Given the MAC has very well shown that "even though Ohio State and Michigan play on Saturday, we draw tons better crowds on Saturdays" as a league...getting another Saturday would be a good enough compromise.
The institutional problems with Akron are deeper than just "oh the Tuesday games keep people from the stadium in September," but that's a step they need to take.
I do think legitimately, tomorrow's game against Can't will have more people than the UMass game did. Maybe not a lot more, but more.