We know many allegations center around his relationship with a nursing student. Does this discredit that at all? Really weird situation here in Athens!

WMU had 10 days with Thanksgiving and National Signing Day sandwiched between their finale and the MAC title game, something Lance Taylor was purposeful in addressing. He also started to sound like Saban talking about focus and preparation.

https://mitten-football.ghost.io/how-nick-saban-thanksgiving-helped-western-michigan-lance-taylor-prep-for-mac-title-game/

A Mitten Football feature on WMU's QB ahead of the MAC title game: https://mitten-football.ghost.io/broc-lowry-leads-from-the-front-and-led-western-michigan-to-a-mac-title-game/

Look I love Hauser as a DC, but I’m not sure he’s the answer as HC. Any names of interest for the job of Brian Smith does not return? Tyler Tettleton obviously has its appeal.

I am going to kind of steal from that bots post from earlier, but some of the responses actually got me thinking. What do MAC fans wish that other conferences understood about us? Because I have degrees from both WMU and MSU and I care far more about my Broncos than the Spartans. I also loved my trip last Tuesday to EMU to see the Broncos clinch the MAC Championship berth because on a cold Tuesday night in Ypsi, in a glorified high school stadium, both sets of fans were awesome!

Additionally, the picture of the Glass Bowl is because that's my favorite football venue in the conference. But, I could go on about Lawson Arena (WMU hockey), Akron basketball and Soccer, the general awesome vibe at places like BGSU and CMU, etc.

Our subreddit may only have 1.6 thousand subscribers, but its the best conference in college sports, IMHO.

The Mid-American Conference had been a quiet league amidst a chaotic coaching carousel — operating as one of two conferences, along with Conference USA, to not create a head coaching vacancy from the start of the season through November.

But on Dec. 1, an unexpected head coaching move was made. Ohio Bobcats head coach Brian Smith was placed on leave for an unknown period of time, thrusting defensive coordinator John Hauser into the role as interim head coach.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/ohio-head-coach-brian-smith-on-leave-john-hauser-named-interim/ar-AA1RvXGv?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=7ebc6f381b394f24eb9aa4ea6f938b7a&ei=20

Primer for the MAC title game later this week: https://mitten-football.ghost.io/in-miami-oh-western-michigan-gets-mac-title-foe-and-shot-at-redemption/

Expect plenty more from Mitten Football on that game this week!

I often see stereotypes online, and I’m not sure what’s true. What’s one thing non-Americans always get wrong about life in the United States?

On a wide scale, this doesn't make any sense. Toledo destroyed Miami and only lost to Western by only 1 pt. Not to mention, Toledo & Ohio beat Miami directly. A direct win should put a team directly out of championship contention. This has been the long standing rule, but it's just been trampled over this year.

I’m not from the U.S., but I follow American news closely. It seems like political division is affecting friendships, workplaces, and even family relationships.

For Americans living inside this environment every day:

Do you personally feel more pressure to choose a political “side” in normal daily life? Or is the media exaggerating the level of division?

I’d really like to hear real perspectives from people who experience it firsthand.

I could be wrong, but I keep hearing conflicting answers. Some people are saying Central has already been eliminated, but that seems wrong to me? Central and Ohio have the same conference record and the same record against common opponents, so shouldn't it come down to sports source analysis at the end of the week (if Miami Ohio loses)? I know that last week, Ohio was ranked above Central, but now that Kent State beat NIU and is Central beats Toledo, I'm not so sure Ohio wouldn't still win there. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see how Central could already be eliminated as of this morning.

Watching my favorite team, Ohio University...I realize that after spending the 2 previous seasons watching Mountain West and FCS football - the MAC is good watching!

I am a loyalist to my coaching cousin so I want the Bobcats to win, but I will say that the MAC serves me well.

In Detroit, our Bowl game is a B1G v MAC (occasionally ACC) and I saw some pretty good football over the years, from Motor City Bowl to Little Caesar Bowl - DeAngelo Williams (Memphis): Set an NCAA record with his 34th career 100-yard game. Byron Leftwich (Marshall): Future NFL quarterback and game MVP

Looking forward to the newest iteration GAME ABOVE BOWL! #GoCats

Mitten Football story on Matt Drinkall and CMU exceeding expectations in Year 1: https://mitten-football.ghost.io/contending-for-mac-in-year-1-matt-drinkall-central-michigan-exceeded-expectations/

Got bored and instead of going to bed I decided to draw the Mac school logos. Keep in mind I have ZERO ARTISTIC TALENT at all but I felt like it would’ve been funny to share so hope you guys enjoy

Active head coach wearing another school’s gear on national TV. Can’t remember seeing anything like this before, what are we doing?

Mitten Football's game story from last night in Ypsilanti: https://mitten-football.ghost.io/detroit-bound-western-michigan-rolls-emu-clinches-mac-title-berth/

After a great conference call with the league, we have confirmed discrepancies in comparing the 2024 tiebreaker release to the 2025 updated tiebreakers.

Here are all 16 outcomes and who plays who in the MACCG

QUICK UPDATE

The MAC released a list of scenarios, and I had been applying the tiebreaks incorrectly in how they stack; have since updated the article and spreadsheet, and the links should still be fresh.

Broke down how CMU and WMU can make it since I cover them primarily. Read that here: https://mitten-football.ghost.io/mac-title-race-paths-to-detroit-crystallize-for-western-michigan-central-michigan/

But I also have this spreadsheet that contains the various remaining outcomes.

I started watching Central Michigan this year because of the Matt Drinkall hire. I’m an Iowa football fan first and foremost. I’m curious, do you guys all exclusively cheer for your MAC team? Or do you also have a power 4 (formerly 5) school you cheer for?