(08-22-2017 03:12 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Why we do non-D1 games: $

I believe the MAC office requires MAC teams to have 15 home games so it is a lot of home and home, buy D1 games, or buy non-D1 games

A local non-D1 game doesn't cost much as far as game guarantee.

Otherwise, we have to pay say 50 - 75K for a no-name D1 opponent.

I read somewhere that non D1 games only cost $3K-$5K. Seems pretty obvious that the MAC scheduling mandate has caused teams like EMU and NIU to resort to this.

(08-22-2017 08:54 PM)OUVan Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 03:12 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Why we do non-D1 games: $

I believe the MAC office requires MAC teams to have 15 home games so it is a lot of home and home, buy D1 games, or buy non-D1 games

A local non-D1 game doesn't cost much as far as game guarantee.

Otherwise, we have to pay say 50 - 75K for a no-name D1 opponent.

I read somewhere that non D1 games only cost $3K-$5K. Seems pretty obvious that the MAC scheduling mandate has caused teams like EMU and NIU to resort to this.

I thought I heard 8 - 10K, but regardless, there is a big difference between say 8K and 80K.

(08-22-2017 08:54 PM)OUVan Wrote:  

(08-22-2017 03:12 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Why we do non-D1 games: $

I believe the MAC office requires MAC teams to have 15 home games so it is a lot of home and home, buy D1 games, or buy non-D1 games

A local non-D1 game doesn't cost much as far as game guarantee.

Otherwise, we have to pay say 50 - 75K for a no-name D1 opponent.

I read somewhere that non D1 games only cost $3K-$5K. Seems pretty obvious that the MAC scheduling mandate has caused teams like EMU and NIU to resort to this.

Yea probably. In the long run it just results in lower revenue since nobody wants to go to those games.

Ball State finally announces their schedule:

at Dayton
at Oklahoma (Phil Knight Invitational)
Stony Brook (Phil Knight)
at Oregon (Phil Knight)
at Bucknell (Phil Knight)
at Indiana State
Oakland City
IUPUI
at Notre Dame
Valpo
North Florida
Jackson State
Florida A & M

(09-07-2017 02:29 PM)Frozenbaugh Wrote:  Ball State finally announces their schedule:

at Dayton
at Oklahoma (Phil Knight Invitational)
Stony Brook (Phil Knight)
at Oregon (Phil Knight)
at Bucknell (Phil Knight)
at Indiana State
Oakland City
IUPUI
at Notre Dame
Valpo
North Florida
Jackson State
Florida A & M

Excellent schedule... multiple upset opportunities make this at-large worthy if Cardinals can get the job done.

(09-07-2017 02:29 PM)Frozenbaugh Wrote:  Ball State finally announces their schedule:

at Dayton
at Oklahoma (Phil Knight Invitational)
Stony Brook (Phil Knight)
at Oregon (Phil Knight)
at Bucknell (Phil Knight)
at Indiana State
Oakland City
IUPUI
at Notre Dame
Valpo
North Florida
Jackson State
Florida A & M

Love the Indiana run with two home and two road in-state rivals.

The MAC released the conference schedule today. They said that the crossover games that are gone and home were randomly selected.

Quote:CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced Thursday, the release of the 2017-18 MAC Men's Basketball conference schedule.

The conference season is set to tip-off on Tuesday, January 2nd with a full slate of games. MAC Men's Basketball teams will play 18-games over 10-weeks (9 home, 9 away) this season. Each school will play seven teams (5 in division, 2 cross division) twice and four (cross division) teams once. This year's additional cross-divisional games (1 home, 1 away) were randomly selected.

Two games on the men’s conference slate have already been selected to air on ESPN, while seven have already been picked to air on CBS Sports Network. See below for those selections.

The men's basketball regular season will come to a close on Friday, March 2nd. This year's MAC Men's Basketball Tournament will begin Monday, March 5th with first round games on campus before moving to Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena (March 8-10). The MAC Men’s Basketball Semifinal games will once again air on CBS Sports Network, while the Championship Game will be played on Saturday, March 10th (Time TBA, ESPN2).


2017-18 MAC Men's Basketball Conference Schedule
Tuesday, January 2nd
Akron at Western Michigan
Miami at Bowling Green
Toledo at Buffalo, Time TBA (CBS Sports Network)
Kent State at Northern Illinois
Ohio at Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Ball State

Friday, January 5th
Akron at Toledo, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)

Saturday, January 6th
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan
Buffalo at Ball State
Central Michigan at Kent State
Western Michigan at Miami
Northern Illinois at Ohio

Tuesday, January 9th
Buffalo at Akron
Northern Illinois at Bowling Green
Kent State at Miami
Ball State at Ohio
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan at Toledo

Friday, January 12th
Ohio at Kent State, 7 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)

Saturday, January 13th
Bowling Green at Akron
Miami at Buffalo
Ball State at Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois
Toledo at Central Michigan

Tuesday, January 16th
Akron at Eastern Michigan
Bowling Green at Miami
Northern Illinois at Buffalo
Western Michigan at Kent State
Toledo at Ohio
Central Michigan at Ball State

Friday, January 19th
Buffalo at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

Saturday, January 20th
Northern Illinois at Akron
Central Michigan at Bowling Green
Kent State at Toledo
Ball State at Miami
Ohio at Eastern Michigan

Tuesday, January 23rd
Ohio at Akron
Bowling Green at Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan at Buffalo
Ball State at Kent State
Miami at Central Michigan
Toledo at Western Michigan

Friday, January 26th
Buffalo at Ohio, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)

Saturday, January 27th
Akron at Ball State, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
Bowling Green at Toledo
Buffalo at Ohio
Kent State at Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Miami
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan

Tuesday, January 30th
Akron at Miami
Ohio at Bowling Green
Buffalo at Kent State
Ball State at Toledo
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan
Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan

Saturday, February 3rd
Toledo at Akron, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
Kent State at Bowling Green
Western Michigan at Buffalo
Miami at Northern Illinois
Central Michigan at Ohio
Ball State at Eastern Michigan

Tuesday, February 6th
Akron at Ohio
Bowling Green at Ball State
Buffalo at Central Michigan
Miami at Western Michigan
Northern Illinois at Toledo
Eastern Michigan at Kent State

Saturday, February 10th
Central Michigan at Akron
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green
Buffalo at Northern Illinois
Kent State at Ball State
Toledo at Miami
Ohio at Western Michigan

Tuesday, February 13th
Ball State at Akron
Western Michigan at Bowling Green
Kent State at Buffalo
Miami at Eastern Michigan
Ohio at Toledo
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois

Saturday, February 17th
Akron at Kent State
Bowling Green at Buffalo
Miami at Ohio
Toledo at Ball State
Western Michigan at Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan

Tuesday, February 20th
Akron at Bowling Green
Buffalo at Miami
Kent State at Ohio
Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan at Western Michigan
Northern Illinois at Ball State

Friday, February 23rd
Western Michigan at Ball State, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Saturday, February 24th
Miami at Akron
Bowling Green at Kent State, 6 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
Ohio at Buffalo
Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan at Toledo

Tuesday, February 27th
Akron at Buffalo
Bowling Green at Ohio
Miami at Kent State
Ball State at Central Michigan
Toledo at Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan

Friday, March 2nd
Kent State at Akron
Buffalo at Bowling Green
Ohio at Miami
Ball State at Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan at Toledo
Western Michigan at Central Michigan