The Futon Report

Just what I needed what now. The MAC football preseason poll:

WEST DIVISION (6-5-4-3-2-1 point system)
1. Central Michigan 207
2. Ball State 168
3. Western Michigan 143
4. Toledo 98
5. Eastern Michigan 80
6. Northern Illinois 60

EAST DIVISION (7-6-5-4-3-2-1)
1. Bowling Green 206
2. Miami 202
3. Buffalo 145
4. Kent State 137
5. Temple 120
6. Ohio 119
7. Akron 78

Great. Now there are expectations for this team again.

Sheesh. First Lou Holtz’s pep talk, now Graham Watson going through the most hated team in each college football bowl conference. Bristol just has it out bad for UT, don’t they?

Oh, it’s not because they suck or anything. It’s because they’ve been so historically good, from Chuck Ealey to the undefeated season in 1995. Look at the other teams tagged most hated:

ACC: Miami
Big11Ten: Ohio State
Big12Twelve: Texas
Pac10Ten: USC
Security Exchanges Commission: Alabama, Ken Lay (tie)

I don’t know any other conference that can take the letter “M” and purposely get a descender out of it, but that’s the Mid-American Conference for ya. Or, rather was the MAC. Now they’ve straightened out their letters and put them in equilateral yet italic pigeonholes, as you can clearly see.

Yes, it’s a new MAC logo, unveiled this weekend.

Like Shaggy said, it’s kind of got a Hartford Whalers kick to the scheme, what with the blue and green and the hey hey hey we’re encapsulated in a white outline. Frankly I’m not sure why they ditched their signature ’80s logo, but there’s a reason they’re the ones in the offices doing smart things like adding Temple to the conference, and I’m here sitting in the futon playing addictive Flash games and wondering when my string cheese supply will run out. ◼ MAC Report Online → FanHouse