I think the bigger issue is how the government visa restrictions will affect international recruiting. ADs' and coaches' hands are tied; that's what "we" voted for.
https://www.uakron.edu/im/news/ua-back-at-no-1-in-the-world-for-polymer-science-and-plastics-engineering?fbclid=IwY2xjawLVUfhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHn4eFGoyD-_UG0Bge_yw-klCP_izA1dxyDI93RZhCDI1-52D-qCCoVIUAO9Z_aem__sUOaIuaY1bKvnga8Os9fw
Can our new football rivalry with UMass be for anything other than the Polymer Pigskin trophy?
(Athletic depts: feel free to run with that)
Any JMU matchup is of much more interest to me than Ark.St (they would have been a great MAC addition). Freeman, Johnson & Co. got throttled by them a couple of years ago so it will be good to have another go in Akron.