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Gee I wonder how many of the LeBron camp kids would be remotely interested in playing for the Zips after looking at/playing in the JAR.

Can't the non power-five teams veto any decision made by the NCAA? Wouldn't that be their best option?

I hope they do, cause they certainly won't have any "name" opponents playing the Zips at the JAR.

Politicians and city/county planners being responsible and making every dollar accountable to something tangible and real...what a horrible idea.

Would he be able to play this year or would he have to sit out?

So it does appear that he's applied...or is applying...for a hardship waiver. Hope it works out for him (and well us too) because he seems like someone we want to have here.

So What I'm getting from that DiG, is that the Sales Tax was literally the only chance we have of getting a new stadium...probably ever. I know you threw in the "clowns of the city" and that the school is swimming in red ink...but assuming your assumptions are correct that 80% of the cost of a building is it's maintenance over it's lifetime. I assume that any major repairs/rennovations to he building over it's lifetime would be a University/County/City endeavor (reducing the impact on UA. UA would be responsible to maintaining the operation of the building financially. When you take the 80% figure as a worst case scenario (which I bet would include major repairs/renovations annotated above) split up over the year's of it's operation, the figure becomes much more manageable. $50-mil (cost of building...20% of total cost over lifetime) = $250-mil (total operation cost over lifetime) = $200-mil (cost of building minus cost of construction). Divided by lifespan of building (for the sake of argument I say 60 years?) 200/60 = 3.3 mil operation per year. That's worst case scenario that we'd be responsible for major repairs/renovations. I still don't get how a ballet initiative was really all that bad a thing. It really seems to be the only option for a new stadium in any remote future. And I have serious doubts that this program will ever grow beyond where it is currently without a new stadium. The JAR will not attract large opponents. The JAR won't attract locals to attend. The JAR won't attract casual fans to attend. The JAR won't attract national television. The JAR won't make the Zips program any more attractive to recruits, in fact it probably acts as a deterrent. #ThinkBigger #ThinkSmallerBecauseWe'llNeverBeAnythingMore Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge supporter of the Zips and will continue to be. However, I don't see this program growing anymore until a new arena exists, and I don't see the ballot initiative as bad.

Don't forget the welcome back party at Infocision this week.

I'm with LZip. I was there as well, and the atmosphere was fantastic. Though I would estimate the top bleachers as closer to 2/3 full. There were certainly a lot of people there. I think this was good exposure for our program. I saw a bunch of people grabbing football schedules and season ticket info...there was actually a line when I went by it. Campus looked beautiful, great exposure for the U as well.

My favorite quote from BuckNuts is "Akron is my pick to win the MAC next year"

Sooooo do we still have the matte gold helmets? I still don't mind those.

I think out of the Freshman who are missing Moore and Williams will likely be back on the roster at some point.

I love Bowden. Let's go get 'em. 12-0. Go Zips!

I feel like we're building to have a dynamite season next year for Pohl's senior season. I hope I'm right.

UPDATED: No New. Missing: SR S Johnny Robinson, FR LB Deon'tae Moore, FR CB Jason Williams, SR CB Donte Williams, SR LB Robert Smith-Harris, SR LB Jamel Turner, SO WR Brady Berger, SO OL Kevin Mills, SR OL Micah Lio.

I'll cross reference it once it's up and make any changes.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the game against BGSU will be a "Black Out" and we'll wear the Black uniforms...

Seems like there's the Bowden Boys are raking in some nice Transfers for the 2015 season. Pour on some quality recruits as well and we should be in good shape.

Damn...good for him though. He deserves to wear the number than MTB. Yes...I'm calling MTB out...we need more production from you buddy.

7-5 or even +. Mark me down for it!

Sorry I'm really ignorant on football camps...but why wouldn't the Browns want turf fields? Is it because Cleveland Browns Stadium is grass?

Oh now I see...when I first read "these three on top of the five now on roster" it kept translating to "these are the top three of the new five". But now I get it, most of my neurons apparently weren't firing yesterday. Where do we think these QBs will be utilized other than QB? I honesty can't see there being any need for 8 qbs...Pohl and Hirschman should be 1 and 2 with Kincade currently the heir apparent. Are any of these guys that good to compete for the starting position?

Classrooms, labs...in the JAR? We risk those? There's none that I know of...any in the JAR were moved to The Big Dialer...

There are 5 new ones now on the roster? Like C. Chapman, Wood, T. Chapman, plus two others?

Marshall's projected starting RB off team.