If you mock the president for using a teleprompter, you may not want to make a public appearance on national television with visible notes jotted on the palm of your hand. Sarah Palin was photographed with several notes written on her hand, while delivering an apparently ill-rehearsed speech.
The university advertises during the Super Bowl game. They have for years, they will for years, and there's probably nothing we can say to change that. We do think $42,000 is a lot of money to spend on a 30 second ad. Especially considering that this is more than the total cost for four years of the Akron Advantage.