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I do not think we will be thin at all at PF in 2015 with Kretz and Cheatham.

35 in January and February!? I wish! Oh, and Akron is eligible for post season play this year, unlike San Jose state. Not like they would have had a shot at it anyways.

Woah, I agree with skip for once. Well said.

its worked out pretty well for the SEC the past decade.

Abreu isn't coming back, Kretzer red-shirting wouldn't open up a scholarship. Can't the other two recruits "grey-shirt"? Would make the most sense to me if nobody is really looking to leave. I have a hard time thinking Evans would call it quits after one season, but we will see I guess. What's with GT not covering this? Seems he is more concerned with Johnny Manziel lately. I thought he was the Akron beat writer...

You mean higher enrollment albeit higher standards!?!! What you have to say about that, GP1? Thanks for sharing

skip has some sort of weird obsession with Tressel. Its like Tress stole his woman back in the day.

Friday I heard. No clue if it was official or not as well as whether he was here Saturday too, just can confirm he was on campus Friday.

I wasn't impressed with his hands and ball security against the Zips last season. Better fix that if he wants any kind of career at all.

Am I not over it? Am I not rooting for him? Were you not positive Tressel was going to be the President as well and the whole selection process was "staged"?

Didn't read all of your post, but if Robo is good enough to start from day 1, then he needs to. None of this tinkering crap the whole season again. Play your best players and let them grow together. Every other coach starts freshman, no reason for us not too, either.

My post has nothing to do with not rooting for him. You're trying too hard.

It won't happen in a million years with the current partnership with NEO Med

consider the source.

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.