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The reason no one has any valid alternatives to the new stadium is because no one can prove it wasn't the right decision to make based on all the data available at the time the decision was made. Labeling something a mistake in hindsight is lazy analysis. Don't waste my time trying to tell me what didn't work out in the past due to unforeseen circumstances. Tell me what is or isn't going to work in the future based on all the available data today. That's what real leaders do. The next question no one has really thought all the way through is whether or not FBS football is worth $2 million more in prestige and intangibles to UA than FCS football. Don't try to tell me it's a smart way to save $2 million a year if it's going to end up costing UA more than $2 million a year in losses for a variety of other unforeseen reasons.

"Finally some positive words from the ABJ. http://www.ohio.com/...budget-1.612626" And a cowardly swipe at that "mistake of a stadium", with no suggestion of what should have been done instead. Play in the Rubber Bowl forever? Build a Div. III stadium? Shutter the program? Let's hear it, editors.

Finally some positive words from the ABJ. http://www.ohio.com/editorial/editorials/what-ua-achieves-in-its-budget-1.612626 "What the University of Akron finally has is a clear and responsible framework for spending. That is a real accomplishment. For many, it may not seem so, but it offers a sustainable way to get better."

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.