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So what better way to get over an eight month football famine than with a week of feasting on the MAC!
Tonight at 7pm *5* MAC teams kick off, including the first conference game of the year.
Day | Time | Game | TV | Why Watch? | Fav | Line | UB Foes | Close | Story | Score |
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Thur | 19:00 | UCF @ Akron | ESPN3 | Unfortunately we don't play Akron but it will be interesting to see what Bowden has to work with | UCF | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thur | 19:00 | EMU @ Ball State | ESPN3 | These two teams will be fighting to establish themselves as dark horse contenders in the west | BSU | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Thur | 19:00 | SEMO @ CMU | ESPN3 | Time to see how much trouble Enos is really in. An FCS upset in week 1 could start a spiral | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Thur | 19:00 | Towson @ Kent | ESPN3 | Kent should roll, and they are our first MAC opponent | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Thur | 19:00 | UMass @ Uconn | ESPN3 | Umass playing their first game at the FBS level, and we play *both* of these teams. | Uconn | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Sat | 12:00 | Ohio @ Penn State | ABC | Ohio has a shot at this game given the chaos at Penn State. | PSU | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Sat | 12:00 | WMU @ Illinois | ESPNU | Beyond getting a look at WMU you have a decent shot at seeing and AQ team fall | Ill | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Sat | 12:00 | Miami @ #18 OSU | Cant watch :( | OSU | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sat | 12:00 | Buffalo @ #6 Georgia | ESPN3 | Because It's Buffalo football! | GA | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Sat | 15:30 | Iowa vs. NIU | ESPNU | NIU is the only MAC team that received votes in the AP Poll, they need this game | IA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Sat | 15:30 | BGSU @ #23 Florida | ESPN | Get a look at Bowling Green who will be fighting with Kent and maybe Buffalo to break out | FL | 23.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sat | 20:30 | Toledo @ Arizona | ESPNU | Future Buffalo foe (Toledo) and the favorite to win the MAC West | AZ | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
So aside from Buffalo the most watchable games are UMass/UConn, Ohio/PSU, and EMU/Ball State.