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Last Edited: 1/1/2024 7:21:32 PM by Trevor Stephens Back to Top Trevor Stephens General User Member Since: 12/13/2017 Post Count: 250 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/1/2024 7:20:38 PM  Mid-American Conference to scrap divisions starting in 2024 in favor of 3-team pods For the first time since 1996, the MAC will revert to a division-less structure. 12 members of the conference will be guaranteed two conference opponents every season. The new scheduling structure guarantees each MAC program will see the other 11 members at least once during a three-year cycle. Steinbrecher confirmed the four three-team pods are as follows: Akron, Buffalo Kent State Ball State, Miami (OH), Ohio Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, Toledo Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan https://www.hustlebelt.com/2023/11/30/23982931/mid-americ... Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,333 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/1/2024 9:30:15 PM  We played MOFO at home this past season so it should be a road game in '24. The last time we played BSU it was in Muncie so they should be a home game this season. We were at Akron and Buffalo this past season, so we should get one of them at home and play at Kent. We were at BG and NIU in '23 so we should get one of them at home in '24 and play Toledo on the road. Wee had CMU at home in '23, so we'll likely get them on the road this year with either EMU or wmu AT HOME. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,962 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/2/2024 8:35:16 AM  Pataskala wrote: We played MOFO at home this past season so it should be a road game in '24. The last time we played BSU it was in Muncie so they should be a home game this season. We were at Akron and Buffalo this past season, so we should get one of them at home and play at Kent. We were at BG and NIU in '23 so we should get one of them at home in '24 and play Toledo on the road. Wee had CMU at home in '23, so we'll likely get them on the road this year with either EMU or wmu AT HOME. This is excellent detective work, well done. Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top bobcatsquared General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 5,258 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/2/2024 10:09:41 AM  I was thinking the same thing, Andrew. Until I considered who's responsible for scheduling these games, the MAC office. Anything that makes sense goes out the window under these circumstances. Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,333 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/2/2024 1:03:10 PM  bobcatsquared wrote: I was thinking the same thing, Andrew. Until I considered who's responsible for scheduling these games, the MAC office. Anything that makes sense goes out the window under these circumstances. Yeah, I had another thought about the lazy way to do it. Forget about the past and focus on the future. Designate the pods as A, B, C, and D, with each pod needing six games every year vs the other pods, in two-year home-ad-home cycles. In the first cycle, pod A plays B and C, B plays A and D, C plays A and D, and D plays B and C. In the next cycle, A plays B and D, B plays A and C, C plays B and D, and D plays A and C. Then in the third cycle, A plays C and D, B plays C and D, C plays A and B, and D plays A and B. Each team plays every team in the other pods four times every six years. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top Bobcat1996 General User Member Since: 1/2/2017 Post Count: 885 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/3/2024 9:22:26 AM  Pataskala wrote: bobcatsquared wrote: I was thinking the same thing, Andrew. Until I considered who's responsible for scheduling these games, the MAC office. Anything that makes sense goes out the window under these circumstances. Yeah, I had another thought about the lazy way to do it. Forget about the past and focus on the future. Designate the pods as A, B, C, and D, with each pod needing six games every year vs the other pods, in two-year home-ad-home cycles. In the first cycle, pod A plays B and C, B plays A and D, C plays A and D, and D plays B and C. In the next cycle, A plays B and D, B plays A and C, C plays B and D, and D plays A and C. Then in the third cycle, A plays C and D, B plays C and D, C plays A and B, and D plays A and B. Each team plays every team in the other pods four times every six years. Pataskala what you mentioned is what a logical conference office would do. Play every team in the other pods four times every six seasons. However, like someone mentioned above, we have to remember who is doing the scheduling. I do not trust the league office. Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,802 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/3/2024 11:00:49 AM  Bobcat1996 wrote: Pataskala wrote: bobcatsquared wrote: I was thinking the same thing, Andrew. Until I considered who's responsible for scheduling these games, the MAC office. Anything that makes sense goes out the window under these circumstances. Yeah, I had another thought about the lazy way to do it. Forget about the past and focus on the future. Designate the pods as A, B, C, and D, with each pod needing six games every year vs the other pods, in two-year home-ad-home cycles. In the first cycle, pod A plays B and C, B plays A and D, C plays A and D, and D plays B and C. In the next cycle, A plays B and D, B plays A and C, C plays B and D, and D plays A and C. Then in the third cycle, A plays C and D, B plays C and D, C plays A and B, and D plays A and B. Each team plays every team in the other pods four times every six years. Pataskala what you mentioned is what a logical conference office would do. Play every team in the other pods four times every six seasons. However, like someone mentioned above, we have to remember who is doing the scheduling. I do not trust the league office. Do I sense a wager in how many times we get Toledo in the next 4 years under the current format? (personally am betting once, but that's just me).....or how many times we travel to Buffalo in that same stretch (play them 3 times, all three games in Buffalo) Last Edited: 1/3/2024 11:01:34 AM by Buckeye to Bobcat Back to Top OUcats82 General User Member Since: 1/9/2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Post Count: 1,860 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/3/2024 3:51:16 PM  Buckeye to Bobcat wrote: Bobcat1996 wrote: Pataskala wrote: bobcatsquared wrote: I was thinking the same thing, Andrew. Until I considered who's responsible for scheduling these games, the MAC office. Anything that makes sense goes out the window under these circumstances. Yeah, I had another thought about the lazy way to do it. Forget about the past and focus on the future. Designate the pods as A, B, C, and D, with each pod needing six games every year vs the other pods, in two-year home-ad-home cycles. In the first cycle, pod A plays B and C, B plays A and D, C plays A and D, and D plays B and C. In the next cycle, A plays B and D, B plays A and C, C plays B and D, and D plays A and C. Then in the third cycle, A plays C and D, B plays C and D, C plays A and B, and D plays A and B. Each team plays every team in the other pods four times every six years. Pataskala what you mentioned is what a logical conference office would do. Play every team in the other pods four times every six seasons. However, like someone mentioned above, we have to remember who is doing the scheduling. I do not trust the league office. Do I sense a wager in how many times we get Toledo in the next 4 years under the current format? (personally am betting once, but that's just me).....or how many times we travel to Buffalo in that same stretch (play them 3 times, all three games in Buffalo) Just as long as there are no safeties called from the 5 yard line each of the 3 times. Ohio-The State University Back to Top M.D.W.S.T General User Member Since: 12/23/2021 Post Count: 2,454 Status: Offline     RE: 2024 Football    Posted: 1/3/2024 4:33:19 PM  Trevor Stephens wrote: Mid-American Conference to scrap divisions starting in 2024 in favor of 3-team pods For the first time since 1996, the MAC will revert to a division-less structure. 12 members of the conference will be guaranteed two conference opponents every season. The new scheduling structure guarantees each MAC program will see the other 11 members at least once during a three-year cycle. Steinbrecher confirmed the four three-team pods are as follows: Akron, Buffalo Kent State Ball State, Miami (OH), Ohio Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, Toledo Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan https://www.hustlebelt.com/2023/11/30/23982931/mid-americ... How do they handle tie-breaks? Do we know? I dont necessarily love the idea of overall record being the tie-break, cause then it will incentivize us to play South Alabama rather than Iowa State or something, but I guess that's a gripe for another day. In 2021 when there were 3 teams tied at 6-2 in the conference. 7-7 Kent State went to the title game vs NIU (In this new case, 9-4 CMU would've went). Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 10  of 10 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 274 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 269 Guests 5 Registered Users:   OhioCatFan, LuckySparrow, Pete Chouteau, FrankSwolich, shabamon There are no other users looking at this page.

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