The MAC Sports Connection Podcast

Football is just over two months away and we have plenty to talk about! over the next few weeks, Alex will be doing a season BRIEFview on all 12 schools in the MAC, covering departures, transfers, how the season will go and much more!

take a listen with the first team in Pod One: BGSU Football!

Alex welcomes on a familiar voice, Graham Giles your creator of the MAC Baseball Rundown and we talk all things MAC tournament.

We review what we got right at the start of the year, what we got very wrong, who is set up for success in this tournament, make our predictions (and a side bet to go with it) and much more!

Get the need to know on this week's tournament and be sure to follow along as we bring you coverage all week long starting on Thursday!

Alex takes time to talk the G5 Playoff and respond to Josh Pate, tells YOU why its a bad idea, but not just for the G5, but all of CFB. He also proposes his own *slightly* acceptable version of the G5/P4 relegation and promotion, what do you think?

Mr EMU superfan Zack better known as Vannzee joins Alex this week to talk about EMU, his fandom, some big time memories, relationships with other fans and more!

Graham Giles also brings another edition of the MAC Baseball Rundown, and with just a few weeks to go, the road to Avon is heating up!

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Part two is live!

This week, Alex tackles the tall task of naming (in his opinion) the greatest single season team for each MAC school, and gives you hi picks for the following:

Kent State

Miami

Northern Illinois

Ohio

Toledo

Western Michigan

And as a bonus, his UMass pick as well!

We also welcome back Graham Giles with another segment of the MAC Baseball Rundown!

Thanks for tuning in!

Alex delivers the first of a two part series, and does his very best to deliver you the greatest single season sports team from all twelve MAC schools!

Part one includes teams from Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan.

We also give you another segment of the "MAC Baseball Rundown!"

Thanks for listening!

An MSC first, Alex welcomes on Dr. Andrew Rhodes, the director of the RMB and Toledo Varsity Band to talk about a perspective we rarely get to see: the band perspective. He talks his time with BLAST, organizing 200+ student musicians and much much more.

We also feature another portion of the MAC Baseball Rundown courtesy of Graham Giles.

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Alex takes a moment to talk some need to know storylines, tournament dark horse teams, and his picks for WHO wins the tournament.

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This week, Alex introduces a new segment by Graham Giles, our MAC Baseball Rundown, a five minute recap of the happenings in MAC baseball.

After that, Alex welcomes on Adam Jaksa, the voice of Central Michigan Athletics to talk his time at CMU, his career and what is means to be the voice of his alma mater. Check it out!

Breaking News out of the MAC, UMass has been voted back into the MAC as a full sports member starting in 2025.

Check out this weeks episode to find out why this is a good move for all parties involved, who potential other members might be and more!

Welcome back to the MAC, UMass!

Stay tuned for more and thanks for listening!

Alex sits down this week with one of the most knowledgable people around when it comes to MAC Baseball, Graham Giles!

This week, they talk:

- Players to watch/potential MVPs

- Teams who will make the MAC tournament

- Who will WIN the MAC

And much more!

Stay tuned for more and thanks for listening!

Alex brings on writer Omar Borja (The Burger Pauper!) of Redshirt Sports to talk about:

- The Expanded Playoffs and the role of the MAC moving forward

- The Transfer Portal the long term effects

- Can a MAC team ever earn an at-large to the new playoffs

And much more!

This week, Alex brings on BGSU alumni, Falcon Fanatic, and the famed sign girl to talk some basketball, transfer portal, Nick Saban Retiring and more!

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This week, Alex welcomes Micah Beutell to talk his experience at the Camellia Bowl and the 68 Ventures Bowl. They also briefly recap BG-Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl and then talk some Toledo-Wyoming in the Barstool Arizona Bowl!

This week, Alex welcomes WMU former Mascot and Super Fan Brigadier Bronco as the first ever GUEST HOST, where they talk the MAC Championship, wrap up fall sports with some All-American selections, talk this week's bowl slate some transfer portal and NIl, and MUCH more!

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It is FINALLY championship week! Toledo (11-1, 8-0 MAC) square off against Miami OH (10-2, 7-1 MAC) in a battle for supremacy!

This week we tackle the need to know on the game, some position comparisons, what Toledo needs for a shot at the NY6, potential unheralded game changers, and more!

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Apologies for no episode last week, the audio was corrupted BUT! Back this week to talk MACTION! Some great week 11 matchups and the season already almost over.. hard to believe!

Check it out this week and let us know what you think!

AJ to Ypsi, Alex to Athens, we recap last weeks games, talk about this weekend slate (just two games!) and look forward to the upcoming #MACtion slate starting 10/31!

We recap week 7, talk some week 8, and start looking ahead to midweek #MACtion!

The title says it all! We are back with some news and more! Super short week, but that gives you plenty of time to get back to that puzzle you were working on, finish that morning coffee, or whatever you may need!

(Note: This episode is posted AFTER week SIX games due to technical errors on our end)

The title says it all! We are back with some news and more! Super short week, but that gives you plenty of time to get back to that puzzle you were working on, finish that morning coffee, or whatever you may need!

(Note: This episode is posted AFTER week 6 games due to technical errors on our end)

The title says it all! We are back with some news and more! Super short week, but that gives you plenty of time to get back to that puzzle you were working on, finish that morning coffee, or whatever you may need!

(Note: This episode is posted AFTER week five games due to technical errors on our end)

The title is pretty explanatory, right? Week two wasn't kind to the MAC, but there were still some award-worthy performances and some stuff to look forward to in week three!

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We hand out helmet stickers, pick out our top plays of the week, and look to week two, where we select our games to watch this weekend!

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Week One is finally here!

Alex and AJ sit down and discuss the Week Zero loss by the Bobcats, and turn their attention towards Week One, as we FINALLY see all 12 teams back in action.

Check it out in this week's show!

We get to watch #MACtion this week!

But before we get to that, we defend our July selections on how the MAC will shake out, plus:

- Our MAC championship game and winner selections

- Our sleeper team projection (They may not contend, but they will frustrate a lot of teams)

- Our OPOY and DPOY picks

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Part five in a five part series from the 2023 MAC Football Media Day! Its #TheHardWay and 212 Degrees with Thomas Hammock from NIU and Joe Moorhead from Akron and Alex gets the chance to sit down with BOTH! Staying healthy isn't the only key to a successful year for NIU, and for Akron its all about building and continuing to right the ship

A big thank you to both coaches for taking the time to talk about their programs, can't wait for September!

Thanks for listening!

Part Four in a five part series from the 2023 MAC Football Media Day! Fire Up Chips and Chirp Chirp, and Alex gets the chance to sit down with Jim McElwain from CUM and Mike Neu from Ball State. For the Chips, re-establishing the identity is critical for success, and for the Cardinals, its just trusting each other.

A big thank you to both coaches for taking the time to talk about their programs, can't wait for September!

Thanks for listening!

Part three of #MACtion Media Day! Alex was able to sit down with BGSU football coach Scot Loeffler and Commissioner of the Mid-American Conference, Dr John Steinbrecher. For BG, its all about consistency, and for the MAC, its about NIL, playoffs and more!

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This second in a five part series from the 2023 MAC Media Day welcomes the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats and the head coach of the Miami RedHawks, where they spend a few minutes with Alex to talk about the season, the transfer portal and more! A great conversation with both coaches!

Thank you to both for coming on, I appreciate it!

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Holy Toledo! This first in a five part series from the 2023 MAC Media Day welcomes Bryan Blair, the Director of Athletics at Toledo and Jason Candle, the head coach of the Toledo Rockets to the show. The Rockets had an impressive year last year, not just in football but in nearly every sport, and Bryan Blair talks NIL, not being complacent and building a good department while Jason Candle talks about how to keep the team moving forward and building off great things they have accomplished from the previous year.

Thank you to both for coming on, I appreciate it!

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If you are reading this, that means you stuck with us for 100 episodes, OR you are coming in for the first time, either way, THANK YOU!

It's been an unreal journey over the last 100 episodes, and we couldn't make it to this point without you!!

This week's show is our ten favorite interview clips over the last four years, and it was TOUGH to narrow down all the great interviews.

We highlight our interviews with:

AJ's Picks:

Anna Bearrs - Former Akron Cross Country Couch

Jason Candle - Toledo Head Football Coach

Isaac Vance - Former Kent State Wide Receiver

Tricia Cullop - Toledo Head Women's Basketball Coach

Tim Lester - Former Western Michigan Head Football Coach

Alex's Picks:

Sara Tisdale Current EMU Women's Lacrosse Coach

Becky Burke - Buffalo Women's Basketball Coach

Thomas Hammock - Northern Illinois Head Football Coach

Russ Eisenstein - Ohio "Voice of the Bobcats"

Danjiela Tomic - Bowling Green Women's Volleyball Head Coach

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Ball State has won a national championship! A Huge congrats to the entire school, a National title in any sport is an honor, and it's the Track and Field teams star Charity Griffith getting it done. We talk about her accomplishments, and then adjust our focus to the Phil Steele All MAC Pre-season team!

The boys briefly recap last week's MAC Baseball tournament and talk about the start of the NCAA Tournament and super regionals!

Ball State ending an NCAA tournament drought dating back to 2006 with an epic 9th-inning Grand Slam.

Breaking down the disastrous decision to allow Kentucky to host a regional with the players are staying in dorms and not hotels, amenities are not as advertised.

How we think Ball State might fare in the Lexington Regional!

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For the first time ever, the boys bring on a guest from the softball diamond, alumni and current head coach of the BGSU Softball team, Candace Fenton! Coach talks about her time going from athlete to coach, and her stops along the way before landing back at BGSU as the frontwoman.

Topics include:

- Transfer Portal then and now

- NIL

- The BGSU athletic department and their support for each other

- Seasonal growing pains

and much more!

Be sure to check out this week's show, drop a follow and leave a review!

A big thank you to Coach Fenton for joining us this week!

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Alex and AJ sit down with the head coach of the NIU Women's Basketball program, Lisa Carlsen. From playing in the WBA, to coaching multiple sports before sticking with basketball and rising the coaching ranks to NIU, Coach Carlsen gets us excited (and hopefully you excited) for the future of the NIU women's basketball team! A big thank you to NIU and Coach Carlsen for joining us on this week's show!

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Based on the Twitter prompt, we discuss YOUR answers this week to the question: how do you define a successful season? We give our thoughts and discuss your answers as well!

Thank you to everyone who chimed in for this week's show, we really appreciate your answers!

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all but one MAC team has been eliminated from post-season play and the Falcons are now in the Great Eight of the WNIT tournament!

Hear us as we recap the tournament run of the teams who played, what they can do going forward, and we ask: Can BGSU win the WNIT?

All of that and MORE in this week's episode!

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From one tournament to the next, we are back with more Basketball #MACtion! Two men's teams and five women's teams are playing in the postseason basketball tournaments!

Can Toledo Women knock off Iowa State? Can Kent State Men take down Indiana? Can a MAC team win the NIT/WNIT/WBI? Our take in this weeks show!

All of that and MORE in this week's episode!

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Do we need to say anymore? The Men and Women's basketball teams of the MAC head to Cleveland for four days to crown a conference champion and send the winner off to the NCAA tournament. Can Toledo end its 43-year drought? Is there a tournament dark horse?

All of that and MORE in this week's episode!

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This past week the Mid-American Conference released its football schedule and Alex and AJ take a closer look at the non-conference opponents for our beloved conference. Which teams have the best chance at going 4-0? Which teams can pull a surprise upset? with eight cracks at Big Ten opponents, can the MAC win more than one and keep its streak alive?

All of that and MORE in this week's episode!

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Jeremy Guy sits down with the guys this week to talk #MACtion!

- The MAC Basketball Tournament
- The CFPlayoff
- The MAC-SBC Challenge
- Cleveland Hosting the NCAAW Final Four in 2024
- Relationship with Barstool

and much more!

Big thanks to Jeremy for taking the time to join us, we appreciate you!

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This week, the guys sit down and AJ talks about his first event with a MAC school since he's left the midwest, seeing WMU Hockey take on Colorado College! A great time had by AJ and his wife, and then we follow that up with a little #MACtion Shootyhoops, talking crown favorites for the Men and Women, as well as teams who could rebound.

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We break down the teams with players on the playoff roster and discover that amazingly, one team has no one from the Mid-American Conference on the team in any capacity. Who could do such a thing?! Check it out in this week's show!

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Happy Friday, everyone! This week, the boys entertain current Kent State wide receiver Isaac Vance, and boy does he have some great stories. we get the inside scoop from the guy who knows the program. Come along and learn all about: -What really happened on the onside kick -Which Wagon Wheel win has meant the most -The flashy uniforms Kent State rolls out -Growing up around Kent State legends And much more! 

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It's hard to believe, but the 2022 MAC Football Season is coming to a close this week! After the MAC went 2-1 in the first three games, the conference faces some tough tests as BGSU takes on New Mexico State, Buffalo faces Georgia Southern and their former QB Kyle Vantrease, and Ohio hits the desert to take on Wyoming. Can the MAC finish Bowl season with a winning record? It is MACtion, anything is possible!

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The Boys sit down and take a closer look at the first three bowls in which the MAC will participate: 

The Bahamas Bowl, The Potato Bowl, and The Boca Raton Bowl. 

They look at what each MAC team can bring and offer up their game score predictions. Agree or disagree with them or their rationale? Sound off on Twitter and let us know!

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The guys briefly recap the weekend, talk about coaching changes, and transfer portal updates. College Football may be cooling down, but the upcoming offseason is already getting HOT.

A Nice short week this week, but it's full of great content!

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In a CSC first, Alex and AJ preview the MAC Championship game with guests from each school:

Representing MAC West Champion Toledo: (0:00)
Midnight Blue and Gold Podcast Host - Rocket Ryan, PJ Spiller, and Zack From the MAC!

Representing MAC East Champion Ohio: (34:15)
The Voice of the Bobcats - Russ Eisenstein AND the Best Color Analyst in all the Land - Rob Cornelius

A big thank you to everyone who joined us on the show this week, looking forward to seeing you all in Detroit!
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