We'll return probably Monday or Tuesday with some delightful postings: the Little Caesars Bowl (WMU-Purdue) is Tuesday while the Military Bowl (Toledo-Air Force) is the following day. Basketball also gets back in the groove and we're going to hash out some end-of-the-year lists.

Hope you get what you asked for. Don't ask for college football playoffs.

If you're a connoisseur of sidebars, then you're probably aware of the new video player here on the right — and it didn't even require any fanfare. But you still may not know why it's there. So I'll tell you.

Hustle Belt is one of the newest members of the MAC Affiliate Network, a group of publications accredited by the Mid-American Conference. All this means is that we been permitted to host a MAC Video Zone, which is essentially a whole slew of highlights and exclusive interviews that the MAC cuts for its players and teams.

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I'm not an iPhone user. My girlfriend has done all the convincing in the world to join up, but I'm steadfast on Team BlackBerry. It's the touch keyboard. I just can't do it. The physical keyboard is just a necessity for me. As a result of my stubbornness/smartphone learning deficiency, I'm not able to enjoy the SB Nation iPhone app, which I'm being told just dropped into the App Store this morning.

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We have it on good authority that there are 50 days until Temple-Villanova, Toledo-New Hampshire, CMU-South Carolina State, and BGSU-Idaho. Our source is a calendar. Our hearts are aflutter.

I had fun going solo last year but am being told it's more fun when in a group. I am of course referring to blogging about the MAC.

You're going to see volume increase somewhat through the coming months, increasing the odds that you'll enjoy even more of the Mid-American hustle blogging you so dearly crave and deserve.

If you're interested, either drop me a line (email address is at the tail end of the page), tweet me @HustleBelt. State your case, be it fandom or writing experience. Whether it's a desire to pen stuff about the entire conference or just one team/sport, it's all welcome. And yes, all sports are fair game, not just football and basketball.