Sacramento State

[ZippyRulz]

 

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article314720844.html

 

“This announcement represents a transformational moment for Sacramento State Athletics and positions our university for unprecedented growth and visibility while strengthening our ties to the Sacramento region and beyond,” Wood said in the email. “Our Hornets will compete on the national stage, bringing enhanced exposure to our university, our students, and our community.”

 

Adding U. Nebraska-Omaha would go a long way toward bridging the gap 😁

 

https://www.csus.edu/ - I guess they go by CSUS : Cal State Univ. - Sacramento

 

 

 

Message board link : 

https://bigskyfans.com/threads/official-sac-to-the-mac.30283/

 

 

Edited 23 hours ago by ZippyRulz

[blueandgold]

We all know California is far, but just seeing it on the map showing all the school locations visually makes it seem even worse. 

[Sergeant Zip]

If the Pioneer League in the FCS, can make it work with SDSU, Dayton, Davidson, etc, it seems to me that the MAC should be able to make it work. 

 

Pioneer Football League Members
Butler
Davidson
Drake
Dayton
Marist
Morehead State
Presbyterian
San Diego
Stetson
St. Thomas
Valparaiso

[zippy5]

In 2025,

 

UMass played at Iowa and Mizzou

 

Toledo Played at Washington State

 

CMU played at San Jose St

We went to Nebraska

 

Kent went to Texas Tech and Oklahoma

 

EMU @ Texas State

 

4 teams going there per year isn't a big deal at all imo

[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, zippy5 said:

In 2025,

 

UMass played at Iowa and Mizzou

 

Toledo Played at Washington State

 

CMU played at San Jose St

We went to Nebraska

 

Kent went to Texas Tech and Oklahoma

 

EMU @ Texas State

 

4 teams going there per year isn't a big deal at all imo

 

Exactly, I don't understand the hate. If we were sending men's/women's basketball, baseball, volleyball, etc. I would understand it more, but we're not.

 

They're paying us a ton of money and are covering the travel costs for each MAC school to fly out there once every 3 years. What's the downside?

[ZippyRulz]

That's got to be about a 4 hour flight from Sac to Ohio/Mich. It will be kinda nuts for them if they have consecutive-week games out here. I wonder if they would stay for the week and find a practice facility or make 4 long flights out and back within the space of a week.  Then again it may not be much different than some of the long bus trips in the MAC. They will also have a couple of payday games on the schedule at who knows where. I'm sure they will try to keep those closer to home. As I understand it, they will be incorporated into the MAC schedule already this fall.

 

 

 

Edited Friday at 07:10 PM by ZippyRulz

[MangoZip]

Here is their current schedule. It will be interesting to see if they try to get out of some of these games and fill them with MAC teams. 

[exit322]

3 hours ago, ZippyRulz said:

Adding U. Nebraska-Omaha would go a long way toward bridging the gap 😁

 

They'll have to reintroduce football, unfortunately.

[MDZip]

6 hours ago, ZippyRulz said:

 

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article314720844.html

 

“This announcement represents a transformational moment for Sacramento State Athletics and positions our university for unprecedented growth and visibility while strengthening our ties to the Sacramento region and beyond,” Wood said in the email. “Our Hornets will compete on the national stage, bringing enhanced exposure to our university, our students, and our community.”

 

Adding U. Nebraska-Omaha would go a long way toward bridging the gap 😁

 

https://www.csus.edu/ - I guess they go by CSUS : Cal State Univ. Sacramento

 

 

 

As in CSUS Christ that's a long way. 

[GP1]

10 hours ago, ZippyRulz said:

 

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article314720844.html

 

“This announcement represents a transformational moment for Sacramento State Athletics and positions our university for unprecedented growth and visibility while strengthening our ties to the Sacramento region and beyond,” Wood said in the email. “Our Hornets will compete on the national stage, bringing enhanced exposure to our university, our students, and our community.”

 

 😁

 

 

 

I started laughing while reading this quote. Who believes this crap?

[GP1]

7 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

They're paying us a ton of money and are covering the travel costs for each MAC school to fly out there once every 3 years. What's the downside?

It's not a ton of money. It's barely above a humiliation level sum of money for each school. 

[lance99]

18 hours ago, GP1 said:

It's not a ton of money. It's barely above a humiliation level sum of money for each school. 

I found this video very interesting if you look at the Money aspect on as a Conference adding Sac State, if accurate:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vTci7wCe3Q

[GP1]

5 hours ago, lance99 said:

I found this video very interesting if you look at the Money aspect on as a Conference adding Sac State, if accurate:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vTci7wCe3Q

It's barely above humiliation level. I could barely keep from laughing listening to the video. 

[NWAkron]

On 2/20/2026 at 9:18 PM, GP1 said:

I started laughing while reading this quote. Who believes this crap?

Why does this bother you so much?  

[exit322]

On 2/20/2026 at 12:34 PM, zippy5 said:

4 teams going there per year isn't a big deal at all imo

 

The only part that will be a bit of a pain is the Tuesday/Wednesday game out there, given it's midweek during classes.  That's the only real issue.

 

Otherwise, I appreciate the MAC taking a wild shot here.  The MAC's traditional complacency and lack of progress has actually been replaced with taking a shot at something (even if that something came with virtually zero financial risk).

[GP1]

7 hours ago, NWAkron said:

Why does this bother you so much?  

I think it's funny when people write things assuming those who will be reading it are as stupid as they are. 

[NWAkron]

9 minutes ago, GP1 said:

I think it's funny when people write things assuming those who will be reading it are as stupid as they are. 

You seem nice.😇

[GP1]

1 hour ago, NWAkron said:

You seem nice.😇

I'm an awesome human who lives at the center of Sanity Island. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

14 hours ago, exit322 said:

 

The only part that will be a bit of a pain is the Tuesday/Wednesday game out there, given it's midweek during classes.  That's the only real issue.

 

Classes mattering in today's landscape is as real as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.

[zippy5]

I mean that's going to happen once or twice per year. Which means maybe once over the next 5 years for Akron? Big whoop

[exit322]

13 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

I mean that's going to happen once or twice per year. Which means maybe once over the next 5 years for Akron? Big whoop

 

That's why it's only going to be a bit of a pain.

[exit322]

45 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Classes mattering in today's landscape is as real as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.

 

Eh, it's slightly more real, especially when you have a fair number of players up and down the roster that will be here a couple years.  But, as noted, it's only going to be a bit of a pain.

[kreed5120]

It matters less at schools like OSU where the players are really majoring in becoming professional athletes. I had classes with several college football players in the college of business that were very bright. Most of Akron's roster is getting little to no money and unlike basketball there aren't 100 leagues around the world to play in so they will need to rely on eventually getting a 9-5. 

 

As @zippy5 pointed out I don't think it's an issue because it might impact someone only once if they stay a full 5 years. I'm more pointing out that even though many blow off school because they're really only here to play football that's not the case for all.

Edited 12 minutes ago by kreed5120