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Suder isn't top 5 in a single statistic. What an absolute joke. This Miami OH story is incredibly annoying.

Elmer is the best player on Miami OH and I don't think it's particularly close. Suder has the ball in his hands more, but Elmer is what makes Miami OH anywhere near respectable.

Miami is 26-0 vs. Q3/Q4 and everyone is giving them unbelievable praise. Akron is 24-1 vs. Q3/Q4, with their lone loss being Q3 Murray State. Akron's 5 losses are all rated higher than any of Miami OH's opponents aside from Akron. Truly pathetic stuff from Miami OH.

Mahaffey Honorable Mention is a joke.

Horrendous lack of knowledge from Ken lol.

Within a week or 2 IIRC. You'll like the vest. Pricey in comparison, but I wear it all the time.

Amazing what the MAC can be when Balls, NIU, and the Directional Michigans aren't invited.

But he's rich and Wentz Financial has a very nice chunk of change to build his portfolio with.

There will be many more fans than that on Thursday at 11am.

Banged up other than his broken nose that he has been playing with for weeks? Haha

Tim O'Shea. Bobcat Attack has been using it for years to signal a coaching change.

I got the same email. The initial announcement made this seem way more relaxed than what it appears to be. Hopefully they aren't just choosing people from the Good Ole Club. Under 100 applicants isn't very many. Maybe it would be prudent to accept all the applicants at that number, mix up who attends the meetings each time for different perspectives, etc.

As a homeschooling parent, I am fully aware of the failures of the current education system. I'm not saying standardized tests are the end all be all. However, is there any proof that iPromise is successful? Are kids actually contributing to their community? Are they truly staying off the streets? Are they actually graduating high school and going to college? Where is there any proof? The only public data we have is that 2 out of 75 7th graders passed a proficiency test. That's 4 years of education at that school leading to 2.67% of the grade being proficient. A public testimony on this board stated that the iPromise part of UA sits empty. Sorry for another post about this @kreed5120 but I also believe it ties into the topic of this thread. UA is an urban campus, meaning the Akron community has a major influence on the university itself. If the city of Akron as a whole improves, so should the future of UA. Not to mention we're talking about guaranteed scholarships for Akron.

I'm all for helping these kids achieve lives they otherwise wouldn't have; if that requires some grace when it comes to grades/testing while improvement is shown in other areas of their lives/education, so be it. However, it is like pulling teeth to get any transparent data on the overall success of the school. Are these kids experiencing success in high school? What percentage are actually utilizing the scholarships? I know it's still relatively early, but the lack of transparency leads me to believe it's not as successful as they would like the public to believe. "Nothing is given; everything is earned," seems to be a complete contradiction to the model. Tying this back to UA - it doesn't seem like this is helping the university whatsoever. You're right - I don't. However, that's independent of my belief that the iPromise model doesn't actually translate to success in the community and that's my ultimate problem with the school. I don't care who created the school - stealing from taxpayers and potentially causing further harm to our youth isn't something I support. Some food for thought: 20-40% is the proficiency in reading and math for Akron Public Schools (the failures of our public education system are an entirely different discussion). 6-10% is the estimated proficiency for the iPromise school. The iPromise school is costing taxpayers $8M per year. How is that helping the community?

Considering taxpayers largely fund his iPromise school, no.

Sources also say Miami OH was turned down by every single P4 school and half the NBA for their basketball schedule, too. The sweaters are spending like drunken sailors. That's a bold strategy Cotton. Let's see how it plays out for them.