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This part. The university has hired Huron Consulting Group to help develop a specific strategic plan for the athletics department.

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/education/2026/05/14/university-of-akron-president-rj-nemer-future-plans/89729820007/ D3 here we come! Athletic facilities Nemer’s campus tour included a drive by the university’s athletic facilities that serve more than 500 student-athletes and spirit teams. Athletics – and the cost to operate them – will be a major focus as Nemer moves into his third year. The recent state performance audit found the university’s already struggling main operating fund covered a $24 million deficit for the athletic department two years ago, which was more than twice the average subsidy of $11.7 million at other Ohio Mid-American Conference schools. Roughly 15% of the $22 million in reductions the university’s board of trustees approved for this academic year were to come from the athletic department, according to the audit. The university has hired Huron Consulting Group to help develop a specific strategic plan for the athletics department. Nemer has pledged to raise athletic revenues and donor support as well as reduce the department's costs. But he said the reductions will not destroy what he calls a powerful brand engine that raises the university’s visibility and brings students, alumni and fans together. Bisconti said the faculty still has had “some ups and downs” with Nemer. She hopes he will continue to engage with campus leaders through the shared governance framework and continue to improve communication with faculty, which has been an issue with nearly every president. Faculty is also waiting to see how Nemer will address the university’s athletic spending, a primary source of frustration as more than 100 faculty positions have been reduced since 2020. “We’ve been hearing about cuts to athletics or increases in their revenue sharing for 20 years and have yet to see it,” she said.

He was uncoachable. They gave him plenty of rope at the beginning of the season.

I was on a Caribbean cruise last week. There was a large group of passengers at the pool one day who were wearing outfits that had both the US and Canadian flags intertwined. Everyone at the pool ended up loudly singing both countries national anthem. It was a fun afternoon.

If we add another guy, it will be 4.0 guy.

You guys are way to hung up on traditional positional definitions of who is on the court.

It looks like he suffered a leg injury his freshman year early on and barely played. It required off-season surgery and he attempted to play last year but never found his groove.

Colin White transferring to Akron after two years at Ohio State https://share.google/D6Lid1JKUMvOzJIcP

This is correct. One outing that benefitted all sports.

Nope

The Lady Zips have now won 9 in a row and sit in 1st place with a 15-3 record in MAC play.

I once took a whiz on a picture of Rick Pitino at the bottom of a urinal in a college bar in Lexington KY.

Eric can probably expect offers in the $750k range.

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It's a nice arena with really good sightlines. Nothing fancy.

A qoute from Dustin in today's ABJ. “I made the most of my ability,” he said. “I was really good at fouling people and yelling double-team when I threw the ball in the post, so they'd have to throw it out and I could shoot one because I couldn't get a shot on my own.” This is why he will be a good head coach. Humble guy.

Football itself is not a money losing proposition. It's the 85 other scholarships and costs to field the women's sports needed to comply with title 9.

Nope. Just an apology for not doing anything yet. It did say there would be no notice if you were not selected.

They haven't chosen anyone yet. Give them time.

Huggins told the AD not to hire Crawford. Peggy Elliot overrides the AD because she thought it was important for UA to have it's first diversity hire.

I wish JG well in his new endeavor. We survived Dambrots departure. We will survive this one too.

If there is one thing I have learned in 40 years owning a business, no one is irreplaceable, not even me.

The agents do a good job convincing these young people that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

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