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I thought that too. Pair that up with the limited events that you can have with the limited design, and the U could wind up eating a LOT more than they bargained for..

There are two different costs of the building. The cost of building it The cost of operating it, if the income doesn't cover the expenses. No matter what the taxpayers are paying the loan on the cost of building it. When (if) the operating company loses money, the U will cover those costs. So let's say the building needs to book 100 dates to cover expenses and break even. If it only books, say, 20, it's operating at a loss. The University would cover those losses. Meanwhile the building loan is still being paid by the taxpayer.

The argument is they/we don't want to pay for it in the first place. That's what you have to counter. The initial construction cost.

The anti-gym groups have a hell of a head start. I haven't heard anything pro- outside of this forum.

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We knew this was coming... "Two groups oppose Summit County sales tax increase" http://www.ohio.com/news/local/two-groups-oppose-summit-county-sales-tax-increase-1.504138

What can be measured is how much more people are spending on jerseys and T-shirts and all that other crap. Then figure in what the ticket agencies are going to make now, when in the past few years they couldn't get face value from Cavs duckets. That's not a transference of money from outside the region. I didn't see a lot of people spending that cash on Cleveland Indians and Canton Charge gear. Or being raped by ticket agents to go see the games.

I was never as pissed about the Decision as everyone else. For months the Cleveland media talked about how LeBron never had a "college signing day" where he sat behind four baseball hats, and they showed highlights and everyone talked him up, and then he picked one up and put it on. They kept saying he missed out on that and should do it for his Decision. His people were obviously listening. They just thought he was going to put on a Cavs hat. Of course those same media members crucified him when he did what they said he should do.

I decided a long time ago that with pro sports, I root for the name on the front of the jersey, not the name on the back. And today my NBA team is a hell of a lot better than it was last week. The best player in the NBA is on my team now. Is Cleveland big enough for Johnny Football AND Mr. Basketball???

Just imagine how big a circus it will be in two years... I don't see any of these guys signing for more than two years. Why? The CBA is up, and the teams are looking at a much higher salary cap because of the increased TV revenue. Which should also increase the amount of caish a maxed player makes. When a conversation on the Mike and Mike show makes Fox8 news, you know the world is going to hell.

Just imagine how big a circus it will be in two years... I don't see any of these guys signing for more than two years. Why? The CBA is up, and the teams are looking at a much higher salary cap because of the increased TV revenue. Which should also increase the amount of caish a maxed player makes. When a conversation on the Mike and Mike show makes Fox8 news, you know the world is going to hell.

And he's n the game at 32 minutes!!!

Answer #3. Student engagement.

The new rags are out. Lindy's and USA Today have us finishing second in the East behind BGSU. Athlon has us third behind BGSU and Ohio. Lindys and Athlon has us winning 6, USA Today says we win 7. I think we win 6 based on an easier schdule, the rest is up to the players improving. Could be 7, could be 8.

So, when you rant about the sport How are we suppose to enjoy it for what (you think) it is, when you're constantly ranting all your excuses about why you think people are watching? After telling us we shouldn't be researching ratings that prove your first rant is full of shit. Did you learn those debate "strategies" in college?

"He played for the Akron Zips before he was TRADED to Seattle."

You mentioned kids home from school with nothing else to watch as the reason the World Cup is so popular. There are more sports on TV, which may be one reason baseball and basketball ratings are dropping. You don't have to watch the NBA circus to watch sports now. It wasn't long ago a hockey fan was SOL, it was basketball or shitty sitcoms. Now you have more choices, and we get a much better picture of what people want to watch.

Unlike the other sports where flopping is a strategy (hello, NBA?? NFL??) the clock in soccer doesn't stop. You either get your ass up or you watch your team play a man down while you lick your wounds. The injury reports from this tournament reads like an NFL injury report.

The problem is the season is three months long. You would be going to soccer games in March in northeast Ohio. Ask any college baseball fan about that. OTOH that would open the north up to hosting the tournament.

Funny, the biggest demographic of MLS and EPL broadcasts are white males 35-54 making 40K-75K. True, both are seeing increased ratings, while baseball, basketball, and auto racing ratings are dropping.

When ratings keep increasing for weekly broadcasts of American and English league track or gymnastics, I'll buy that.

And then the D hangs out at the midfield and allows Portugal to tie.

Yedlin getting lots of kudos for a great play and pinpoint cross. US up 2-1.

Right now the MAC champion goes to the GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile, although NIU showed a couple years ago we could go to a BCS bowl if ranked high enough. We're also contracted with the Little Caesars's Bowl in Detroit and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise. I don't know how long those contracts are for. I wish we could get into higher profile bowls, but not if we're going to be embarassed (like NIU was in the 2012 Orange Bowl).

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