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Our recap of the busy day of bowl announcements, press conferences and an update on potential opponents: http://www.macreportonline.com/bowl_berths.html

It's another edition of THE MAC REPORT this Wednesday at 6:05 pm ET with a full hour of Mid-American Conference sports talk. This week co-hosts Dave Ruthenberg and Al Fellhauer, on the eve of the MAC Championship Game, will preview the title tilt as well as discuss the MAC's four bowl bids and postseason awards. THE MAC REPORT is available live via Internet by going to http://www.macreportonline.com/ and clicking on the MAC Report link or it can be accessed through http://www.allinbroadcasting.com/. A replay and podcast are also available at http://www.macreportonline.com/ after the show.

We've posted our week 13 recap with notes and quotes from every game this past week and our choices for players of the week. Looks like the MAC will have four teams bowling: http://www.macreportonline.com/week_13_recap.html

We've just posted our last edition of MAC Hoopla prior to the start of the MAC Tourney. In this week's edition we cover:Tournament Prevew and PredictionsThe Coaching Carousel To Start UpEMU's Bowler Has Double-Double for the SeasonMAC Stats ChampsFinal Home Attendance FiguresNotes From Around The ConferenceWe will be in Cleveland starting Thursday and will cover the MAC Tournament game-by-game with daily reports.

Just a reminder...Be sure to login tonight at 6:05 pm for a full hour of the only broadcast dedicated to coverage of the Mid-American Conference. Tonight, co-hosts Dave Ruthenberg and Al Fellhauer will analyze the final, crucial week of MAC men's basketball regular season play heading into the conference tournament. Joe Dwyer from collegeinsider.com will join Dave and Al for a look at mid-major hopes for post-season play and Aimee Dupree Chambers from the MAC will let us know about some special promotions for the upcoming MAC Tournament in Cleveland. Don't miss a moment...click here to listen live! After the show we will have a link for a reply and podcast download.

Since we have made so many people happy with our awards, we thought that we would add to the fun with our weekly MAC Hoopla column.In this edition of this week's column we cover:Akron, Can't State & Miami secure first round byesCan't State's impressive run of 20 victory seasonsIn-Conference Home RecordsMiami's Non-Conference Schedule Rated 4th Toughest in NationWright leaving BG; Howland's Dismissal from BSUNews, Notes from around the MAC, Stat Leaders and Schedules

We have started to hand out our post-season awards (okay, not quite the post-season, but close enough).We've started with Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. Next week we will announce our choices for 6th man and Defensive POY. We are sure there will be plenty of room for disagreement...MAC Report Online Awards

Posted our two-cents worth on the recent bracket buster at MAC Report Online in: MAC Struggles in Bracket Buster.Good games from some unexpected squads but the close losses killed the MAC. If NIU, Toledo, WMU, Ball State hold onto late leads the MAC goes 8-4.

Dave just posted our weekly hoops column at MAC Report Online.With the season beginning to wind down it's going to be time to start thinking about players and awards. He'd like to do a fan survey and get input from as many folks as possible on their choices for the following awards: Player of the Year 6th Man of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Freshman of the Year So, if you have any thoughts on the players you think are deserving of these awards up to this point in the season, please shoot us an email with the subject "MAC Awards" and we will compile the votes and see who the fans would choose. Our email address is sports@macreportonline.com. Thanks.

Dave finally got around to doing a recruiting analysis for MAC Report Online. His ranking placed Akron on top. It's more of a thumbnail/highlight overview of the recruiting classes.He also compiled a consensus recruiting ranking taking rankings from five sources, MAC Report Online, Vandelay Sports, Rivals, Scout and College Football News. The consensus shows how much diverse opinion there is out there about the recruiting classes this year. Dave also thinks it shows a bit how off the mark CFN, Rivals and Scout (i.e. those who only give cursory attention to the MAC) are on the subject. Anyway, the outcome of his consensus was a bit surprising. Check it out through our link on our homepage.

Just posted, our latest hoops update at MAC Report Online. In the latest weekly installment of MAC Hoopla:flushes/Huskies Key WinsWeek in Review: (Hot, Treading Water or Fading?)Bracket Buster Pairings (and MAC 2005 Record vs. Bracket Buster Conference Opponents)Other NewsStats LeadersThis Week's ScheduleBTW...we just passed the 2 million hit mark...thanks!

Well, not quite, but with National Signing Day here we will have plenty of football recruiting talk to go along with our usual fare on the MAC Report tonight so be sure to login tonight at 6:05 pm ET for a full hour of the only broadcast dedicated solely to coverage of the Mid-American Conference. Scheduled to join us tonight to discuss the recruiting wars will be Steve Hare of Rivals.com. Click here to Listen Live! And, as always, you can catch the replay or download the podcast after our show directly from our homepage at MAC Report Online.We know our production quality the last couple of weeks left a little to be desired but this week we hope to have a nice upgrade as we will actually be using real radio equipment, thanks to a kind benefactor. Can't do much about the quality of the host though.

Dave sat down to write a straight news piece for MAC Report Online on the Bracket Buster pairings but it turned into a mini-rant after he recalled recent conversations with coaches Dambrot and Ramsey.At this point it seems the Bracket Buster is doing the MAC and other mid-majors no favors and does not enhance tournament potential for the mid-majors. Anyway, here is the link with quotes from Dambrot and Ramey as well: Bracket Busted?

Another week of MAC hoops and more storylines. Our weekly installment of MAC Hoopla is uploaded at MAC Report Online and includes:Updated East vs. West BattleTeam Snapshots and our Team RankingsThe Bubba Walther Transfer SagaBG's Samarco Has Big HomecomingMAC Individual Statistical LeadersThis Week's MAC ScheduleAlso, we have posted our updated Composite RPI Rankings. Just visit the homepage for the story.Thanks.

Be sure to login tonight at 6:05pm ET for “The MAC Report,†the only broadcast dedicated exclusively to coverage of the Mid-American Conference. Please join myself and Al Fellhauer. Scheduled to join us tonight is JD Brookhart, head football coach of the Akron Zips, and Tim o'Shea, Ohio head basketball coach. Click Here To Listen Live! After the show we will have a replay link and the podcast will be available for download at MAC Report Online