Lots of conferences have already put their schedules together and released em... I'm starving for content.

Because they move slower than molasses in Cleveland we have to wait till April or May. Still trying to figure out what they actually do in Cleveland.

We wait forever because the ESPN gods need to dictate what useless TV "coverage" they will grant us.

CUSA released their full schedule today. And their structure is even more convoluted than ours: Saturdays in September, then wonky Tuesday and Wednesdays in October, then back to Saturdays in November.

https://fbschedules.com/2023-conference-...announced/

I'm guessing somewhere near the end of February/beginning of March. that seems to be the norm the past few years anyway. And, i'm waiting with baited breath too! any port in the storm! lol

Unless there are changes, here are the 2023 o-o-c schedules from fbschedules.com ...

Note: of 48 games sked, I count 20 vs P5s (including new B12 members).

(Last updated 2-1-2023.)

Akron:
09/02 - at Temple
09/09 - Morgan State
09/16 - at Kentucky
09/23 - at Indiana

Ball State:
09/02 - at Kentucky
09/09 - at Georgia
09/16 - Indiana State
09/23 - Georgia Southern

Bowling Green State:
09/02 - at Liberty
09/09 - Eastern Illinois
09/16 - at Michigan
09/30 - at Georgia Tech

Buffalo:
09/02 - at Wisconsin
09/09 - Fordham
09/16 - Liberty
09/23 - at Old Dominion

Central Michigan:
09/02 - at Michigan State
09/09 - New Hampshire
09/16 - at Notre Dame
09/23 - at South Alabama

Eastern Michigan:
09/02 - Howard
09/09 - at Minnesota
09/16 - UMass
09/23 - at Jacksonville State

Kent State:
09/02 - at UCF
09/09 - at Arkansas
09/16 - Wagner
09/23 - at Fresno State

Miami-Ohio:
09/01 - at Miami (Fla.)
09/09 - at UMass
09/16 - at Cincinnati
09/23 - Delaware State

Northern Illinois:
09/02 - at Boston College
09/09 - Southern Illinois
09/16 - at Nebraska
09/23 - Tulsa

Ohio:
08/26 - at San Diego State
09/02 - LIU
09/09 - at Florida Atlantic
09/16 - Iowa State

Toledo:
09/02 - at Illinois
09/09 - Texas Southern
09/16 - San Jose State
09/30 - at UMass

Western Michigan:
08/31 - Saint Francis U.
09/09 - at Syracuse
09/16 - at Iowa
10/07 - at Mississippi State

My initial thought was wtf is EMU playing 2 FCS teams. Then I remembered Jacksonville State will be in the C-USA next year.

Oof, we’re the only one with 3 P5 road games. Rough start for the new HC.

EMU should be at least halfway to bowl eligibility before the MAC hits with that schedule.

Ball State plays Georgia. That should be fun

(01-10-2023 08:40 PM)pvk75 Wrote:  Unless there are changes, here are the 2023 o-o-c schedules from fbschedules.com ...

Note: of 47 games sked, I count 20 vs P5s (including new B12 members).

Akron:
09/02 - at Temple
09/09 - Morgan State
09/16 - at Kentucky
09/23 - at Indiana

Ball State:
09/02 - at Kentucky
09/09 - at Georgia
09/16 - Indiana State
09/23 - Georgia Southern

Bowling Green State:
09/02 - at Liberty
09/09 - Eastern Illinois
09/16 - at Michigan
09/30 - at Georgia Tech

Buffalo:
09/02 - at Wisconsin
09/09 - Fordham
09/16 - Liberty
09/23 - at Old Dominion

Central Michigan:
09/02 - at Michigan State
09/09 - New Hampshire
09/16 - at Notre Dame
09/23 - at South Alabama

Eastern Michigan:
09/02 - Howard
09/09 - at Minnesota
09/16 - UMass
09/23 - at Jacksonville State

Miami-Ohio:
09/02 - at Miami (Fla.)
09/09 - at UMass
09/16 - at Cincinnati
09/23 - Delaware State

Kent State:
09/02 - at UCF
09/09 - at Arkansas
09/16 - Wagner
09/23 - at Fresno State

Northern Illinois:
09/02 - at Boston College
09/09 - Southern Illinois
09/16 - at Nebraska
09/23 - Tulsa

Ohio:
09/02 - LIU
09/09 - at Florida Atlantic
09/16 - Iowa State
--?--

Toledo:
09/02 - at Illinois
09/09 - Texas Southern
09/16 - San Jose State
09/30 - at UMass

Western Michigan:
08/31 - Saint Francis U.
09/09 - at Syracuse
09/16 - at Iowa
10/07 - at Mississippi State

Good info., thanks for posting, pvk75.

Glad to see Ohio HOSTING Iowa State. While we all need the paydays, want to see more of this whenever possible.

(01-10-2023 04:13 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  CUSA released their full schedule today. And their structure is even more convoluted than ours: Saturdays in September, then wonky Tuesday and Wednesdays in October, then back to Saturdays in November.

https://fbschedules.com/2023-conference-...announced/

Going out on a limb, but because weather is only a factor for some of the schools, them having "poorer" attended weekday games when the weather is still nice, then compounding cold with Saturdays will be diminishing crowds even more.

At least when it's cold in the MAC, crowds are going to be bad either way. We all still get 4 out of 6 nice/tollerable weather and Saturdays. Imagine 1 or 2 good home games in September, 2 weekday home games, 2 weekday away games which hardly anyone can travel to, then back to Saturdays with 30 degrees and snow. No one would average over 16k.

Happy with 3 games with the MAC, especially home games with Miami and Toledo. Any regular posters, feel free to hit me up.

(01-10-2023 09:35 PM)Frozenbaugh Wrote:  Ball State plays Georgia. That should be fun

Maybe someone will suggest that BSU may play UGa closer than did TCU?

(01-10-2023 04:13 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  CUSA released their full schedule today. And their structure is even more convoluted than ours: Saturdays in September, then wonky Tuesday and Wednesdays in October, then back to Saturdays in November.

https://fbschedules.com/2023-conference-...announced/

Probably just filling gaps in the ESPN TV calendar. The MAC already fills the November midweek windows so CUSA needed to do something different to provide value to ESPN. That's what the October games achieve.

(01-11-2023 01:33 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(01-10-2023 09:35 PM)Frozenbaugh Wrote:  Ball State plays Georgia. That should be fun

Maybe someone will suggest that BSU may play UGa closer than did TCU?

Kind of like Kent State did this year? A 10 pt game in the 4th quarter and a 39-22 final?

(01-11-2023 02:59 PM)axeme Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 01:33 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(01-10-2023 09:35 PM)Frozenbaugh Wrote:  Ball State plays Georgia. That should be fun

Maybe someone will suggest that BSU may play UGa closer than did TCU?

Kind of like Kent State did this year? A 10 pt game in the 4th quarter and a 39-22 final?

Yeah, sounds crazy but Kent played UGa closer than most of their opponents including OOC teams like Oregon and of course, TCU, etc

(01-12-2023 06:15 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 02:59 PM)axeme Wrote:  

(01-11-2023 01:33 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(01-10-2023 09:35 PM)Frozenbaugh Wrote:  Ball State plays Georgia. That should be fun

Maybe someone will suggest that BSU may play UGa closer than did TCU?

Kind of like Kent State did this year? A 10 pt game in the 4th quarter and a 39-22 final?

Yeah, sounds crazy but Kent played UGa closer than most of their opponents including OOC teams like Oregon and of course, TCU, etc

#15 Oregon 49-3
Samford 33-0
#23 South Carolina 48-7
Kent State 39-22
Missouri 26-22
Auburn 42-10
Vandy 55-0
Florida 42-20
#6 Tenn. 27-13
#20 Miss. St. 45-19
Kentucky 16-6
Ga Tech 37-14
#16 LSU 50-30
#4 Ohio St. 42-41
#2 TCU 65-7

Toledo, EMU, NIU, BSU and UB the only teams with even home and away OOC splits. Ohio TBD. That shows how much we need the money.

EMU... weird looking schedule. You could make an argument there are 3 FCS teams on there. Not going to sell tix with that schedule. Better go 3-1.

(01-10-2023 04:10 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  We wait forever because the ESPN gods need to dictate what useless TV "coverage" they will grant us.

Maybe Northern Illinois should join the Big West or the Big 8.