2026 Football Schedule Thread

[SDHornet]

BHF, agreed. Availability will drive the guarantee games this year and next. The next critical step is the stadium and everything will fall apart if something can't get built. One step at a time.

 

[Kadeezy]

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[Green Cookie Monster]

BHF, agreed. Availability will drive the guarantee games this year and next. The next critical step is the stadium and everything will fall apart if something can't get built. One step at a time.

Yep, everything hinges on a real stadium. If they cant get something built its a slow five year burn. If they want to be in PAC or MWC they will also have to address an arena too.

 

[Hornet25]

Would Golden1 not be the arena option if we were in a larger conference? I understand that it is bigger than we need, but it's ready made. Fresno State can't fill the Savemart Center, so not filling G1C should not be the concern.

 

[BuckeyeHornetFan]

Would Golden1 not be the arena option if we were in a larger conference? I understand that it is bigger than we need, but it's ready made. Fresno State can't fill the Savemart Center, so not filling G1C should not be the concern.

I would think G1C to be a fallback option for basketball, if they can’t get their own events center built on campus. The Kings have already stated that they’d be open to working something out with the university.

But a long term, on-campus solution has to be option #1.

 

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[Hornet25]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029998229903794421

I wonder if Hawaii is paying our airfare.

 

[Kadeezy]

Latest guess, with complete shots in the dark on MAC conf games, but I did put Ball State on Rivalry Week.

Date	Opponent	Location	Conference
8/29/26 (Week 0)	North Dakota State	Home	Non-Conference
9/5/26	Mississippi Valley State	Home	Non-Conference
9/12/26	Fresno State	Away	Non-Conference
9/19/26	UMASS	Away	MAC
9/26/26	BYE
10/3/26	Toledo	Home	MAC
10/10/26	Central Michigan	Away	MAC
10/17/26	Eastern Michigan	Home	MAC
10/24/26	Bowling Green	Away	MAC
10/31/26	BYE
11/7/26	Kent State	Home	MAC
11/14/26	Akron	Away	MAC
11/21/26	Ball State	Home	MAC
11/28/26	@Hawaii	Away	Non-Conference

 

[Hornet25]

Would really love for the NDSU game to be after Zo has had a chance to get himself situated and his lineups set. Winning that game would end a lot of this internet trolling nonsense.

 

[Kadeezy]

Would really love for the NDSU game to be after Zo has had a chance to get himself situated and his lineups set. Winning that game would end a lot of this internet trolling nonsense.

Lots of smoke that this game is already set for week 0. I don't know if home or away.

 

[StockonLB]

Had to get Hawaii in place to get the week 0 game either way, right?

 

[Hornet25]

Lots of smoke that this game is already set for week 0. I don't know if home or away.

It was inevitable that they played due to how late they were added to the 2026 FBS schedule. Home game would be ideal. Winning at least 1 MWC game would also be ideal.

 

[Kadeezy]

Had to get Hawaii in place to get the week 0 game either way, right?

Yes and no - some teams play week 0 even without scheduling Hawaii. But when you do schedule Hawaii, you immediately get the week 0 option and the ability to schedule a 13th game to recoup costs of travel. I wonder if we will take advantage of that for a money road game?