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Posted: 9/3/2013 11:05 AM
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http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/266459/mac-mens-basketball-2013-14-conference-schedule-released.aspx 

Wednesday, January 8th
*Akron at Ball State
*Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green
*Northern Illinois at Buffalo
*Ohio at Kent State
*Miami at Central Michigan
*Toledo at Western Michigan  


Saturday, January 11th
 *Western Michigan at Miami
*Ball State at Kent State
*Eastern Michigan at Buffalo
*Central Michigan at Toledo  

Sunday, January 12th
*Akron at Ohio
*Northern Illinois at Bowling Green  


Tuesday, January 14th
 *Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan  

Wednesday, January 15th
*Miami at Akron
*Buffalo at Toledo
*Kent State at Northern Illinois
*Ball State at Ohio
 *Central Michigan at Bowling Green  


Saturday, January 18th
*Kent State at Buffalo
*Miami at Ball State
*Ohio at Northern Illinois
*Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan
*Toledo at Akron  

Sunday, January 19th
 *Bowling Green at Western Michigan  


Wednesday, January 22nd
 *Akron at Eastern Michigan
*Bowling Green at Ohio
*Northern Illinois at Toledo
*Central Michigan at Miami  

Thursday, January 23rd
 *Buffalo at Ball State
*Western Michigan at Kent State  


Saturday, January 25th
 *Akron at Central Michigan
*Buffalo at Northern Illinois
*Miami at Bowling Green
*Ohio at Eastern Michigan  

Sunday, January 26th
*Kent State at Toledo
*Ball State at Western Michigan  


Wednesday, January 29th
 *Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan
*Ball State at Akron
*Northern Illinois at Kent State
*Central Michigan at Ohio
*Toledo at Miami
*Western Michigan at Buffalo  


Saturday, February 1st
*Akron at Kent State
*Northern Illinois at Ball State
*Eastern Michigan at Miami
*Central Michigan at Western Michigan
*Toledo at Ohio  

Sunday, February 2nd
 *Buffalo at Bowling Green  


Tuesday, February 4th
 *Miami at Northern Illinois  

Wednesday, February 5th
 *Bowling Green at Toledo
*Kent State at Central Michigan
*Ohio at Western Michigan
*Ball State at Buffalo
*Eastern Michigan at Akron  


Saturday, February 8th
 *Buffalo at Central Michigan
*Kent State at Eastern Michigan
*Miami at Ohio
*Toledo at Ball State  

Sunday, February 9th
*Akron at Bowling Green
*Western Michigan at Northern Illinois  


Wednesday, February 12th
*Akron at Western Michigan
*Bowling Green at Kent State
*Buffalo at Miami
*Ohio at Toledo
*Eastern Michigan at Ball State
*Central Michigan at Northern Illinois  


Saturday, February 15th
*Bowling Green at Ball State
*Miami at Western Michigan
*Ohio at Buffalo *Northern Illinois at Akron
*Central Michigan at Kent State
*Toledo at Eastern Michigan  


Wednesday, February 19th
 *Akron at Buffalo
*Kent State at Miami
*Ball State at Central Michigan
*Western Michigan at Ohio  

Thursday, February 20th
*Toledo at Bowling Green
*Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois  


Saturday, February 22nd
*Buffalo at Kent State
*Ohio at Akron  

Sunday, February 23rd
*Bowling Green at Miami
*Ball State at Toledo
*Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
*Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan  


Wednesday, February 26th
*Akron at Miami
*Buffalo at Ohio
*Kent State at Bowling Green
*Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
*Toledo at Northern Illinois
*Western Michigan at Ball State  


Saturday, March 1st
 *Bowling Green at Akron
*Kent State at Ohio
 *Miami at Buffalo
*Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
*Central Michigan at Ball State
*Western Michigan at Toledo  


Tuesday, March 4th
 *Buffalo at Akron
*Miami at Kent State
*Ohio at Bowling Green
*Ball State at Eastern Michigan
*Northern Illinois at Western Michigan
*Toledo at Central Michigan  


Saturday, March 8th (Game could be moved to Friday March 7th based on TV)
*Bowling Green at Buffalo
*Kent State at Akron *Ohio at Miami
*Ball State at Northern Illinois
*Eastern Michigan at Toledo
*Western Michigan at Central Michigan  


Monday, March 10th MAC Men's Basketball Tournament First Round (Higher Seed Campus Sites)  

Wednesday, March 12th MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Second Round (Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio)  

Thursday, March 13th MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Third Round (Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio)  

Friday, March 14th MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals (Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio)  

Saturday, March 15th MAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship Game (Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio) - See more at: http://www.mac-sports.com/News/tabid/969/Article/266459/mac-mens-basketball-2013-14-conference-schedule-released.aspx#sthash.yxEzIpRa.dpuf
Last Edited: 9/3/2013 11:28:24 AM by bigtillyoopsupsideurhead
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Posted: 9/3/2013 11:07 AM
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4 weekend home games against rivals, should be a few games that come close to being sell outs this season.
Last Edited: 9/3/2013 11:10:29 AM by MFRONE
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Posted: 9/3/2013 11:13 AM
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Ohio plays Western Michigan and Toledo twice and the rest of the West Division teams once.
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Posted: 9/3/2013 11:13 AM
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This schedule release is the pick-up I needed after football.
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Posted: 9/3/2013 11:13 AM
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MFRONE wrote:expand_more
Only 3 weekend conference games and all against teams that draw very well? Weak


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Do you mean home games? I count four: Akron (though a Sunday), Toledo, Miami (on Sibs weekend, that's a nice gift), and Kent.

The Akron home game is the day before winter classes begin. Just once I would like the MAC offices to schedule a home game with Akron on a Saturday when students are around. It has not happened in several years. The Kent game is the same day residence halls close for Spring break.
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Posted: 9/3/2013 11:31 AM
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a little bit easier to read format-


1/08- @Kent State (Wed)
1/12- Akron (Sun)
1/15- Ball State (Wed)
1/18- @NIU (Sat)
1/22- BGSU (Wed)
1/25- @EMU (Sat)
1/29- CMU (Wed)
2/01- Toledo (Sat)
2/05- @WMU (Wed)
2/08- Miami (Sat)
2/12- @Toledo (Wed)
2/15- @Buffalo (Sat)
2/19- WMU (Wed)
2/22- @Akron (Sat)
2/26- Buffalo (Wed)
3/01- Kent State (Sat)
3/04- @BGSU (Tues)
3/08- @Miami (Sat)

9 home games- 5 Wed (BSU, BGSU, CMU, WMU, Buffalo), 3 Sat (Toledo, Miami, Kent State), 1 Sun (Akron).

3 MAC East teams plus Toledo for weekend games, not a bad draw.
Last Edited: 9/3/2013 11:34:29 AM by perimeterpost
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Is it just me, or is this another year where you ask questions about the conference scheduling?  I don't see how you give Ohio, one of your flagship programs, just four weekend home games.  I mean, don't they want to sell their best programs?  Ohio, Akron, Kent, Toledo etc. should all be playing each other on Saturdays, and on TV games.  Until they've earned relevance, EMU and NIU should get about one per season.
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Posted: 9/3/2013 12:34 PM
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How much you wanna bet that Miami game gets moved to 11AM on ESPNU?
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Posted: 9/3/2013 12:44 PM
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Am I reading that right? Only once throughout the conference schedule will we play two away games in a row? That's huge.
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Posted: 9/3/2013 1:44 PM
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shabamon wrote:expand_more
Only 3 weekend conference games and all against teams that draw very well? Weak


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Do you mean home games? I count four: Akron (though a Sunday), Toledo, Miami (on Sibs weekend, that's a nice gift), and Kent.

The Akron home game is the day before winter classes begin. Just once I would like the MAC offices to schedule a home game with Akron on a Saturday when students are around. It has not happened in several years. The Kent game is the same day residence halls close for Spring break.


Actually scheduling Akron on Sunday works this year.  The dorms open on Saturday with the first meal being a brunch on Sunday.  It's the Kent game at the end of the home season that is troublesome.  March 1 is the first day of Spring Break and many folks will be long gone.  Oh well, at least we don't have any other home games during the spring break.
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Posted: 9/3/2013 2:55 PM
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we could make the Miaimi game special by doing a really nice tribute to Charlie Coles and then whipping their ass...
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Posted: 9/3/2013 3:25 PM
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I took a quick look at the two "extra" games for each "East" team against the "West".

Ohio - Toledo / WMU
Kent - NIU / CMU
Akron - EMU / BSU
Buffalo - NIU / BSU
Miami - CMU / WMU
BG - Toledo / EMU

We certainly got the toughest draw.  This year there are no more divisions for basketball, correct?
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Posted: 9/3/2013 3:54 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
Only 3 weekend conference games and all against teams that draw very well? Weak


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Do you mean home games? I count four: Akron (though a Sunday), Toledo, Miami (on Sibs weekend, that's a nice gift), and Kent.

The Akron home game is the day before winter classes begin. Just once I would like the MAC offices to schedule a home game with Akron on a Saturday when students are around. It has not happened in several years. The Kent game is the same day residence halls close for Spring break.


Actually scheduling Akron on Sunday works this year.  The dorms open on Saturday with the first meal being a brunch on Sunday.  It's the Kent game at the end of the home season that is troublesome.  March 1 is the first day of Spring Break and many folks will be long gone.  Oh well, at least we don't have any other home games during the spring break.


That is a good point.
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Posted: 9/4/2013 11:43 AM
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Is it just me, or is this another year where you ask questions about the conference scheduling?  I don't see how you give Ohio, one of your flagship programs, just four weekend home games.  I mean, don't they want to sell their best programs?  Ohio, Akron, Kent, Toledo etc. should all be playing each other on Saturdays, and on TV games.  Until they've earned relevance, EMU and NIU should get about one per season.


Unless we're on ESPN, what's the difference?  TWC is only slightly better than no TV at all, sir.
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Is it just me, or is this another year where you ask questions about the conference scheduling?  I don't see how you give Ohio, one of your flagship programs, just four weekend home games.  I mean, don't they want to sell their best programs?  Ohio, Akron, Kent, Toledo etc. should all be playing each other on Saturdays, and on TV games.  Until they've earned relevance, EMU and NIU should get about one per season.


Unless we're on ESPN, what's the difference?  TWC is only slightly better than no TV at all, sir.


Does it matter to folks on this board?  If there's a decent MAC game on, I'm likely to watch some of it.  ESPN isn't a requirement.  My point more refers to the fact that the MAC offices do a shoddy job of marketing their best programs.  Seriously, who cares about NIU, and EMU in hoops?  Clearly the locals and the students don't because they have minimal attendance, so they can't have much in the way of viewership in their region either.
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OU_Country wrote:expand_more
Is it just me, or is this another year where you ask questions about the conference scheduling?  I don't see how you give Ohio, one of your flagship programs, just four weekend home games.  I mean, don't they want to sell their best programs?  Ohio, Akron, Kent, Toledo etc. should all be playing each other on Saturdays, and on TV games.  Until they've earned relevance, EMU and NIU should get about one per season.


Unless we're on ESPN, what's the difference?  TWC is only slightly better than no TV at all, sir.


Does it matter to folks on this board?  If there's a decent MAC game on, I'm likely to watch some of it.  ESPN isn't a requirement.  My point more refers to the fact that the MAC offices do a shoddy job of marketing their best programs.  Seriously, who cares about NIU, and EMU in hoops?  Clearly the locals and the students don't because they have minimal attendance, so they can't have much in the way of viewership in their region either.


The point is that with the TWC deal, the potential audience has been at least cut in half, so it doesn't matter who's playing anyway.  Besides, we all know that the MAC office is mainly interested in showing Kent and Akron, anyway.
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