MAC Basketball:
The Mac Daily - Major coverage for a major conference. (MAC Rankings)
8. Buffalo is the polar opposite of Miami. The record is good, but who have the Bulls played? If this were a midseason grade, then UB would have to get an incomplete.
Openers muddy the outlook in the MAC - Colleges - The Buffalo News
Opening weekend in the Mid-American Conference is over and the waters appear murkier than ever. Bowling Green went to Alumni Arena and knocked off the University at Buffalo in double overtime. Miami (Ohio) upended defending-champion Ohio in Athens in triple OT. Only Akron held serve among East Division teams, beating visiting Kent State.
MAC Football:
TV Ratings/Viewership for MAC Bowls
Northern Illinois/Fresno State Humanitarian Bowl: 1.8 U.S. rating and 2.896 million viewers FIU/Toledo Little Caesars Bowl: 1.4 U.S. rating and 2.174 million viewers Ohio/Troy New Orleans Bowl: 1.3 U.S. rating and 2.096 million viewers Last year: 0.7, 993,000
And as if the NCAA selling out is some kind of suprise:
NCAA Proposal Would Give Companies More Latitude to Use Athletes' Images in Ads - Athletics - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Should NCAA rules allow a Nike ad to feature University of Oregon football players in action, with the company's ubiquitous swoosh and the name of the university prominently displayed? What if Under Armour, which outfits the Auburn Tigers, wanted to promote a sales event at which the university's star quarterback, Cam Newton, would appear to sign autographs?