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I think "decaying" is a bit of an exaggeration. There is some poor concrete that needs addressed. But as far as the stands, press box, bathrooms, field, etc go, it is a very nice stadium. One that would cost in excess of $150 million if it were built today.

I would love to get more of these teams on the regular schedule and have tournaments with a chance for an upset of a bigger name, but I can't complain about getting some solid games on the schedule. I like seeing how we stack up against the other respectable mid-majors

My comment wasn't to be taken seriously. I was just making a small joke at our own expense.

Over a 10 year period, Mother Nature will be more harsh on any NE Ohio stadium's concrete than if there were weekly sold out crowds. Most new construction roofs are not expected to last very long because of the wear and tear during construction so The Big Dialer may be in need of a roof replacement in the next 4-5 years.

It should be in pristine condition. Very little wear and tear as we've been practicing social distancing at games for the past 10 or so years.

Arth was brought in making ~50k more than what we were paying Bowden and Arth had 0 FBS experience and we gave him a 3x pay raise compared to what he was making at Chattanooga. We pretty much bid against ourselves as I didn't see anyone else bidding for his services. Why pay someone $500k when you can probably get him to do the job for $300k? It just doesn't seem like a solid business strategy. As you see more schools cut subsidies, the amount head coaches and assistants make is going to decrease, not increase. Not just at Akron, but everywhere. You're already seeing it happen at WMU. Last month they hired a basketball coach for about 60% of what they were paying Hawkins. As contracts expire, coaches will be forced to take pay cuts or they will be replaced by someone who will do the job for less. Salaries were artificially inflated due to institutional support. You take away that institutional support and make athletic programs become more self sufficient, those salary bubbles pop. Akron football brings in somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-7 million in revenue. No private business that does 7 million in revenue would pay their CEO $500k then have an additional 7 or so VPs making north of 6 figures. That's not a sustainable business model.

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It's National Zipper Day everyone! A BIG shout out to Benjamin Franklin Goodrich. Hope he's tuned in! And to the legendary Margaret Hamlin whose name was picked as the official nickname of The University of Akron athletic teams. That was in I think 1927. Hello, Maggie!

Commenting to both of your comments. First one, you would think the they could develop a rivalry. I have an idea. Let's first crawl. Just declare it a rivalry. Years ago, the mayor of Atlanta inserted the word "international" into the name of their airport and they didn't have a single international flight at the time. Today, I believe it is the busiest airport in the world with it's own international terminal. It's all so simple. The one I quoted. Why not give YSU the boot and play Toledo every year? Playing YSU is Mickey Mouse. I know this because it is the kind of idea Terry Pluto would think was a good idea. Akron would, at that point, play every Ohio MAC school every year. Not to be a jerk, but your last paragraph over complicates the issue. It isn't that hard. The AD of Toledo and the AD of Akron get together and contract an annual game against one another. Does this sound impossible? If anyone would like, I can provide an example of a case where it worked perfectly, last season. Schools like ours never think outside of the box in a realistic manner.