KALAMAZOO, MI –– About three weeks ago, Dan Bartholomae pulled his administrative team into his office with one mission in mind: generate a palpable buzz and make every effort to sellout Waldo Stadium on Nov. 3.

Naturally, Western Michigan is well on its way.

Ahead of one of the most highly anticipated Central Michigan-Western Michigan rivalry football games in recent memory, the hype is real in Kalamazoo as WMU expects a massive crowd and an electric environment for Saturday’s nationally televised (ESPNU) Battle for the Victory Cannon Trophy at Waldo Stadium.

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“The (buzz) is big time,” said Bartholomae, WMU’s athletic director. “This is a meaningful game between Western and Central on a Saturday in November. That itself has created buzz

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