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I have officially asked the AD...or whoever answers the mail. There is a rough draft of the roster on the site now in need of some serious attention. I noticed that the previous media guides were posted aroung August 17th. Threre is still time to get these done.

All incoming freshmen. Are there any missing because it looks pretty complete minus those who have left the progam. Just don't look at the details. Football - 2010 Roster Season 2010-112009-102008-092007-082006-072005-06 40 Austin Bailey FB 5-11 248 Fr. West Friendship, Md. (DeMatha Catholic HS) 24 Giorgio Bowers RB 5-9 210 Fr. Olympian Fields, Ill. (Rich Central HS) 19 Clay Cameron LB 6-0 205 Fr. Dresdon, Ohio (Tri-Valley HS) 58 Nico Caponi DE 6-2 264 Fr. Sandusky, Ohio (Sandusky Perkins HS) 1 Adam Charles QB 6-2 205 Fr. Girard, Ohio (Girard) 44 Jawon Chisholm RB 6-0 193 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. (Harrisburg HS) 30 Seth Cunningham CB 6-0 177 Fr. Medina HS (St. Edward HS) 93 Richard Hall TE 6-3 230 Fr. Wheeling Park, W.Va. (Wheeling Park HS) 78 Micah Lio OT 6-7 285 Fr. Butler, Pa. (Knoch HS) 32 ShelDon Miller DB 6-0 195 Fr. Monessen, Pa. (Monessen HS) 40 Nolan Plate LB 6-0 184 Fr. Centerville, Ohio (Kettering Alter HS) 87 Anthony Ritossa TE 6-4 220 Fr. Adrian, Mich. (Adrian HS) 35 Keith Sconiers WR 6-3 190 Fr. Calumet Park, Ill. (H.L. Richards HS) 47 L.T. Smith S 6-0 186 Fr. Painesville, Ohio (Riverside HS) 48 Darius Washington LB 6-3 185 Fr. Twinsburg, Ohio (Twinsburg HS) 50 Jamar Williams LB 6-1 215 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Westerville South HS)

Apparently Ritossa is from Michigan and not Ohio...?

Is Richard Hall a Tight End?

I am under the impression that many of the recent openings in the Athletic Department have been filled by internal candidates. Did they ever go out and replace the openings after the promotions?

I have officially asked the AD...or whoever answers the mail.

Only a group of religious zealots that think they are saints on earth could think like the BYU administrators.

What happens if soccer loses a couple of games??

I think three years is a good time period as well. I think during that time period, the University needs to look at all options internally, with the MAC membership and non-BCS schools. If things are not working out in the next three years, changes will need to be made. At least if they talk about a division between I-AA and I-A now, some thought will have been put into it before it actually happens. A fourth year of transition may be needed, but it could happen. My biggest concern is we do nothing and allow ourselves to become an even further victim of the BCS schools. If they create their own division on their terms, we are screwed as we will have had no say. If we create our own division on our own, we dicide what we look like and who we are going to go to bat with. Let's do things on our terms. If you can't see that there are going to be drastic changes in college football in the next 4-5 years, you either choose to ignore the change or you simply aren't paying attention. College football is changing rapidly and will continue. Nebraska decided to take the bull by the horns and decide their own fate. Colorado did the same thing. We and the rest of the non-BCS schools need to dictate our moves. Is the non-BCS component of FBS football already a division within a division of College Football? Why make it official in it is not required. Sure BCS schools have an undeniable advantage over MAC, WAC, Sunbelt, Mountain West, and C-USA teams but they spend much more as well. Your approach of “going out on our own terms” is similar to preemptively quitting when you know you are about to be fired. There is no indication that FBS plans to cut ties with the rest of FBS. In fact, they are already fighting off challenges that the organization is a monopolistic organization. BCS teams could gain a little I guess by not having to tip out the 5 lowly conferences but they would in turn not be supporting a competitive pool from which to purchase some quality games and purchase some wins. The BCS teams spend much more and often show larger losses than many MAC schools. Should they be forced to drop out of the BCS ranks for the sake of cutting costs?

Posted on gozips.com 2010-11 Akron Men's Basketball Schedule: Thurs., Nov. 4 - John Carroll (exhibition) Fri., Nov. 12 - Millikin Tues., Nov. 16 - at Dayton Sat., Nov. 20 - Youngstown State Wed., Nov. 24 - Cleveland State Wed., Dec. 1 - at Detroit Sat., Dec. 4 - at Illinois-Chicago Sun., Dec. 12 - at Temple Wed., Dec. 15 - at Minnesota Sat., Dec. 18 - Bethune Cookman Tues., Dec. 21 - vs. UALR^ Wed., Dec. 22 - vs. Stetson^ Thurs., Dec. 23 - vs. Miami (Fla.)^ Wed., Dec. 29 - Arkansas-Pine Bluff Mon., Jan. 3 - Oral Roberts Sat., Jan. 8 - Can't State* Wed., Jan. 12 - Ohio* Sun., Jan. 16 - at Buffalo* Wed., Jan. 19 - at Miami (Ohio)* Sat., Jan. 22 - Bowling Green* Wed., Jan. 26 - at Northern Illinois* Sun., Jan. 30 - Central Michigan* Wed., Feb. 2 - at Eastern Michigan* Sat., Feb. 5 - at Toledo* Wed., Feb. 9 - Western Michigan* Sat., Feb. 12 - Ball State* Tues., Feb. 15 - at Bowling Green* Sat., Feb. 19 - Bracket Buster (TBA) Wed., Feb. 23 - Miami (Ohio)* Sat., Feb. 26 - Buffalo* Wed., Mar. 2 - at Ohio* Sat., Mar. 5 - at Can't State* Schedule subject to change Home games played at Rhodes Arena (5,500) ^-Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic, Las Vegas, N.V. *-Mid-American Conference game

Pretty good segment on the Zips. Coach I wore a mic and provided some pretty entertaining sound. It is definitely worth a look. They love Nicely. I think the media and other team's coaches and fans think more of Nicely than many on this board.

Should we start a thread about dropping to the Community College ranks? It would be cheaper and business is booming for them. The University is spending money on long overdue upgrades to academic, residence, and athletic facilities. This is part of a broad strategy to make Akron the best option for higher education around. I say keep up the good work. You must build additional facilities if 27% or so more students will be on campus. If you are not moving forward you are going to die in a recession. Most strong businesses and institutions view recessions as opportunities for growth. Halting in the middle of a sweeping strategic plan is not good. The growth must be sustained because it is planned and organized to meet projected needs in future years. Also, do not compare the University of Akron to the broader economy. Higher education is experiencing a boom right now with more students signing on everyday. The national economy and the tax base is shrinking and will undoubtedly have an impact on future funding but it is not a fair comparison. Right now Akron must continue to grow to ensure that it receives a fair share of the funding that will be available. A university is an economic engine in the transition of the economy from a manufacturing-based to a knowledge-based model. Therefore it would be unwise to cut spending on higher education too much in the future for shortsighted social welfare programs. Increasing students will allow the university to realize some savings due to higher volumes of students. Spread the future burden over more students to reduce the impact of funding cuts on individual students.

It is getting a late start because the tribe game is is about to end 10-6 in the bottom of the 11th. Adjust your DVR.

Hangover? What hangover? I don't see any problems in our society today with our government and citizens spending like drunken sailors..... Wait a minute, we're as broke as a welfare recipient on the last day of the month. The University has a good bond rating . It is necessary to take on debt to grow as fast as it has. 26.9% growth between 2005 and 2009 is pretty amazing. I would say that the state of the University is strong and the future is bright. Don't let facts get in the way GP. CREDIT SUMMARY: UA is nearing the end of an aggressive multi-year and largely debt-funded CIP, which while driving strong enrollment growth, increased financial leverage and more recently began pressuring operations. Full-time equivalents (FTEs) increased a significant 26.9% between fall 2005 and 2009, reaching 21,742. Due to increases in debt service and other expenses associated with the university's recent growth, the margin recently shifted into negative territory, reaching negative 5% in fiscal 2009. Fitch notes that management anticipates a more break-even to positive margin for the fiscal year that recently ended on June 30, 2010. Despite this deterioration in operating margin, the university buoyed its balance sheet resources over the past several years and established a solid operating cushion. At the end of fiscal 2009, available funds of $226.7 million provided coverage of 51.1% of fiscal 2009 operating expenses and 51.7% of pro-forma debt, up from 34.6% and 45.6% five years prior. UA's rapid enrollment growth has been an important driver of the historically positive to break-even operating margin as the two largest revenue sources, student-generated revenues and state appropriations, are closely tied to FTEs. Student-generated revenues (net tuition and fees, and auxiliary revenues) increased nearly 30% between fiscal 2005 and 2009, while state appropriations grew nearly 13%. The enrollment growth has supported solid increases in state appropriations in recent years as the state provides operating appropriations based primarily on enrollment levels. UA's heavy borrowing (over $400 million since 2003) has increased its debt burden, but it remains manageable. Pro-forma maximum annual debt service (MADS) of $32.6 million will be a moderately high 7.7% of fiscal 2009 operating revenues. Importantly, management expects to limit future issuances since the Landscape for Learning capital initiative has largely been completed. UA is one of 13 public universities in the state of Ohio (general obligation bonds rated 'AA+' with a Stable Outlook by Fitch), and is based in the state's fifth-largest city (general obligation bonds rated 'AA' with a Negative Outlook by Fitch). The university was originally founded in 1870 as Buchtel College and operated as a private, liberal arts institution. UA became a state university in 1967. Today, UA includes five physical locations in northeast Ohio including the main Akron campus, a downtown college (Summit College), and a two-year affiliate (Wayne College) in Orrville, approximately 30 miles southwest of the main campus. UA's main campus includes nine-degree granting colleges, and the nation's largest college of polymer science and polymer engineering.

I just called the ticket office to see how many tickets were sold. I have 2 season tickets, but I am bringing along some people with me who do not. I figured we would be safe just getting them at the box office but wanted to be sure we wouldn't be in for a surprise Saturday morning. Was not able to talk to a live person, but listened to the message and learned the game is sold out! No, not the Syracuse game on 9/4/10! The Can't State game on 5/5/09. No, I am not kidding. That is not at all surprising. It's the famous Cinco de Mayo effect on attendance. I let them know about the message about a month ago and they told me it was “locked” and they couldn’t change it…Really? It plays to everyone who calls the ticket line. Nothing says our athletic department has their crap together more than an outdated automated phone recording.

Article about 5 the five new construction projects to debut this fall on the Main Campus. They were all completed on time and came in a total of $8.3 million under budget. Keep up the good work.

Why would they play two FCS teams back-to-back? I can't believe their fans would travel to Akron to watch a game when they are already paying for two "preseason" games at the Carrier Dome. Imagine if Akron charged full price to see GW and Morgan State in the same year.

The University received a pretty significant chunk of the Info’s construction cost via corporate sponsorship and donations. I think it was a sound business decision to build the stadium. Hell if somebody offered to build about half of a brand new home or building for you and allowed you to get out of a costly older money pit...wouldn't you do it? The soccer stadium and other athletic facilities have had generous contributions from private donors as well. I contend that the university should make capital improvements whenever private companies are able to fund at least 1/3 of the cost. The increased revenue from ticket sales, concessions, and parking alone should cover much more of the deficit than another season at the Rubber Bowl. I remember an article late last year about how revenue is way up despite horrible performances on the football field. Long-term institutional financial decisions can't be approached from a personal finance mindset. It is a complex and calculated risk undertaken by professionals that will move the agenda of the entire University forward. Proenza has been spending money like crazy on the New Landscape for learning. Is the University worse off today than it was when he took the reins? We have seen remarkable improvement of academics, campus appearance, and athletics. I would say that isolating one area such as spending on athletics is not fair. The university is growing and getting stronger by the semester. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money. It is a classic debate about allocation of resources within an organization. All parties involved are fighting for a piece of the monetary pie. A strong leader must possess a vision and have the balls to push his agenda through all of the noise generated by sub sects of the organization. I believe Proenza is the man for Akron. Give him another five years and see where we are at. At this rate there will be over 30,000 students enrolled by next year. Spread the burden over more students. 1-2 million dollars is pretty cheap when you consider the operating budget of the entire University. Does Proenza perceive that the media exposure, alumni development opportunities, and positive impacts on campus life are great enough to warrant the spending on athletics? I would say that he obviously does. Athletics can't be viewed as just another expense on the balance sheet. It is tough to quantify the intangible benefits offered by the athletic department. It is easy to sit back and say that the money would be better spent elsewhere without knowing how the entire puzzle is supposed to come together.

Agreed. I bet sto paid nearly nothing. This will hurt attendance at the colder games. Why go exclusive if we don't get more from the deal.

We can probably assume that many employees of the Athletic Department, from top to bottom, read what we post here. I would therefore like to dedicate a thread to the positive improvements we are seeing as we begin a new academic and athletic year. 1. The soccer stadium drive coming to fruition ahead of schedule is great. Not only is a national contender being shown some love, but local donors have been effectively engaged in a somewhat major campus program. 2. The Roowards program is a great idea. It will undoubtedly involve more students in campus activities, put butts in the seats, create lifelong fans, and increase the overall game day atmosphere. 3. Giving Caleb Porter the support and facilities he needed to realize that the entire University, city, and alumni have the team’s back. Great job getting him to re-up. 4. Ensuring that the team shop in the info will be open for the season? 5. Doing a better job of marketing season tickets for football and soccer. 6. Getting an extra few games on TV via STO contract. 7. Keeping the tailgate atmosphere alive. Keep it going…

I know. It is just small taters. The AD probably had little or nothing to do with it. The member who started the thread was making it seem like the ad signed multi sport huge agreement with ESPN. Hardly enough for the AD bahers to eat crow.

Did you even see that Akron just inked an exclusive deal with STO, beyond the MAC package? How exclusive is it? Looks like a few teams are in on the exclusive deal. Eastern Michigan? Buffalo? I'm going to say this as simply as possible for you. The MAC has a deal with STO. Akron has a deal with STO. They provide different games under different contracts. EMU's games and Buffalo's games are provided by the MAC deal. Akron's game against WMU is covered by Akron's exclusive deal, but was listed with the MAC games because STO listed all their games involving MAC teams at once regardless of whose media contract it fell under (that's why they also listed EMU @ Miami, which is covered under Miami's deal). Akron's deal with STO is to broadcast a very specific set of games: Versus WMU in football, Michigan and Creighton in soccer, and six men's and women's basketball games (opponents TBA). All the other games are part of the MAC's deal, which, again, is seperate from Akron's deal that just happens to be on the same network. You wouldn't call the SEC and the PAC-10 being "in on the same exclusive deal" just because they both have contracts with ESPN and sometimes play each other. I believe that the "exclusive" nomenclature for our deal refers more to Akron not being allowed to sign with another station (fox sports, local news channels) to provide additional coverage. I understand what the deals are. They are stressing the exclusivity of a small (one fb game and some soccer games) deal. Understand? I guess it is a move in the right direction but nothing to get too excited about. I would like to see details of the deal. It would be nice.

Did you even see that Akron just inked an exclusive deal with STO, beyond the MAC package? How exclusive is it? Looks like a few teams are in on the exclusive deal. Eastern Michigan? Buffalo? I see it. Just won't be watching any of the games. I would be interested to see some road games though.

Apparently Eastern Michigan is in on the exclusive deal and buffalo is one game short of an exclusive deal. I think that w/o details of the deal this is little more than giving game away close to STO's home base. I bet the AD had little to do with the "exclusive" deal. 9/11/10 2:00pm Eastern Michigan at Miami University (produced by ONN) 10/9/10 3:30pm Akron at Can't State 10/23/10 3:30pm Western Michigan at Akron (produced by University of Akron) 10/30/10 4:00pm Toledo at Eastern Michigan 11/20/10 2:00pm Eastern Michigan at Buffalo 11/26/10 2:00pm Buffalo at Akron

STO doesn't want to send a crew too far for no financial reward.