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I got a suggestion for next year that I think everyone will like..

We have had games already this year on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

It appears the MAC would play any night of the week. I know the MAC lost money have Men/Womens DH on the same night. One ticket gets you in for both, etc.

So I have a suggestion. Instead of Men and Women playing on the same nights and opposite venues making the fans choose which game to go to, how about having the men and women play back to back on opposite nights.

Men play on Wed and Sat. Women play Thur and Sun.


This way you can see your team play every single home game. You can see the men and women play back to back. Then when you have a road game, then you can choose as to whether you wish to attend the mens or womens game. If it is a short drive like to EMU or Toledo you could attend both games back to back nights.

For those longer drives, Marshall, Northern, Buffalo, etc. Those die hard fans who can get off work, or for the parents of players, they could attend both games.

This would increase attendance, and obviouly revenue for each school.

Why do we have to play both mens and womens games the same night. BG had almost 1100 at the womens game last night. I know for a fact that over 100 of those people would have gone to the mens game last night but stayed home to watch the women.

This Saturday we play Western Michigan. We should easily draw 4000 people to this game. We also play at Toledo the same night. Are people going to go to both. NO!!!! Now if we played the womens game on Sunday against Western, would people go, YES, especially the students.

I think the MAC should really look into this. What are your thoughts.

there you go again,

thinking LOGICAL and

trying to fix an issue that the schools always complain about $$$$$.



quit it.

I have to think Logical. I am a grad of a fine institution. The MAC powers to be must have graduated from Kent or Toledo. Not only good the schools benefit money wise, but area hotels and restaraunts could too if people were to stay overnight instead of driving back home.

I love the idea for the simple fact I would be able to attend more games. I absolutely hate it when one team is home while the other is playing away but close. It's just not right to have to choose...

bgsufan1972 wrote:I got a suggestion for next year that I think everyone will like..

We have had games already this year on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

It appears the MAC would play any night of the week. I know the MAC lost money have Men/Womens DH on the same night. One ticket gets you in for both, etc.

So I have a suggestion. Instead of Men and Women playing on the same nights and opposite venues making the fans choose which game to go to, how about having the men and women play back to back on opposite nights.

Men play on Wed and Sat. Women play Thur and Sun.


This way you can see your team play every single home game. You can see the men and women play back to back. Then when you have a road game, then you can choose as to whether you wish to attend the mens or womens game. If it is a short drive like to EMU or Toledo you could attend both games back to back nights.

For those longer drives, Marshall, Northern, Buffalo, etc. Those die hard fans who can get off work, or for the parents of players, they could attend both games.

This would increase attendance, and obviouly revenue for each school.

Why do we have to play both mens and womens games the same night. BG had almost 1100 at the womens game last night. I know for a fact that over 100 of those people would have gone to the mens game last night but stayed home to watch the women.

This Saturday we play Western Michigan. We should easily draw 4000 people to this game. We also play at Toledo the same night. Are people going to go to both. NO!!!! Now if we played the womens game on Sunday against Western, would people go, YES, especially the students.

I think the MAC should really look into this. What are your thoughts.

Good points here....this Sat, the men play at 2 and the women play at 7. This would be ok cuz folks could go to both.
On 2/12, the women play @Akron @2 and the men play @ Kent @7, so we can go to both.

I like your idea of having opposite night games.

I actually liked it most when the men's and women's teams played a DH. I know not everyone liked it that way, but honestly, I saw way more women's basketball games that way because I showed up early for a men's game when a women's game was actually going on.

BGSU33 wrote:I actually liked it most when the men's and women's teams played a DH. I know not everyone liked it that way, but honestly, I saw way more women's basketball games that way because I showed up early for a men's game when a women's game was actually going on.

Me too. For all the Title IX crap that has to be met, I think this has done more to hurt women's basketball than help. Just my opinion.

BGSU33 wrote:I actually liked it most when the men's and women's teams played a DH. I know not everyone liked it that way, but honestly, I saw way more women's basketball games that way because I showed up early for a men's game when a women's game was actually going on.

I saw more women's games too...which is why I didn't like it

Just not into women's basketball at all. I'd rather get to the arena an hour early and watch shootaround than a women's game, just my opinion.

BGSU33 wrote:I actually liked it most when the men's and women's teams played a DH. I know not everyone liked it that way, but honestly, I saw way more women's basketball games that way because I showed up early for a men's game when a women's game was actually going on.

I agree...I saw the women play almost all the home games with the DH. And as the game went on, the crowds would get bigger and bigger as people arrived for the men's game.

If you live away from BG, it is a lot of road trips to see them both play.