MAC Football Pod

EPISODE 88 We take no pleasure in talking about Brett Gabbert's season-ending injury. We do take a lot of pleasure in talking about potential year-end chaos scenarios. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 87 MIAMI. TOLEDO. CENTER STAGE. YAGER STADIUM. Hey, Ohio, since we know you're reading this: what happened? Guys. We thought you were better than this. No surprise to see NIU turn things around, but the fall from grace didn't need to be so drastic. Also, while we're at it: who's your mid-season pick for offensive player of the year? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 86 We have reached the midpoint of the season! Everybody has played two MAC games so far and there are four MAC teams with 2-0 records in conference play. Toledo, Ohio, Miami, and... Buffalo? NIU lost to Toledo, but has a chance bring its revenge tour back home with Ohio coming up. WMU's QB room just got more interesting after Hayden Woff's Mississippi State game. Could Kent State actually get a win at EMU this weekend? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 85 Bowling Green beats Georgia Tech, and Buffalo finally gets its first win of the year. Sadly, D.J. Irons will miss the rest of the year for Akron with an ACL tear. Those and more observations through Week 5. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 84 Another non-conference season (mostly) in the books for everybody. We know it's an Ohio vs. The World world out there, but damnit if their main rival isn't playing like favorites right now.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 83 Something that we already knew about these MAC teams coming into the year, and something we've learned through Week 3.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 82 LITTLE LATE, MY BAD! Looking back at Week 1 as much as we probably don't want to.  Also, we've coined the phrase "mud puddle games". Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 81 LAKE MICHIGAN TAKES DOWN ANOTHER ALL COASTS CONFERENCE SCHOOL. NORTHERN ILLINOIS' VICTIM THIS TIME: BOSTON COLLEGE. Toledo choked away its one-time lead against Illinois. EMU, WMU, and Ohio all took care of FCS competition. More scores from the MAC's Week 1 games, and "Sean Lewis offense" is in the news again.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 80 FOOTBALL HAS BEGUN! Earnest excitement over Week 0 + Week 1 simply for existing. However, Kurtis Rourke's injury at San Diego State has us wondering how good Ohio's chances are the rest of the way.  Cheers to everybody going out and celebrating the start of a new football season this weekend. Ignore the noise and enjoy what's always been great. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 79 AUGUST MEANS ACTUAL FOOTBALL IS BACK. August also means that the biggest brands in the game, the television brands, need to regain some attention. Now that the Pac-12 is dying, the boys spend time acknowledging the world that spins madly on. In the second-half of the program, we play some popcorn and sound off on why we're excited for certain MAC teams this season. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 78 The boys take a break from summer vacation to acknowledge that while football's worth getting excited for, it's still so far away.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 77 Don't you think the headline of the show sort of covers things? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 76 March's regularly-scheduled MAC scheduling madness is upon us.  New rules changes are coming to college football whether you like them or not. Let's rank some proposals. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 75 HELLO, WE'RE BACK! It's time to enjoy our offseasons, so we're doing monthly episodes. More info on that front within the episode, of course. There's a lot to discuss and no great place to begin. So karaoke it is. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 74 Championship week is over, which means everything gets crazier from here. Playoff. Bowl games. The transfer portal opened up. The coaching carousel's still moving fast.  Congrats to Toledo for beating Ohio in the title game. Congrats to Sean Lewis for budding up with Coach Prime of all people.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 73 It's MAC Championship Week! And, Akron has a game this week! Those two things aren't totally related!  This podcast loves Ohio's chances to win, even without QB Kurtis Rourke. Toledo looked pretty solid in the first half of the year, it's been less-than-perfect in the back half of the year.  Who ya got? Tim Lester was fired by Western Michigan, which makes WMU the first head coach opening in the MAC this offseason. The timing's a little weird, but WMU almost always does a good job in their coaching searches. They've just got to act fast on its coaching hire. Who are they gonna get? Buffalo and Akron have a football game to play on Friday, the day before the MAC title game, on ESPN+. This game was initially snowed out (because the MAC sat on its hands and acted more slowly than the NFL did), and was able to be played since Buffalo lost last week. Buffalo has a bowl game to play for, and Akron just beat the living snot out of NIU, 44-12. In our collective, unbiased opinion: Go Zips.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 72 Snow! SNOW!!!! SNOW GAME IN TOLEDO! SNOW GAME IN MT. PLEASANT! SNOW GAME IN BUFFA- ... actually, scratch that. No snow game in Buffalo? What gives?  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 71 Toledo clinched the MAC West, so now we wait and see if Ohio slips up in November. If not Ohio, then Buffalo, BGSU, and Kent State all still have shots at making it to Detroit. Just need a little bit of chaos to occur.  Midweek MACtion this year has been pretty 'bleh', and it's only fitting that this is when we're reading that Conference USA will try its hand at midweek football starting next season. How much better is it to try to do the MACtion thing in October?  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 70 The leaves colors have fully turned, which can only mean one thing. There's Tuesday night football to watch these days. Whether you came for actual good games (Ohio-Buffalo) or actual cluster****s (WMU-BGSU), we're seeing the MAC for what it truly is. As much as we stan the league, we're not exactly enjoying every minute of football being played out there. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 69 Halfway through the MAC slate, anything's possible.  Well, except for Akron winning the MAC. Everything else is still very much on the table. How many MAC schools should honestly be looking to make moves with their head coaches? Is it all even worth the hassle? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 68 Everybody looks forward to a potential 4-way tie in the MAC West. Well, here's what the conference is serving up: 4 teams tied with 1-2 starts in the West. Hope you're hungry. Brett Gabbert's injury isn't Miami's fault, but that's no excuse for Miami's offense to look like *this*. Western Michigan, we're looking at you too. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 67 Kurtis Rourke is dealing out there folks. At this rate, he's running away with First Team All-MAC recognition, but will he be able to throw Ohio all the way into Ford Field? The MAC East is bound to be a very fun divisional race this year, but only if anybody can get Buffalo to trip up sometime soon. Miami tried and failed, now the Bulls are already off to a 3-0 start in league play.  Toledo looks damned good this year, independent from the rest of the MAC West, which looks pretty bleak this year.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 66 Is the #1 team in the MAC as clear-cut as the advanced numbers hint at? Through five weeks of the season, that answer keeps getting harder and harder to answer. The MAC as a whole is in a down year, and every team has its injuries to deal with.  Maybe this will end up being a Ball State championship year after all.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 65 We are one-third of the way through the season already. Whew. MACtion heats up across the board this weekend, which means it's really the start of a new season. How much of what we saw in September will even be replicated in league play? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 64 Eastern Michigan beat Arizona State! Bowling Green beat Marshall! Northern Illinois lost to Vanderbilt! Seriously, what are we supposed to do with these results? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 63 Did Eastern Kentucky run the best bad play in football history? Just how bad is the MAC after a brutal Week 2 for the league? All the boys are here for this one as we try to answer those questions and share a lot more thoughts from last weekend.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 62 Settle a debate here. Is it about the size of the dog in the fight, or is it the other way around? Asking for a sports league. More importantly, week 1 finally happened! Let's discuss! Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://www.ypsi11.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 61 Week 1 is officially here! Let's look at the MAC teams projected win totals, then make picks on what we think will happen in the opening week of football. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 60 In this episode, we're looking at the 2022 schedules and trying to build, via draft, our own MACtion stadium road trip tours for the season. The two of us, Alex and Justin, will draft upcoming home games on the calendar and try to hit up as many different MAC stadiums as possible.  Alex's trip: Toledo, then Ball State, Northern Illinois, bye week, Akron, Miami, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Eastern Michigan again, Ohio, Western Michigan, Toledo again, and finish in the year in Buffalo. Justin's trip: Start in Ohio, bye week, then Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ball State, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Central Michigan, Akron, Bowling Green, Miami, Buffalo, then back to Eastern again. And before you ask, no, we didn't plan on going to Rynearson Stadium 4 times and Kelly/Shorts 0 times. It just happened that way.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 59 Let's preview the season by rolling a 20-sided die. Alex and Justin will tell you exactly what you should expect to happen this college football season. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Alex's newsletter, The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/ Kaleb's newsletter, CSL Varsity: https://thecslvarsitynewsletter.substack.com/  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4 

EPISODE 58 So many topics to pull from in so little time. Looks like the Internet's Wheel of Fate will decide today's schedule. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Kaleb's Illinois prep sports coverage: https://ko-fi.com/kalebcarter425643 Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 57 First time in a long time! After a long summer break, Alex and Kaleb (no Justin this time) get together to catch up on some months spent apart, and get into 2022 MACtion preview mode. Before we hit record, we picked the winners of each game in MAC play to come up with our #definitive MAC East and MAC West division winners for the year.  Here's what we came up with (note: you legally can't sue us for this either):   Alex's MAC East picks Alex's MAC West picks 1 Miami OH, 6-2 Northern Illinois, 8-0 2 Akron, 4-4 Central Michigan, 5-3 3 Bowling Green, 2-6 Eastern Michigan, 5-3 4 Kent State, 2-6 Toledo, 5-3 5 Ohio, 2-6 Western Michigan, 5-3 6 Buffalo, 1-7 Ball State, 3-5   (Another note from Alex: My picks in my newsletter might look *a little* different than this after an edit or two, but it's mostly the same)     Kaleb's MAC East picks Kaleb's MAC West picks 1 Miami OH, 6-2 Central Michigan, 7-1 2 Bowling Green, 3-5 Northern Illinois, 6-2 3 Kent State, 3-5 Ball State, 6-2 4 Akron, 3-5 Eastern Michigan, 4-4 5 Buffalo, 1-7 Toledo, 4-4 6 Ohio, 1-7 Western Michigan, 4-4   Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Kaleb's Illinois prep sports coverage: https://ko-fi.com/kalebcarter425643 Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 56 The NFL Draft has come and gone, which means its finally time to talk about what happened rather than spinning the wheel on what we think could happen.  Six MAC players were taken in the draft, none later than round five.  Many more were signed as undrafted free agents, and some notable players are left with tryouts. What surprised us? What didn't? Why wasn't Justin Hall selected even though he had a tremendous career? Which of the undrafted MAC guys do we think will have the longest career in the NFL? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Kaleb's Illinois prep sports coverage: https://ko-fi.com/kalebcarter425643 Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 55 BEEN A WHILE; HAD TO MAKE SURE WE AT LEAST CAME BACK WITH A NEW LOGO FOR YA. Yes, oh yes, the news on the street is true. You can empty your brain of all the other garbage NFL mock drafts you've heard or read this year and make room for the only mock draft that's any good. That's right, we're talking about the MAC-Only Mock Draft is finally here.  First-round only, 32 picks, and only a Big Board of MAC guys to pull from.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Kaleb's Illinois prep sports coverage: https://ko-fi.com/kalebcarter425643 Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 54 Officially no football until… well, for a while at least. Still, some updates around the sport are worth mentioning: both close to home and abroad. The MAC realized it had a scheduling issue, and it made some (widely unnoticed, we assume) amendments as to when conference matchups will be played, and start playing all other schools around the league more than once a decade. Of the bulleted changes, here's a specific that you'll absolutely love. Over eight years, MAC teams must play all other MAC schools at least three times. This should help avoid another decade-plus stretch of no Toledo vs. Miami matchups. Toledo finally found its new athletic director too. His name is Bryan Blair, a 37-year-old who was most recently over at Washington State, and has spent time working at the NCAA headquarters.  And, of course, the 4-team playoff is not expanding to 12 before 2026. No news was always the news, and conference realignment still only happened because Texas and Oklahoma wanted to be in the SEC — that's it. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Kaleb's Illinois prep sports coverage: https://ko-fi.com/kalebcarter425643 Music: Infraction-No Copyright Music Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 53 Happy belated signing day! Our favorite signees: Charlie Batch's nephew, a walk-on lineman at Ohio, and the kid who didn't go to LSU after that one cringe-worthy video with Brian Kelly (you know which one).  Who's the most interesting team in the FCS right now? You guessed it: it's the Campbell Fighting Camels. Last year, Campbell's recruiting class ranked 200th nationally. This year, it's 85th. This is a school that only started giving out scholarships five years ago. (Meanwhile, Cincinnati just went to the Playoff and… isn't getting blue-chip players like one could've assumed.) With Dominique Robinson getting more love as Maxx Crosby wins the Pro Bowl Defensive MVP, who's a player we already really like but could still surprise us with a Pro Bowl-like future? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Kaleb's Illinois prep sports coverage: https://ko-fi.com/kalebcarter425643 Music: Infraction-No Copyright Music Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 52 New friend on the show! MAC Football Pod is now a 3-person panel with the addition of old friend Justin Coffin. Coffin, like Alex and Kaleb, is from the old Hustle Belt blogging tree. You might also recognize Coffin from the Tuesday Night Lights podcast and/or his Free on Saturday blog.  QB Ben Roethlisberger retired from Pittsburgh after spending 18 years in the NFL. Roethlisberger was a 1st round draft pick by the Steelers (7th overall) out of Miami-OH in 2004, and has been a record-setting player in the league ever since. That's all the nice things we have to say about him though. Two bits of coaching news to catch up on: Jason Candle stays at Toledo as head coach, not taking the offensive coordinating job down in Miami (the Florida one). We don't need to trivialize why he isn't leaving his current post, but what makes Candle qualified to still move up in the coaching ranks? Speaking of not leaving: Tim Lester's contract was extended, which means WMU will never, ever, ever rise above 8-4 or fall below 6-6 records.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, and @NIFFOCNITSUJ. LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 51 Since it's the beginning of the new college football year, it's time to take the first of many snapshots in time to see where the Mid-American Conference teams are at as they enter the spring season, and all meanwhile finish up their recruiting classes.  We've got MAC teams grouped by tiers, and here are the few things we keep in mind along the way: Which teams have made recent coaching changes? Which teams have coaches that have already won a MAC title? Which teams return their starting quarterback from 2021? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 50 Tonight's the national championship game for football, which means this is effectively the last episode of the 2021 season. This is our (Alex, Kaleb) time to say whatever else we feel that needs to be said about the 2021 season (MACtion, otherwise) before our brains turn into total offseason mode. What was the MACtion moment of the year? What was disappointing? Who was snubbed of the MAC Freshman of the Year award? And there are a million dollars on the table for Caleb Williams to transfer from Oklahoma to play QB for Eastern Michigan. This probably isn't the kind of game Chris Creighton wants to be played off the field, but these days you're going to have to put up with NIL business than one might want to deal with if they want to have a career in the college coaching profession. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/

EPISODE 49 Happy New Year! The College GameDay panel is getting really old these days, as evidenced by its cranky armchair discussion on how bowl games don't matter anymore. It's a lazy move, but an effective one for ESPN. Finding stories that would actually impress us requires time, energy, and resources. Saying things that would cause an emotional, national discussion is cheaper and easier, which sucks because nobody needs this.  Update on Jay Ducker: He previously told that he had trust issues with NIU, which caused him to transfer. He explained that in another report: the trust was lost in how the coaching staff talked about his 2021 playing time and previous depth chart status.  Justin Hall forever. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/ TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 48 It's the holiday season, which means it's time for the college football calendar to get busy with some off-field news. Teams involved in bowl games are still focused on those, and the early signing period's passed on through as well.  The MAC is 0-3 so far in its bowl games and there are still five more to go. Of the three, the NIU-Coastal Carolina game in the Cure Bowl was easily the best one, but it ended on some egregious officiating errors that took away NIU's last-second opportunity to get a final play off, which could've decided the game's final score. Not only that, but if NIU would've pulled off the win over Coastal, this country's looking at NIU and the MAC with *just a little bit* more much-needed positivity. Here's the tweet we referenced: https://twitter.com/currenrr/status/690978077757816832 Also, MAC teams got to celebrate early signing period last week with varying class sizes across the league. How much are teams still trying to load up on high school kids signing their names in December? and how much are teams leaning into the transfer portal? What about the JUCO recruits? Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/ TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 47 Northern Illinois did it! NIU beat Kent State 41-23 in the 2021 MAC Championship in Detroit on Saturday, so let's talk about what that means for a little bit. For starters, it means NIU's rostering one of the most historic teams in college football — and that's not hyperbole.  Akron got serious with its head-coaching hire of Joe Moorhead. We're not guaranteeing success in the standings right now, but the level of the program *is* instantly elevated with a guy like him leading the program that's desperate for a turnaround.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/ TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 46 It's our favorite time of year! The MAC Championship game! Northern Illinois vs. Kent State will be the rematch game in Ford Field (KSU won the regular-season matchup) and there's no reason to believe that Saturday's contest won't be simply amazing. It's a noon kick, so plan accordingly. Other topics Alex and Kaleb discuss: Akron's head coaching vacancy had a name rumored to fill it and it's stupid; please don't hire Kevin Wilson. Toledo's going to the Bahamas Bowl, the first bowl game announced this cycle. And, generally, this has been one hell of a year for college football. Cheers to that, and cheers to one of the best years of MACtion.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  The Ypsilanti Eleven: https://ypsilantieleven.substack.com/ TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 45 It turns out Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee will not be joining the Mid-American Conference, which is not what we were led to believe would happen this time last week. Why didn't things work out? Will it be a good or bad thing that they didn't join the MAC? Alex & Kaleb talk about that, and also touch on some recent MAC football musings, along with Thomas Hammock's (very well deserved) contract extension with NIU, and why Lew Nichols is this podcast's favorite to win the MAC's MVP award.  Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 44 Alex & Kaleb get together to talk about a lot of things that have come up since the last time we talked to each other. The imminent news of Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee to the MAC will be coming any minute now, and that's going to take some getting used to. Who really benefits from this? None of it will help the MAC's standing in the College Football Playoff. Just look at Cincinnati. We also go over some midweek MACtion moments. Safe to say 2021's weeknight games are already living up to the hype. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 43 In the last episode, I (Alex) said that I probably wasn't going to watch a single moment of Bowling Green at Buffalo. That was a total lie. The Falcons won their first MAC game since 2019 by putting up a HUGE offensive performance against the Bulls, a team that entered the game as 13.5-point favorites.  Scot Loeffler, BGSU's head coach, was ejected for having two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against him. His team, which he calls the offensive plays for, instantly clicked and put up 28 points over six drives, which is more points than BG has scored in any game over the last couple of years.  Also, I heard you liked chaos scenarios? So I drew up a couple ways for Buffalo and BGSU to still make it to the MAC Championship game this year. And before you rhetorically ask: yes, BGSU can still make it. And yes, BGSU fans will have to stress out over Akron in the process. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 42 There's only one MAC game going on this weekend — BGSU at Buffalo — because it's that time of year where we switch gears into midweek MACtion games being played.  The MAC East is sort of garbage and straight-forward (lotsa bad teams; only a couple OK ones), but the West is really a beaut. It's also an excellent canvas for chaos. Chaos situation that's still 100% able to happen: NIU goes 1-3 over its final four games while the other five MAC West teams goes 3-1. If dominos fall in certain directions, this is still a realistic finish for the year. At which point, what's the MAC's explanation for sending any one of these teams to Detroit? RPO offenses are, uh, well Alex hates them but Kaleb uses them at the high school he coaches at. Shouts out to the football teams in the MAC finding success in 2021 without selling out to the RPO wave. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 41 Northern Illinois beat Central Michigan 39-38 on the road on Saturday, and now the Huskies of all teams have complete control of the MAC West race with a 4-0 conference record. Even more: NIU's the first bowl-eligible team in the MAC at 6-2. NIU fought back from an 18-point deficit to take the lead (twice!) in the fourth quarter and banked on a kicker that you probably hadn't heard of until he stepped on the field for his first of three field goals. CMU was a mishandled snap on a late field goal attempt away from coming away with the win, but in a sport cluttered with coulda-shoulda-wouldas, Thomas Hammock and NIU are finishing things with wins. And nothing matters more than winning.  In this episode, Alex does a quick recap of Saturday's game. Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 40 The headlines these days are just truly dreadful. Conference realignment? Bleh. Coaches doing stupid off-field things? Ugh. Big-time job openings means it's time to run through a list of candidates? Oh brother! Here are a handful-plus of Mid-American Conference football players (note: not all necessarily stars) that we really haven't spent any (or enough) time on this season, because it's worth still talking about the damn football season when it's currently Week 8, damnit.  Players Alex and Kaleb talk about this episode: CMU's Daniel Richardson (12:46) Akron's Konata Mumpfield (15:38) Toledo's Dequan Finn (17:23) Ohio's Armani Rogers (20:15) Miami's Keyon Mozee (22:41)  NIU's James Ester (26:31) Ball State's Justin Hall (32:21) Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter LINKS Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Blog: macfootballblog.com Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 39 Alex went to EMU vs. Ball State to see if the Eagles would take down the defending MAC Champs. They did not, Cardinals won 38-31.  The Eagles squandered three offensive drives in the first three quarters (punt, interception, punt) which turned into 17 points for Ball State. That was probably the biggest difference in the game. Carson Steele's great and had the first 100-yard rushing game of his career (and for the team's season), but it's the Iron Man that I'm always infatuated with.  SOCIAL PLUGS Blog: macfootballblog.com Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, @macfootballblog LISTEN TO MAC FOOTBALL POD VIA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/ 

EPISODE 38 We're officially halfway through the 2021 season! Alex and Kaleb take you around the Mid-American Conference to see what's been most impressive (good and bad) about the year so far. Kent State and NIU are both 2-0 in league play: could they be the two to go to Detroit this December? SOCIAL PLUGS Blog: macfootballblog.com Email: alexonmaction@gmail.com Twitters: @ARAlvarado13, @Kaleb_M_Carter, @macfootballblog LISTEN TO MAC FOOTBALL POD VIA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mac-football-pod/id1554654736  Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/2331552  iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-alvarado-on-maction-78034985/  Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/mac-football-pod  Podbean: https://macfootballpod.podbean.com/  Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3534990  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nA2YCoJJUTmCBMHm7LOA4  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/alvarado-on-maction  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Alvarado-on-MACtion-p1410495/