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Since you're probably including me in your "everyone" reference as evidenced by your misinterpretation of my previous post, I'll try to make it a little clearer. The point I was making was that attendance would be a more important factor to the RubberDucks organization in trying to partner with them to use Canal Park than it would be if UA was just going to continue using an on-campus facility with minimal seating and amenities like LRJ Field. Attendance would be just one of many factors and far from the most important one if using a first class facility like Canal Park was not being considered. With that said, please exclude me from your group of everyone who keeps throwing up attendance as the only factor.

Nice piece on Jarrod Pughsley http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/red-zone/article30555861.html

Three comments: 1.) If you don't know the difference between "eluded" and "alluded," I really can't take your opinion seriously. 2.) If you think that a receiving corp consisting of D'Orazio, LT Smith, Bennett, Bickley and Andrew Pratt is "Top 10" in the FBS, I REALLY can't take your opinion seriously. 3.) For all his weaknesses in other areas, at least EA penned a decent zinger to close it out. It would have been better is he said: "The Zips gave Tom Wistercill $65 million to go to town and buy a decent football program, and when he got home, his mom found he'd spent it all on a magic bag of crap. It's been Bowden's job for 4 years to power wash that dump truck sized mound of crap down the Buchtel Avenue sewer system and give The University of Akron a proper return on it's sizable football investments. This is the year he, and the team comes through."

We all need to be aware that Brian Bell is a hot topic in some quarters, and as we discuss him here ZipsNation moves closer to the top of the list in a Google search. This means that people interested in the case are going to be landing here, reading what we post and perhaps even adding their own comments. Reading this thread will reveal that his name is on the Zips football roster, and it should be noted that his family was not publicly releasing information on where he was going to school to protect his privacy. With that in mind I think we need to be careful not to make silly remarks that people with questionable intentions might run with. Major news sources have published no verified evidence connecting the Bell family to what was ruled the accidental death of Kendrick Johnson. There are, however, a number of irregularities cited over the local investigation that are not necessarily related to the Bells. For example, when Kendrick's body was exhumed by his family for a second autopsy, they were horrified to discover that all of his internal organs had been removed and disposed of, and his body stuffed with newspaper. Imagine the shock to a family, friends and community of discovering something like this about a loved one. Combined with some other irregularities in the investigation it shouldn't be surprising that some are calling for a more thorough investigation by reliable authorities with total transparency. Having a federal grand jury investigate may be the best thing that could happen for the Bell family. They continue to be relentlessly hounded by those who question the results of the local investigation. Those who believe something is being hidden will likely trust the results of a federal investigation more than a local one. So if the federal investigation agrees with the local one that the Bell family is totally unconnected to the case there's a strong likelihood that those currently hounding the Bells will turn their attention elsewhere. In the meantime, it appears by virtue of his name being listed on the football roster that Brian is a member of the Zips family and deserves our support and protection from harassment.

I am going with President Poly Tech and his budget.