The week nine preview is posted at MAC Report Online.

It's a light schedule Saturday with just four games so we thought that we would use the half-way point of the conference sesaon to recognize some of the top players so far this season so we listed two early favorites for player of the year honors on offense, defense and special teams plus list others to watch.

Also
-- Updated MAC/ESPN TV Schedule for November
-- Previews and picks for each game on Saturday
-- Vote in our poll on whether Ball State will qualify for a BCS Bowl.

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Hey Dave, is that ESPN2 telecast for CMU at NIU on Nov. 12th confirmed? I know they had to pick between our game and Temple at Kent State but this is the first time i'm hearing or reading that.

epasnoopy Wrote:Hey Dave, is that ESPN2 telecast for CMU at NIU on Nov. 12th confirmed? I know they had to pick between our game and Temple at Kent State but this is the first time i'm hearing or reading that.

Sounds like a no brainer to me.

Problem with your guys National TV schedule:

Buffalo plays at Ohio on Sept 28th...on ESPU
On Election night - Miami plays at Buffalo on ESPN2



MAC National TV Update
Recently the MAC announced its lineup of nationally televised ESPN games for the month of November.

The month kicks off with an election night telecast, bringing relief to those who may be experiencing election-year fatigue, as the November 4 Buffalo at Ohio contest will be broadcast on ESPN2. (That's the good news. The bad news? It will be one of those incredibly annoying "Interactive Tuesday" telecasts featuring scrolling messages at the top of the screen, endless "instant polls" and inane comments from fans. In other words, the game will likely be mere background noise as ESPN pushes its BCS programming.)

The next night, November 5, will feature two MAC games being nationally televised when undefeated Ball State hosts Northern Illinois at 8:00 pm on ESPN2 while Toledo at Akron will be an 8:00 pm broadcast on ESPNU that night as well.

Also worth noting is that Western Michigan's November 8 game against Illinois at Ford Field will be picked up by ESPN Plus. That game is slated for a noon kickoff.

The rest of the November slate of ESPN MAC telecasts currently shapes as follows:

Wednesday November 12: Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, 7:00 pm (ESPN2)
Thursday, November 13: Buffalo at Akron, 7:00 pm (ESPNU)
Wednesday, November 19: Ball State at Central Michigan, 7:00 pm (ESPN2)
Tuesday, November 25: Navy at Northern Illinois, 7:00 pm (ESPN2)
Friday, November 28: Ohio at Miami, 12:30 pm (ESPNU)
Friday, November 28: Bowling Green at Toledo, 3:30 pm (ESPN Classic)

Thanks for the heads-up.