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Someone said last year that 3 schools per year in the MAC were being picked to show all basketball games on ESPN3. If this is true, does anyone know which 3 schools are selected this year?

2014: NIU, CMU, Buffalo
2015: EMU, BGSU, Miami, Ball State, Toledo

...2016: Everyone else except WMU
2025: WMU
it will take that long before our Audio-Visual/Media department meets the minimum standards for broadcast. It's been the most neglected area in the WMU spectrum since the invention of the television.

I read somewhere, maybe it was Tuesdays chat, that WMU either purchased or is in the process of purchasing a production truck for the video broadcasts. That could be why they were holding off on any upgrades considering they would only get a year or two out of the investment.

Historically we haven't been able to find a person who can aim a camera properly, let alone produce a program in even a semi-professional manner. Now you want me to believe they think they can actually run a production truck.
I've said before that my junior high son and his buddies do a better producing video with their I-phones than I have seen from the entire WMU AV dept. I am not joking about this.
.........Speaking of jokes, our AV dept is one. ESPN said they'll air games for the schools that are most ready with their AV depts. first. I knew right then that we would be the last school added.

It sounds like they are working on it. From Tuesdays MLive chat...

David Drew | ddrew1@mlive.com
4 days ago
Well, the MAC has that new deal with ESPN and eventually WMU will be broadcasting its own events, including football games that don't make TV. WMU just bought a new production trailer and just hired someone to oversee all of the broadcast stuff. The pieces are coming together in that regard.