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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

Dave has posted our weekly hoops review at MAC Report Online and includes a list of holiday tournaments in which MAC teams will be participating as well as brief notes on each team; conference and team RPI rankings; stats leaders, MAC vs. out of conference records, etc...

Dave has posted our GMAC Bowl preview article at MAC Report Online. Included in our preview: Team Previews Team Bowl Histories Detailed team statistical comparisons Bowl histories for both UTEP and Toledo MAC vs. CUSA Bowl History Individual team statistical leaders MAC and CUSA Final Standings Anticipated starting lineups for each team And.... Our fearless prediction (for entertainment purposes only of course). GMAC Bowl Preview

Well, I finally got around to starting our hoops coverage and posted a column at MAC Report Online. Features: Ohio/Buffalo National Recognition Briefs on each team MAC record vs. other conferences Conference and Team RPI Rankings Statistical Leaders Hoops Review

Well, finally posted our coverage of the MAC Championship Game at MAC Report Online. Sorry it took so long but the late finish and work obligations got in the way...damned job! Also, some comments from the MCB on potential Akron opponents. Anyway, here are some direct links: Akron Stuns Northern Illinois, 31-30 Additional Postgame Quotes Postgame Notes and Quotes Solving The Motor City Bowl Jigsaw Puzzle We had a great time covering the event from the press box and the sidelines and the MAC folks have been tremendous in supporting our efforts with our website. A top-notch job by everyone.

Our recap of the final week of football is now uploaded at MAC Report Online with a recap of each game, bowl possibilities, our choices for players of the week and a final tally on our prognostications: MAC Week 12 Recap Also, we have named our own winners for post-season awards in the categories of Offensive MVP, Defensive MVP, Special Teams MVP, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year at MRO Postseason Awards It was really tough in some of these categories as arguments could have easily been made for the other candidates as well. We plan to present each winner with a nice plaque in person.

The latest installment of the MAC Report will air live tonight at 6:05 pm. Please join us and our scheduled guests, Ray Mernagh of HoopFactor.com who will give us his early impressions of MAC hoops, and Shawn Nestor, Asst AD at Akron who is scheduled to join us to preview the crucial Can't St vs. Akron Thanksgiving Day football game. You can listen live tonight at this link.. We will have a replay link posted after the show and you can always download the podcast here. Also, we have posted our previews for both the Wednesday and Thursday season-ending football games at MAC Report Online.

With the MAC's crazy football schedule the last two weeks we are uploading both our final Week 11 Recap with postgame notes and quotes from Tuesday and Wednesday's games as well as our choices for players of the week and also our Week 12 Preview with lots of news updates, divisional tiebreakers and injury updates and previews for Saturday's games. Also, if you missed the last broadcast of MAC Report Radio from Wednesday night, our guests were BG's Gregg Brandon and Miami's Shane Montgomery as well as MAC Assistant Commissioner Paul Palian. You can access the replay here or download the podcast.

Well, we are going to give it another shot tonight with Gregg Brandon and Shane Montgomery as our scheduled guests on MAC Report Radio at 6:05 pm ET. Hope you can stop by and listen. Here is the link to Listen Live. We will also have the replay link after the show if you can't listen live and you can download the podcast as well at MAC Report Online.

We've posted a partial week 11 recap at MAC Report Online. Only three games Saturday with the rest of the conference slate scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday but there were some great storylines that came out of those games, like: Buffalo snapping their losing streak WMU making the biggest one-season turnaround in MAC history Ball State making a great comeback (both in the game and for the season). Direct Link to the recap

Dave has uploaded his Week 11 Preview at MAC Report Online with previews of every game, including news, updated injury reports and some comments on the firing of Buffalo's Jim Hofher. Direct Link:Week 11 Preview