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If you don't mind me saying, I thought it was funny and I hadn't seen it. Good luck Saturday and bring home a non-conf win for the MAC. We need it!

Don't know if you guys have seen this, but it is hilarious:http://www.newsobserver.com/1235/story/481010.html

Posted our preview for week two with our picks (9-2 last week, but hey, unfortunately, it was like shooting fish in a barrell). Also in this week's preview:MAC Newcomers ShineUT's Hopkins RecognizedComplete Preseason Award Watch Lists Ohio-Marshall Rivalry NewsNEW: MAC QB Passer Ratings (using the NFL's formula)Best of luck to all this week...especially to our one and only upset pick.Click here: Week 2 Preview.

This week on the MAC Report, co-hosts Dave Ruthenberg and Al Fellhauer will be joined by Buffalo head coach Turner Gill and Rob Otto from Comcast Sports Net. Please visit http://www.macreportonline.com Wednesday at 6:05 pm ET and click on the MAC Report link to listen live. You can also visit the site after the show and click on the links for either a replay or a podcast of the show.The MAC Report is also carried live by WCRD-FM 93.1 in Muncie and rebroadcast on Thursday at 11:00 pm on FoxSports 1230 AM in Toledo.The MAC Report is the only broadcast dedicated to Mid-American Conference coverage.

I love the way the MAC report determines they have done a good job when they are criticized. Cracks me up to see it! If you think you're doing a good job, there is clearly no need for you to defend it on you know who's board. Because you know who doesn't care what you think. Report what you want and be done with it. I'm not even sure what this defense means. We do the nominating and therefore we are right? We nominate and then pick some of them? No need to respond to the questions. I'm sure you're right! Let me see if I can help you here:WE do not nominate ANYBODY for the official MAC awards. WE have nothing to do with it. The schools themselves submit the nominees. Obviously UA did not feel Getsy merited mention either. Hence, my statement, that our choices and nominees were clearly in line with the official recognition as well as we made our selections before the official awards.I was clearly referring to the MAC official awards in the nominees list submitted to the conference, not our very unofficial awards.You guys need to chill. There was no bigger supporter of UA than us at the end of last season. We were one of the few out of town media outlets to even travel to Akron for your game against Can't on Thanksgiving morning and we picked UA to finish first this season. We gave our 2005 Special Teams MVP Award to Domenik Hixon at the Motor City Bowl luncheon and he deserved it far more than any kicker did last season. My point here is we have given plenty of team and individual recognition to the Zips, and deservedly so.The Zips played valiantly against a good PSU team but no individual performances stood out, which is neither a bad thing nor an indictment of anybody's performance.

FYI -The MAC just announced their official POTW and note that Getsy was not nominated and most of those we mentioned we were nominated, so I think MAC Report Online did a pretty solid job this week.http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_...0&ATCLID=591702

I love the way this message board automatically converts any reference to you know who to Can't State. Cracks me up everytime I see it.

It was a tough start to opening week no doubt. We have our opening week review with notes and quotes from every game; our offensive and defensive players of the week and a recap of our picks vs. actual results (we went 9-2).Time to reconsider Big Ten-MAC scheduling?Rough Opener in the MAC

THE MAC REPORT returns to the airwaves this Wednesday. Go to www.macreportonline.com at 6:05 pm ET to listen to the live broadcast or a replay afterward. Podcast download will also be available.This week, our scheduled guests are MAC Commissioner Rick Chryst, ESPN commentator Jason Whitlock and MAC Coordinator of Officials, Carl Paganelli.Please join myself and co-host Al Fellhauer for the only broadcast dedicated to the MAC. We also welcome WCWA FoxSports 1230AM in Toledo and WCRD-FM 93.1 in Muncie to our network.

Opening week is less than 48 hours away!! Here is our opening week preview with our picks and some other stuff:Opening Week News & Picks.

You can tell we are getting close to kickoff by the frequency of new items posted at MAC Report Online.We asked for readers' votes for the best MAC Rivalry and the results are here.I also did a feature interview with Miami's Ryne Robinson.

Our final preseason Pigskin Pipeline column with news from around the MAC is now posted: MAC Pigskin Pipeline.

We haven't forgotten about hoops at MAC Report Online.There was a national media teleconference announcing the 2007 BracketBuster field. There will be 102 teams participating this year, including all 12 MAC teams. Details here: 2007 BracketBusters.

Just posted my latest column at MAC Report Online while waiting for the season start.Interesting finds on ebay; MAC players on preseason watch lists and...vote for the best MAC rivlary.Countdown To Kickoff

Killing time waiting for opening night, my hackneyed view of some of the more intriguing questions heading into the 2006 campaign:Some Burning Questions Heading into 2006

Posted a write up consisting mostly of stuff that was presented by Rick Chryst to the media. Hit on a number of topics such as bowl games, TV scheduling, TV revenue and of course we posted the media preseason poll. Media Day Kicks off 2006 Campaign.Also, if you missed our three hour Internet broadcast from media day, here is the link for the replay: http://broadcastmonsters.com/Macfootball/m...tball073106.asxAlso we will have a podcast available soon at http://feeds.feedburner.com/macreport

"The MAC Report" resumes broadcasting with our live, on-location broadcast on Monday, July 31 from the Detroit Marriott from 9am-Noon, from MAC Fooball Media Day.We will broadcast live and have a replay link and a podcast download available after the broadcast, so hopefully you can join myself and co-host Al Fellhauer as we talk MAC football and are joined by several guests throughout the program.You can access the program a couple of ways, by going to the website of our broadcast partner at http://www.broadcastmonsters.com Monday and click on the MAC Report broadcast link or we should also have a direct link through our website at MAC Report Online.If you have any topic or conversation ideas, please email them to us at:sports@macreportonline.comThanks --Dave Ruthenberg

We have posted our 2006 MAC Football Preview with previews for each team and our predictions for the upcoming season. This was one of the most difficult previews that I have had to do as several teams may have a legit shot this season, especially in the West. Anyway, please check it out.Reminder too that we still plan to do a live Inernet broadcast from Media Day on July 31.

At MAC Report Online we have posted a composite 2006 MAC Football Schedule.Also, NIU vs. Miami game moved to Sunday

A short hoops update has been posted at MAC Report Online. Some old, some new...http://www.macreportonline.com/MAC_Hoopla_Loose_Ends.html

Finally, updated MAC Report Online with a Pigskin Pipeline update:MAC players on more preseason "watch lists."MAC out of conference games/venue newsCoaching newsCurrent and former player newsLive Internet Broadcast from football media day!

Just wanted to pass on some info on a great ebay store that has the best prices I have ever seen on mini football helmets and has all of the MAC schools readily available from both Riddell and Schutt.I have purchased all of my minis (and yes, my wife is ready to throttle me!) from them and they arrive without fail within 2-3 days of my order. I have completed my MAC collection...looks really cool!I have put a banner link to their ebay store on the top left hand side of our website, MAC Report Online so please stop by the website and click on the banner for Midwest Collectibles. They have a ton of other stuff too.No, I am not getting a % of sales or anything like that. Just want to support a new merchant who actually carries MAC related stuff! If you have positive experience with them, pass it on.

Well, here it is, our 2006 preseason All-MAC first and second team selections. I know that not everyone will be in agreement with all of the picks, so have at it! MRO 2006 Preseason All-MAC Team

Very pleased to pass along to everyone that Ray Mernagh, for my money the ultimate MAC hoops insider, has provided MAC Report Online with his analysis of the MAC bball recruiting classes for each school to date:MAC Hoops RecruitingAkron hoops ready to roll!Feel free to comment! Thanks.

Posted a brief MAC hoops news update at MAC Report Online. Some recent news, some a bit older:MAC Hoops NewsWatch the site soon for a recruiting analysis from MAC hoops guru Ray Mernagh.