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I'd simplify things: 1) Replace the bleachers with chair-backs. I think this would make a major difference. My wife won't go to a game if we're sitting in the bleachers, and I don't think she's alone on that. 2) Unify the student section. This has to happen. The section(s) aren't big enough to make a big enough impact on the game, even if students do show up. 3) Re-brand the student section. I know this won't be popular with some, but calling them the AK-Rowdies makes it seem like a group you have to join. Name the section itself and welcome all students. And hey, the current AK-Rowdies can have a faction within that section if they want. 4) Replace the jumbotron. We need something HD...the jumbotron is the first thing you notice at an arena. 5) Increase marketing. What happened to some of the things we were starting to see? We can give away free tuition at a football game but not at a basketball game? I thought the giveaways of the replica ring, LeBron bobblehead, and Dambrot bobblehead gave nice boosts to attendance as well, and probably made the folks in attendance feel better when they took something cool home with them. I've said it before, but something like a Romeo Travis/Dru Joyce set of bobbleheads would be cool. 6) Improve the team shop. Having people rely on calling an outside business to get their high-quality Zips gear is unacceptable. It's hard to get mad at people wearing OSU stuff around campus when the selection of Zips stuff is so limited. If they're worried about a product not selling, do online orders like they did with the black jerseys and shorts.

TCU making a statement about not being included in the 4-team playoff.

Why doesn't the basketball program play against schools that have famous football programs and vice versa? I always thought the name recognition would draw eyes when we beat them. For example, Auburn, FSU, Boise State, and Oregon in basketball.

I thought graduations were in EJ Thomas. Even the local high school ones.

My biggest takeaway from tonight's game is that BJ is really starting to come around. He's potentially our most versatile player. We need him to play well and with confidence. Big Dog still looks just awful. KD keeps talking about conditioning. I just don't get it - Big Dog broke his wrist, not his ankle. Conditioning shouldn't be this much of an issue.

Wil Trapp to January 2015 USMNT Camp http://columbuswired.net/wil-trapp-train-usmnt/

Post game interview with no working microphone. Only in Akron. Nice win by the Zips.

I feel like this discussion is missing a healthy dose of narcissism from gp1. This is the perfect bait thread. He is probably fighting to stay out while lurking anonymously in the shadows.