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Also, our non-conference opponents:

9/3 at 5 PM - Morehead State vs NAIA Kentucky Christian
9/5 at 6 PM - Northwestern College at NAIA #7 Morningside
9/6 at 6:30 PM - Wisconsin vs FBS #4 Notre Dame, NBC

Ok, I think I'll see about disabling ads and put out a call for donations. I'll have to look into what the best option is for receiving the donations though. I use venmo, but I know not everyone does. I can use something like PayPal for a credit card processor, but they all have various processing ...

If you said ads are going down, what are the odds you would be able to get enough ad revenue to cover things. I'm sorry Scott I didn't realize you were paying out of your own pocket to keep the site going, I appreciate you doing that.

We've been below the point of the site being completely ...

OVC Games
9/3 at 6 PM - Lindenwood (1-0) at Stony Brook (0-0)
9/3 at 7 PM - Eastern Illinois (1-0) at FBS Minnesota (0-0), Peacock
9/5 at 12 PM - ORV Southeast Missouri State (1-0) at FBS Iowa State (0-0), ESPN+
9/5 at 12:30 PM - Gardner-Webb (0-1) at Wofford (1-0), ESPN+
9/5 at 2 PM - Tennessee ...

I don't mind ads as long as they are pertinent ads. Can' ads be restricted to local Macomb pubs and eateries? I would think you could find A few willing to advertise here, maybe posting promo codes, etc that can be good for business.


I don't really have a way to make that happen with the ads ...

What I learned from watching the first Chicago State football game ever (Extra Points)
 

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Gardner-Webb has suspended their first-year HC for off-field allegations: https://www.footballscoop.com/2026/08/3 ... mccullough