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No...neither have I...but I'm pretty sure you've called me of a Libby Lib on some of the other topics. I think we can all read between the lines based upon some of our examples and can see that some members lean right, while some lean left. But it's all irrelavent. Is Scarborough doing enough? Despite the ABJ staying on a rather negative narrative, what evidence do we have to rewrite that narrative? We should be skeptical, but that skepticism doesn't just apply to the ABJ, it also should apply to Scarborough's Administration.

a-zip's point about the Media and bringing up the National Republican Debate wasn't to bring politics into the conversation...democrats vs republicans...but rather to caution us on believing one source over another on information. Though I don't hold the same opinion as a-zip on politics (I think we can admit that a-zip at this point ) I do think his caution is warranted if we are basing our criticisms souly on that which is reported by the ABJ.

So Scarborough is incapable of responding? (Let's ignore the Republican Debate for now). Has the ABJ reported anything that is an outright lie? Has the ABJ willingly missled the public about UA? Can you demonstrate that? I can understand the contention that the ABJ has focused on negative stories about UA, which seems to show a bias, but is any of the information inaccurate? It should be no suprise that the media has a corporate bias. Its about selling a product, and stories/topics are going to be written that are going to drive readership and "clicks", as DiG (and several others) has pointed out to us before. I propose to you that it's not a media bias, but rather a media distortion, that's not necessarily done on purpose, which is what happens when you have non-experts reporting on things that there are actually experts in. Things are not always reported on in a proper context. This media distortion is a well known entity in science; where fake-debates have been made by the media about Vaccinations, Evolution, Climate Change; whereas the scientific community, the experts, already came to concensuss, and the facts are in. I know you a-zip may not agree with some of those issues, which (no offense) is an example of this product brought to you by the media distortion: proporting a controvery or a debate when there actually isn't one. It may make us mad, but that's reality, a reality that leaders have to deal with, and brings me back to my original question: Is Scarborough incapable of responding? Good leadership would challenge this bias and rewrite the narrative. Especially if the narrative that is out there is factually incorrect, misleading, or an outright lie. How much has Scarborough responded? Not much; and it's usually some nebulous high-tower crap that doesn't actually mean anything. If criticisms are being levied, even unfair ones, you slap them back with facts and evidence. Facts and evidence always win out if they're actually on your side. At the very least, why isn't UA's leaders taking a strong stance on controlling the narrative? If what we're seeing is the Administrations' Attempt at doing that, than SeeTeeZips' prediction is going to be dead on.

This statement is really out of touch, and not accurate in the slightest. I'm considerably younger than most on this forum, I graduated less than a decade ago from high school and I now work with high school students. There has been a considerable shift in those few years from kids talking about big names to thinking about something more local. Saving money is usually a reason for that. But hardly any of my high school students ever talk about big name schools. They're looking for a degree, not a name, believe it or not. To most of them, the names like "Harvard" or "Yale" or "Oxford" have no meaning. More students are interested in regional names than they are national ones. More students express an interest in Ohio State, than they do Harvard or Yale. More express an interest in Akron, Can't, Ohio University or Bowling Green, then express an interest in Ohio State or the Ivy leagues...combined. A strategy focused on deemphasizing the local/regional connection is a really shortsided, and doomed strategy.

Because other groups on campus can't do that...oh wait they do.

Buffalo taking Ohio to the woodshed in the first half... BGSU took Can't to the woodshed earlier today. BG should be the representative for the MAC East in the MAC Championship this year.

Totally agree with this. Though I will say that it's somewhat Ironic; I remember back in 2012 we had near record enrollment at UA, about 28k students which was more than The University of Tennessee (27k). The decision to increase the standards by which to get into UA had a huge impact; both financially and in student growth. UA has been hovering around 24k ever since. It's almost as if they're abandoning what was working, barely working, for a drastic strategy that has no gurantee of being successful.

Isn't Scarborough's goal to have UA focus on bringing in more students from all over the country and focus less on the local area; at odds with UA's partnership with LeBron James to bring local Akron kids to UA for a free college education?

Pretty cool to have the first lady and the world's No. 1 athlete at UA at the same time.

Any Bowl game with an Akron team in it should be seen as a success. That would be one step closer to getting out of the cellar. 1-11, 5-7, 5-7, 6-6 with bowl is certainly trending in the right direction...albeit not as fast as any of us would like.

But the Zips haven't won more than 5 games since those guys have been here. Comparing apples and chuncks of granite.

I don't know what you guys are talking about, a shootout is necessary now. 28-10, running the ball isn't going to get it done.

I'm sorry, that's not a late hit...that's not targeting, and that last play wasn't a catch.

Well, this game is effectively over.

Offense, we can't settle for fieldgoals.

Ohio is down 14-0 to WMU in the second. Hopefully WMU can keep it up.

Probably. Now I can't wait to get in there for some basketball games this season!

Keener...Go Zips!

With your log you should include Can't.

Agreed. BG still has to play Ohio, and Ohio still has to prove it can hold on to No. 1. We need to focus on BG and find a way to win. Go Zips!

Welcome to the board...but you cannot be serious with your Pohl comments. Woodson is more along the style of QB we had with DW13. But it all depends on what you mean by "next coming". Next coming of Kyle Pohl? No. Next Coming of Heisman? No. Next Coming of a DW13? Than yes...yes I would be willing to stand behind that. Who was the last QB to throw 4 TD passes against an FBS opponent? (Hint, it's not KP16) TW13 is the man going forward, not Pohl. Especially since he has 2 more seasons here.

im excited about next week! GoZips!!

Oklahoma...I thought it was tough being a Zips, Browns and Volunteers fan...

13 is my lucky number thanks for joining! Oh, and Go Zips!