After watching SDSU take care of our beloved Ohio Bobcats last week, we move on to an exciting week one slate featuring the entire Mid American Conference! We believe that such a special occasion deserves a couple of special guests. That's why we've invited Bill and Dean from the BDE Sports Talk Podcast to give their take on the September 1st throwdown between in state foes Central Michigan and Michigan State. Plus, stick around for our analysis of every single MAC game this week, with sprinklings of shoddy betting advice.

Featuring: Benji Pack, Connor Russell, Justin Easter

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IT'S BAAAAAAAAACK!!! Week 0 is finally upon us, and the MAC is serving up an amazing main course match-up between Ohio and San Diego State. Benji, Connor, and Justin bring you their in depth analysis on the game, covering star players and keys to the game for each squad.

Featuring: Benji Pack, Connor Russell, Justin Easter

Social Media: Lydon Mitchelson

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On today's episode of the Great Lakes Gridiron Podcast, we finish off the season preview series with an analysis of the MAC West schedule. With a handful of strong teams at the top, Benji, Connor, and Justin, give out some of their best upset picks and a couple of games to keep an eye on for this season.

Featuring: Benji Pack, Connor Russell, Justin Easter

Social Media: Lydon Mitchelson

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On today's episode of the Great Lakes Gridiron Podcast, the usual suspects get deep into the MAC East schedule. We'll highlight a few key match-ups for each team, give a final win total, and throw out a few shocking predictions.

Featuring: Benji Pack, Connor Russell, Justin Easter

Social Media: Lydon Mitchelson

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Some people believe that the west coast is the best coast, and the MAC is no exception to that rule. Toledo is coming into the 2023 season with one of the best rosters in recent memory - Can anyone from the West take them down and shock the world? Some biased members of this podcast think a certain team from Mt.Pleasant can do it. A more sane member provides a realistic analysis. We all have fun. Plus, tune in for our MAC West stadium rankings, where we highlight a couple gems that you have to visit when you come to the Great Lakes.

Featuring: Benji Pack, Connor Russell, Justin Easter

Social Media: Lydon Mitchelson

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We here at the Great Lakes Gridiron Podcast know exactly what you want to know: Who is going to be your 2023 MAC Champion! The only problem... You're going to have wait a few episodes until we get there. In the first part of our four part MAC preview series, Benji, Connor, and Justin break down the MAC East division by diving into the keys to success for each team, shouting out some of the MAC's premier players, and giving a general vibe check for each program. Plus, in an effort to alienate ourselves from possible core audiences, we spend some time ranking each MAC East program's stadium into a tier list. All of this and more on today's episode of the Great Lakes Gridiron Podcast.

Featuring: Benji Pack Justin Easter Connor Russell

Social Media: Lydon Mitchelson

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Originally recorded on July 17th, Benji, Connor, and Justin channel their inner Nostradamus to speculate about the future of the Mid American Conference. Will there be conference expansion? If so, who are the most deserving Midwest schools to join the MAC? Can we fit more MACtion games into the schedule? Are neutral site games good for the conference? We tackle these questions from student, alumni, conference, and national media angles, coming up with a few ideas along the way on how to modernize the MAC.

Plus, today's bonus segment is one of our favorite discussions thus far: A 5 round all-time MAC alumni draft, featuring some of your favorite legends from the past.

Featuring: Benji Pack Justin Easter Connor Russell

Social Media: Lydon Mitchelson

Branding and Logos: Brandon Merritt - madsciproductions.com