Monday--December 12, 2011

Bleacher Report has a article on the Champs Bowl. Charlie Molner is slide #2.

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UMass filled its coaching vacancy quickly. Conference-mate Akron is still looking. Hustle Belt has potential names from UCLA, Michigan State, Toledo and Wayne State.

The News-Herald has the top five MAC teams of the BCS era.

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The MAC tied a conference record with five bowl invites.

1. Gilden New Mexico bowl
2. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
3. Little Caesar's Bowl
4. Military Bowl
5. GoDaddy.com Bowl

The Idaho Statesman discusses bowl payouts and reports the bigger the bowl the more likely the selected school is to lose money.

Quote from the article:

"It seems Temple is lucky to be affiliated with the Mid-American Conference for bowl purposes. In financial terms, the MAC's bowl arrangement sounds better than most in terms of taking care of its schools. MAC deputy commissioner Bob Gennarelli said Monday that Temple will receive a $300,000 stipend out of the $750,000 the league receives from the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, and Temple will get 5,000 tickets at no cost and will keep the revenue from any tickets sold. That's the standard deal the MAC has with its affiliated bowls, Gennarelli said. The stipend is based on travel distance, Gennarelli said, not the size of the bowl payout."

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Meanwhile, back in FCS, the dates for the semifinal games have been announced.

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The NY Times says Victor Cruz already has reason to dance.

Cruz had another big night against the Cowboys. He also had a couple of drops and a personal foul.

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