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Old Clarky is researching as we speak! I may have to travel to Jonesboro, Arkansas. Everyone should feel free to Venmo me some funds to assist in the costs of this trip. The Venmo account is under SendClarkietoTahiti@venmo.com.

I've been saying this for years. The disparity between the P4 and G5 isn't just a few dollars a year. It's tens of millions of dollars that is almost impossible to balance out. There is good football being played at the G5 level. Enjoy it. There are just under 2,000 public universities in the United States. Most are doing poorly financially. The last thing the country needs is for some of them to waste time and money chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. This isn't professional European soccer where the reason for existence is money. Relegation is not a solution to any of the problems G5 schools have. In fact, the pursuit of the pot of gold would be further detrimental to those schools.

"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants."

Exacty. Others can down vote to thier heart's content, but it's our American anti-culture, mostly created and supported by people who have never set foot on a college campus let alone earned a degree, who have put college athletics on the path it is now - the have-everythings and the have-nothings - in an arms race to get to professional status. It's why I interact with students every day in my school who hardly (if at all) associate Ohio State Athletics with Ohio State University (I live in central Ohio). High school, college and university education is an afterthought in all this mess (it probabaly always was for a large percentage of college "scholar athletes"). We all let the media create a monster that is impovershing most D1 universities in this insane pursuit.

I've always thought the easiest solution would be to create a football pyramid, similar to European soccer. 3 tiers of teams with the possibility of promotion/relegation. Each team is ranked based on the previous season and they have the chance to move up/down halfway though the season. Teams play 12 games. First 6 include 4 evenly ranked teams and 2 games against teams in the tier above or below them. Then the next 6 are against teams in the same tier. This would prevent teams like Ohio State from scheduling nothing but cupcakes for the first 4 weeks, make sure we get great matchups all season long and give fans a lot more variety. I'd love to see Akron play more teams in football outside of the same old directional MAC schools.

Arkansas State's HC is Bryan Hodgson, who was an assistant at Buffalo from 2015-2019, and followed Oats to Alabama from 2019-2023. This probably belongs more in the game thread once @clarkwgriswold makes one (you're welcome for writing one of the paragraphs for you 😉), but I didn't want to forget this tidbit of information over the next month.

Not sure what I really want to say here, but here it goes Moorehead as coach? The topic of this thread This string ask if make or break season. He has had success elsewhere right? I really don’t have much knowledge of him other than perceived as good P1 OC and again had some HC success I am not really interested in him leaving. Want him to succeed. Did I expect some more success this year, yes. Talent, def & ST finally look much improved Offense is a mystery (especially with JM as head coach) Game coaching and discipline can be questioned. I think this is why I wrote this What is all the argument or comments about on….. unsupportive organizations. Comments about how the university runs the program. Negative comments on AD I don’t really see much supporting these statements I am not trying to state there isn’t an issue here or there but I don’t see anyone spelling it out or supporting statements. And I surely don’t claim to know. Is there really these issues that would keep Joe from making progress with the program. Maybe it creates a bigger head wind but is this really the reason we are where we are? If so please explain, support, etc. Last – just some rambling I am often critical of UA. Any of us are. Some deserved. Things I have seen Loud music Game day experience could just be a whole lot better (I know you may ask me support my statement) Blocking off lot 9 for disabled parking last year Concessions Often not open. Pricing too high Show some fan appreciation, community involvement, Did I mention Game day experience????

You fire Jim Dennison for Gerry Faust (after 8 win season and going to 1aa playoffs) You fire JD Brookhart for Rob Ianello (while opening a brand new stadium.....iCoach, really?) You fire Terry Bowden for Tom Arth (Bowdens are CFB royalty.....Arth was 9-13 at UTChat) What do you expect!!!??? These have got to be three of the dumbest moves in the history of CFB and have SUNK Zips football!! Especially crazy moves from a school that cannot afford buyouts!!

On the road at Arkansas State will be a tough Game #1.