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Hell yes! Great get. Hopefully he is good enough to start from day 1.

I have no problem with taxing people who smoke more. If they want to raise my insurance premium, they can give back to the city a little bit.

Some Podunk radio station from Youngstown isn't going to know who the student body supports before anyone from Akron does.

at least football is "Thinking Bigger"

Yes you would. It's going to be the official new uniform. As far as I know, nothing we have seen so far is definite. I would put money on the blue matte and chrome helmets, though. If I were a betting man I'd say we end up with 3 helmets and two uniforms.

GP1, I'm not sure how else to say it. I am not trying to make a case about the 50% increase in application as form of a successful measurement tool (though I believe that the interest is a good thing). All I'm saying is that with the recent change in the admissions requirements (which I believe came into pay for the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, when JT was here), if the current freshman classes have not decreased percentage-wise relative to the number of students the University is now turning away (and it's a lot. Around half of the students on my dorm floor didn't last a year my first yr at UA), then it is clear to me that UA is increasing the caliber of their students. If anyone else sees my point and would like to make an attempt to make it clearer, please do.

^^ Assuming the number presented is gross income rather than net, the actual amount would be ~30-40% less. Even more in favor of the Zips.

I appreciate your work and concern for the University and did not mean to take a shot, but I don't know how you could have missed this. If I recall, it was discussed on here. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2012/03/university_of_akron_to_steer_s.html Now I realize there is no data available (yet) saying "the average applicant's ACT (I know of less than a handful of people who have taken the SAT in my age group) score is up three points", but let's try and put two and two together. Admission standards raised and freshman applicants up 50%. If freshman classes are anywhere close to the same same size as prior years, common sense dictates that higher caliber students are coming to the University because it won't be half filled with students who received a 16 on their ACT who will drop out after their first semester. You can also look at it from another perspective to make my point. Students aren't wasting time and money to apply to Akron when they know they are just going to get sent to Tri C because their ACT isn't high enough. Now, I'm fully prepared for your response saying something along the lines of "show me hard data", but this is what he have to work with, and with a little bit of thinking, it isn't hard to come to a conclusion.

I one paid attention to the finer details they would know only about 1/3 of the revenue from the sales tax increase would be going to the arena. 7 of 20 million annually is what I believe an article posted earlier in this thread said.

Thanks for confirming what most of us already knew. You are unable to have an unbiased discussion on this topic.

I did not claim nor insinuate that they were. It is just apparent to me that GP1 has reached the point where he is willing to throw anything against the wall and hoping something sticks.

All you do is spew these "facts", but never have anything to back it up. Source data shouldn't be too hard to find if what you say is true.

Reps if I could. Common sense people....

I'm starting to really wonder just how disconnected you are from the University. It is impossible for them to be letting in less qualified students than the past because until recently, they literally accepted any student with a pulse. And to answer your question, the quality is better than it's ever been due to above mentioned changes.

The Senator is going to be the next President whether you like it or not. It's time to get over it and root for him. I don't know how you guys can stand to debate in circles so many times.

GP1 would be sold in a perfect world. His bias will prevent him in this situation, though.

Reps. I wouldn't expect GP1 to understand though, as he doesn't live in Ohio.

Anyone disappointed is a narrow-minded idiot.

Most common citizens are idiots.

Read the most recent issue of Crains Cleveland and there were two articles in it in favor of JT becoming the next prez. If I can find them online I will share.

The only thing that could make this better would be being accompanied by TheGreat One! I actually have a friend who attends App State but I never made it down.

Please share. I keep hearing about all of this national scoffing from you and GP1, but have yet to see any proof. I'll be waiting.

But its okay for him and not okay for JT. Glad you are looking at this from an unbiased perspective!

This is Quentin Hines' league I am assuming? Suel needs to make the smart decision and go to the AFL or CFL where he can make it and have some career stability.