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Pete Thamel ‏@SIPeteThamel BREAKING: Northern Illinois vs Florida State is official in the Orange Bowl, according to a source.

Hearing some rumblings NIU is going to be ranked 16th... Special thanks to the B1G and Wisconsin for beating the snot out of Nebraska.

How about Kretzer! Fresh stepped up big in OT.

2 timeouts left and you just let the your PG go one on one. It could have been handled better.

typical end of regulation possession by KD.

this for real right now? foul the guy shooting the 3? smh

I see lots of empty lower level blue seats. We dont want to disrespect our season ticket holders by putting a student section down low, though. HA!

gozips.com was my source for the link. not hard to find at all.

searching is hard. http://livestats.prestosports.com/akron/

clever idea if 1350 and the zips video stream was actually synched up.

this. Video is fine, but audio is horrible.

The Empire State building is lit up in red in support of Rutgers. I think the NY market may care just a little bit.

Apparently I did. I would rather Can't make it and Akron get $1 million+. Like I said before, maybe some of it can go to our recruiting budget (I heard its a lowly 30k).

Why that reason alone? There is an oil boom in Eastern Ohio as well. Lets add YSU.

So you explain how much the odds are against Can't in skip's "end of the world" nightmare, but are still rooting for the Huskies?

Probably, Im not sure how much faith I have in Fickell being a HC, though. He looked horrible with the Buckeyes last year. Also, didnt we hire Ianello over Fickell?

Can't will more than likely go back to irrelevancy as soon as Hazell leaves, which I would be shocked if it wasnt this offseason.

WOOOW. These conferences are getting really desperate. Glad the MAC isnt in their position.

Michigan State? lol

What do you suggest the MAC do? I could see Marshall, much like Cinci, being reluctant to ever come back to the MAC due to the "holier than thou" attitude they probably have from already getting out of the MAC.

I think it is a GREAT sign that the MAC has stayed stable thus far. Lost Temple, but gained UMASS. I know, I know its UMASS. But they were actually a top FCS program. Other smaller conferences have done worse.. I'd really like them to join in all sports though, especially basketball. I do not really see any MAC program getting targeted for what they see in terms of potential revenue gained. Like you said, there really isnt a team who dominates and also owns a large market. I just hope no programs are dumb enough to leave for another mid-major. We are showing potential.

Rutgers is usually a pretty solid program. I mean their coach did just go to Tampa Bay last year. You dont do that by sucking. It was a very smart move by Maryland, financially. They athletic department is already in a lot of debt, and had to cut 7 sports this past year because of it. Joining the B1G and the revenue split from the B1G is allowing them to bring these programs back.

Im not aware of the circumstances, but the MAC took Temple back before, so I dont see why they wouldnt take Marshall (or even Cinci) back. I have a big feeling the Big East will exist no more and Cinci will be an odd man out in all of the realignment.

I could probably agree with him being the team POY.

Cinci left in the dust again. Dont see them going to the Big 12, only the ACC if they extend more invites.