Zipmlady Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Nice to see a MAC team receive this type of recognition. Does this help to promote the MAC in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I can't believe nobody has commented on this. Yes, I think it could be some sort of breakthrough with the national media paying attention to our conference, and maybe the best form of publicity that the league is ever going to get on a Saturday. Like I said in another thread, it's comforting to know that a couple of decent OOC wins and an undefeated conference record can get you to this point, both in ranking and publicity. I hope we can match this feat sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Hopefully. But for now it hasn't been great - take a look through at the replies to the Gameday tweet announcing where they are going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 It might not be getting attention right now. The real value will come when Millions of people turn on their TV's on Saturday morning and see a pregame show on a college campus in Kalamazoo Michigan, with tons of signs touting WMU. I'd probably want to go camp outside and have a 5-day Tailgate if something like that was going to happen on Saturday on Akron's campus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Gameday was @ NIU a few years ago. But it was actually a big game. NIU was ranked &... maybe playing Toledo for the MAC West championship & a trip to Detroit? I don't remember... but it was a big game. This is an awfully weak game & WMU should plow Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I'd like it a lot more if they were they for Toledo vs. WMU. That might be a game worth GameDay but they are probably only there because there aren't any really big games this week. Still happy to see any non power 5 appearance though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I don't see that the weak opponent affects anything in terms of the publicity that WMU will get out of this. But the hype for the conference, and showing the quality of our individual pieces, would surely be greater if they actually were able to talk about two top-level MAC teams on the same show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Let's get down to the real nitty-gritty. What MAC themed signs would you like to see Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 WMU vs. ............. buffalo. What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 1 hour ago, K92 said: Let's get down to the real nitty-gritty. What MAC themed signs would you like to see Saturday? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 If I make the trip to K-Zoo, I'm gonna have a helluvalot better sign than Zips Golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, MDZip said: I'd like it a lot more if they were they for Toledo vs. WMU. That might be a game worth GameDay but they are probably only there because there aren't any really big games this week. Still happy to see any non power 5 appearance though. Based off the AP poll since CFP rankings aren't out this week yet, #20 Washington State plays #12 Colorado and #8 Oklahoma plays #10 WVU so there definitely were some other good options. The reason ESPN picked WMU was because every year they like to host 1 non P5 Gameday and they felt going to WMU was the most newsworthy destination. In the past they have gone places like JMU and NDSU. I don't think the uproar would have been so great had WMU played someone like Toledo this week instead of 2-8 Buffalo. Another thing that has made a lot of people upset is that the Big 12 has yet to host a Gameday this year and they clearly have the best pure match up this week. Edited November 14, 2016 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 I think it is good for the MAC based on the fact that Gameday is coming to a MAC school, but its much better in general for PJ Fleck and WMU. Would be better if it were WMU/Toledo. The fact that they are coming for Buffalo is just weird, but I'm not going to complain about it. I think I saw this is the first time Gameday has been at a MAC school since BG in 03(?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 19 hours ago, LZIp said: its much better in general for PJ Fleck and WMU "This will be only the second time GameDay has visited a MAC school, the first in 2003 at Bowling Green. Unranked BG defeated No. 12 Northern Illinois, 34-18, in that game. The common thread between that game and this one is WMU head coach P.J. Fleck caught a touchdown in that game as a wide receiver for NIU."--PD story by EA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 On 11/14/2016 at 11:52 AM, K92 said: If I make the trip to K-Zoo, I'm gonna have a helluvalot better sign than Zips Golf. Was this you? “WE WANT THE BROWNS” —A sign in the crowd in Kalamazoo, Mich., before the Buffalo-Western Michigan football game Saturday, on ESPN’s “College Game Day” show. Western Michigan is 11-0. The Browns are 0-11. For what that’s worth. Peter King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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