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Id rather proceed with less extreme measures.

Two missed extra points.

Almost every time I think about UMass joining the MAC, I throw up a little in my mouth. But if they are going to give us a win like this on a regular basis, maybe they aren't so bad.

Nice beat down.

I can't see the game in my hotel, but the people on ESPN said we could be on our way to a bowl. Don't anyone tell them.....

Progress is a funny word. It has to be defined. I could define this season as success if they go 5-7. I could also define it as failure. I define it as success. It's just not successful enough this far in.

I'm starting to crave some chicken.

Always select going to a bowl. If you win, great. If you lose regardless of the score, with the exception of a few loud fans, the loses are easily forgotten in the backdrop of the holiday season. Zips fans could easily move into MBB.

Is it correlation or causation? Enrollment increases are pretty easy to achieve regardless of FB or BB results.

How is the athletic department not doing this? It's been pretty successful across the board.

The primary purpose of athletics is to provide life lessons to young people. The value shouldn't be measured in money or students, but if it is benefiting the athletes students alumni fans and general community around Akron. Enrollment just went up. I doubt athletics is driving a lot of that increase.

Simple answer. It's not a business. It's college athletics at a public university. I have the same reaction when someone says government should turn like a business, it isn't. In a world where Joe is underpaid compared his peers and could use about 4-5 more assistants and a bunch of other crap, it's the market.

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/louisiana-governor-says-hell-let-donald-trump-pick-next-lsu-football-coach-before-athletic-director-does-211057289.html I doubt that letting Trump make this decision is a good idea, but the governor is on to something. I said recently that the bush league nature of athletic directors would not fit in the NIL era. I've said for a few years that a committee should choose the direction of G5 schools and athletic directors should not be involved in the decision. Moving forward, the role of the AD should be limited to administrative tasks and less on directional decisions. These people have made a mess of college athletics and can't be trusted with major decisions. This is particularly the case at G5 schools where these halfwits will destroy their employers institution just to make it to P5. Think this isn't true? Look at the MAC.

A bronze Arby's A?

I think they will be "ok" also. Solid 5-7 wins a season.