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Damn...what do they say at OSU, Muck Fichigan?This is a tough loss to take.

Am I able to follow the game anywhere other than the Big Ten network?

I hate to say it, but a tie against a struggling program is the equivalent of a loss.

We really need to pull this one out. A tie against a weak Michigan program isn't going to look good on the resume.

Are we down 1-0?

28-17 OU wins. Chisel goes for 125 and 2 TDs, and LR8 has nearly as many rushing as passing yards.

+1.

Coastal Carolina coached by Akron alum Shaun Docking coming in at #20.http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-soccer...ng_shaun01.htmlI'm also getting excited thinking of what the bracket might look like. Could we end up getting Louisville or UVA at home? Wisconsin is about the only Big Ten team we haven't played and/or beaten during Coach Porter's tenure though they'd potentially be very well-prepared for cold weather.

I'd love to see NIU get an at-large bid. Would stop some of the complaining over the MAC as a conference. I wish them well in al of their remaining contests unless they play the Zips.+1.

Completely unnecessary to include random, unrelated political commentary in your post. This has nothing to do with the federal government. Money would likely come from the City and State.

I think that is true. But I will argue that is better for us to be under rated than over at this time. I would rather them have something to prove....and work to prove it.No, we need a top 4 seed for the Tournament to be guaranteed home games through to the Final Four. The prospects of playing UConn or Maryland on the road are ominous.

I'm not sure this even matters. We just want Akron people to support Akron, instead of going elsewhere. Right?And Akron should have a convention center. Were a large enough city.We do. It's called the John S. Knight Center.

When there are 500 or so actual butts in the seats for a UA football game, it's no longer called a crowd. It's more like a get together.

They drive to blossomBrowns fans drive to Columbus to see a winner.

The large MAC schedule is why I believe in the worst of rebuilding years we should be 6-6. If the scheduling is done properly, we get two OOC wins (vs. D1-AA and Sun Belt-esque team) and 4 in the MAC (Can't and UB need to be guaranteed every year and two other wins should not be hard to come up with especially if EMU is on the slate).

I'll just add that a new arena regardless of its location is likely better for the growth of the program and university than remaining in the JAR indefinitely.The basketball facility and current state of the football program are likely the only major factors limiting our attractiveness to more prestigious athletic conferences.

In my opinion, his antics against UNM that ultimately cost us a win preclude Mattocks from being captain. He's a great player, but his actions demonstrate that he should not currently be in a position of leadership.

Unless comparing a non-profitable school that eliminates its athletics department to OSU, the RELATIVE student life quality is a wash. I could have been more clear about that. Thanks for calling me out on it. And also to clarify, I'm not making an argument for or against the elimination of non-profitable athletics departments. I was just describing an underlying theme of the above linked article. You make a good point about sports medicine and management internships. I assume universities would rely much more heavily on high schools for such opportunities. OSU buys wins in September because they essentially have to be undefeated to play in the National Championship game. Hence, OSU would never play 4 OOC games against teams of UT's or UF's magnitude. OSU rarely plays one such OOC game every year.

Right, universities are about learning and creating new knowledge (research). But I think you are missing the point. OSU is the only institution in Ohio that earns a profit on its athletics budget. If all the non-profitable athletics departments were eliminated, the student life component that you mentioned in comparing any school to another (with the exception of OSU) is not an issue. In the end, it's a wash and the students would end up benefiting by not having to subsidize athletic departments anywhere. And if all the non-profitable athletics departments were eliminated nationally, OSU would play Texas, UF, etc. quite frequently and that might actually get boring. In the end, OSU needs the other non-profitable schools so that they can buy 4 OOC home games per year. And this is not me OSU bashing...I've attempted to remain objective in making these points.

I think if we win out, we definitely get a top 4 ranking and seed for the Tournament. We will likely be able to tie one and maybe even lose another and still hang in there. In my opinion, the team has some gelling to do before we can reasonably expect to win out and make a run for the Final Four.

...or something akin to one of Coach Porter's quotes about really building a juggernaut here.

Now THAT'S turning lemons into lemon-aid! More like polishing a turd, CK.

Dennis Green..."Playoffs?! Playoffs?!" or the famous AI quote, "We're talkin' about practice?!" followed by the long sought after mushroom cloud emoticon.

If the Big Ten, Big 12 (8?), and SEC won't take them, WVU becomes the only major program to be demoted to a mid-major conference in all of this madness. If the BE takes the teams you say, I think they lose their automatic BCS birth. I'd prefer to see the BE implode myself...there needs to be an emoticon for a mushroom cloud!

And the only team we've beaten this year is ranked #240...only 246 teams are listed in the rankings...and we didn't exactly blow VMI out.