Lazy Days of Summer

We're in one of those lazy times in the summer when things are quiet. We are only 38 days to the football opener, and then the fun starts all over again, from Blogpoll fun to the new regime at the Doyt.

In the meantime, here's some stuff that is floating around.

MAC media day is coming up Friday, and you could watch it live on the MAC website if you were so inclined. Personally, I think the MAC did the right thing canceling this in hoops and should consider it in basketball. You get a bunch of players spouting platitudes and talking about "helping the team" and stuff like that. Seems like you could do the whole thing on skype.

Anyway, the MAC does have an interesting MAC Football by the numbers feature on its site.....some highlights below with trenchant commentary as appropriate.

1 – new on-campus facility to open in the MAC this season with Akron’s InfoCision Stadium (30,000) making its debut Sept. 12 when the Zips host Morgan State. (Classy Akron. Open your new stadium with Morgan State).

4 – consecutive winning seasons by Central Michigan, the longest current streak in the league. (This is pretty telling....parity or inconsistency, you decide)

7 – different teams that have appeared in the last four MAC Championship games (Ditto)

9 – different MAC schools that have appeared in a bowl game in the last four seasons. (Double ditto)

25 -- touchdown passes needed by WMU's Tim Hiller (has 76) to pass Marshall’s Chad Pennington (100) as the all-time leader in conference history. (I suspect most MAC fans have no clue about Tim Hiller)

1,528 – passing yards by Northern Illinois’ Chandler Harnish last year, the eighth highest total in MAC history for a freshman. (Interesting...he could be a good one and I believe Jerry Kill will win in DeKalb as he has elsewhere).