timmyboy Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 Mike Cruz, a highly recruited tight end and brother of Akron’s Jose Cruz, has gone back on his commitment to play at Pitt.His high school coach says the younger Cruz has concerns of playing in a big city. Also playing a part could be the fact that Florida State offered him a scholarship. Cruz recently visited West Virginia, which is another likely destination.I just found this article on Rasors blog. Thanks for the info rasor. Quote
Dr Z Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 the most interesting thing I recently found on Razor's site was this tidbit.Razor was speaking to MackSo it’s not really all about having a football powerhouse or 30,000 fans at every game. Mainly, you want a well-rounded institution. My concern is, how will Akron improve in community support? Rhoades said he’s been working on that until 10 p.m. each night. While he was at UTEP, football attendance jumped from 15,000 to 47,000 in five years. His plan at Akron is to start a grassroots campaign, sending staffers out to the community and using a telemarketing company to make calls. The new slogan for this season is “Roo Town.” I haven’t seen any posters yet, but it seems like a good idea.Here is a clue, you might want to put up a billboard this year Mack. Keep up the good work Mike Quote
FMR Posted April 24, 2007 Report Posted April 24, 2007 Dr Z, thanks for bringing this up again...So it’s not really all about having a football powerhouse or 30,000 fans at every game. Mainly, you want a well-rounded institution. My concern is, how will Akron improve in community support? Rhoades said he’s been working on that until 10 p.m. each night. While he was at UTEP, football attendance jumped from 15,000 to 47,000 in five years. His plan at Akron is to start a grassroots campaign, sending staffers out to the community and using a telemarketing company to make calls. The new slogan for this season is “Roo Town.” I haven’t seen any posters yet, but it seems like a good idea.What is interesting is Mack states His plan at Akron is to start a grassroots campaign, sending staffers out to the community This is what he said in his speech when he accepted the job over a year ago, He will be out knocking on doors...At what point in time to you quit talking about it and implement the plan? Quote
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