Balsy

I wish I could have been there. But I think student attendance is a larger problem than just Akron. It's a generational thing perhaps?

And I'm assuming you're an (not 19, 20 year old) adult right? I work full time too, and make it to the games...however when I was in college I usually worked on the weekends, which was what I was trying to say by college students and working. Many students have jobs on the weekends, especially the mornings. This was the case for me and my roommates. We'd all go to evening games, but would rarely make it to morning games because of work. Other people I knew would be in bed till 12 (shocker, college kids in bed all day, which isn't just an Akron thing). I'm not trying to excuse it...but I'm just being realistic. If we want student participation, afternoon-evening is best time for games. Evening if you want the best student attendance.

From the article I believe that says it all. I'm sorry, but Universities are a place of education, not sports...and not paying students to play sports and to represent an institution that they will not graduate from. It's time for educators to take back our institutions of higher education and maintain them as places of higher education. College athletics is ABSOLUTELY OUT OF CONTROL. Nothing makes it more clear to me than the fact that Penn State still has a football program.

I gave up voting awhile ago...there's no point. There just isn't enough Akron people voting to keep pace with schools that are so clearly stacking.

Video stream is terrible...choppy.

Though...it's still a positive sign. More tickets sold = more interest in supporting the program.

+1.

He wasn't kidding himself...he was saying exactly what you are...

Akron 4-0 in OOC next year to round off the top ten?

Don't get me wrong, I understand that and support anyone who's trying to get themselves back on track. I'm just saying that I don't buy what people are selling unless they give us proof. Saying and doing are two completely different things.

Call me skeptical, but I need proof of that before I believe it.

Honestly...I always try to follow recruiting and pretend to get excited about it...but ultimately I can't. Ranking schools "recruiting classes" from worst to best is shell game hogwash that, IMO, only exists for prognosticators to continually prop up "top" progams, while busting lower programs. Talent is important yes, but the coach is more important. The coach is (hopefully) recruiting players he can mold and train into his system. I mean we had to have had the "worst" recruiting classes in the past 4 years...Michigan has had significantly "better" recruiting classes...and yet we went toe-to-toe with them.

It is sad. But I also don't understand how the NCAA can make it "illegal"...what, institutions are supposed to monitor and be responsible for fan behavior on social media??

Well not that I want to excuse the non-attendance of students...Saturday mornings = laundry, work, cleaning, other chores or things that aren't normally completed during the week time. People are creatures of habit. This isn't just an Akron thing. Michigan's student section was surprisingly empty for a game that started at 12:00.

+1. As a recent graduate, I remember the good leadership and they would do those things + round up people in dorms + round up people in the Union + round up people wherever they could find them. They would be shout out chants to the other leaders, and start those chants.

Poor leadership and 11:00 game?

Is it just me or do we always seem to lay an egg after beating OU in a big game?

+1

I retweet all of them that come up...tweet and vote everyday. I just don't think there's enough of us :/

Hey watch it...I wanna save the earth, and I don't smell bad or smoke pot. That must be why I don't go to Can't!

There's a good man. Raising 'em right!

That....was epic!

Do we have a resident OU fan on the board? Sad day that we don't...

Gosh I know I've said that about them numerous times in my fandom...

losing? since the day began we've gone from 41 to 40 to 37 now 36...