Agree, ShoreCat.

Also, let's call a spade a spade here: Solich and crew scheduled the way they did because of bowl eligibility and because they had contractual provisions for extensions and kickers based on win totals.

This whole injury risk thing is just a canard because saying "we'd rather play bad teams to make sure we qualify for the Bullsh*t Bowl and my auto-extension based on seasonal win totals kicks in" isn't good PR.

I can't for the life of me understand how people here think that the G5 should get autobids to the college football playoff while insisting over and over that playing the P5 is too dangerous because we're not on the same level as them.

We're either an FBS team or we're not. If Bobcat1996 is right, then we're not.

Yes, I know, BLSS that I agree with him about our AD not being all that good and having personnel problems and some degree of narcissism, but I don't agree with him on much of anything else, including his obsession with Albin getting a raw deal, when the problem was of Tim's own making, and his mantra about P4-G5 injury rates.

BLOS- so Solich scheduled the way he did because it gave him a better chance for a bowl or 8 wins. What do you think Boals is doing? Zero power four teams with the likes of Muskingum, UC Clermont and Defiance on the schedule. Not to mention basketball more times than not has more home games than true road games. Solich didn’t have that advantage.

My man, we've had a lot of disagreements over the years. But truly I have never thought less of you than I do right now.

I'm going to put it plainly:

You, BillyTheCat, and Bobcat1996 are either an assh*les or cowards. Those are the only two possibilities I see.

All three of you keep -- in very vague ways, citing anonymous "sources" -- implying that Cromer creates a terrible work environment. Bobcat1996 insists it's sexism and that she doesn't treat people with dignity. BTC endorsed that idea.

Do you not understand the implications of those accusations for Cromer's job and her career? Those are very, very serious accusations. And you all gossip about it like 14 year old girls.

And none of you have provided a single example of sexism. None has provided a single example of an employee not being treated without dignity. And the closest anybody has come out saying anything that correlates with a terrible work environment is your very vague, detail-less assertion that she's a narcissist and has "some personnel issues." All from your "anonymous source."

Athens is a small community and college sports is a small community. That you'd peddle rumors publicly about such serious accusations without providing evidence to support that is low, my man. You should either be willing to stand behind your source and what you know, or you should shut up. What you're doing right now -- pushing a narrative publicly about someone without specifics -- feels pretty gross to me.

Maybe I'm missing something though. So you tell me, how are you not either an ass*hole or a coward here? How do you justify it?

Talk to the people who left. I know them. OCF is a former journalist. He can utilize some of his journalism skills to find out why many of these employees are no longer in Athens.

What you did FORGET to post is that Tim Albin, our former football coach, CHOSE to leave his job with Ohio prior to the end of last season. He consciously made a decision to become the head football coach at UNCC. Why blame that on our AD? Had he CHOSEN to complete the year and be the first coach since 1968 to win the MAC at Ohio, I'm sure his compensation package would have reflected that success. But leaving before the end of the season was idiotic on his part.

Surprised Bobcat1996 has failed to mention that we now know why the (male) ticket manager left: Ms. Cromer had informed him that she intended to hire Learfield to take over ticket sales/operations. A GREAT move, IMO, as Learfield has a proven record of dramatically increasing its clients' season ticket sales. I bet they hire women and men...

Frank would have insisted on 2 at minimum weaker opponents. Not ironic that OSU didn’t appear on the schedule until his retirement. And, he went kicking and screaming into 2008, contract already signed.

Frank quit largely because the coming schedule.

So the public declaration that it was about his health was not true and he resigned abruptly, shortly before the season over a single season's schedule?

Cool. Reflects really, really well on him. Very strong definitely true and not overblown insider info, Billy.

Yep. You heard it first here on BA. Need a congressional investigation to unravel this one.

"What you did FORGET to post is that Tim Albin, our former football coach, CHOSE to leave his job with Ohio prior to the end of last season. He consciously made a decision to become the head football coach at UNCC. Why blame that on our AD? Had he CHOSEN to complete the year and be the first coach since 1968 to win the MAC at Ohio, I'm sure his compensation package would have reflected that success. But leaving before the end of the season was idiotic on his part."

Mid70s and others you are dead wrong. Albin gave 20 years to the Bobcat community and the current AD didn't appreciate that. Name another Ohio coach who was photographed in The Post for assisting the Bobcat swim team as a timer for the MAC swim meets along with his DFO? How many other Bobcat coaches regularly attended Ohio soccer, volleyball, baseball and volleyball games? The man was an ambassador for Ohio University. This AD didn't appreciate a coach who won 10 games year after year after year and won a league title for the first time in school history since 1968. This AD didn't support a coach who was hand picked by Coach Solich. The football field is named after Solich, but this AD doesn't care. This AD refused to appreciate a coach who had the best win percentage in the MAC the last four years. This AD knew Albin was offered a huge salary by Rice and turned it down a week before the Ball St game. This AD was well aware of other offers Albin had before the Ball St game, but she refused to reward the two time MAC coach of the year. After the Ball St win, this AD had several days to get the deal done, but she refused to do so. If this AD was in the SEC or Big Ten and made this blunder, she would be looking for another job. This AD rewards a mens BB coach who finishes as a 5th seed annually, but can't reward the football coach who has the best win percentage in the MAC the last four seasons. The mens BB coach was the top paid coach going into the 2024 season. This AD secretly rewarded the womens hoops coach for four consecutive lousy seasons, but can't reward the successful football coach. This AD thought that this successful coach was a mediocre coach and rewarded him as sixth/seventh highest paid coach in the conference. Albin possibly made a decision to leave Ohio because this current AD didn't appreciate him. This AD appreciates and rewards a womens hoop coach who has zero winning seasons the last four years and most of those years have been dreadful. This AD appreciates fifth and third seed annual finishes from the mens BB team. I'm not the only one who knows this AD has made huge blunders. This AD can tell you all anything you want to hear, but if she tells the truth, she will admit she messed up. And I am not related to Albin. I just appreciate a winner.