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I don't think we've got a general preseason 2024 thread going yet, so I'll post this here.

Wow! 84 ft is ~double (if not more) what the current video board is. The new board will essentially take up the real estate that is currently occupied by 1990s advertisement pieces. Here is the comparison... This coupled with better sound management (we need to let the band play more instead of obnoxiously blaring music constantly) will be a big boost to the gameday experience. There is a legitimate financial commitment being made by a select group of donors to Akron Athletics. Very encouraging.

Looking at all the mock drafts coming out, I’m feeling more and more confident that Enrique will be selected in the draft, which would be a big deal for our university. By the way, I know this is an Enrique thread, but I’m not seeing one for Ali Ali. Obviously, Ali does not have a shot at being drafted and will probably end up playing overseas if he wants to play professionally. However, I have inside information that Ali worked out for the Cavaliers today. I heard he looked good, and came off as well-spoken and a good kid (not surprising to any of us). One thing I did not know about him is that he and his significant other had a child last season.

Thanks Ohio State! 😂

I came here to post the same thing. All I can say is....it's about time!

Bump for Phil Steele.

Another dip in enrollment is likely, unfortunately, and not just for UA. It's been said often: Ohio has a stagnant population and "too many" universities. I think we have another issue: there are fewer and fewer high school seniors who intend on entering universities who are actually prepared for college work. I'll use my son as an example. He got through his first year at UA in mechanical engineering, but he really struggled with math (C-) and statics (failed). Here was a kid who graduated with honors from our supposedly excellent local school district, and he admitted that he was just not ready for the "hard classes''. UA's secondary problem after declining freshmen enrollment is the retention of current students. My kid is going back to UA for year two, but so many will not. I think UA’s freshman retention rate is under 50%. That might be worse, all things considered, than a smaller fall 2024 freshman class.

Beto Ydrach scores for the Puerto Rico National Team against Anguilla in a World Cup qualifier.

He decided it was time to retire and spend time with his family in Texas. Not everything has to be some kind of conspiracy theory.

It’s that time of year again. Athlon is the first I’ve seen for 2024. Athlon Sports All-MAC Teams 1st Team = CJ Nunnally (DL) and Bryan McCoy (LB) 2nd Team = Alex Adams (WR), Antavious Fish (LB), Darrian Lewis (DB) 3rd Team = N/A 4th Team = Bennett Adler (DL), Devontae Golden-Nelson (DB), Daymon David (DB) Phil Steele All-MAC Teams 1st Team = CJ Nunnally (DL) and Bryan McCoy (LB) 2nd Team = Antavious Fish (LB) 3rd Team = Alex Adams (WR) and Bobby Golden (PR) 4th Team = Lama Lavea (DL)

He should have waited to be member 16

Mark your calendars for August 25, 2024, the Cleveland Guardians are planning the second annual “UA Day at the Cleveland Guardians”. Full details at https://lwcal.uakron.edu/event/22864-ua-day-at-the-cleveland-guardians