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Recently, MAC Report Online contributor Brian Golden caught up with MAC Commissioner Rick Chryst while covering the CMU-NIU football game and conducted a ten-minute impromptu interview with Chryst on the State of the MAC.Chryst covered many areas regarding football and basketball, TV, scheduling, attendance, etc...To hear the interview, go to our homepage at http://www.macreportonline.com and click on the module on the top right of the page above the poll.Interested in your feedback and thoughts.

Our week six preview at MAC Report Online takes a different trek this week starting with commentary on the recent scandal involving Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione and drawing some comparisons with the recent alleged point shaving scandal at Toledo - plus:The Demetrius Jones ND/NIU/UC saga and more bravada from Brian KellyWhy some MAC coaches are treating crossover divisional games like non-conference matchupsFrosh watch: Antonio Brownand --Yes, previews and predictions for every game this weekend.Check it all out at: http://www.macreportonline.com

MAC Report Online's exclusive MAC QB and team passing ratings, using the NFL quarterback and passing rating system, are now uploaded and current for games played through September 29, 2007. http://www.macreportonline.com

Brian Golden's latest power rankings are now available at MAC Report Online. Who's up and who's down this week? Brian gives us his take at: http://www.macreportonline.com/index.php/G...RDS-100107.html

We have posted our week five recap at MAC Report Online with a quick take on each game accompanined by notes and quotes from every game as well, plus:Can't State's Jarvis leads nationOU's Braunstein's FG streakPlayers of the Weekand we even own up to our putrid picks from last week!http://www.macreportonline.com

We have posted our week five preview at MAC Report Online which includes:**Previews and predictions for each game, plus features on:**EMU vs. Vandy: Mixed Loyalties?**Player news:Larry EnglishMiQuale LewisJohn Mackey**MAC players among national leaders in defensive statshttp://www.macreportonline.com

MAC Report Online's exclusive MAC QB and team passing ratings, using the NFL quarterback and passing rating system, are now uploaded and current for games played through September 22, 2007.Also, be sure to vote in our poll of who is the MAC's offensive MVP so far this season.http://www.macreportonline.comThanks for stopping by!

MAC Report Online feature writer, Brian Golden, has a new weekly MAC power rankings feature, "The Golden Standards," where he gives his thoughts on who's up and who's down in the MAC each week.Check out the first installment of Brian's new weekly column here: http://www.macreportonline.com/index.php/G...R-RANKINGS.html

We've posted our week four recap at MAC Report Online with quick takes accompanied by notes and quotes on every game. Also our chocies for offensive and defensive player of the week and a quick look at some offensive stat leaders.Check it out at: http://www.macreportonline.comThanks!

At MAC Report Online we have posted our week four preview featuring:Previews and picks for each game -- among our picks, we like Buffalo to pull the upset this week against Baylor, giving the Bulls their first-ever win over a non-conference BCS school --- Either we will look geniuses or fools! Also:**History of MAC schools defeating ranked non-conference opponents**Five MAC punters on Ray Guy Watch List**MAC Squads in the NCAA Statistical Top Ten This Season -- including Can't State which occupies the number one spot in the nation in one of the categories.Check it out at: www.macreportonline.com

Another week in the books and we've got the recap at MAC Report Online. Features this week include:**Will the MAC crown a different champion in football for the seventh straight season?** Super Sophs** Quick Take recaps with notes and quotes from every game** Players of the Week** Prognosticating Prowess (10-1 this week).Check it out at: www.macreportonline.com

We have posted our week three preview which includes:**Preview of each game this week**Comparison of overall non-conference records among the non-BCS conferences and their record against BCS schools so far this season**List of MAC players in the NCAA Top Ten national statistical rankings**Commentary on Brian Kelly's attitude about the UC-Miami gameCheck it out at: www.macreportonline.com

Well, week two is in the books and we have posted our full recap with game recaps, notes and quotes from each game as well as news of some MAC players in the national rankings and our choices for offensive and defensive players of the week.Yeah, the MAC didn't score any marquee wins, but all in all it really wasn't that bad of a week.www.macreportonline.com

MAC Report Online has posted its MAC Week 2 Preview with news, previews and predictions for each game Saturday. We also have a new poll on the home page.Can Can't State pull another upset? We're thinking yes...and, Western Michigan could be in trouble against Indiana Saturday with three key defensive starters questionable for their home opener.Stop by can check it out at: www.macreportonline.com

We have posted our week one recap at MAC Report Online with a quick take review that includes notes and quotes from every game; our choices for players of the week; record setting MAC attendance and a tidbit on how the MAC was able to avoid playing Appalachian State. Our picks went 9-3 for opening week and we provide a comparsion between our picks and the actual outcomes. Some good...some ugly.Please stop by and check it out here: www.macreportonline.com

We have posted our opening week news, notes and picks heading into the opening week of MAC football (yesss!!!) at MAC Report Online with preview and picks for every game and updated news items.Please check it out at: http://www.macreportonline.comAlso, we have a new poll running on which team you think has the best chance at an out of conference victory (we excluded Ohio's game against G-W...that's a no-brainer -- we hope!). Here are the results of our poll about who will win the West this season:Central Michigan 622 42.3% Northern Illinois 460 31.3% Western Michigan 132 9% Eastern Michigan 125 8.5% Toledo 84 5.7% Ball State 47 3.2% Number of Voters : 1470 First Vote : Thursday, August 23 2007 14:53 Last Vote : Wednesday, August 29 2007 14:19

More updates from MAC Report Online. We have a new poll running -- this time regarding the MAC West. Here were the results from our survey on who will win the MAC East this season:Akron 668 38.5% Ohio 630 36.3% Miami 309 17.8% Bowling Green 41 2.4% Temple 31 1.8% Buffalo 29 1.7% Can't State 29 1.7% Number of Voters : 1737 Also the MAC's annual football preview show will be running on FSN Ohio, Comcast Local and CSN Chicago. Check out http://www.macreportonline.com for more details.Finally, we have added an RSS Feed for those who would like to receive updates.

Hi Everyone -We have revamped MAC Report Online. Please check it out at www.macreportonline.comSame content but delivered, I think, in a higher tech fashion that rivals some of the bigger sites. You will note that at the top of the home page we have a "flipper" feature that "flips" highlights of the six most recent stories with a lead-in and then a link to the story. They flip about every 5-7 seconds.The articles are also broken down between football and hoops, latest news and most popular news. We also have a "slider" feature neaer the bottom that lets you scroll more articles.We are still populating some areas such as links and archives, but we are ready to roll and would welcome your feedback.Thanks!

Hi Everyone -We have revamped MAC Report Online. Please check it out at www.macreportonline.comSame content but delivered, I think, in a higher tech fashion that rivals some of the bigger sites. You will note that at the top of the home page we have a "flipper" feature that "flips" highlights of the six most recent stories with a lead-in and then a link to the story. They flip about every 5-7 seconds.The articles are also broken down between football and hoops, latest news and most popular news. We also have a "slider" feature neaer the bottom that lets you scroll more articles.We are still populating some areas such as links and archives, but we are ready to roll and would welcome your feedback.Thanks!

Reports from MAC News Media Assoc meeting and MAC Media Day are now up at MAC Report Online: http://www.macreportonline.com/2007_Media_Day.htmlTV stuff, Comments from Chryst and a bunch more.

Just posted an interview with current Clemson, and former Akron assistant, Shaka Smart who is one of the rising young stars among the college coaching ranks, maybe even a candidate at Ball State?http://www.macreportonline.com/shaka_smart.html

We have just posted our 2007 MAC Football Preview through MAC Report Online. Please go to our homepage at http://www.macreportonline.com to download the 51 page 2007 preview in Adobe Acrobat. We went position by position for each team and included comments from our interviews with the coaches from around the league. Since I did part of the MAC preview for this year's edition of College Blue Ribbon Yearbook, we pretty much followed that format. It's a lot of info, hopefully most of it is still current...you know how things can change. But all of our interviews were conducted after spring practice, some as recently in the past two weeks and should be very current.Feedback welcome...even the negative stuff!DaveMAC Report Online

We have just posted our annual preseason All-MAC football squad first and second teams) for the upcoming season at MAC Report Online. We also picked our two favorites for offensive and defensive players of the year. http://www.macreportonline.com/07_All-MAC.html

We are doing our best to keep up, and be accurate, with the undraftd free agent signings. If we have missed any, please drop me a line via email to sports(at)macreportonline.com (sorry, no direct link from here --- too many spambots trolling the boards lately) but please include a link for verification. Thanks!MAC Undrafted Free Agent Signings: http://www.macreportonline.com/2007_udfa.html

It's that time of year again!http://www.macreportonline.com/spring_roundup.html