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I can't get enough. He needs his own segment on the coaches show. From the little I have seen, I love his personality. This is the most marketable football player since Charlie IMO. Someone get LBJ to do a back to back photo shoot with Cody...From The City.

Even Joe Dunn has admitted that the university has looked at the numbers and the budget for football could shrink by $2 million by moving down to FCS. Said it on his radio show last week. Other MAC schools have done studies that indicate $2-$4 million savings. What negates these savings in the minds of some are the millions of revenue supposedly available through bowls. Can you tell me of one MAC school - besides possibly NIU @ the Orange Bowl - that has made money on a bowl trip? OU lost $200k on its last bowl. We're kidding ourselves, folks, and only delaying the inevitable. The whole league should bite the bullet, hold a press conference and announce that we have chosen to do college sports the right way, putting our priorities back where they belong. That's how the MAC could differentiate itself.

The community is going batshit crazy over the closing. My question is, why haven't they been paying for it? Why is it the college student's job to subsidize a venue for the community that only a handful ever use (until graduation)? And when was the last time they were in it? I hear stories of concerts and shows from the 70's and 80's, well, have they been there in the last 30 years? And if you haven't been there in 30 years, why cry because it's gone? Again, college students paying for a museum that these people don't visit. I guess they should pay for street cars too, because some nostalgic old farts miss them. They're never going to pay to ride them, but we must keep them there!!! It's the same with the Rubber Blow. And if it's that important to the community, why doesn't the community get off its ass and save it? Maybe because half of them live in Arizona or Florida now?

They should sit on non-stories though and faculty advocating a drop to FCS was a non-story.

The MAC gave Cody a GoPro to wear at media day

Hey wait....weren't we promised that there was going to be 4-5 players leaving the program, including Pat? When will the announcements be made?

This is the entire ad: While this is a first class piece of smart-assery, it makes me sick to my stomach that my favorite place in the world has been reduced to a joke. I hope the U can recover, but right now it looks like we are at an all-time low and the hits just keep on coming. If you love UA, don't search Google news for recent articles. It's depressing. I am hoping the football team can break out this year and give people an opportunity to rally around something positive. I know success on the gridiron doesn't solve the fiscal problems but I think a lot of us have a real need to feel good about something. UA played a huge role in making me the person I am today in so many different aspects. It hurts so bad to see her struggle like this.

Kind of sad hearing the news about EJ, it was a fantastic facility. I know its not closed but it sure looks to be on its way out. I gave my high school graduation speech there and a year later starred in this ad for the University of Akron (which they did not tell us they were going to use for an ad) in front of EJ. This is from a 1981 Beacon Magazine ad, they had gathered a bunch of us together for a photo but never told us the purpose of the picture. I am right in the middle, doing my best badass look that you can do while wearing an overly large collar. Never got compensated for what I am sure was a huge influx of students after the ad ran.