Pretty blah. The MAC doesn't seem interested in Ohio/Miami, only one rematch of the previous year final, and yet both Kent vs Akron games are on Saturdays.

There are three doubleheader Saturdays with the women, so at least there's that.

Frankly ... I always thought having a MAC game on New Years Eve/New Years would be great.

As for rivalry games ... being realistic, Ohio-Miami has not held up, interest-wise nearly as well as Akron-Kent in terms of media/fan interest outside of the region. It seems one or both of those teams are usually in contention and those games sell out those rinky-dink arenas which look good on TV.

Don't think BG-Toledo hold up as well, outside of Northwest Ohio, either. I was in St. Louis for work one year and that Akron-Kent game was the only BB game on in the sports bar. And folks were watching.

As a side note ... would not be surprised if at least one of the Kent-Akron games were moved to a Friday for TV ... along with at least one or two of the Cats Saturday games as well.

So who can fill in the blanks in the preseason schedule?

Technically yes but the dorms start opening on the Thursday before the Kent game on Saturday. Graduation this year is April 30. That makes for a very long summer for small businesses in town.

Is this what is being referred to?

"We’ve added
@kentucky
Robert Morris
Mt saint Mary’s"


Are there others? I don't mean to be obtuse but most of us hope to have the whole schedule in one place sometime soon.

Only one game against Buffalo, up there.

The other one-and-done is Ball State at home.

I'm looking for a intra-SEO match up with either Rio Grande or Marietta . . . or maybe even Muskingum! That last one would give Alan Swank a fan identify crisis. ;-)