The Eagles have typically posed major problems for Central Michigan, while UMass only became an FBS program this season and even that season-ending game feels like it has the potential for disaster. Sandwiched in between is a tough game against a solid Miami team at home, where the Chippewas are now 2-4 during what was supposed to be the best home schedule in school history. I hate to bring up coaches of the past, but would Brian Kelly or Butch Jones have ever admitted a season could be successful with a 6-6 finish? Or perhaps, maybe even likely, a worse record? Would CMU coaching legend Herb Deromedi ever settle for average? It kind of just feels like the final three games of this season are playing out the string. If the Chippewas can only draw just over 15,000 for a game against their biggest rival, how many people are going to show up for that Miami tilt? I shudder to even think. Donors are threatening to cease spending their money to help CMU athletics until the football program is turned around. Many have already stopped giving money to CMU athletics. The dwindling fan support shows in attendance figures most prominently. Remember those extra bleacher seats in the student section that were added for this season? Well, they were used the first couple of weeks. Since then, they have largely been empty aside from maybe a security guard or two overlooking things in that general area. I?ll give some reasons as