Sons of ZN.o posters excepted, I'm sure that's what he meant Maybe you can give us an insight...what tipped the balance for your player to Akron? Was it Terry specifically? Other coaches? Campus/facilities? Academic progrum? Opportunity for much/early playing time? Any family ties to Ohio? Do tell!
It's negative publicity, nonetheless, which reflects on the university. KD has a boss who also has a boss who also has bosses and I'll just bet there are some discussions going on between them as to certain allowable limits and expectations going forward.
Why didn't it happen? The status quo has been sustained for 5 decades and counting. It seems there is great resistance to change at some level. Edit/update: It seems there is some pressure coming from the top.. http://www.vindy.com/news/2014/nov/16/tressel-charts-a-course-for-ysu-that-rec/
A merged Akron-Can't would be a directional school (UNEO) with 50,000 students. We would be UCF. We might be able to get into the AAC and compete with Cincinnati for 2nd fiddle in Ohio. Seems like a lot of drama for incremental gains.
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