RE: Your ideal "schedule"? Best 12 game build for your team?
(05-26-2020 05:03 PM)Love and Honor Wrote: vs. Cincinnati (long tradition dating back to the 19th century)
vs. Marshall (was a hot rivalry in their MAC days)
vs. Dayton (used to be a mild rivalry in the 60s when they were D1)
@ Northwestern (big alumni presence in Chicago, plus a short drive for me)
vs. Ohio U (our main conference rival)
vs. Buffalo (they've had a decent team lately)
vs. Ball State (closest MAC team geographically speaking)
vs. Toledo (haven't played them since 2011 due to MAC scheduling format)
@ Bowling Green (to fill conference schedule space)
@ Kent State (see BG)
@ Akron (see BG)
@ NIU (see Northwestern)
We're actually not incredibly far from this scenario for the upcoming season, we have both OU and UC at home (weird lately since we played UC at Paul Brown Stadium in 2018 and it threw home matchups out of order) plus Army at home and a nearby away game at Pitt. So of course we're looking at a season with no crowds.
It sounds like Miami fans don't like the Michigan directionals.
Ohio fans don't have respect for the MAC East in FB and are overly impressed with MAC West wins in FB. Every MAC West team is a viewed as a conference power and the pessimists in the fan base are surprised when we dominate a West team.
One of the best things about being in the MAC is you don't have to play the MAC in bowl games and/or non-conference. Marshall moved to the CUSA for a perceived upgrade but has ended up playing MAC schools in bowl games. Now its too late as the MAC doesn't even need them anymore.
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Your ideal "schedule"? Best 12 game build for your team?
