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The Mother of All Season Ticket Videos List, Part 3

The last installment of season ticket videos. Teams represented: South Florida, Virginia Tech, Humboldt State, Michigan State, Illinois, San Diego State, Colorado State, Florida, Ball State, Purdue and Texas El Paso

Ball State

Stan Parrish won only six games in two seasons as Ball State coach, and the school decided to make a change in the offseason, bringing in Pete Lembo, who has spent the past 10 years as coach at Elon and Lehigh. The nonconference schedule is challenging, with games against Indiana, South Florida, Army and Oklahoma.

Thanks to Taylor and Molly. Click the image to enlarge.

Is This Michigan's Man?

Back in 2008, Brady Hoke was coach of the Ball State Cardinals and appeared on "The Late Show With David Letterman" to read the top ten list. (FYI: Letterman is a Ball State graduate.) A few weeks later, Hoke was off to San Diego State. Now he could be days from being named coach at Michigan.

Thanks to The M Zone.

Defensive Line Coach Posts Resume on Twitter

If you're in the market for a defensive line coach, Phil Burnett could be your man.

Burnett, who recently lost his job as Ball State's defensive line coach, has posted links to his resume on his Twitter account.

"I have no clue how this will turn out on Twitter but here is Page 1 of my resume," Burnett writes.

A short time later, he posted a link to Page 2 of his resume.

His Twitter bio reads: "A GREAT Defensive Line Coach that needs a JOB! Was the DL Coach at Ball State for 8 years. I learned from the BEST.....Brady Hoke."

Perhaps there will be an opening for him at Michigan.

Thanks to the Midwest Correspondent.

Having a Ball in Muncie

Wiz correspondent Greg Laughlin kicked off the season Thursday night in Muncie, Ind., where the hometown Ball State Cardinals played host to North Texas. It was jumping before kickoff and not so much afterward because the Mean Green scored a surprising 20-10 victory.

There are more photos after the jump, and if you want to view the entire album, click here.

Ball State

Quarterback Nate Davis is gone, but running back MiQuale Lewis returns for the Cardinals, who are coming off the best season in team history. Ball State ripped off 12 consecutive victories before losing to Buffalo, 42-24, in the Mid-American title game, then coach Brady Hoke announced he was leaving for San Diego State. Offensive coordinator Stan Parrish took over and the Cardinals were throttled by Tulsa, 45-13, in the GMAC Bowl. Parrish has only 11 starters returning, including four on offense, but a favorable schedule could have Ball State at 3-0 entering a Sept. 26 game at Auburn. Thanks to Molly!