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Have you read any of the well-done reportage on thedevilstrip.com? The writer is clearly no friend of Scar but those articles are packed with facts, including his having collected numerous documents and emails through FOIA requests. If anything, the Leaking Urinal has been its typical lazy self and not nearly aggressive nor detailed enough It seems fairly clear that Scar "sold" the notion of fiscal crisis that HAD to be dealt with immediately, as a way to make painful cuts and clear money for his vision. If he had said as much and could seel it to the board and community, so be it. I believe that he was duplicitous, because the money saved wasn't intended to simply bring the budget into alignment. He wanted to make those cuts to then shift that money to his vision, which requires a very different narrative than the one we have heard so far. Beyond the evasion and misrepresentation, I believe that his vision will not bring success. Secondly, are you prepared to advocate that the hiring of the success coaching company was sound? Lastly, please don't bring national politics into this. Proenza was a Republican, we all know that Scar is a Republican and actually ran for office earlier in his career. The issues I have with all of this have nothing to do with politics. I care about UA the institution, how it is a key component of the city and region, how critical it is that it not fail. Blue or red or purple, those running the show had better do a solid job and at the very least do no harm. Scar is doing harm.

So Scarborough is incapable of responding? (Let's ignore the Republican Debate for now). Has the ABJ reported anything that is an outright lie? Has the ABJ willingly missled the public about UA? Can you demonstrate that? I can understand the contention that the ABJ has focused on negative stories about UA, which seems to show a bias, but is any of the information inaccurate? It should be no suprise that the media has a corporate bias. Its about selling a product, and stories/topics are going to be written that are going to drive readership and "clicks", as DiG (and several others) has pointed out to us before. I propose to you that it's not a media bias, but rather a media distortion, that's not necessarily done on purpose, which is what happens when you have non-experts reporting on things that there are actually experts in. Things are not always reported on in a proper context. This media distortion is a well known entity in science; where fake-debates have been made by the media about Vaccinations, Evolution, Climate Change; whereas the scientific community, the experts, already came to concensuss, and the facts are in. I know you a-zip may not agree with some of those issues, which (no offense) is an example of this product brought to you by the media distortion: proporting a controvery or a debate when there actually isn't one. It may make us mad, but that's reality, a reality that leaders have to deal with, and brings me back to my original question: Is Scarborough incapable of responding? Good leadership would challenge this bias and rewrite the narrative. Especially if the narrative that is out there is factually incorrect, misleading, or an outright lie. How much has Scarborough responded? Not much; and it's usually some nebulous high-tower crap that doesn't actually mean anything. If criticisms are being levied, even unfair ones, you slap them back with facts and evidence. Facts and evidence always win out if they're actually on your side. At the very least, why isn't UA's leaders taking a strong stance on controlling the narrative? If what we're seeing is the Administrations' Attempt at doing that, than SeeTeeZips' prediction is going to be dead on.

I believe you are correct that a YC cannot be appealed. https://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4320-2014-and-2015-soccer-rules.aspx 12.16 Protest A protest may be filed by an authorized representative of an involved institution or governing sports authority providing it relates to the misapplication of a rule of conduct that clearly has a direct impact on: (1) the outcome of the game; or (2) participant eligibility. A protest shall be filed electronically with the secretary-rules editor by completing and submitting the Protest Form located on the NCAA Soccer Central Hub website at www.NCAAsoccer.arbitersports.com within 48 hours of the completion of the game. The Protest Form shall be completed in the prescribed manner, and copies of the form shall be contemporaneously forwarded to the opposing coach and the referee. The failure to file, complete and serve copies of the Protest Form in a timely manner will result in denial of the protest. Protests based on matters of referee judgment or the accuracy of a decision shall not be considered. If the protest involves a possible scorekeeper error, the referee and authorized representatives of the teams shall confer and make a determination based upon the available information at the game site. If the game result clearly delineates a winner, there shall be no replay and all statistics, except a modified score, shall remain. If a protest results in a determination (by the governing sports authority) to replay the game, it shall be replayed in its entirety and all statistics from the previous game shall not count, except as provided by Rules 12.11, 12.12, 12.13, and 12.14. All decisions by the secretary-rules editor are final and not subject to appeal. A.R. 12.16.a A protest is filed claiming that an opponent was offside when a goal was scored. RULING: Protest denied. The decision of the referee regarding facts of play is final. Protests based on matters of referee judgment or the accuracy of a decision shall not be considered. A.R. 12.16.b A protest is filed documenting the fact that a goal was scored by an opponent who was an illegal substitute RULING: Protest granted. This is a misapplication of a rule of conduct. A.R. 12.16.c A protest is filed claiming the referee incorrectly ruled that a push was a fighting offense per Rule 12.6.1. RULING: Protest denied. The decision of the referee regarding facts of play is final. Protests based on matters of referee judgment or the accuracy of a decision shall be not be considered.

I've had to restrain myself from posting (which I know makes a lot of people happy). I just want to encourage all of you to not take everything you read at face value. Before you form your opinions and make judgements on something that is important to you.....do some research and question the information you are reading. There are so many people that have control of the media that have hidden agendas. Last nights Republican debate was a crystal clear example of MEDIA (and whoever owns it) trying to manipulate public opinion for their own agenda. I have said this many times before but I believe somebody at ohio.com (ABJ) has an agenda against THE University of Akron. Don't get caught up too much on olive jars...check the facts.

While getting the two OL back is nice, I'd like to give a shoutout to Kyle Ritz. I thought he played well as a replacement. Encouraging to see from a freshman.

Xavier goes on the road and takes down #1 Blue Jays 2-1

What you describe below is more reasonable than what I hear coming from Scar & Co. Take the historical strengths of the school, the bond with the local and regional communities, strengthen those and only then add around the margins. Scar describes a national vision, he almost-universally alienated those at the school and in the community, overemphasized budget issues and (IMO) manufactured a crisis that provided cover to fire a lot of people and free up cash for that "national" vision. If he were taking the emphasis on recruiting to a larger regional level that might make sense, and it would help if he possessed reasonable people skills and engendered support from the community. He appears to be failing on all accounts and I am one who believes that he essentially lied to all of us, creating a false sense of urgency to ram through his "vision" so far. Read some of the excellent articles about his administration on thedevilstrip.com and you'll get a better sense of what appears to be going on. Scar hired cronies from Toledo, paid them much larger salaries than those who they replaced, he unceremoniously dumped baseball in the worst way possible, he fired dozens of people who directly supported students and infrastructure, all because of a budget crisis that apparently isn't so severe as to keep him from additional pet projects like a "grand entrance" from Exchange. He obviously has made no friends among the media. I could go on but he's clearly well on his way to a failed leadership post at Akron, from which he'll depart to go somewhere else while the community and university are left holding the bag. I'll leave you with perhaps the most visible sign that Scar doesn't get it, nor do his minions nor the board: the expensive creation of a Corps of Cadets. There is absolutely zero logic behind creating one in a place that has no history suggestive of support of a Corps and that already offers a small but excellent ROTC program. Silly, embarassing, out of touch with the community, created by somebody who doesn't get it.