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In the first event of the NCAA Midwest Regional in Fayettville AR, Stevi Large took first place in the Women's Hammer Throw. Way to go Stevi and coach Mitchell !!!!!

The first of the two Nemer family eminent domain trials started today.http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/19320454.html

A try to get back on the topic. Here is an article by Jeff Goodman of FOX Sports.http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/goodm...T_ZIPPING_ALONG

The Carroll Hall demolition is complete. See attached picture.

LeBron has two camps at UA each summer. The first is the kid's overnight camp in June. For info go tohttp://www.lebronjameskingsacademy.com/The top level high school camp sponsored by Nike is right after the July 4th holiday.Info is at:http://hoopsfuture.com/events/us-skills-academy-9.html

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/bask...n.ap/index.html

This picture was taken on Wednesday, April 16th around 11am. The pile is much smaller today (Friday) but you still can not see the basement floor.

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The east wall of the east side stands is now above ground level. They have been pouring the wall since late last week. Nice to see the first construction effort reach above street level. The first concrete work has started on the west stands.

The Mr. Hero store at 264 E. Market came down today. UA bought it recently. I would expect the Urban League building next door to Mr. Hero to get demolished pretty soon.

With the south side of the building removed can the alumni on this message board identify this buiding that is being demolished? This picture was taken Sunday (3.30.08) about 1pm. A crew of about 8 were working the project on the weekend.

Looks like Stan Heath and Dan Hipsher will be working in a new practice facility in a few years. USF and UCF are announcing a new facility almost every year.http://www.gousfbulls.com/PhotoAlbum.dbml?...mp;PALBID=17992

Zipsrifle -The team shop will be at street level at the southwest entrance to the stadium. There will be a concourse level entrance for fans already in the stadium on event days. All other days the entrnce is from the exterior doors to the street. See the southwest view of the stadium at the UA Stadium site. The team store is directly to the right of the ticket office.

Good catch. Your right it is Skybus (not that euro plane manufacture). I've never flown them and they fly to tiny airports but their $10 fares are popular wit the cheap Buckeye fans.

OK, that last post really set off my cell for those of you who have it. My text fingers are blistered so I will post the air ticket info so I don't have to repeat it 15 times.Best source for price comparisons is www.kayak.com.You can not purchase from kayak. Once you find the tickets you want they can link you directly to the purchase page of the site with that specific price deal. Many times this is the airlines own site.The common confusion people are having is finding the right airport near Amherst.The closest airport is Bradley International in Windsor Locks CT. Everyone says they never heard of it, but it is the second busiest airport in New England after Logan in Boston. The airport is 45 miles from Amherst MA. It is located between Hartford CT and Springfield MA.The code for Bradley is BDL. When starting your search on kayak, enter CLE as your originating airport and BDL as your destination. Make sure you check the "show nearby airports" boxes for both the From and To airports. This will allow kayak to include Akron-Canton (CAK), Providence (PVD), Albany (ALB) and others in one search.Based on your personal schedule try different returning dates and times. Some fans are finding deals on Sunday morning return flights for obvious reasons. Several fans have booked on Airbus (www.airbus.com). All airbus flights originate from Port Columbus (CMH)Good Luck and see you in Amherst!

Zip Watcher - Hotel location is in Springfield MA.www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bdlmaThe team arrived by flying into Hartford late Wednesay night.I am flying in on Friday morning. Have a nice safe drive. See you in Amherst.

Working on options for this now. VERY expensive to get directly into Talahassee .. I'm looking into flying to Jacksonville or Pensacola and then driving in .. but I haven't been able to beat a $600 RT yet.I'll keep you posted.ZZZZip .. how are you planning it?Zip Watcher - Sorry for the delayed reply. I just booked via Continental.com. Fortunately I could use points so the cost is a service fee only. I am flying tomorrow afternoon from CLE to Tampa and then a regional jet to Tallahassee. Returning Wednesday early afternoon Tallahasse-Atlanta-CLE. Hopefully I'll have to eat the return ticket and book another ticket from Florida to UMass. I don't have any team hotel info as of 11pm.

This is the BGSU Athletics website for the new Stroh Center. Not a very dynamic for a big announcement.http://bgsufalcons.cstv.com/ot/bgu-08-stroh-center.html

Hey Zippy.....Congratulations.....but leave that green jacket in Orlando. It clashes with the Blue and Gold.

Who was the only MAC team to win a Patriot Bowl Game in Cleveland Browns Stadium?http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/2995612

Congratulations to Keith Dambrot and the assistant coaches for bringing in a good looking group of recruits. Looks like a well rounded group of high school seniors. I like the continued emphasis on defensive speed and good scholarship.http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_...;ATCLID=1326635

Clips from this mornings local paper:The first article has a funny quote from KD http://newsminer.com/2007/11/16/9931The second article highlights tonights gameshttp://newsminer.com/2007/11/16/9922#more-9922Almost 9am here and still pitch dark outside. Feels warm outside (+4) compared to yesterday morning (-5).

From the Fairbanks newspaper:Dambrot Interview http://newsminer.com/2007/11/13/9869General pre-tournament info http://newsminer.com/2007/11/13/9870Article on our first opponent http://newsminer.com/2007/11/13/9872

A small point but we were up 20 -3 in the fourth quarter and lost!!

Another favorite for the BUtt Monkeys is the attendance argument going one in another thread. I know the facts bother the Butt Monkeys. Here are the MAC home team attendance figures from yesterday, listed smallest to largest crowds.10,141 Eastern Michigan15,219 Toledo15,718 Western Michigan16,482 Bowling Green16,522 Central Michigan16,781 Ohio21,867 Akron22,676 Buffalo