Dec. 5, 2008 — It’s a Friday night in Detroit, MI. For the fifth-straight season the MAC Championship will be held in the city’s relatively-new Ford Field. It’s been a rough year at the venue, as the Detroit Lions are in the midst of completing the first 0-16 season in NFL history. But there’s a promising draft prospect from Georgia named Matthew Stafford who looks poised to correct the direction of the franchise.
Outside of the football universe, the nation suffered its fourth largest stock market crash in history just four days prior. In lighter news, Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” is a week away from topping the Billboard charts, and don’t dare touch Dale’s drumset — because Will Ferrell and John C.