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Are they full scholarships, or are they partial? I'm looking at the dollar amount, not the total unit number. Football scholarships costs just over $900k. But none of that included room and board, meal plans, or book purchases. Without calculating room and board, meals and books, the real costs aren't being calculated. Please go back and rework the numbers. I'd like this project completed by close of business today.

Are they full scholarships, or are they partial? I'm looking at the dollar amount, not the total unit number.

This was a better win than any other mac school had last weekend. The week before, Toledo had a win stolen from them. Big East officials have always been corrupt, but it was never as blatant as it was against Toledo. The Rockets could have easily felt sorry for themselves and laid an egg Saturday, but they didn't.

I am with you 100%. Wistercill was brought to UA for one reason - to get the football program on track. His hand-selected coach is losing around 90% of his football games after 1.5 seasons. If he continues to lose, and the football stadium remains empty, TW has failed. And there are varying degrees of failure. A 65% is almost a D-. TW is no where near a D- right now. I'm glad I'm not alone. Looking back, it was a pretty damn good post for a guy closing out a night in Charleston.

Does anyone know, of the dollar amount the University gives out in athletic scholarships, what percent of that money goes to football? My guess is it is well over 50%. When we know that, it may add some clarity to this debate and then we can have a real debate.

I gotta agree with Zach. TW's body of work is good and getting better. Every program is on the rise or about to be made-over to get it there. Good grief. Can anyone other than me look at the state of college athletics and realize TW has horribly missed at hiring a new football coach...the most important sport in college athletics. Am I the only one with a television? He just didn't swing and miss, he was standing in the batters box and swung at a pitch thrown into right field.

Isn't he the guy hanging on the cross every week when I go to church.....what?...........That isn't him?..........................Oh, I see, he just thinks it's him..........Never mind.

We CAN have an extremely bright future. Just not the way we thought it would be 5 years ago. Our football world is changing and we just have to be open to making the best out of our situation.

I agree. I just want him to kill himself I guess.

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In ancient times, people who did things like this would do the right thing and kill themselves in a last ditch effort to save their honor.

Good observation. He is fast in the right way. BTW, a chisel is used to pound a rock....we need to do a better job of pounding the rock.

Out-of-Town rules are as follows - To qualify for a listed "Tailgate" beer, said beer must be drank - #1 - On a Zips Game Day #2 - Pre-, during or Post-game (1hr post-game limit) #3 - While somehow participating in a Zips Game Day festivity, including but not limited to - a.) Actively reading ZipsNation (ie. a Game Day thread) b.) Watching the Zips on TV or Webcast c.) Listening to Frenchy IMPORTANT: In the event no form of Zips contact is available, you can bypass 3a, 3b and 3c by saying "Gerry Faust" before your 1st sip, however Rules #1 and #2 still apply. Note - These rules only apply to individuals living outside of reasonable driving distance to a Zips home game. "Locals" are expected to be drinking in a parking lot! You are far more liberal with your rules than I would have been. I would have set up an out of town accrual account and then transfered beers to strengthen my balance sheet if need at the end of the season. I would like to motion the board to allow for a participant to either say Gerry Faust OR allow said participant to say something in his Gerry Faust voice. However, saying Gerry Faust in your Gerry Faust voice would not allow for extra credit.

If it is possible for an out of towner to get in on the action, I will drink a Charleston Lager from Palmetto Brewing Company at lunch while I am in Charleston this coming Saturday.

Well said. I'm trying to stay away from the negative, but I saw EMU last weekend on TV against PSU. They aren't good, but we may not be as good as they are. We can still win though, we just have to play our butts off. It's D-1A football and the players need to start playing like it is the business it is and do their jobs. Maybe the win last weekend will give them some confidence they can turn into something.

I would hope this is an isolated case. If the lady received her diploma then I understand where she is coming from. That alone does not necessarily absolve her of payment though. However, if there was a computer problem at the time that didn't identify lack of payment properly, there could be a lot more out there and maybe that is what this firm is thinking. Go to trial and win...set legal precedent that money is due regardless of whether diploma was received in mail or not...then go after a lot of other people...get out of court settlements and rake in the money. A big firm has better things to do than go after a woman for $1,500 ($500 billing) unless they think there could be more to this. Why would the University legal office allow this to move forward? Is everyone sure they had all of their bills paid when they graduated?

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Good post Lee. The Wildcat is so 2008 it isn't even funny. I can't believe we even try it because it doesn't shock anyone the way it has in the past. Good win for the Zips. I don't know how much confidence it provides, but it has to provide some. Sympathy for the players hasn't always been my strong hand, but my God, these kids needed to feel what it is like to win a game before the last game of the season. I watched EMU yesterday before I went to the App State game (BTW parking handwringers, it is $25 to park at an App State game and you have to walk about a mile from public parking to the stadium). EMU is bad.....Unfortunately, we may be worse. We'll see how it all shakes out. Again, good job Zips.

This is a northeast Ohio fanbase here, DIG. I think you're overstating the obvious. Cleveland Browns fans have been doing this longer than I've been alive. It goes on all over the place. The problem in Cleveland is the ownership of the Browns actually listens and cares about what the fans want in lieu of winning.

Record I'd like to add a different perspective. Paul has won 70% of his games the past three seasons (counting the three this season). If you have never been there, Wayne State is a dump and I can't believe he gets a decent player to go there, but he does. Wayne State was terrible before he walked in the door and he has done, what should be considered, wonders for the program. Would anyone here like to have a coach who has won 70% of his games the past 3 seasons? He is probably on the "too old" side for a lot of ADs to look at him, but he would be a good fit for Akron. Everyone wants a guy who cares about Akron...well? Everyone wants a guy who understands how to recruit at bottom feeders...well? Everyone wants a guy to put some points on the board....well? Everyone wants a guy who has proven himself at different levels....well? Everyone wants a guy who can bring in better athletic talent....well? I think his track record at Wayne State is good enough for where we need to go in the next few years and he would be a good fit. I don't care about his age. There needs to be an adult to step in and get the program going in the right direction. After that, we can get the Will Muschamp type who jumps into his players and all the other nonsense that is supposed to make up a "high energy coach". It's nauseating what passes for good coaching these days. Paul has done everything we need to do. Next time a new coach is needed....

Not as good as I did after watching a mediocre Miami beat tosu, but I get the point....

I saw a very below average Wake team beat NC St. I don't know if NC State plays Duke or not this year, but they may not win another game.

Call me crazy, but I think winning might do that. If there were no blow up things, kids play thing, beer tents, the band playing, etc., nobody would care if the the team was winning. It's more festive standing around a parking lot talking about who a team will play in a bowl or a conference championship game than watching the band play.

Akron will be in the MAC with all of the current MAC participants, with the exception of Temple...maybe. The reasoning is we are one of the least attractive teams in the MAC. Football is driving this change and we are a terrible football program that would only degrade the current national opinion of Big East football. Enjoy the MAC guys. It is right where we belong and we will be in it for a long time.

Like all things Big Ten, the past is greater than the present. The game is now an opening act for more important games.