This week's schedule includes some pretty sweet television opportunities. One game on NBC and another on the CW. Not bad.

All times Eastern.

Thursday, Sept. 3
Massachusetts at Rutgers, 6 p.m., Big Ten Network
Albany at Buffalo, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Akron at Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ACC Network

Friday, Sept. 4
San Jose State at Eastern Michigan, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo at Michigan State, 8 p.m., FS1

Saturday, Sept. 5
Ohio at Nebraska, noon, FS1
Tarleton State at Bowling Green, noon, ESPN+
Miami at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m., CW
Ball State at Ohio State, 12:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Kent State at South Carolina, 12:45 p.m., SEC Network
Western Michigan at Michigan, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State, 10 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan at New Mexico, 10 p.m., FS1

I (and I guess you) go back to the olden days when trying to get a MAC FB game on television was quite a feat.

Now... EVERY game this weekend will be accessible to those who have good TV plans. Saturday coverage begins at Noon EDT and probably ends about 1 a.m. EDT.

(09-01-2026 07:50 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I (and I guess you) go back to the olden days when trying to get a MAC FB game on television was quite a feat.

I remember when just getting the radio feed was a challenge. For Bowling Green football, if you lived too far outside of Northwest Ohio, you were out of luck. The Falcons had one radio station, WFOB 1430, and before the internet came into its own, that was it.

(09-01-2026 07:00 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  Kent State at South Carolina, 12:45 p.m., ESPN+

I believe this game is on the commonly carried SEC Network as well.

(09-01-2026 07:00 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  This week's schedule includes some pretty sweet television opportunities. One game on NBC and another on the CW. Not bad.

All times Eastern.

Thursday, Sept. 3
Massachusetts at Rutgers, 6 p.m., Big Ten Network
Albany at Buffalo, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Akron at Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ACC Network

Friday, Sept. 4
San Jose State at Eastern Michigan, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo at Michigan State, 8 p.m., FS1

Saturday, Sept. 5
Ohio at Nebraska, noon, FS1
Tarleton State at Bowling Green, noon, ESPN+
Miami at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m., CW
Ball State at Ohio State, 12:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Kent State at South Carolina, 12:45 p.m., ESPN+
Western Michigan at Michigan, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State, 10 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan at New Mexico, 10 p.m., FS1

Games the MAC should/must win:
Albany at Buffalo
Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State
Tarleton State at Bowling Green
San Jose State at Eastern Michigan

Games the MAC can win:
Central Michigan at New Mexico
Miami at Pittsburgh
Toledo at Michigan State

MACtion potential shock and awe:
Akron at Wake Forest
Ohio at Nebraska
Western Michigan at Michigan

(09-01-2026 07:00 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  This week's schedule includes some pretty sweet television opportunities. One game on NBC and another on the CW. Not bad.

All times Eastern.

Thursday, Sept. 3
Massachusetts at Rutgers, 6 p.m., Big Ten Network
Albany at Buffalo, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Akron at Wake Forest, 7 p.m., ACC Network

Friday, Sept. 4
San Jose State at Eastern Michigan, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo at Michigan State, 8 p.m., FS1

Saturday, Sept. 5
Ohio at Nebraska, noon, FS1
Tarleton State at Bowling Green, noon, ESPN+
Miami at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m., CW
Ball State at Ohio State, 12:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Kent State at South Carolina, 12:45 p.m., ESPN+
Western Michigan at Michigan, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Mississippi Valley State at Sacramento State, 10 p.m., ESPN+
Central Michigan at New Mexico, 10 p.m., FS1

Plus three games on FS1.

(09-01-2026 10:33 AM)MAC tOAMU Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 07:00 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  Kent State at South Carolina, 12:45 p.m., ESPN+

I believe this game is on the commonly carried SEC Network as well.

That's correct. I've changed the list.

YouTube TV subs…. ESPN Unlimited is now apart of your subscription. So you should be able to see all MAC Football and Volleyball games

Not yest in my area.

Quote:Currently, ESPN Unlimited is not available on the YouTube TV Main Plan or Sports Plan. However, it is scheduled to become available on both plans later this fall.

(09-01-2026 08:18 PM)Steve1981 Wrote:  Not yest in my area.

Quote:Currently, ESPN Unlimited is not available on the YouTube TV Main Plan or Sports Plan. However, it is scheduled to become available on both plans later this fall.

Search ESPN. It’s there

(09-01-2026 08:30 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 07:50 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I (and I guess you) go back to the olden days when trying to get a MAC FB game on television was quite a feat.

I remember when just getting the radio feed was a challenge. For Bowling Green football, if you lived too far outside of Northwest Ohio, you were out of luck. The Falcons had one radio station, WFOB 1430, and before the internet came into its own, that was it.

Ready for this?

In the 90s, I had to use something called "Teamline" on a pay to listen service. I think the charges were essentially long distance type charges.

I'd listen for 10 minutes, later 15 minutes, etc.

I tell everyone, the Internet made my life 100% more enriching. Listening to game broadcasts, watching web casts.

And I had to walk a mile to school when I was young...(insert your favorite joke about how hard we had it back then decades ago).

(09-02-2026 10:35 AM)emu steve Wrote:  Ready for this?

In the 90s, I had to use something called "Teamline" on a pay to listen service. I think the charges were essentially long distance type charges.

I'd listen for 10 minutes, later 15 minutes, etc.

Yes, Bowling Green had a similar service. It was expensive. I didn't mess with it. (I couldn't afford it!)

Having professionally produced games on ESPN+ is a miracle compared to what we used to go through to keep up with our teams.

(09-01-2026 08:30 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 07:50 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I (and I guess you) go back to the olden days when trying to get a MAC FB game on television was quite a feat.

I remember when just getting the radio feed was a challenge. For Bowling Green football, if you lived too far outside of Northwest Ohio, you were out of luck. The Falcons had one radio station, WFOB 1430, and before the internet came into its own, that was it.

Heck, AM 1370 barely got out of Lucas County. It always seemed like when you got past 582 or north of Lambertville it would just fade away, because their broadcast power was terrible.

(09-02-2026 11:48 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 08:30 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 07:50 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I (and I guess you) go back to the olden days when trying to get a MAC FB game on television was quite a feat.

I remember when just getting the radio feed was a challenge. For Bowling Green football, if you lived too far outside of Northwest Ohio, you were out of luck. The Falcons had one radio station, WFOB 1430, and before the internet came into its own, that was it.

Heck, AM 1370 barely got out of Lucas County. It always seemed like when you got past 582 or north of Lambertville it would just fade away, because their broadcast power was terrible.

Indeed, I remember those days back in the 1980s and '90s before the internet and streaming. Although it was nothing so big as what Michigan and Michigan State had, the Chippewas did have a pretty good statewide network of radio stations broadcasting the CMU games.

(09-02-2026 12:08 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  

(09-02-2026 11:48 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 08:30 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 07:50 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I (and I guess you) go back to the olden days when trying to get a MAC FB game on television was quite a feat.

I remember when just getting the radio feed was a challenge. For Bowling Green football, if you lived too far outside of Northwest Ohio, you were out of luck. The Falcons had one radio station, WFOB 1430, and before the internet came into its own, that was it.

Heck, AM 1370 barely got out of Lucas County. It always seemed like when you got past 582 or north of Lambertville it would just fade away, because their broadcast power was terrible.

Indeed, I remember those days back in the 1980s and '90s before the internet and streaming. Although it was nothing so big as what Michigan and Michigan State had, the Chippewas did have a pretty good statewide network of radio stations broadcasting the CMU games.

Michigan had 760, you could pick them up all the way to the northern burbs of Cincy and almost to the Pennsylvaina line. Central had good statewide network, I can't remember if WMU did or not.

(09-02-2026 12:26 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(09-02-2026 12:08 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  

(09-02-2026 11:48 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 08:30 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 07:50 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I (and I guess you) go back to the olden days when trying to get a MAC FB game on television was quite a feat.

I remember when just getting the radio feed was a challenge. For Bowling Green football, if you lived too far outside of Northwest Ohio, you were out of luck. The Falcons had one radio station, WFOB 1430, and before the internet came into its own, that was it.

Heck, AM 1370 barely got out of Lucas County. It always seemed like when you got past 582 or north of Lambertville it would just fade away, because their broadcast power was terrible.

Indeed, I remember those days back in the 1980s and '90s before the internet and streaming. Although it was nothing so big as what Michigan and Michigan State had, the Chippewas did have a pretty good statewide network of radio stations broadcasting the CMU games.

Michigan had 760, you could pick them up all the way to the northern burbs of Cincy and almost to the Pennsylvaina line. Central had good statewide network, I can't remember if WMU did or not.

Indeed, I do remember! This is WJR...The great voice of the Great Lakes!

(09-02-2026 12:42 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  

(09-02-2026 12:26 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(09-02-2026 12:08 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  

(09-02-2026 11:48 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 08:30 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  I remember when just getting the radio feed was a challenge. For Bowling Green football, if you lived too far outside of Northwest Ohio, you were out of luck. The Falcons had one radio station, WFOB 1430, and before the internet came into its own, that was it.

Heck, AM 1370 barely got out of Lucas County. It always seemed like when you got past 582 or north of Lambertville it would just fade away, because their broadcast power was terrible.

Indeed, I remember those days back in the 1980s and '90s before the internet and streaming. Although it was nothing so big as what Michigan and Michigan State had, the Chippewas did have a pretty good statewide network of radio stations broadcasting the CMU games.

Michigan had 760, you could pick them up all the way to the northern burbs of Cincy and almost to the Pennsylvaina line. Central had good statewide network, I can't remember if WMU did or not.

Indeed, I do remember! This is WJR...The great voice of the Great Lakes!

JP McCarthy followed by Karl Haas, waiting for Tiger Baseball.

(09-02-2026 12:26 PM)utpotts Wrote:  

(09-02-2026 12:08 PM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  

(09-02-2026 11:48 AM)utpotts Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 08:30 AM)Schadenfreude Wrote:  

(09-01-2026 07:50 AM)emu steve Wrote:  I (and I guess you) go back to the olden days when trying to get a MAC FB game on television was quite a feat.

I remember when just getting the radio feed was a challenge. For Bowling Green football, if you lived too far outside of Northwest Ohio, you were out of luck. The Falcons had one radio station, WFOB 1430, and before the internet came into its own, that was it.

Heck, AM 1370 barely got out of Lucas County. It always seemed like when you got past 582 or north of Lambertville it would just fade away, because their broadcast power was terrible.

Indeed, I remember those days back in the 1980s and '90s before the internet and streaming. Although it was nothing so big as what Michigan and Michigan State had, the Chippewas did have a pretty good statewide network of radio stations broadcasting the CMU games.

Michigan had 760, you could pick them up all the way to the northern burbs of Cincy and almost to the Pennsylvaina line. Central had good statewide network, I can't remember if WMU did or not.

Ah, the Clear Channel AM stations, which Wikipedia now tells me normally have that frequency to themselves nationwide at night, so they could be picked up by skywave radiation -- I had no idea what "Clear Channel" meant when I heard on the car radio in the 70's that the Big 700 was the "Clear Channel Voice of the Reds". They are required to broadcast at 10K watts at least to hold their channel, but they normally broadcast at substantially higher power than that ... 50Kw, 100Kw, a Mexican one used to broadcast at 250Kw.

Much less television exposure for the MAC in Week 2. All times Eastern, and all games on ESPN+ unless noted.

Wofford at Kent State, noon.
Holy Cross at Miami, 1 p.m.
Colgate at Central Michigan, 1 p.m.
Stony Brook at Ball State, 2 p.m.
Robert Morris at Akron, 3:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Massachusetts, 3:30 p.m.
Central Connecticut at Toledo, 3:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State, 3:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
Jacksonville State at Ohio, 6 p.m.
Buffalo at Florida International, 6 p.m.
Monmouth at Western Michigan, 6:30 p.m.
Bowling Green at Nebraska, 7 p.m., Fox Sports 1
Sacramento State at Fresno State, 10:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Sorry to jump the gun but in week 4 we have a television friendly schedule. One of the best lineups possible:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/sc...2/group/15

MAC teams host SDSU, Boise, UConn, USF (S. FL), UNLV, etc.