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But it is the former administration that caused this holocaust!! If UA is going to get back on track….things need to change, cuts need to be made!! Balsy, you continuously criticize the cuts and changes SS is making. What would you suggest he do? The $60M deficit is not going away on its own! If the community wants to save EJ Thomas or the baseball team……..DO SOMETHING as Spin pointed out!! You support the teachers going to the media about cutting back the football program. Do you have any idea the damage they have done? In my opinion they made themselves look like fools and they sabotaged the efforts TB and staff are putting forth to build the program back up. It is going to be nearly impossible to recruit and I wouldn't be surprised if current players look to transfer. They took a stance….made a statement and provided nothing of substance to support their position and to anyone that did any digging on the subject - cutting back to D 1aa makes absolutely no sense. They did not do what teachers are supposed to do - RESEARCH!

Which administration are you referring to?

TB is the BOMB!! Dag Gummit Akron….get on board!! The cards have been dealt….the daggum stadium has been built…the campus is beautiful….the facilities are in place to get top recruits….the football team needs support to become an asset/beacon….something to rally around. It's time to pay the tab for everything that has been built and our football program's success or failure is going to dictate THE University of Akron's (Ohio Tech's) future. The investments will wind up being an avalanche that destroys or a snowball that grows in to something better than we have ever seen.

And you know all of this because of the depth chart surprises

Now talk about getting off topic. You guys are a riot…... Depth Chart is posted There are depth chart surprises (which turns in to) We are changing the offense (which turns in to) We are running the flex bone (which turns in to) The staff must be really high on Travon Chapman because they are designing an offense around him (which turns in to) Us having a great advantage going in to the season because there are no game films for anyone to studyAll from the depth chart being posted. Have fun studying the flex bone guys

What you site above DOES happen. The media does not make it a headline and cities are not destroyed in protest when it does happen. How often does an officer killed in the line of duty make headlines when killed by a criminal (white or black). NEVER!!! Why…..Because it does not serve the sympathetic liberal media.

And the same thing happens to white people….it just does not make the headlines and people do not destroy their own city protesting. BTW - the police officers (who are both white and african american I might add) have not had THEIR day in court yet. The only thing we know at this point is what the media is putting out.

No what it skip's comment speaks to is exactly what I said earlier. What has been "white-washed" in the media is that Freddie Gray was a perpetual criminal. The cops confronted him for a reason. What is "white washed" is that 90% of african american homicides were carried out by african americans (not the police).

I am not really that wrapped up because I take Cardale for what he is - an immature young athlete who will soon become a multimillionaire and now has a platform to tease the Zips and then speak about serious things as a teenager might do. Now that he has a BIG microphone and he wants to speak…..he is going to get challenged ;-) He needs to deal with it. I realize he is exaggerating but the point he appears to be trying to make is a bit hypocritical in my opinion. Even though I hate the Buckeyes, I actually liked him and rooted for him when he was simply a 3rd string quarterback. The world is right again and I now have a reason to hate the buckeyes even more.

Balsy, DIG we are talking about two separate things. 1- The issue I take exception to is his comment about the only one's dien are african americans. That is totally inaccurate and I find it disrespectful to other people (of all races) that die every day unjustly and/or for a good cause. SEPARATE TOPIC blacklivesmatter - I understand what it is all about, why it was started and I am not debating it. I think people generally get the respect they deserve or should I say EARN (any race). Are there still issues, yes. If you want to talk about what is going on in the streets today. I would like Cardale to explain the whole Freddy Gray debacle to me. Baltimore rioted and destroyed its own community over Freddie Gray. This was done before ANY of the facts of the arrest came out. Did any of these people give a damn about anyone's lives? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWJM2wZb1Ew The fact is Freddie Gray was a criminal…he sold drugs…..likely sold drugs to kids and teenagers. Did he care about the lives of the people assaulted and sold drugs to? March 20, 2015: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous SubstanceMarch 13, 2015: Malicious destruction of property, second-degree assaultJanuary 20, 2015: Fourth-degree burglary, trespassingJanuary 14, 2015: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distributeDecember 31, 2014: Possession of narcotics with intent to distributeDecember 14, 2014: Possession of a controlled dangerous substanceAugust 31, 2014: Illegal gambling, trespassingJanuary 25, 2014: Possession of marijuanaSeptember 28, 2013: Distribution of narcotics, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, second-degree assault, second-degree escapeApril 13, 2012: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, violation of probationJuly 16, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distributeMarch 28, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substanceMarch 14, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to manufacture and distributeFebruary 11, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substanceAugust 29, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, violation of probationAugust 28, 2007: Possession of marijuanaAugust 23, 2007: False statement to a peace officer, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substanceJuly 16, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance (2 counts)

Cardale Jones @CJ12_#AllLivesMatter why is it that the only ones getting beaten, killed when unarmed, & mysteriously dien in custody are African American Cardale has his opinion and his right to freedom of speech BUT this comment I find offensive and ridiculous African American's are NOT the only one's getting "beaten, killed and mysteriously dien" There are plenty of people of all races dying, to include police officers and soldiers who are trying to protect us - unfortunately all of there stories don't make headlines. OH, and regarding the "African American's dien" 90 percent of African American homicides are committed by African Americans. https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_6_murder_race_and_sex_of_vicitm_by_race_and_sex_of_offender_2013.xls

Moron Patrol http://downtrend.com/vsaxena/why-only-black-lives-matter?utm_source=fnot1&utm_medium=facebook

It would also help if there were more Zip fans at the game than Pitt fans ;-)

Is he in for a shock when he experiences fan support for the Tigers baseball team. In 2014 LSU led the NCAA with an average home game attendance of 10,880. Higher than a Zips football game :-(

Good for him!

THOSE WERE FUN TIMES!!!

They should have put Yedlin in MUCH SOONER!!!!!

USA vs Jamaica Yedlin vs Mattocks

Akron doesn't like the JAR, why would anyone expect a high profile team to want to come to the JAR.

BINGO. That is why I feel the initiatives SS has on the table are very smart. Specializing and the "Polytechnic" re-branding are consistent with what the state seems to want. I said it in a post a while ago - I am not surprised the other presidents were pissed at our announcement. I also think it was smart to try and keep this under wraps as long as possible (not be so transparent right now). We beat them to the punch!

Agreed. I though the points he brought up were accurate and real. Two things that stood out to me in particular; It does not make sense to move from Division 1 to Division 1AA. If you do anything, you move to division 3 if you want to save money. Hopefully this will HELP put this dumbass topic our faculty members brought up to bed (maybe those people should move to the top of the cut list ;-). 1AA is not an option. The big issue with attendance may be difficult to overcome. UA lives in the BIG shadow of the Browns and Ohio State. High school football is incredibly popular and well supported. Can't is down the road (not a big threat but they do take a little away from us).

CK - it's a great post but what do you expect SS or the AD to do? Get suckered in to a no-win media battle against against your own faculty? I hope they don't. The spade has been called a spade. We have beaten the iCoach holocaust into the ground. We get it. The answer and the solution is simple. The community needs to go to the games! Last year would have been great but it didn't happen, and we are a laughing stock. I guarantee if the community would have supported the team, we would have won 1-2 more home games and we might have signed a couple better recruits. The school has provided a first class venue, brought in one of the best coaches in the country. Show you care Akron. The team will be inspired and make you proud.

Pat is going to have a big year. MAC POY candidate. I have a sneaky suspicion J Ivey is going to to be unreal at some point.

would love to read it. hopefully someone has a subscription