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Why does the MWC think that associating with a conference several competitive levels beneath them will enhance their chance at a BCS bid? I'd argue that Houston/UCF/SMU are better than the new MWC best teams without TCU BYU and Utah.

CUSA and MWC trying to get a BCS bid for the best team in the 2 conferences. Sadly, the MAC can't even get in that conversation.

Army says no to the BE.

Seriously?

Pretty much. If I recall, Coleman Commons calls for the extension of the same kind of greenspace design towards the REC to be mimicked where the tennis courts are, along with some other greenspace additions (what i believe theyre working on right now) this is what the design calls for, though modified slightly to accomodate for the changes already made to the soccer stadium (moved north and west a bit - walk between practice field is gone) but generally still the same. right now they're building the "sitting steps" (which already look pretty cool in front of Buchtel), and the ampitheatre stage.

fyi, the second phase of coleman commons is underway. didn't see it mentioned.

woooo

that goal was sick

this can't be real

I'd be more than okay with picking up Luke Fickel whenever the OSU fans inevitably run him out of town.

we could be up by 15 and i'd have 0 confidence in a win

they say Akron is 486-487 all time. will we ever hit .500 again?

35-13 in the 4th at home...for shame, Temple! Wasn't Toledo terrible just two years ago? I wish we rebuilt like that. Toledo must not be in the Cleveland footprint. Yea..wish we could rebiuld...or build like that. At least we did not choose the Pitt model. I'd take the Pitt model right now! yeah me too. beating the #16 team in the country 44-17 by game 5 of the rebuilding year.

My $.02. The first step in a great student section is getting them there. It has to be the "cool thing" to do. Like it or not. Now that they're there, make cheering the "cool thing" to do. You guys are just getting greedy it'll happen. There were 2800 students, you're doing something right.

I think we're in a good spot when we're complaining about the noise levels of 1800 students at a soccer game. As for the "super rowdies" comments, quit alienating the other fans. That's why no one sits down low at the bball games.

Wow, players have to love that.

PN7 has appeared in all three games this year. Here are his stats. 6 completions on 17 attempts for 43 yards. That's a 35% completion for 2.5 yards per catch. No TDs with 1 interception and 3 sacks. You can add 7 drops that makes him 13 for 17 and the interception was from a hit from behind Why do WR's only drop balls for Nicely?

Why do you say that? What ignorance is showing in this thread? I expected to see OSU/UM. It's billed as "The Game". I expected to see UT/OU. I mean after all, Texas is the 800 pound gorilla in the state with the 2nd largest population. I sure as hell didn't expect to see Oregon/Arizona in there. I knew the SEC was popular, but I thought there would be some other conferences represented. I figured OSU/Wisky would be a potential top tenner. But I guess that shows his little I know about CFB. I am sure you could rattle off the list before you even saw it.Again, I just laugh at these guys because they try so hard and always fail...I find it amusing that anyone can be so butthurt yet keep making themselves look foolish while denying it.This board is for entertainment and these guys provide it with their schtick.this is irony

East Carolina has already applied to the BE, and the BE's top targets right now are the service academies, and then ECU and UCF.I don't think Akron has any chance at the BE, but I do think we make the best case for moving up out of the MAC, save for Temple. Would be cool to maybe be a player in the new CUSA/MWC.

thanks mrs. nicely

same as ND. They'll eventually get what they want.Though I would love to see both left out in the cold.

Mizzou has an offer from the SEC supposedly but is waiting for the Big XII to implode. It's about to get pretty crazy in the next week or so.http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/20/31553...-offer-but.html

From Brett McMurphy, via Twitter:"Multiple Big East sources said they have been told by WVU officials that WVU rejected by ACC & SEC"but yeah, academics don't matter. As a Pitt fan...this hurts to say...I'd like to see WVU make it somewhere. The Backyard Brawl is huge, and ever since JoePa quit scheduling Pitt, they've been Pitt's #1 rival. This bodes well for the BE, as they were 100% toast w/o WVU. I'm guessing we'll see a conference of WVU, Cinci, Louisville, Memphis, UCF, and the Big 12 leftovers as the 5th "BCS" conference.