https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/10/...edule.aspx

CBS Sports Network
Friday, Jan. 5 – Miami @ Toledo, 7pm ET // Bowling Green @ Akron, 9 pm ET
Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Toledo @ Kent State, 7 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 12– Buffalo @ Akron, 7 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 19 – Toledo @ Central Michigan, 7 pm ET
Friday, Jan. 26 – Ohio @ Kent State, 6:30 pm ET
Friday, Feb. 2 – 21-day wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET
Friday, Feb. 23 – 21-day wildcard selection, 6 pm ET
Friday, March 1 –21-day wildcard selection, 6 pm ET
Tuesday, March 5 – Ohio at Buffalo, 7 pm ET
Friday, March 8 – 21-day wildcard selections, 6 pm (ET) / 8 pm (ET)
Friday, March 15 - MAC Tournament Men’s Semifinals, 5 pm ET / 7:30 pm ET

ESPN
Tuesday, Jan. 2 — Toledo @ Ohio, 7 pm ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Jan. 19 -- Akron @ Kent State, 7 pm ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Feb. 2 -- 21-day wildcard selection, 9 pm ET (ESPN2)
Friday Feb. 16 -- 21-day wildcard selection, 9 pm ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Feb. 23 -- 21-day wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (ESPNU)
Thursday, March 14 – MAC Tournament Men’s Quarterfinals (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 16 – MAC Tournament Men’s Championship, Time TBA (ESPN2)

For comparison, linked below is the SBC official release announcing their men's basketball national TV schedule:

https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2023/10/1...espnu.aspx

(10-18-2023 11:17 AM)BeatWestern! Wrote:  For comparison, linked below is the SBC official release announcing their men's basketball national TV schedule:

https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2023/10/1...espnu.aspx

Why on earth are they getting so many ESPN2 games, on Saturday's no less and the MAC is relegated to so many ESPNU on Friday nights?!?!?! Has anyone ever watched a SBC basketball game? There are like 3 people in the stands. The MAC supports basketball much more. After seeing this, it is clear that the time has come for the MAC to move on from ESPN... Enough of this ****.

out of the 5 - one SBC MBB game is vs Auburn and the other is the MAC vs SBC MBB challenge. Keep that in mind. The MAC didn't show one of our 5 on ESPN being the SBC @ MAC MBB game. So we likely have a 6th game?

(10-18-2023 08:43 PM)Miami (Oh) Yeah ! Wrote:  out of the 5 - one SBC MBB game is vs Auburn and the other is the MAC vs SBC MBB challenge. Keep that in mind. The MAC didn't show one of our 5 on ESPN being the SBC @ MAC MBB game. So we likely have a 6th game?

Actually think, for mid-majors, real bb fans gravitate to CBSSports for the more compelling matchups. ESPN-2-U and whatever else seem to focus on one of the two teams in front of them ... then promo their upcoming P5 games throughout the contest and even at halftime.

If you put Tol/BG on the ESPN channels I doubt most fans would know that is a must-see major rivalry game. Put that game on CBSSports and its a different story, with a different buildup.

IMO