I think I read somewhere about trying to play everyone at least once which leaves Eastern which according to their website is open next Tuesday the 23rd as are we.

It will be interesting to see who is actually available for the first game back. Arkley's last blog said



Assuming they're cleared to play by the 20th...

2/20 - WMU is also open on the 20th, and we have a make up in K-zoo to schedule.

2/23 - There are currently no games on the MAC web site for 2/23, so that leaves a lot of options there.

3/5 - With BG the only other team currently open on 3/5, it would make sense to put that game there.


I'd expect a game against someone on the 25th too.



As for other makeups, I count 27 currently postponed and not yet scheduled to be made up, and 7 of those between teams who haven't played a game yet this year.

Postponed Games
Akron (2) - @ Ohio, Buffalo
Ball St. (4) - @ CMU, @ EMU, Kent, WMU
Bowling Green (3) - @ EMU, NIU, Ohio
Buffalo (5) - @ Akron, @ CMU, CMU, @ EMU, @ NIU
Central Michigan (6) - BSU, @ UB, UB, Miami, @ NIU, @ Ohio
Eastern Michigan (8) - BSU, BG, UB, Kent, @ Miami, @ NIU, @ Ohio, WMU
Kent St. (2) - @ BSU, @ EMU
Miami (4) - @ CMU, EMU, Ohio, @ Western
Northern Illinois (7) - BG, UB, CMU, EMU, Ohio, Toledo, @ WMU
Ohio (7) - Akron, @ BG, CMU, EMU, @ Miami, @ NIU, @ WMU
Toledo (1) - @ NIU
Western Michigan (5) - @ BSU, @ EMU, Miami, NIU, Ohio


Teams That Haven't Played Once
Bowling Green - Eastern Michigan
Buffalo - CMU (2 games postponed)
Buffalo - Northern Illinois
Central Michigan - Miami
Kent St. - Ball St.
Ohio - Eastern Michigan

The 23rd vs Akron.

This likely means games at Western, at NIU, at Miami, and home vs Central are total scratches unless there will be a back to back somewhere. With no first round at campus sites, there is a gap from March 5 to the quarterfinals on March 11 where I suppose they could squeeze in one game on the Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday.

I think that last scenario should only happen if it would affect tournament seeding for any of the teams involved, us included. But then again, there still apparently hasn't been a specification of how/if missed games affect tournament seeding.

Will we know before the day of the game who is available to play?

At least the first three are home games so recuperation time isn't eaten up by travel. And Buffalo will also be playing its third game in five days, including its second on the road -- they're at NIU Tuesday and have CMU at home Thursday afternoon. We need to build up a big early lead vs EMU to give whatever bench we have some PT and our starters some rest.

If all the remaining scheduled games are played, Akron, BG, Kent and Toledo each will have played 19 MAC games, BSU and Fiami 18 each, Buffalo and WMU 17 each, CMU and Ohio 16 each, EMU and NIU 14 each. That comes out to 103 games (206/2). There were 120 games originally scheduled, so at least 17 MAC games (14.17%) will be lost to covid this season.

Take your students on a virtual field trip to the Convo.

Thanks, Alan and BTC.

Alan, can you also come up with lesson plans for Thursday as well as that is a 1 p.m. start in the Convo.

In all seriousness, what's the thinking on early afternoon starts on weekdays?

Not sure why the Akron game is a 2:00 start but the reason for EMU at 1:00 is that the volleyball team has the Convo at 6:30 Thursday for a match vs Toledo.

VB is done for the week.