Bowl games

What do Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois and Ohio have in common? They are Mid-American Conference members going to bowl games. That's the most since the MAC sent five schools to bowls in 2004.

If I remember correctly, Marshall spent about $2 million of Joan C. Edwards' money a few years ago to buy its way out of the MAC and into Conference USA so it would have more opportunities to go to a bowl. We see how that turned out.

By the way, I'm an Ohio grad. What's a bowl game? (Explanation: Ohio hasn't been to a bowl since 1969).