It's also a $25 million stadium attached to a $40 million tower filled with empty suites. That's where most of the waste is.

Love me some Kareem Wilson but, thankfully, he did not need to throw the ball. I vividly remember seeing his first pass attempt in Peden and screaming “Oh my God” aloud in shock as it wobbled and fluttered to the ground about 10 yards away.

I still remember one pass play we ran a few times, where the OL would open a hole so that the short Wilson could see his receiver and he'd then throw the ball to the receiver he spotted through the whole. It looked like a running play, but it was set up so the short QB could actually see downfield. It was funny as heck to watch but did result in some ten yard pass completions. The only other way he could pass was to roll out so he was out of the pocket and could see downfield. But, these kinds of plays only worked because the defense was never expecting a pass because we attempted them so infrequently. And, most of the time they didn't work because Wilson always threw the kind of wobbly pass you describe. But, when we did complete a pass in that era some of us would standup and give a big cheer! It was like a big novelty.

Yeah, I get that. What I was more referring to was playing in the middle of a large town/small city with a built in television and radio market that is 18th in the country. With one of the newest (the newest?) stadiums in the NCAA. Akron *should* be able to really recruit and build. However, we know this isn't the case. The university is met with deafening indifference from the community. I've never really seen anything like it.

The TV/Radio market demographics are misleading, as they are combined with Cleveland. Akron does not have a television station. It doesn't really have a true news radio station anymore.

Cleveland media largely ignore Akron unless there's a big story. Some of the reporters/producers I've met act like they'd need to stay overnight in a hotel to come down here. It's maybe a 40-minute drive.

Cleveland media is all about the Browns, Ohio State, Cavs and Indians (in that order. Local collegiate sports don't exist.

You ain't wolfing. That could be a whole other thread. Not having your own television affiliates really does hurt your own identity. Dayton is to Cincinnati what Akron is to Cleveland in a lot of ways but it's at least far enough up the pike that it is its own tv market. Akron, and Canton for that matter, may as well be suburbs when it comes to tv. I believe you'll find that Akron is the largest city in the US to not have a single network affiliate of the big 4. Heck, even Lima and Zanesville have network affiliates.

Watching the replay again tonight, they also pronounce Solich as Sahl-ich.