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Elton Alexander picks Zips third in division

November 4, 2009

Men's basketball
The Plain Dealer's Elton Alexander picked Akron to finish third in the MAC East.
This is the defending MAC Championship team that only lost one player (not a franchise player, either) and brings in the preseason favorite for Freshman of the Year. Yet they'll finish third in the division, according to Alexander, behind Buffalo and [...]

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MAC Roundtable

November 2, 2009

Football
Here are my responses to this week's MAC Blogger Roundtable…
1. Now that we have reached November, what do you really think of this no-Saturday stuff? Is it a necessary evil, an unnecessary evil, or a non-issue? Do you think that the difficulty for home fans outweighs the long-term benefit of being on [...]

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Sellout appears imminent

September 10, 2009

Football
Akron has sold out its general admission and student tickets for Saturday's stadium-opening game against Morgan State. Fewer than 1,000 reserved seats remain on sale.
This will be a crazy two weeks for the university's ticket office. The following week might sell out as well, because Indiana is sure to bring a chunk of fans to [...]

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Brookhart's press conference

September 8, 2009

Football
Here is the video from J.D. Brookhart's Monday press conference.
He acknowledged that the offensive line played an awful game. He mentioned that Matt Rodgers would continue to play in both halves.
Miscellaneous
Today is my primary election for Stow City Council At-Large. If you live in Stow or know somebody who does, I'd love to see a [...]

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Interview with Tom Wistrcill — Akron's new athletic director

August 28, 2009

Miscellaneous
I spoke with Tom Wistrcill today. He seems like a genuine person, certainly passionate without being overly flashy.
He has been married for 16 years. He has two sons, ages 9 and 6. Wistrcill is an assistant coach for his oldest son's football team. He also likes to play golf in his spare time. He will [...]

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What you can expect on gameday

August 25, 2009

Football
The Buchtelite's story about gameday regulations impressed me. It discusses the policies for road closures, parking and tailgating. It's definitely worth a read if you plan to attend a game.
I'm disappointed about the prohibition against coal grills, but I think the university is doing a great job to create a fan-friendly gameday experience.
Miscellaneous
Here are some [...]

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More on Tom Wistrcill

August 25, 2009

Miscellaneous
The next athletic director at the University of Akron is coming off a year where he helped to sell 50,000 tickets to the first game at the University of Minnesota's stadium.
It is this sort of achievement that pushed Tom Wistrcill over the hump for UA President Luis Proenza. The administration is greatly concerned with making [...]

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Gaffney: Next athletic director comes from Minnesota

August 24, 2009

Miscellaneous
According to the ABJ's Tom Gaffney, the university has chosen Tom Wistrcill from the University of Minnesota as its next athletic director.
Wistrcill is a senior associate athletic director at Minnesota. He also spent time at the University of Wisconsin. He played four years of basketball at Saint Mary's University in Winona, Minn.

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AD report is premature

August 23, 2009

Miscellaneous
I received word from an upper-level administrator that my previous report is premature, at best.
The university is now looking at an early September timeline for announcing the athletic director. Hunter Yurachek remains in "serious consideration."
I sincerely apologize for the confusion. Since Friday, I worked diligently to confirm or deny the rumor that I heard from [...]

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Update on AD post

August 22, 2009

Miscellaneous
I am working to validate the story I posted below.
I went back and forth about publishing it without more than a source whom I cannot name. Because this is a blog, I went with it. I'm about 90 percent confident that it's true. This is mostly because there is no incentive for this source to [...]

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