The History of the MAC: College Sports' Underdog

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The Mid-American Conference has widely been considered to be the NCAA's most stable conference following recent realignment moves. But it hasn't always been made up of the same schools it is now. There once was a time where some really interesting colleges called the MAC home, even as early as its inception following the end of World War Two. Nowadays, it's built up of twelve colleges: Northern Illinois, Ball State, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Toledo, Miami of Ohio, Bowling Green, Ohio, Kent State, Akron, and Buffalo, but at some points it was also the home of Marshall, UMass, Cincinnati, and even UCF.
Join me as I take a quick look into the MAC's past as an NCAA Group of 5 Conference.
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@lukeontheplains 11 ай бұрын

7:52 SAMPLE

@Simply_Ando 11 ай бұрын

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@ncaa12cfb92 10 ай бұрын

It’s de- kalb not dekab

@CanyonBerry 5 ай бұрын

@@Simply_Andosmoke?😊

@Jackal_McCackle 6 күн бұрын

@@Simply_Andoit says “sample” on the bottom right of the magazine cover-looking graphic

@invaderjaymz 5 күн бұрын

My husband follows this conference. He is a massive nerd.

@yorkqueer 11 ай бұрын

MAC has always had a soft spot in my heart, nothing's better than watching a dark snowy night game between NIU and Western Michigan.

@N.J.D.M.S 10 ай бұрын

Facts.

@jakec.8925 10 ай бұрын

On a tuesday

@invaderjaymz 5 күн бұрын

@@jakec.8925lol true.

@ColeAdams 11 ай бұрын

The lack of change, the weeknight games, the grit attitude of all of these programs. The MAC is the greatest conference in college football and nobody can change my mind.

@darthsilversith667 10 ай бұрын

It’s MACTION TIME BABY!!

@dylanjwagner 8 ай бұрын

Get ready for some MACTION!

@troybaxter 11 ай бұрын

With all the BS going on in the college world, I am slowly beginning to admire the MAC and their relative unchanging nature. It feels like a conference that is, by and large, for the students. Sure the weekday games are not the most ideal, but considering most teams are near each other, they can get away with it without conflicting with academics too much. I wish we had more conferences like the MAC. Regional conferences that are more focused on maintaining the rivalries and traditions that they currently have.

@lakerskid2013 11 ай бұрын

Exactly, geography should still hold some value. The MAC may not be a conference that has anyone ranked consistently but when they do, they tend to have pretty good ranked teams. Western Michigan in 2016 definitely helped the conference out and pretty much every year they win against a Big Ten team or are at least competitive with them

@Danfrombackhome 11 ай бұрын

@@lakerskid2013niu in the early 2000’s was borderline a powerhouse tbh

@Know26874 10 ай бұрын

@@Danfrombackhomeback when Marshall and UCF were members

@darthsilversith667 10 ай бұрын

@@lakerskid2013Ohio University has been carrying its weight and then some the last decade and a half. We’ve had the occasional down year in that time span.. but we’ve also had some damn good years and we’ve toppled some big P5 teams over the years and played many B1G/SEC teams close on the road. We had some really good baseball and basketball teams in the 60’s and 70’s too including some runs to the college World Series and have Mike Schmidt as an alumni. Basketball team has toppled several traditional power house teams and in recent years too like North Carolina twice and Georgetown to name a couple. But back to football.. Ohio can get to the MAC Championship game on a regular basis but we just can’t win the damn thing lol.. we would’ve last year if our starting quarterback hadn’t gone down.

@bbryant9455 10 ай бұрын

@@Danfrombackhomeshout out Garrett Wolfe! 💯 bro was a baller in college haha

@Flashfm3000 11 ай бұрын

The MAC also gave us the “Boom goes the dynamite” guy from Ball State. Absolute legend.

@jollyjohnthepirate3168 11 ай бұрын

I've always loved the MAC. Schools from the same region as the Big 10 but more student oriented. The MAC is what college sports were supposed to be about.

@MajorFuzzelz 10 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t go that far. Lol Its a double edge sword when it comes to having games during the week day. It was so frustrating because people still evening exams, labs, and other mandatory academic responsibilities on home game nights. It’s hard to tailgate all day and have a good time when you have class all day and next morning. From a students logistical perspective it kind of sucks actually lol

@lu.cas1213 8 ай бұрын

@@MajorFuzzelzit’s quite simple as someone who attends western michigan, however, there’s no classes on game days lol

@ryanlapp7488 11 ай бұрын

12 years old just got back from christmas tree shopping and watching undeafeated northern illinois vs bowling green in the MAC championship is such a core memory for me

@famouskev5589 9 ай бұрын

Sounds like an Ohio kid through and through 😂

@stevec9704 11 ай бұрын

I have always loved watching MAC FB on weekdays, they are always entertaining and that’s what it’s about. I give credit to the MAC for hanging tough through the changing tides in conferences.

@CamBoone 11 ай бұрын

This is the quickest I’ve clicked play, like, and commented in a while! I absolutely love this series you’re doing

@jimmaloney1121 10 ай бұрын

A number of my relatives went to BGSU and I still have family who live there. I'll always have a soft spot for BGSU and the MAC. Love me some MACtion!

@jdunc3789 10 ай бұрын

Theres nothing better than turning on espn on a cold Thursday night to find the random Toledo vs Northern Illinois game playing. The vibes are immaculate.

@magallan1 11 ай бұрын

Shout out to Dri Archer for giving Kent State their only ever double digit win season in 2012

@Phoenix-pm2qr 7 ай бұрын

I went to Kent State during his years and got to meet him. too. Nice guy and was a beast on the field.

@supersasukemaniac 9 күн бұрын

Huh, Julian Edelman didn't pull that off?

@rosswelling6339 8 ай бұрын

Growing up around the MAC schools it brings me joy knowing that other people can watch and appreciate their sports. These schools all know each other very well and actually have good rivalries. I live in between Toledo and BGSU and every year the battle of I-75 is must watch for everyone (go Falcons).

@Shelby20874 10 ай бұрын

Bo Shembechler was also a Miami (OH) head coach for a time. As an University of Akron alumni I really appreciate this video as I have a good amount of love for this conference.

@marklohrum9160 10 ай бұрын

One of the best aspects of MAC football is travel. With 6 programs in Ohio and 3 in Michigan, road trips are easy. Students can follow their team easily, with a road trip, tailgating, and a football game all on a Saturday, and get Sunday to catch up on homework and get back to classes on Monday.

@Thetallguy_zz 2 күн бұрын

College sports at its absolute finest.

@weskeaton1 11 ай бұрын

One addition/subtraction you missed was that Missouri joined the MAC for wrestling in 2013, dominated in a way that made everyone realize that it was horrible for the conference, and then left in 2022. MAC wrestling has also recently added a bunch of other schools including Cleveland State.

@darthsilversith667 10 ай бұрын

The local high school here in Athens (Ohio University) is kinda the same.. (The Plains (Athens High School)), used to be in the SEOAL.. which is the “big school conference” for SE Ohio until about the same time (early 2010’s).. but they absolutely sucked in that conference for most sports and so they joined the TVC.. SE Ohio’s version of the MAC for high school.. full of mid to small ball schools that usually have 100 kids or less per graduating class.. compared to Athens High School that has.. considerably larger classes (same high school Joe Burrow came from actually).. and ever since they joined the TVC around 10 years ago.. they’ve absolutely owned every sport in the conference and it’s the lamest shit ever. I knew this is what was gonna happen but it’s unlikely that Athens will ever be kicked out because of the money they make the conference.

@Thetallguy_zz 2 күн бұрын

Cleveland state recruited me for basketball before covid! (Basketball) (I tore my acl) so I’m connected to the Mac ❤️❤️

@twobadour 11 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see some MAC conference realignment now that this video is done. You know it's going to happen

@lukeontheplains 11 ай бұрын

NO PLEASE I joke, but WKU and MTSU would have been great fits for the MAC, and I kinda want to see them there eventually. The CUSA is a big break for the 4 new teams, but it's held together by boogers and string.

@twobadour 11 ай бұрын

@@lukeontheplains As an MTSU alum I wouldn't mind the MAC

@Stationjoke 11 ай бұрын

NDSU and SDSU anyone?

@trevinschaerr3732 11 ай бұрын

TBH it’s kind of a surprise that Youngstown State hasn’t moved to the MAC yet since they have an old rivalry with Kent State. Not like the Penguins will win anymore FCS titles anytime soon.

@kurtisokc 10 ай бұрын

Illinois State and Southern Illinois would be good fits. So would UW-Milwaukee if it could be convinced to add a football team.

@andrewsever98 11 ай бұрын

I love this series. Thank you for making it

@williamrauschenberg8383 11 ай бұрын

Frank Solich never getting his MAC title is a tragedy. Ohio Bobcats football is truly cursed.

@MetalGod999 11 ай бұрын

Excellent video about the MAC! You know, what I like about the MAC is that it really is an underdog conference, but it’s also like the Little Engine That Could. Always reliable and capable of hanging with the Big Boys. More importantly, the MAC has, by and large, done a great job of staying true to their Middle America roots. And a lot of sports legends, particularly in football, have made their mark in the MAC. Great history.

@WilltheHam 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff man. Would love to see a video about any of the HBCU conferences or the Big Sky conference.

@peytonsawyer9461 10 ай бұрын

Maction is one of my favorite parts of college football every year, the mac not being a big time conference for me is what makes it more fun to watch year after year

@MajorFuzzelz 10 ай бұрын

Growing up in Ohio I did not respect MAC much as a kid. I didn’t understand how to appreciation the conference or the opportunities it brought. MAC was a great stepping stone. But this is also why people think Ohio is the cradle of football. So many great players, coaches and sports legends roots start in Ohio and the MAC. From an academic standpoint, Ohio Universitie and Bowling Green were sabotaged by the Ohio State University and through laws regulating graduate level education (PhDs). To this day no school was ever able to catch up to Ohio State with money/funding and sports. Cincy is finally breaking this barrier. Ohio should have never been a one university football state. To this day, BGSU Hockey homes games is awesome. Packed stadium every night (students and community fans). You’ll even find more people at hockey games than football.

@Nohandleentered 11 ай бұрын

It’ll be interesting to see if the MAC has any luck at all with the 12 team format or if that 5th and 6th spot will just be a consistent contest between the MWC and AAC champs. Then again I wouldn’t be surprised if the SEC gets its way and eliminates or reduces the number of auto-bids. I’d hate that; instead of giving more conferences a chance just to get one more 10-2, 9-3 big 10 or SEC team in. I really hope they stick with 6 auto-bids

@lukeontheplains 11 ай бұрын

I really don't think the current model is sustainable. They'll 100% change the verbiage in the playoff ruling to make every slot an at-large, and just fill it with 5 SEC / 5 B1G teams and 2 from the ACC and Big 12 and call it a day. The sad thing is, the average college football fan WANTS that; they WANT to see 11-1 Ohio State vs 9-3 Ole Miss in the first round instead of 11-1 Texas Tech or 12-0 Boise State. The MAC might be ahead of the curve here because they hardly ever produce an undefeated team. They're like the cockroaches in the apocalypse; things might continue this direction and blow everything up or they might not, but the MAC will still be playing the same way they are now regardless

@UserName-ts3sp 11 ай бұрын

the mac might have the occasional year where they send someone. like when northern illinois was a BCS buster

@stevenvitte 11 ай бұрын

@@lukeontheplains I can see slight changes to the format, such as going to a 5+7 model. I believe if the CFP Committee tries to pull that garbage where it's just B1G and SEC and nobody else can go, there should be an uproar and an antitrust lawsuit on the horizon. Most fans across the country won't put up with the 12-team B1G/SEC Invitational long-term. The outgoing 4-team CFP has been obnoxious as it is with just B1G and SEC. How do we know what the average college football fan wants? The CFP Committee clearly don't ask the fans before they perform all their corporate nonsense. Anyway, about the MAC; this conference will be just fine. The MAC will survive conference realignment. Main reasons for this are 1) The B1G doesn't view the MAC as a threat. The MAC are in B1G territory, but clearly there are differences in how the 2 conferences are run. No one is confusing the Ohio Bobcats with the Ohio State Buckeyes, for example. 2) There are no real desirable conference expansion targets in MAC schools. The only MAC school you can somewhat make a case for would be Northern Illinois, but even then Northwestern would give that a hard "no" if the B1G was ever interested.

@chasmeinecke4322 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting video. It’s nice to see a conference know and accept what they are, build their brand on that, and have some consistency while being able to avoid the ridiculousness that has become conference realignment…

@trustyduffman 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this…as a Ball State grad it was really interesting to see the full history of the conference

@BABILA. 11 ай бұрын

god, i LOVE THESE VIDEOS

@BABILA. 11 ай бұрын

please keep it up

@coleberger6265 11 ай бұрын

DUDE RIGHT! This is professional level like legit really fucking good content.

@damnmarkey 11 ай бұрын

Loving the conference series. Hope we get more conference story like you did with The Boarder conference

@scanza6084 9 ай бұрын

It still boggles my mind that Toledo had that win streak back in the late 60s and early 70s. And even tho I’m a UT fan, I always hope for the MAC to do good.

@jordandennis6794 11 ай бұрын

MAC Conference was my favorite to play in during the superstar modes in the NCAA games

@football1712 10 ай бұрын

Honestly MAC football teams are underrated because a lot NFL players come from there. Like James Harrison, Jack Lambert, Mack from Buffalo who played for raiders, Crosby who plays for raiders came from Eastern Michigan, and many many many more.

@AR18123 10 ай бұрын

I’m not a Steelers fan, but Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown were also MAC products!

@darthsilversith667 10 ай бұрын

Big Ben came from Miami and lead them to a 13-0 year and nearly a top 10 ranking his senior year.

@darthsilversith667 10 ай бұрын

And Mike Schmidt came from Ohio in baseball.

@farminstoltzfus 10 ай бұрын

Julian Edelman was a quarterback for Kent State

@joemarvin5170 10 ай бұрын

Josh Cribbs was also a QB at Kent state.

@captainspartan04 11 ай бұрын

Love that you keep making these conference history videos. They extremely informative and fun. Funny you did the Mac as it feels like this is the one conference that won’t really ever change. Maybe Youngstown st and eastern Illinois take the fcs jump to fbs. Or you mentioned western Kentucky being very unhappy so with Marshall rejoins the mac for them to have a partner

@Penguins2900 11 ай бұрын

Love this series! Would love to see an episode on the A-10 at some point!

@zachdavis7004 11 ай бұрын

Keep up the good work! Love finding these in my inbox!

@artycat0811 11 ай бұрын

Another fantastic conference, MACtion, history video! Can't wait for the Sun Belt conference video.

@treybradshaw9435 11 ай бұрын

Man you keep on outdoing yourself with these videos! I rarely comment but I'd like to thank you for the consistenly good content!

@pnw_jxsh1334 10 ай бұрын

Dude I was bored and looking for something to watch football related on KZfaq and found this gem! This was outstanding and a nice watch while relaxing on the couch. I’m not from the land of the MAC but growing up i have distinct memories of watching Dan LeFevour 😂

@GridironGuru123 11 ай бұрын

these vids are so good. thanks for making the vids.

@elcrazychris7816 11 ай бұрын

First video I’ve seen of yours and I was impressed. About to binge through the rest of your videos now, cheers

@Thetallguy_zz 2 күн бұрын

Cheers

@i_unknown2954 10 ай бұрын

This was a beautiful video. Great work.

@Rebelghast 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this, the MAC is so much fun to watch on the weekdays and the rivalries are also really fun. I’m from Toledo and go to UToledo and will always be about that MACtion. GO ROCKETS AND FUCK BG

@jacklincoln8231 10 ай бұрын

I’d still love to see them add UMass and UConn as football only schools in 2024. With Don Brown and Jim Mora there, they could bring something a little more to the table.

@dylanjwagner 11 ай бұрын

Good vid. MACtion is always fun, and in the dumbest timeline with constant conference flux it’s nice to have the MAC stand fairly steady.

@1234Peacekeeper 8 ай бұрын

Back when I played EA NCAA, I always played as a MAC team, usually Ohio.

@leelendmccormick3811 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video really cool series man

@patrickb33339 11 ай бұрын

Appreciate you talking about the MAC conference.

@FlyEaglesFly727 11 ай бұрын

I love these sm

@brand3241smith 11 ай бұрын

As an Akron alum, I love this video……Go Zips!

@itstherealbrace6424 11 ай бұрын

I think I found my new favorite college football KZfaq essay channel

@A_Chunky_Kiwi 10 ай бұрын

Youngstown State, Dayton, Indiana State, and Butler would make great additions to the MAC.

@trentoncarter9956 10 ай бұрын

I agree the mac is great , my brother played at ball state and watching skky Moore was so fun , along with guys like Danny Pinter , kalil pippelton , Jared Patterson , Justin hall , Corey Davis and more .

@hunterrenick3338 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful work man

@RJsModernLife 10 ай бұрын

Would love to see a vid on Conference USA next. That conference has been so fluid

@supersasukemaniac 9 күн бұрын

I find the MACs expansion plans pretty funny. "Do your programs not like each other, come to the MAC, where you two can beat up on each other to your hearts content. Try not to get blood on the carpet,i just bought it."

@bokkebokke7 11 ай бұрын

Central Michigan alum. We gave the world Eric Fisher and Dan Majerle. Plus we became the only MAC school to date to win the Sun Bowl a couple years ago. Fire Up Chips!

@RobJaskula 10 ай бұрын

My high school quarterback Dan LeFevour played there. Great guy and one of the most underrated college football players ever!

@bokkebokke7 10 ай бұрын

@@RobJaskula forgot about LeFevour. He was criminally underrated. Should’ve been at least in the Heisman running.

@GrantHolmstrom 10 ай бұрын

And can't forget Antonio Brown!

@punchy5668 2 ай бұрын

The Mac is dear to my heart being from Detroit I go to the conference game every year have been doing it since I was 5 growing up playing football we dreamed of just being able to commit to a Mac school and that was good enough for us

@uttermanbo 10 ай бұрын

Never knew Cincy was a founding member. Shocked even more to learn UCF started their ascent in the MAC. I used to really enjoy those October Maction shootouts on Thursdays.

@jakkejohnson1111 10 ай бұрын

This was really good!!!

@Ian00003 11 ай бұрын

This gave me a newfound appreciation for the MAC. It would be cool if NDSU and SDSU joined but I don’t see them making the jump to FBS

@Panthersigma 11 ай бұрын

Born and raised in Central Ohio and know countless people who attended and played sports at a MAC school, make no mistake Ohio is proud of it's MACtion !

@StephenHSmith-mn4iq 10 ай бұрын

any plans on cusa vid? been loving this conference history series

@calebwells9838 10 ай бұрын

You should consider looking into the renaissance conference of the Missouri Valley. Great Video

@bbryant9455 10 ай бұрын

MACtion is fire late in the year. It was either last year or the year before that awesome snow game between Western Michigan and somebody i can't remember. I just remember the game being cold and entertaining AF. Love that shit personally 💯👈

@higgy04 2 күн бұрын

I remember Eastern Michigan's Men's Basketball team reaching the Sweet 16 in 1991 bowing out to North Carolina in a match that each school featured a Canadian player on their roster. EMU had Kory Hallas from Almonte (birthplace of James Naismith), Ontario and UNC had Rick Fox from Toronto. Sure Rick Fox was more recognizable playing in the NBA with the Lakers (and was married to Vanessa Williams for a short time) but Hallas got to play for Team Canada at the 1994 FIBA World Championships in Toronto. If anyone is curious why I would mention Kory Hallas it's because I went to the same high school in Almonte, Ontario. Someone already mentioned Ball State being known for the 'Boom goes the dynamite' guy but a glaring omission is that David Letterman attended the same school. Western Michigan's hockey team back in the 1970's had one of my favourite ESPN personalities (and fellow Canadian) John Saunders on the team. RIP John Saunders.

@Skiller71Studios 11 ай бұрын

These videos are awesome

@TabascoKid 10 ай бұрын

Genuinely blew my mind with the Ball State tidbit

@BNiche 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic video yet again! Curious if you have the Atlantic 10 in your radar.

@Nevetswalks 11 ай бұрын

Fun fact about Eastern Michigan XC/Track: They were one of the first programs in the country to recruit internationally!

@scottmann4093 10 ай бұрын

Toledo (class of '03). As mentioned I kinda enjoy the fact that the league is the same now as it was when I was an undergrad at UT. The schools in the conference really do have a lot in common athletically and academically.

@geneflynn4690 11 ай бұрын

subbing at under 2k before this channel explodes

@Jamessmith-xk3fh 11 ай бұрын

I love these videos

@cnpeters3 6 ай бұрын

Go Zips! God I love the MAC. As an aside, UMass didn’t get kicked out per se - they were offered the ability to stay but only as a full member. The opted out, I assume so they could hold tight with their A-10 basketball affiliation.

@nicholassmirz6041 11 ай бұрын

Would love to see Findlay in the MAC or one of the other div II schools move up.

@ZSW43 8 ай бұрын

That would be great to see Findlay in the Mac

@johnpannebaker5757 10 ай бұрын

MAC should have absolutely taken WKU and Middle Tennessee. Just something to galvanize the conference and give it a jolt. Maybe they'd take someone in the FCS wanting to move up, like Northern Iowa or Missouri State.

@vinylhorror 10 ай бұрын

Proud MAC Alumnus from Central Michigan. Our best sport I believe is wrestling. Was really nice having Brian Kelly and Dan Lafevour on the football field for a bit.

@kendrezflournoy2429 11 ай бұрын

Can you do an video of the SWAC conference?

@dclark142002 5 ай бұрын

I think a better way to describe the MAC is that it's current members share a very robust sense of vision for what they want the conference to be. The MAC is, almost by definition, the second tier set of sports schools for the Big10 / Midwest area. Most of its members clearly WANT to be in that type of conference. There is no desire by the Central Michigan's of the world to try to be the next Ohio State. Plus, the conference knows this and owns it as part of how they run. MACtion is a stroke of marketing genius...because not only is it advertising that you can watch football on odd nights... ...the football you watch isn't teams seriously driving for national championships and playoffs spots, with conservative styles...but teams which feature innovative coaching styles, flamboyant players, and weaknesses which can be exploited...meaning the games are flashy and exciting. The meme for MACtion includes the idea that that Tuesday night game will feature some absurd and exciting action. I have a bit of a soft spot for the MAC, having grown up less than an hour away from Central Michigan. It's a wonderful conference. Long may it remain stable.

@DHC000 10 ай бұрын

Always here for some MACtion

@LymetimeProductions 11 ай бұрын

We need the Big Ten soon and the ACC as well

@dennisbowen452 11 ай бұрын

The mac is honstly fun in the video game career mode stuff. Man, i hope that game comes out next year

@michaelsmith-ws2mb Ай бұрын

As an avid college football fan who always loved the Mac.esp when they play on a Tuesday or Wednesday.

@mythicgamer6291 11 ай бұрын

Wonder what happened to the WAC western athletic conference i think they arent in the group of five at all

@trhino3 11 ай бұрын

"Love the amazing content, I hope you do the BIG 10 next"!

@kevinhover461 10 ай бұрын

Why is UB’s placement on the map in Watertown at the edge of Lake Ontario instead of Buffalo on the edge of Lake Erie ?

@dashien2605 10 ай бұрын

Great video! We love the MAC ATTACK!

@kylethomas2993 11 ай бұрын

Keep doing these

@MrNobody91 10 ай бұрын

Id love to see a conference USA video tbh since my fav team was in it forever n dominated pretty much. Southern Miss.

@LRXC1 11 ай бұрын

Great history video! Go NIU!

@jimsheridan9593 10 ай бұрын

MACtion is FANtastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Jshmoney24 7 ай бұрын

Graduated from bowling green. There’s nothing like a mid week kent st bowling green matchup. Not the best football but it feels like true college football especially today

@mahtinp 10 ай бұрын

You mentioned BGSU winning the National Championship in hockey, though hockey is not a MAC sponsored sport, therefore BGSU and Miami play in the CCHA and NCHC respectively, and continue to compete with the top programs nationally. As a Miami alum, hockey was often the highest attended sport. On the subject of "MACTION" Tuesday night games, I have fond memories of one of those Tuesday games in Oxford where only EIGHT Miami students showed up.

@rustyrafferty8719 13 күн бұрын

There’s nothing better than midweek MAC football

@neelyw.7028 10 ай бұрын

You should do a Mountain States Conference video!

@mrgoetz3424 10 ай бұрын

I’m a CMU grad and mac sports will always hold a special place. They just have a feeling jo other conference has. It feels old school and familiar. I’ll always root for MAC schools. Except western

@Russian_Bot_ 9 ай бұрын

As a Marshall fan, i have to admit we were never the same after leaving the MAC. Yeah there were a lot of changes in the program around that time as well, but we went from dominance and only knowing conference titles and nattys (D2 I know but a natty is a natty) I really wanted them to go back to the MAC instead of joining the sun belt a few years back. So many regional rivalries. Ohio, Bowling Green, Miami Ohio, Akron, Kent State, all were pretty big rivalry games for us in the 90s. Now we have no one but Appy St.

@Phoenix-pm2qr 7 ай бұрын

Marshall just feels like a MAC school. They were in twice.. who says they can't region a 3rd time maybe in the future.

@Russian_Bot_ 7 ай бұрын

@@Phoenix-pm2qr yeah they feel like a MAC school bc they are one. They should’ve never left. They won all those titles and beat a few big time programs and thought they were too big for the MAC. Well they weren’t. And now they’re a perennial “almost! Maybe next year” school.

@ohiotalk1475 10 ай бұрын

As a BGSU student, I love my MACtion!

@BorderlineBryan 11 ай бұрын

Love watching mac games. Fun to bet on too

@excitedpatsfanwx681 10 ай бұрын

You missed a school, Bloomsburg University’s wrestling team is a member of the MAC

@MajorFuzzelz 10 ай бұрын

I could be wrong but I think he was analyzing football schools because he forgot a lot of schools in different sports. The other tidbits of info in other sports were secondary to the main story of football. Rough season for Bloomsburg. Best of luck this winter!