MAC Football Pod

MAC Football Pod

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  • 40.Why even try anymore? | That sounds like an ice cream flavor | Daniel Richardson, James Ester, Justin Hall

    EPISODE 40

    The headlines these days are just truly dreadful. Conference realignment? Bleh. Coaches doing stupid off-field things? Ugh. Big-time job openings means it's time to run through a list of candidates? Oh brother!

    Here are a handful-plus of Mid-American Conference football players (note: not all necessarily stars) that we really haven't spent any (or enough) time on this season, because it's worth still talking about the damn football season when it's currently Week 8, damnit. 

    Players Alex and Kaleb talk about this episode:

    • CMU's Daniel Richardson (12:46)
  • Akron's Konata Mumpfield (15:38)
  • Toledo's Dequan Finn (17:23)
  • Ohio's Armani Rogers (20:15)
  • Miami's Keyon Mozee (22:41) 
  • NIU's James Ester (26:31)
  • Ball State's Justin Hall (32:21)

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    • 35 min
  • 39. Ball State 38, Eastern Michigan 31

    EPISODE 39

    Alex went to EMU vs. Ball State to see if the Eagles would take down the defending MAC Champs. They did not, Cardinals won 38-31. 

    The Eagles squandered three offensive drives in the first three quarters (punt, interception, punt) which turned into 17 points for Ball State. That was probably the biggest difference in the game.

    Carson Steele's great and had the first 100-yard rushing game of his career (and for the team's season), but it's the Iron Man that I'm always infatuated with. 

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    • 13 min
  • 38. Mid-Year Report | Who‘s the fakest 1-1 team in MAC play so far?

    EPISODE 38

    We're officially halfway through the 2021 season! Alex and Kaleb take you around the Mid-American Conference to see what's been most impressive (good and bad) about the year so far. Kent State and NIU are both 2-0 in league play: could they be the two to go to Detroit this December?

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    • 45 min
  • 37. TRUE OR FALSE? | Harrison Waylee for MAC‘s RB1 | WMU can keep it up on offense | Kent State on defense

    EPISODE 37

    Alex & Kaleb task each other to say whether each others' 10 MACtion statements for each other are either true or false. Such as:

    • WMU's offense can definitely keep up the pace with its scoring offense.
  • Kent State can keep creating turnovers on defense.
  • Sean Lewis will spend six (6) years at Kent State before he takes on his next coaching job.
  • Ohio's going 0-12 this year.
  • BGSU's not finishing last in the MAC East this year.
  • And more...

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    • 38 min
  • 36. What‘s next? | Repeated clock management issues | Offenses should be playing better at Ohio, EMU

    EPISODE 36

    Now that we're two weeks through the season, we've seen enough football to start learning some things about these squads. While we don't have the time to go over all 12 MAC schools, there are some "what's next?" questions that are probably worth spreading around.

    Toledo lost another game where it might've scored too quickly, and cost the team at Notre Dame. What's this to say about Jason Candle's coaching future?

    Ohio's offense looked bad, and it's time to give this group a more serious look. We couldn't learn much about this team through three games last year, but two games taught us a lot about where this team is in 2021.

    EMU's got a quarterback problem. They've got two that they really like, but planning out how to use both of them to put points on the board seems to be a damning issue. 

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    • Matthew Hammond
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    • 26 min
  • 35. NIU ran the beef offense | Ball State defense in question | Did we learn anything about the East teams?

    EPISODE 35

    Week 1 overreactions? Never us.

    Week 1 learning experiences? Also never us.

    The games & storylines Alex & Kaleb hit on:

    • NIU did the damn thing. I'm not going to type out the thing they want me to call it, but they did the thing at Georgia Tech.
  • It only took one guy at Western Illinois for Ball State to feel nervous.
  • Expected Buffalo to win big, but not *that* big.
  • Did we even learn anything about the MAC East?
  • Kent State barely scored at Texas A&M, but what else were you expecting?
  • CMU played well at Missouri. Shouts out Lew Nichols.
  • What's the MAC's record vs. the Big Ten going to be this weekend? There are four midwest road trips on Saturday.

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    • 24 min
  • 34. Week 1 recap | Huskies pull off ACC upset | MAC champs get FCS scare

    EPISODE 34

    Way to go Huskies!

    NIU pulled off a Power 5 upset over Georgia Tech which was sealed by a gutsy 2-point conversion in the final seconds of regulation to avoid overtime. It's the first big win of Thomas Hammock's career, and gives his many, many freshmen a memory that they'll always be able to look back on.

    No other MAC team pulled off a P5 upset in Week 1, and nobody had the embarrassing loss to a visiting FCS team. But Ball State almost became that embarrassed team against Western Illinois.

    Week 1 final scores:

    • Buffalo 69, Wagner 7
  • Ball State 31, WIU 21
  • Tennessee 38, BGSU 6
  • EMU 35, St. Francis 15
  • Michigan 47, WMU 14
  • Cincinnati 49, Miami 14
  • Toledo 49, Norfolk State 10
  • Syracuse 29, Ohio 9
  • Auburn 60, Akron 10
  • Missouri 34, CMU 24
  • Northern Illinois 22, Georgia Tech 21
  • Texas A&M 41, Kent State 10

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    • SUPPORT THE SHOW FOR JUST $3/MONTH:

    My Patreon is essentially an extension of my work. I'm going to keep doing this thing regardless, but I still would like to ask for your support to help me keep continuing with independent MAC football coverage. Patreon backers receive:

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  • Access to a Patron-only channel within the MAC Football Blog Discord (join for free!),
  • Credits in all of the show’s notes,
  • And other exclusive posts.

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    • 24 min
  • 33. Week 1 preview | Game planning | Ohio hosts Syracuse | Broncos look for upset in Ann Arbor

    EPISODE 33

    Week 1! It's actually here!

    Going in reverse order from how I ranked these MAC teams in my most recent power rankings, we'll go down the list and gently talk about the 12 season-openers to keep an eye on over the weekend. 

    Week 1 games:

    • BGSU at Tennessee (Thursday, 8 p.m., SEC Network)
  • Akron at Auburn (Sat., 7 p.m., SEC Network)
  • NIU at Georgia Tech (Sat., 7 p.m., ACC Network)
  • Syracuse at Ohio (Sat., 7 p.m., CBSSN)
  • St. Francis at EMU (Fri., 7 p.m., ESPN3)
  • Wagner at Buffalo (Th., 7 p.m., ESPN3)
  • CMU at Missouri (Sat., 4 p.m., SEC Network)
  • Kent State at Texas A&M (Sat., 8 p.m., ESPNU)
  • Miami at Cincinnati (Sat., 3 p.m., ESPN+)
  • WMU at Michigan (Sat., noon, ESPN)
  • Norfolk State at Toledo (Sat., 7 p.m., ESPN3)
  • Western Illinois at Ball State (Th., 7 p.m., ESPN+)

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    • Matthew Hammond
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    • SUPPORT THE SHOW FOR JUST $3/MONTH:

    My Patreon is essentially an extension of my work. I'm going to keep doing this thing regardless, but I still would like to ask for your support to help me keep continuing with independent MAC football coverage. Patreon backers receive:

    • Detailed episode notes,
  • Access to a Patron-only channel within the MAC Football Blog Discord (join for free!),
  • Credits in all of the show’s notes,
  • And other exclusive posts.

    • Funds through Patreon help the overall growth of the podcast, blog, and server. My most immediate goals are to use such funds to improve the podcast's audio quality and recording versatility with new equipment.

    Link: https://www.patreon.com/alvaradoonmaction

    SOCIAL PLUGS:

    • Blog: macfootballblog.com
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    • 24 min
  • 32. Fantasy Draft recap

    EPISODE 32

    It's that time of year again. With the upcoming football season right around the corner, it's time for us to do the draft for our MAC fantasy football league with our group of close friends. 

    Alex's team, in order of draft pick: QB Carter Bradley, WR Yo'Heinz Tyler, WR Isaiah Winstead, RB Darius Boone, Miami D/ST (keeper), TE Bryson Cannon, WR Bryce Nunnelly, K Marshall Meeder, RB Clint Ratkovich, WR Devin Maddox, WR Khamron Laborn, TE Tommy Guajardo, QB Ben Bryant, WR Latrell Fordham

    Kaleb's team: RB De'Montre Tuggle, QB Jacob Sirmon, WR JaCorey Sullivan, RB Tye Evans, QB Rocky Lombardi, TE Aaron Hackett, WR Quian Williams, WR Jayshon Jackson, K John Richardson, CMU D/ST (keeper), WR JerJuan Johnson, RB Anthony Williams, WR Tyrone Broden, RB Jevyon Ducker

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    • Matthew Hammond
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    • SUPPORT THE SHOW FOR JUST $3/MONTH:

    My Patreon is essentially an extension of my work. I'm going to keep doing this thing regardless, but I still would like to ask for your support to help me keep continuing with independent MAC football coverage. Patreon backers receive:

    • Detailed episode notes,
  • Access to a Patron-only channel within the MAC Football Blog Discord (join for free!),
  • Credits in all of the show’s notes,
  • And other exclusive posts.

    • Funds through Patreon help the overall growth of the podcast, blog, and server. My most immediate goals are to use such funds to improve the podcast's audio quality and recording versatility with new equipment.

    Link: https://www.patreon.com/alvaradoonmaction

    SOCIAL PLUGS:

    • Blog: macfootballblog.com
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    • 39 min
  • 31. MAC Previews: NIU | Buffalo | WMU

    EPISODE 31

    In our final MAC Previews episode of the offseason, we finish with three teams that have varying degrees of experience in the MAC Championship game: Northern Illinois, Buffalo, and Western Michigan. 

    NIU (1:52) has 88 freshmen on its football roster right now. Yes, 88. Sure there are a good number of third-year, redshirt-freshmen lumped in there, but they’re going to be going up against sixth-year seniors and fifth-year juniors. Can we expect things to materialize into W’s?

    Buffalo (19:00) had to replace its best head coach of all time during the spring — not even the winter; Kansas hired Lance Leipold in late April. Maurice Linguist seems like a good hire for the Bulls’ program, but it’s just not going to be easy to install a new playbook and be competent about it in just a short handful of months. At least there’s still some starting talent that’s been leftover.

    WMU (30:30) has the potential to have the best offense in the MAC this year. WMU also has the potential to have an incredibly talented defense not hold up its end of the bargain. Also, Kaleb Eleby is the man.

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    • Matthew Hammond
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    • SUPPORT THE SHOW FOR JUST $3/MONTH:

    My Patreon is essentially an extension of my work. I'm going to keep doing this thing regardless, but I still would like to ask for your support to help me keep continuing with independent MAC football coverage. Patreon backers receive:

    • Detailed episode notes,
  • Access to a Patron-only channel within the MAC Football Blog Discord (join for free!),
  • Credits in all of the show’s notes,
  • And other exclusive posts.

    • Funds through Patreon help the overall growth of the podcast, blog, and server. My most immediate goals are to use such funds to improve the podcast's audio quality and recording versatility with new equipment.

    Link: https://www.patreon.com/alvaradoonmaction

    SOCIAL PLUGS:

    • Blog: macfootballblog.com
  • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alvaradoonmaction
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    • 45 min

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MAC Football Pod covers all things Mid-American Conference football. Hosted by Alex Alvarado, with friends.