedule. Four good OOC opponents. Buffalo and Kent State are good teams out of the East. Toledo, NIU and EMU all on the road. Thank God we play Akron.

Echoing in agreement. Not sure why it's so difficult for the MAC to ensure the 3 or 4 key rivalry games are played on an October Saturday.

And ending the season at DeKalb every other year doesn't seem like a random coincidence anymore.

I don't normally complain about the schedule but this is awful.

Pissed AF CMU isn't a Saturday game
@NIU always a very late road game
The mid-week games are on Tuesdays is a total joke

Hi-lights:
Hosting CMU
Hosting non-con G5 is always fun, this year SJSU
4 home Saturday games

Also, I've been optimistic & have been predicting at least 7 wins every season since TL took over, but I'm concerned about this season. It's a tough schedule.

Agree with everything that's already been said, especially about it being a tough schedule.

Yup at NIU to end the season is a recipe for disaster, especially for a TL coached team.

****** ass weather and 40 MPH winds. We lose even to the worst NIU teams there.

We have the toughest non-con schedule in the MAC. We'll really see what Lester and Eleby are made of.

Kent State's is also tough:
@ Texas A&M
VMI
@ Iowa
@ Maryland

(02-26-2021 11:19 AM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  

(02-26-2021 11:09 AM)flushtheherd Wrote:  Never like playing NIU on the road late in the season... usually a blustery wind tunnel...

Ditto this. Also hate that the CMU game is on a Wednesday.

Tough schedule. Four good OOC opponents. Buffalo and Kent State are good teams out of the East. Toledo, NIU and EMU all on the road. Thank God we play Akron.

If people are actually allowed to attend, shame on the MAC for putting the CMU game on a Wednesday. What a joke. Why bother with season tickets unless you are from west Michigan.

This game should ALWAYS be on a Saturday and on TV. The MAC really only has three or four legit, longstanding, rivalry games. They should be embraced and should be used as a showcase for the entire conference - real Div. I look and feel made for TV.

BGSU - Toledo
WMU - CMU
Miami - Ohio
??

2021 schedule announced without even a mention of possible spring practice

(02-26-2021 03:20 PM)BrewtownBronco Wrote:  

(02-26-2021 11:19 AM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  

(02-26-2021 11:09 AM)flushtheherd Wrote:  Never like playing NIU on the road late in the season... usually a blustery wind tunnel...

Ditto this. Also hate that the CMU game is on a Wednesday.

Tough schedule. Four good OOC opponents. Buffalo and Kent State are good teams out of the East. Toledo, NIU and EMU all on the road. Thank God we play Akron.

If people are actually allowed to attend, shame on the MAC for putting the CMU game on a Wednesday. What a joke. Why bother with season tickets unless you are from west Michigan.

This game should ALWAYS be on a Saturday and on TV. The MAC really only has three or four legit, longstanding, rivalry games. They should be embraced and should be used as a showcase for the entire conference - real Div. I look and feel made for TV.

BGSU - Toledo
WMU - CMU
Miami - Ohio
??

Yep, why bother with season tickets if you don’t live in kzoo. I’m out. Central/Western should always be on the weekend. Don’t care about time or which Saturday, just make it a weekend where the stands are full (or semi full).

(02-26-2021 08:04 PM)Cocksman Wrote:  

(02-26-2021 03:20 PM)BrewtownBronco Wrote:  

(02-26-2021 11:19 AM)ColinApocalypse Wrote:  

(02-26-2021 11:09 AM)flushtheherd Wrote:  Never like playing NIU on the road late in the season... usually a blustery wind tunnel...

Ditto this. Also hate that the CMU game is on a Wednesday.

Tough schedule. Four good OOC opponents. Buffalo and Kent State are good teams out of the East. Toledo, NIU and EMU all on the road. Thank God we play Akron.

If people are actually allowed to attend, shame on the MAC for putting the CMU game on a Wednesday. What a joke. Why bother with season tickets unless you are from west Michigan.

This game should ALWAYS be on a Saturday and on TV. The MAC really only has three or four legit, longstanding, rivalry games. They should be embraced and should be used as a showcase for the entire conference - real Div. I look and feel made for TV.

BGSU - Toledo
WMU - CMU
Miami - Ohio
??

Yep, why bother with season tickets if you don’t live in kzoo. I’m out. Central/Western should always be on the weekend. Don’t care about time or which Saturday, just make it a weekend where the stands are full (or semi full).

This also flies in the face of Kathy's reasoning on why she will not move a "home" WMU/CMU game to Ford Field (which I 100% agree with, BTW) because the city will lose out on the corresponding economic impact. Let's be clear; there is ZERO positive economic impact for the city when this game is played on a Wednesday night. Shame on you, Jon Steinbrecher. One step forward, two steps back….

Last time we hosted them it was on a Saturday, man, atmosphere was crazy. Didn't disappoint. Plus CMU came out flat & we were blowing them out. Needs to be like that every time we play them -> here or at Central.

Wonder if ESPN is putting pressure on MAC-Steinbrecher to give them better mid-week matchups such as WMU-CMU to increase their ratings-ad revenue.

(02-27-2021 10:09 AM)Bronco14 Wrote:  Last time we hosted them it was on a Saturday, man, atmosphere was crazy. Didn't disappoint. Plus CMU came out flat & we were blowing them out. Needs to be like that every time we play them -> here or at Central.

I don't know about "crazy". I thought it was one of the more disappointing CMU turnouts at Waldo in a while, at least on a Saturday.

This year's schedule seems very unattractive for fans though.

I thought it was great

Yes, the community section wasn't what it should be, but I was very happy w/ the student section.

(02-26-2021 12:57 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  I don't normally complain about the schedule but this is awful.

Pissed AF CMU isn't a Saturday game
@NIU always a very late road game
The mid-week games are on Tuesdays is a total joke

Hi-lights:
Hosting CMU
Hosting non-con G5 is always fun, this year SJSU
4 home Saturday games

Also, I've been optimistic & have been predicting at least 7 wins every season since TL took over, but I'm concerned about this season. It's a tough schedule.

I'll say
Ws: Illinois St, Kent St, Central Michigan, Akron, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan
Ls: Michigan, Pittsburgh, San Jose St, Ball St, Toledo, Northern Illinois

I could see any of the MAC games being Ws or Ls, but either way I see 5-3 in-conference.

We still have enough talent on this talent to pick up some Ws.

Ready for football! April-July & most of August left.

I would think fans allowed, but no more than 25%. Hopefully things are more old normal for the 2022 season.

(03-26-2021 02:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  Ready for football! April-July & most of August left.

I would think fans allowed, but no more than 25%. Hopefully things are more old normal for the 2022 season.

Eff 25%. If the vaccine is readily available by August, 100% open. Once everyone has access to a vaccine it's no one else's responsibility to keep others "safe".

(03-27-2021 09:48 PM)PezKingGL1 Wrote:  

(03-26-2021 02:58 PM)Bronco14 Wrote:  Ready for football! April-July & most of August left.

I would think fans allowed, but no more than 25%. Hopefully things are more old normal for the 2022 season.

Eff 25%. If the vaccine is readily available by August, 100% open. Once everyone has access to a vaccine it's no one else's responsibility to keep others "safe".

I agree. I'm just making a prediction