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Based on the numbers: we average 14,580 fans on Saturdays, and 9,324 fans on weeknights. That's a massive difference. Does playing on Saturdays solve our problems? Hell no, but it is a significant contributor to good attendance. What the president should have said is "I would not have signed that contract with ESPN".

Like I said you people are humorous but maybe nothing else. Its, as I was going to say amazing how y'all tend to attack individuals, well y'all know. The new Prez finally made a decision that should have been made years ago. That was to look at the fball program for what it has been for decades. That was a black hole for student fees and athletic department resources with no return on the investment. Universities in Ohio are under pressure to make financial dollars go further than ever before. Whether we like it or not, university $$$$ at places like Akron are not going to go to sports programs that provide no return on investment. Student fees and other $$$$ that go to athletics will have to go to actual education. How much has the university paid over the past 20 years to buy tix to fball games to meet MINIMUM NCAA attendance requirements. We all know they have done it. So the Prez has a white elephant at Info. He has a fball program that is supported by student fees among other sources of income. I have actually spoken with current students who are pissed off because they have their student fees going to support sports programs while they are being charged outrageous tuition to attend classes. And, we all know that students do not attend games in any significant numbers. These are people in their early 20's who are going to school to get an education not to support,the baseball,soccer and football teams. The rich can do it. But this isn't the 70's or 80's anymore.

I hear he's a jerk. ...In all seriousness, I think this is a tough hire, and we should ride an interim until it is clear what lies ahead

It absolutely amazes me that, with one sentence, Scarborough has completely deflected the blame for an empty InfoCision from where it actually lies (Wistercill/Ianello/1-11's/weekday November games), to -- "That stadium should never have been built." Now, the guy's off the hook for any attendance liability. HE would never have ok'd this stadium, so it isn't HIS fault. Wistercill was hired to fill the stadium and get the football program rolling. That was his #1 priority. He instead he spread napalm over Summa Field. I'm seeing too much damage control and negativity, and too little positive crowing about having the best football facilities you'll find short of the P5 programs. InfoCision and Stiles are absolute gifts to anyone with a freaking clue. Bowden probably can be included in the "gift" category too. UA needs to fight the association of Zips Football with the low attendance with aggression and facts. We hired the worst coach in college football history, and let that guy gut the program. And if you were dumb enough to want to watch it, you needed to do so at 8pm on a Tuesday night, vs. some of the worst opponents in D1-A. UA needs to OWN the fact that it made horrible football hires at a critical juncture in the Program's history. Not spin awesome facilities as some sort of liability. Stop whining and deflecting blame. Be proud of our football program. Take advantage of the riches you possess. Win games. Put butts in the seats. Scarborough didn't hire THAT AD who put us in this hole. But he can hire HIS AD, and get us out of it. Do it.