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Boom. Love the guaranteed game against Clemson. Is Georgia also on our side?

Would the NCAA dare strip us of our wins against Canisius and NC Alphabet Soup?

Reading these articles, Cykron is dead on. I'm starting to develop a disdain for Cornhusker fans, or at least their media coverage.

My thoughts exactly. Random timing and player.

Visited Wrigley for the first time ever a little over a month ago. It was pretty cool. It's weird that the bleachers are separated from the rest of the stadium, though. Also got to enjoy a Cubs loss! Lots of televised games. I love it, especially week 1 on Fox against Nebraska. @Cykron should invite us all to a massive tailgating party in Ames.

I did assume, after reading the title of position and article, that the person was responsible for admissions diversity (something I personally believe is wrong, judging and admitting people based on their skin color/heritage/race). However, I will go back to a previous question I posted. Are the other aspects of the job duplicated in other community-involvement positions?

My apologies for triggering you with my source. I came across the article, drawn mostly by the fact that it named a fellow MAC school (OU), and couldn't believe that a diversity czar makes that much. It made me wonder, aware of Akron's financial troubles, if we had one of these and if their salary was similar. I also never knew that it was a position in the first place. I still am not quite sure I understand the positive effects the diversity aspect of this position has, especially at its price tag. The community engagement aspect I understand, but aren't there other community engagement positions? Sorry for posting this in the Off Topic section, Balsy. Won't happen again.

OU, no (at least not in their current state). Buffalo, probably (depending on how the season is going). Fact is, shaping a schedule like this to replace a bottom-level MAC squad with a top 4 MAC squad can only help in the end. Kreed is right, it will still take a strong OOC to make a difference, but that's why I suggested combining the end of the conference schedule with another conference.

Fascinating. I could see this extending to conference partnerships - i.e. CUSA's top 4 or 5 playing the MAC's top 4 or 5 to close out the season (makeshift Bracketbuster essentially).

6'4". I can't stop focusing on that at WR.

I didn't read the press release, and for good reason. Look no further than the 2017 College Cup shield being used in the graphic for inaccuracies in the release. I was going off memory, and I guess I mixed in a few typical NCAA Tournament teams with last year's participants - Creighton, Syracuse, UCONN.

What percentage of the OOC schedule is teams that made the tourney last year? Looks to be pretty high, if I remember correctly.

You're absolutely correct, which is why when I said a couple of years, I was referring to the scheduling aspect - not the re-establishment. Not this upcoming season, but the following season, I expect to see a schedule similar to OU's (maybe not the home game against Purdue). I need to work on better wording and clarity in my posts apparently. Haha.

My apologies if I was unclear with my post. I wasn't suggesting that the Zips schedule like that in the present, but rather what a schedule could and should look like in a couple years once we re-establish ourselves.

Side note. I know scheduling is a big topic around here, and it looks like Saul is going to give himself every opportunity to save his job in Athens. Highlights for OU... - At Xavier this upcoming season - Possibly a tournament in Jamaica with Georgetown as a confirmed opponent (field yet to be announced) - At Purdue this upcoming season - Purdue AT THE CONVO the following season?! Who do we have confirmed outside of the Cayman Islands tourney? P.S. Sorry for plugging Kitty Attack. I frequent as a non-registered guest often, though, as they are the second best fan board in the MAC and typically have some good nuggets. Plus, I especially like to see their fan base in disarray over the state of their program currently.

It makes a lot of sense for him both career wise and location wise. It's just a bit out of left field to consider him, a guy as you said with zero women's basketball coaching experience (minus the summer camps).

Whoa.

I wonder how much Akron's makes, assuming we have one.

Nick Goddard 2.0?

I doubt it. Appearing in only 10 games for an OU squad that was bitten by the injury bug and flat out blew last year isn't exactly enticing. Only shot 22% from the field, too. With Walsh, he'll still be getting his education paid for, and Walsh has fine academics.

Oh I could give a crap about LeBron's BS. Haha. I just think a good showing can earn us some respect, while also pocketing over a million dollars.

Respect is earned.

This is such a great recruiting matchup for us. It gets our name into the minds of the Columbus-area recruits who might not be good enough for significant playing time at OSU, but want to stay somewhat close to home. That actually goes for a lot of OSUcks-fan-recruits in general. I can see it now. Ramart leads us on a game-winning drive to beat the Suckeyes.