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I'm not saying it affects play on the field tremendously but I have to believe that if this game had been played on Saturday afternoon, there would have been more Cats in the stands to make a little more noise and make the players take notice.  Maybe the band even makes an appearance.  It's just sad for MAC football I do believe that the conference profile has been raised nationally and no doubt the money is good but for all OUr appearances I'll bet we have had as many people say "Yep, I told you they were no good" as we've impressed.  I measure this solely by the comments I get at work on mornings like this.  Selfishly, I lament the loss of sleep and a train wreck like last night only makes it worse.  By the way, how many of those student athletes do you think are going to make their 8 o'clocks or even their 11 o'clocks today? Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,400 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 8:59:30 AM  Bobcatbob wrote: is that the MAC continues to allow important games to be played on weeknights at hours that make it impossible for fans of both schools to attend or even stay awake to watch them end.  You heard Russ say it on air last night.  This was another made for TV event that might as well have been played on a stage. I'm not saying it affects play on the field tremendously but I have to believe that if this game had been played on Saturday afternoon, there would have been more Cats in the stands to make a little more noise and make the players take notice.  Maybe the band even makes an appearance.  It's just sad for MAC football I do believe that the conference profile has been raised nationally and no doubt the money is good but for all OUr appearances I'll bet we have had as many people say "Yep, I told you they were no good" as we've impressed.  I measure this solely by the comments I get at work on mornings like this.  Selfishly, I lament the loss of sleep and a train wreck like last night only makes it worse.  By the way, how many of those student athletes do you think are going to make their 8 o'clocks or even their 11 o'clocks today? And if played on a Saturday afternoon, no one of a casual and prospective fan would have caught this game, as they would have been tuned to a game of National Importance or of their favorite team.  These matchups are prime exposure for the MAC and the teams in the MAC.  Bottom line is you have to preform when you are on the National State. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,370 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 9:02:55 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: Bobcatbob wrote: is that the MAC continues to allow important games to be played on weeknights at hours that make it impossible for fans of both schools to attend or even stay awake to watch them end.  You heard Russ say it on air last night.  This was another made for TV event that might as well have been played on a stage. I'm not saying it affects play on the field tremendously but I have to believe that if this game had been played on Saturday afternoon, there would have been more Cats in the stands to make a little more noise and make the players take notice.  Maybe the band even makes an appearance.  It's just sad for MAC football I do believe that the conference profile has been raised nationally and no doubt the money is good but for all OUr appearances I'll bet we have had as many people say "Yep, I told you they were no good" as we've impressed.  I measure this solely by the comments I get at work on mornings like this.  Selfishly, I lament the loss of sleep and a train wreck like last night only makes it worse.  By the way, how many of those student athletes do you think are going to make their 8 o'clocks or even their 11 o'clocks today? And if played on a Saturday afternoon, no one of a casual and prospective fan would have caught this game, as they would have been tuned to a game of National Importance or of their favorite team.  These matchups are prime exposure for the MAC and the teams in the MAC.  Bottom line is you have to preform when you are on the National State. But why do they need to put two MAC games on a Wednesday night at the same time?  1 or two games a week is fine. 3 of the 6 conference games a week is not.  I've complained for weeks that our last 4 games are basically week nights.  Why can't the shuffle it up so that at least two of those are on the weekend? And I'm curious - how "prime" is the exposure really?  Does it really gain that much exposure? What do the numbers look like? Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,400 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 9:06:42 AM  OU_Country wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: Bobcatbob wrote: is that the MAC continues to allow important games to be played on weeknights at hours that make it impossible for fans of both schools to attend or even stay awake to watch them end.  You heard Russ say it on air last night.  This was another made for TV event that might as well have been played on a stage. I'm not saying it affects play on the field tremendously but I have to believe that if this game had been played on Saturday afternoon, there would have been more Cats in the stands to make a little more noise and make the players take notice.  Maybe the band even makes an appearance.  It's just sad for MAC football I do believe that the conference profile has been raised nationally and no doubt the money is good but for all OUr appearances I'll bet we have had as many people say "Yep, I told you they were no good" as we've impressed.  I measure this solely by the comments I get at work on mornings like this.  Selfishly, I lament the loss of sleep and a train wreck like last night only makes it worse.  By the way, how many of those student athletes do you think are going to make their 8 o'clocks or even their 11 o'clocks today? And if played on a Saturday afternoon, no one of a casual and prospective fan would have caught this game, as they would have been tuned to a game of National Importance or of their favorite team.  These matchups are prime exposure for the MAC and the teams in the MAC.  Bottom line is you have to preform when you are on the National State. But why do they need to put two MAC games on a Wednesday night at the same time?  1 or two games a week is fine. 3 of the 6 conference games a week is not.  I've complained for weeks that our last 4 games are basically week nights.  Why can't the shuffle it up so that at least two of those are on the weekend? And I'm curious - how "prime" is the exposure really?  Does it really gain that much exposure? What do the numbers look like? Not sure about exact numbers, but this game on Saturday would be relegated to watching on your phone or computer, v. being in 70% of the TV sets in America.  That alone = exposure, even if a kid doesn't watch you can always tell them we played on a National TV, prime time audience....or we played on iPads everywhere. Back to Top JSF General User Member Since: 1/29/2005 Location: Houston, TX Post Count: 6,554 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 9:10:33 AM  MACtion isn't a term in the national sports lexicon without these games. "Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season. My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8 Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,364 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 9:25:57 AM  BillyTheCat wrote: Not sure about exact numbers, but this game on Saturday would be relegated to watching on your phone or computer, v. being in 70% of the TV sets in America.  That alone = exposure, even if a kid doesn't watch you can always tell them we played on a National TV, prime time audience....or we played on iPads everywhere. And, of course, the next step would be to tell them we played well on national, prime time TV.  Having "Yackety Sax" as your theme song -- as it was for the punting game last week and should've been for the defense last night -- doesn't do much for recruiting or the fan base.  There are pluses and minuses to having this exposure. We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,370 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 9:30:50 AM  Pataskala wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: Not sure about exact numbers, but this game on Saturday would be relegated to watching on your phone or computer, v. being in 70% of the TV sets in America.  That alone = exposure, even if a kid doesn't watch you can always tell them we played on a National TV, prime time audience....or we played on iPads everywhere. And, of course, the next step would be to tell them we played well on national, prime time TV.  Having "Yackety Sax" as your theme song -- as it was for the punting game last week and should've been for the defense last night -- doesn't do much for recruiting or the fan base.  There are pluses and minuses to having this exposure. I agree, and would really like to see a little more balance in the week night schedules so that one team isn't playing four straight weeknight games.  I'd actually like to have a Saturday tailgate in Athens after homecoming. Back to Top Monroe Slavin General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Oxnard, CA Post Count: 9,121 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 9:42:53 AM  Please.  To not recognize the value of the mid-week TV games is to proceed in a manner similar to the way that we've played in the last two games. Take a look at last year when we had about five straight games on TV in prime time. Where's the band?! WHERE"S THE BAND?! DesignspiritUSA.com The Pets On The Go Collection of pet gear travel bags The Holiday Tote Bigg Bagg Collection--over-sized, reversible, extra pockets; now love carrying packages as much as you love shopping! Back to Top bobcat695 General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Parkersburg, WV Post Count: 1,345 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 9:47:09 AM  I don't mind our schedule, except for the 3 games in 12 days.  If we had gone from a bye week right to the weeknight games, it would have been fine.  And, if we had actually won those games, I would be fine with that as well.  We get exposure by playing the games.  My only problem is that Peden Satudium is the only one that looks full on TV.  The rest of the conference schools have pathetic fanbases.  "You can't un-fist a fist pump." - Saul Phillips 1/24/15 Back to Top OUcats82 General User Member Since: 1/9/2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Post Count: 1,882 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 9:54:25 AM  I may be alone in this thinking but............. The one nice thing about the games taking place during the week is that our losses as of late have been a little easier to get over since I have work the next day and that gives me plenty of other things to consume my frustration lol.   When it is on a Saturday and we lose it tends to consume me more.  So my Saturdays have been more pleasant.....so I have that going for me........which is nice.  My honey do list gets done more quickly on Saturdays starting in late October.  I do think though that it is kind of a bad deal with the weeknight games.  We play 1/3 of our schedule on days other than Saturday.  Seems a bit much to me.  I live within a 4 hour drive or less of every MAC school in Ohio and am closer to Ball State than any other team outside of Miami.  Could make a Saturday trip.  Would be highly unlikely to make a Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday trip.  Let's go Bobcats!  Rally around your pride and let's extinguish the dumpster fire!  Ohio-The State University Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 5,218 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 11:30:25 AM  Bobcatbob wrote: is that the MAC continues to allow important games to be played on weeknights at hours that make it impossible for fans of both schools to attend or even stay awake to watch them end......By the way, how many of those student athletes do you think are going to make their 8 o'clocks or even their 11 o'clocks today? How many hours of sleep to you require?!  Do you really think students are always tucked away in bed by 10 pm?  Come on, we're talking about an 11:30 end time and midnight bed time at worst.  A solid 7 hours of sleep still for most...Even if you typically require more, I think you can handle it for a day and go to bed earlier the next night. Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,497 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 11:32:09 AM  OU_Country wrote: ....And I'm curious - how "prime" is the exposure really?  Does it really gain that much exposure? What do the numbers look like? I can't really answer that, but I can tell you that the overall quality of MAC recruits started rising significantly immediately after the MAC started the mid-week TV game thing, if you believe the recruiting services. I would say they were probably right, because now we're seeing increasing numbers of wins over BCS conference teams. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top Bobcatbob General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Location: Coolville, OH Post Count: 1,347 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 2:23:31 PM  Andrew Ruck wrote: How many hours of sleep to you require?!  Do you really think students are always tucked away in bed by 10 pm?  Come on, we're talking about an 11:30 end time and midnight bed time at worst.  A solid 7 hours of sleep still for most...Even if you typically require more, I think you can handle it for a day and go to bed earlier the next night. To each his own.  I'm often at my desk by 7:30 and that's after a 60 minute run, shower, breakfast and commute.  Repeat every day. The "catch-up" option is not really available.  I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in abiding by a different schedule than the average college student. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,370 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 2:41:01 PM  L.C. wrote: OU_Country wrote: ....And I'm curious - how "prime" is the exposure really?  Does it really gain that much exposure? What do the numbers look like? I can't really answer that, but I can tell you that the overall quality of MAC recruits started rising significantly immediately after the MAC started the mid-week TV game thing, if you believe the recruiting services. I would say they were probably right, because now we're seeing increasing numbers of wins over BCS conference teams. Fair enough points.  I like watching an improved brand of football, so if that's what it takes, that's what it takes.  I would like to at least see it arranged so that one school isn't playing Tues/Wed/Thurs three weeks in a row.  My logic is simple - For me as an out of towner from Cbus, an 8pm kickoff on a "school night" is simply too late.  Get's me home between 1am and 2am.  So for selfish reasons, I want more Saturday games in Athens to come down for. Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,497 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 2:49:44 PM  OU_Country wrote: .... I would like to at least see it arranged so that one school isn't playing Tues/Wed/Thurs three weeks in a row. +1 Also, they need to make sure that when a team has one short week, or back to back ones, that the foe has the same schedule. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top Pataskala General User Member Since: 7/8/2010 Location: At least six feet away from anybody else Post Count: 9,364 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 3:57:44 PM  L.C. wrote: OU_Country wrote: .... I would like to at least see it arranged so that one school isn't playing Tues/Wed/Thurs three weeks in a row. +1 Also, they need to make sure that when a team has one short week, or back to back ones, that the foe has the same schedule. BSU played Tuesday last week in Toledo, while we played Wednesday at home.  Not that much difference. We get nine days before the Kent game, while Kent will only have six, less because they're on the road.  Based on our injury situation and other factors discussed elsewhere, I doubt it'll make any difference. Let's face it, the MAC wants teams that will likely be relevant for bowl bids getting national exposure through midweek games in Nov.  In recent years that's meant Ohio, NIU, Toledo, BSU, WMU, sometimes Fiami and CMU.  At the start of the season, whooda thunk that Kent and BG would be more relevant than Ohio right now? We will get by. We will get by. We will get by. We will survive. Back to Top Monroe Slavin General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Oxnard, CA Post Count: 9,121 Status: Offline     RE: What upsets me the most    Posted: 11/15/2012 4:16:56 PM  Uh, if we were winning would you have the same complaint? Yeah, is your complaint about inconvenience ...or about our results? Where's the band?! WHERE"S THE BAND?! 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