Here's the conference matchups for 2013 just released by the Mid-American Conference.
As we already knew, UB lost defending champ Northern Illinois from last year's schedule and was assigned Eastern Michigan (2-10, 1-7) in a crossover. So we're getting closer to some semblance of fairness after last year's death sentence.
But note that Ohio -- yet again -- plays just two crossovers (against teams a combined 5-11 in conference last season). That means the Bobcats get both Akron and UMass (a combined 2-22, 1-15) in division. UB again won't see Akron, one of its closest East rivals. Hmmm.
And NIU again has crossovers with Akron and UMass, two teams it beat by the combined tune of 100-7 last year.
Make of it what you will.
2013 MAC FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
EAST:
AKRON
Home: Ball State, Toledo, Kent State, Ohio; Road: Northern Illinois, BGSU, Miami, UMass;
BOWLING GREEN
Home: Toledo, Akron, Ohio, UMass; Road: Eastern Michigan, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami;
BUFFALO
Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, UMass; Road: Toledo, Western Michigan, Kent State, Miami;
KENT STATE
Home: Northern Illinois, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami; Road: Ball State, Western Michigan, Akron, Ohio;
MIAMI
Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Buffalo; Road: Ball State, Kent State, Ohio, UMass;
OHIO
Home: Central Michigan, Kent State, Miami, UMass; Road: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Buffalo;
UMASS
Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Akron, Miami; Road: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ohio;
WEST:
BALL STATE
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Miami; Road: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Akron;
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Home: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, UMass; Road: Ball State, Western Michigan, Miami, Ohio;
EASTERN MICHIGAN
Home: Ball State, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio; Road: Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Buffalo;
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Home: Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Akron; Road: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, UMass;
TOLEDO
Home: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Buffalo; Road: Ball State, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron;
WESTERN MICHIGAN
Home: Ball State, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Kent State; Road: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, UMass.
-- Bob DiCesare
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