If they win games, the public will know. Winning is the end all be all solution.
Miami OH averaged 2k or less in average attendance for basketball prior to this past season. They won and the people showed up. Al Davis said it best: Just Win Baby Win.
The only question that matters: is Poffenberger throwing goal line interceptions?
If the answer is no come the regular season, nobody will give a darn that the spring game was closed to the general public.
We all rip Sendy for being a clown, which he is, but he seemingly brokered this with his Kelvin Sampson connection. Good on him for taking care of his guys, especially one that gave 4 years to Kent.
With that being said, Kent sucks.
This would require Goodyear to have an interest in supporting UA athletics which a previous athletics admin told me was not the case. Hopefully that has changed because I agree about it being a recognizable, complimentary addition to the jersey.