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Thanks for posting this. I threw up in my mouth a little when I saw the news. If I may, I'd like to throw in some more adjectives. In addition to stupid, it's gross, disgusting, greedy, obnoxious, degrading, nauseating, and predictable.

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

There is a new high definition ribbon board being installed at the base of the upperdeck on the east grandstand in addition to the new main board. This and the size of the main board will open up much more in the way of local sponsorship/advertising. BTW, all of this was paid for by Learfield. Around $1 million.

The McDonald’s Big MAC

The Marathon Athletic Conference would still technically be the MAC

occam's razor

You're incredibly naive if you believe MAC commissioner, ADs and presidents aren't already talking about this as a revenue possibility as well.

An adult dance club should sponsor one of the leagues - that would at least be more accurate to the actions of these power conferences. Nobody wants this level of corporate involvement. This decision is getting destroyed, and these spineless commissioners and ADs don't care as long as their pockets are lined. All it would take is for a group of people with integrity, morals, and a spine to say, "SEC, Big Ten - you can go sword fight in the same urinal together. We don't want to play your game and instead want to cater to the fans of COLLEGE ATHLETICS, not your semi-pro BS. Enjoy whatever the future has in store." Then create a separate league that goes back to the roots of college athletics. Side note: I did see someone suggest that Anheuser-Busch should sponsor a league and name it Busch League. I might be able to get on board with that haha.

Thanks Ohio State! 😂

The MAC (Go) Daddy Conference ApplePAC

I want to see "Chico's Bail Bonds - Let Freedom Ring" on the 25s

Dr. Miller was hired to accomplish 2 main objectives: 1. Stabilize the university's finances. Fact: They recently had to dip into emergency funds AGAIN to the tune of $30MM and are on track for another $50MM shortfall next year. This "rainy day" fund is drying up. 2. Reverse enrollment declines. After much hullabaloo about attracting a whopping 11 more students than the year before in fall 2023 (even though undergrad enrollment declined by nearly 200), the board was disappointed and embarrassed to hear that enrollment is projected to decline again in the fall 2024. And not by a small number. The board had to do something, even if only for optics. When enrollment numbers are released in September there will be a hue and cry from faculty, alumni, etc. The university is caught in a severe financial emergency.

I don't know what the roots of college athletics are. There has always been a level of sleaze in athletics. There is a level of sleaze in everything. I would like to see a separate division that provides a great experience for the athletes students alumni fans and general communities around the schools. With some thought and effort it shouldn't be that difficult or expensive. Stat with playing every game on Saturday when you can maximize the benefits to every group.

This is concerning. It's double the national average for drop out rates freshman to sophomore years.

Bring him home.

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.

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.

Yaaaaawn.

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2023/05/138923/ohio-state-will-pay-1-6-million-to-marshall-in-2024-1-8-million-to-nevada-and-charlotte-in-2029-for-games-at-ohio-stadium The payout is on the order of $1.8M

My ideal game is a completely empty stadium, on a Saturday afternoon, with the exception of me and Mrs. GP1, the luckiest woman in the world. However, I know that isn't good for the program so I can only dream.

Being in the Akron section in 2021 when we scored first was electric. We got free tickets as students and were sitting 10 rows up from the field. It really was a cool environment, just a little more exciting than Tuesday Night MACtion