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This was strictly a career decision for Wright.She liked Akron a lot. Don't ask me how, but the assistant coaching job might be a quicker path to a major D-I school's head job.

I have been told that the JD and KD extensions are basically done.However, there is a lot of red tape involved with doing it. And the Board of Trustees have to approve it.I posted this on my blog a few weeks ago. This source who told me this has never been wrong before.

Here is a promotional image the team used...blogs.ohio.com/rasor

From my conversations with people who know more than me, here is the thinking:The Big East will split, and soon.The Big East will look for football members, probably taking Memphis and Central Florida.With those schools leaving C-USA, Akron would be a serious candidate to move up. The Big East right away? Probably not. But any shakeup could be good for the Zips.Don't get me wrong, either. I love the MAC. But we can't assume the MAC always will be there.

The athletic department will announce the new women's basketball coach at a press conference tomorrow at noon in the Rhodes Arena Tommy Evans Lounge.

Dan Kadar, the Buchtelite's new sports editor, did some snooping on who Mack Rhoades might choose for the women's basketball coach.I typed up what he told me, as well as some info on each candidate on my blog: The candidates

I talked to Domenik Hixon today about being drafted.He said he had not spoken with Denver until just minutes before the Broncos drafted him. I'm wondering if this is typical or out of the ordinary, because it seemed weird to me.I posted the story on my blog in case you want to read it.blogs.ohio.com/rasor

Domenik Hixon might be the nicest guy in the world. I guarantee his high character and work ethic played a part in him going in the fourth. Before the draft, Hixon was training from early in the morning to late at night. He was on a six-meal-a-day diet, too.He will be a good receiver in the NFL. I just wish he was playing for Cleveland.p.s. Dan Kadar knows more miscellany about the NFL Draft than Mel Kiper.

The Browns just traded for another sixth rounder.That seems like Hixon territory to me.blogs.ohio.com/rasor

He has some huge stats. He comes from a good basketball background, too.blogs.ohio.com/rasor

GoZips.com seems to think the injuries were not serious. Thank goodness.

Good question.This is pure speculation, but... Getsy, Kennedy, Z. Anderson, N. Robinson, K. Gonzalez, S. Hakes, I. Iveljic.Maybe also on D. Harvey, Arthur and B. Anderson.I'm not saying these guys are all draft picks, but they all could find a place playing on Sundays.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a fall issue of the Buchtelite.All football. All the time.Here are some good stories on Dennis Kennedy and Jabari Arthur.Kennedy - http://www.buchtelite.com/2006/0418/sports_01.shtmlArthur - http://www.buchtelite.com/2006/0418/sports_03.shtmlBy the way, good work Captain Kangaroo on keeping us updated on Steve McNees and Lance Jeter.blogs.ohio.com/rasor

Yep. He's gone to Clemson to be their top recruiting assistant.

How do you figure? Her contract was for $100,000. A contract is a contract, why would she settle for less? I'm just going off what Mack Rhoades told me.

The U worked out a deal with Kennedy on that last year. She isn't getting 100K.

I have been told these are basically done deals.blogs.ohio.com/rasor

Let me correct this....I am now not so certain that coach Kennedy was fired. In my eagerness to get you guys some news, I may have jumped the gun a bit.

She still had another year on her contract. The U will eat about $100,000.blogs.ohio.com/rasor

I'll give GP this: I find it much harder to commiserate with Adam Morrison, given his trash talking. If I were an opponent of his whose "grandmother is a whore," I would celebrate his tears.But for any other athlete, I think crying is acceptable. Take J.J. Redick, whose college career ended and NBA career took a near-fatal blow because he proved again he can't score against the most athletic teams in the nation (See Temple, LSU).

A communications law professor, Tim Smith from Can't State, told us the exact opposite. He said no one has the right to a byline.

Right, but as a Buchtelite employee, Brown's intellectual property belonged to the Buchtelite from the get-go.It's just like if you create an ad for WhiteSpace Creative. WhiteSpace owns the ad, not you.The Buchtelite owned this story, not Brown.

I like this journalistic debate.I will say that plagiarism is not the First Amendment issue here.The First Amendment issue is the university telling an independent newspaper how to operate, by threatening its staff members individually. Those three editors could have been kicked out of school if the "plagiarism" was true.If the Buchtelite had plagiarized an employee, which is damned near impossible when talking about your own staff members, it would be a state court case, not a Student Judicial Affairs issue. They had as much jurisdiction as they would if a student complained about Subway employees not putting enough tomatoes on sandwiches.To have the university hanging over the Buchtelite, and to have it threaten to kick editors out of school, is asinine and unconstitutional.But don't mind me; keep arguing. I just wanted to clarify some things.

I specifically asked Mack Rhoades about this. He said "We have to give our guys a chance to wins some games."That's AD speak for: We're scheduling a cupcake.

Zips fans should have no problem with Buckeyes fans, as long as they root for the Zips too. My problem with Buckeyes fans is when they go to school with me, and say they don't care about Akron.That frontrunning attitude really chaps my ass.