[GP1]

I got a nice note in the mail yesterday on Coach I's stationary. It is a save the date card for a summer social at his house. GREAT IDEA!!!!!!

Remember a couple of weeks ago I got a nice note from a lady in the Athletic Department and I said there was too much information in the letter and if they spaced it out over time, it would be a better way to reach people because you are reaching out more often? A "save the date" note followed followed by a formal invitation is a great way to do that (the card I got yesterday says, "formal invitation to follow").

This is a different thing for the Department to do. I like different. A lot of us, including the Great GP1, have been hard on the Department. We need to give credit where credit is due. This is a smart thing to do. Well done TW and the entire Athletic Department. Now follow up with your mailing list by phone after the formal invitations go out to make certain you execute well on a good idea.

[MaxZIP]

I got a nice note in the mail yesterday on Coach I's stationary. It is a save the date card for a summer social at his house. GREAT IDEA!!!!!!

Remember a couple of weeks ago I got a nice note from a lady in the Athletic Department and I said there was too much information in the letter and if they spaced it out over time, it would be a better way to reach people because you are reaching out more often? A "save the date" note followed followed by a formal invitation is a great way to do that (the card I got yesterday says, "formal invitation to follow").

This is a different thing for the Department to do. I like different. A lot of us, including the Great GP1, have been hard on the Department. We need to give credit where credit is due. This is a smart thing to do. Well done TW and the entire Athletic Department. Now follow up with your mailing list by phone after the formal invitations go out to make certain you execute well on a good idea.

So now that you have an invite to this party we all should give the Athletic Department a break? I think it smacks of elitisms just as much as kicking “normal” fans out of lot 9 to clear way for the $5,000+ donor stampede. Call me when they do anything for the majority of their fan base. The biggest gesture they could make to convince me would be to win some damn games.

[GP1]

So now that you have an invite to this party we all should give the Athletic Department a break? I think it smacks of elitisms just as much as kicking “normal” fans out of lot 9 to clear way for the $5,000+ donor stampede. Call me when they do anything for the majority of their fan base. The biggest gesture they could make to convince me would be to win some damn games.

I don't think it is a matter of giving them a break. They deserve credit for a good idea.

I'm not certain about the elitism angle as I have no idea who is invited. Somehow, if I made the list, I don't think it will be an elite affair.

I'm all for winning being the biggest gift to fans, but to say they don't do anything for the majority of fans just isn't true. They do thing everyone can participate in (ie: NCAA watch parties, setting up things for kids to play in before games, etc.), but not enough is the problem. Not enough in the way of doing things during the off season that would attract the average fan to a game. I'd take winning over face painting, blow up tents for kids to play in, golf outings or any other program they want to call marketing. Winning is the ultimate marketing campaign.

[MaxZIP]

I got a nice note in the mail yesterday on Coach I's stationary. It is a save the date card for a summer social at his house. GREAT IDEA!!!!!!

Remember a couple of weeks ago I got a nice note from a lady in the Athletic Department and I said there was too much information in the letter and if they spaced it out over time, it would be a better way to reach people because you are reaching out more often? A "save the date" note followed followed by a formal invitation is a great way to do that (the card I got yesterday says, "formal invitation to follow").

This is a different thing for the Department to do. I like different. A lot of us, including the Great GP1, have been hard on the Department. We need to give credit where credit is due. This is a smart thing to do. Well done TW and the entire Athletic Department. Now follow up with your mailing list by phone after the formal invitations go out to make certain you execute well on a good idea.

So now that you have an invite to this party we all should give the Athletic Department a break? I think it smacks of elitisms just as much as kicking “normal” fans out of lot 9 to clear way for the $5,000+ donor stampede. Call me when they do anything for the majority of their fan base. The biggest gesture they could make to convince me would be to win some damn games.

You said/typed it yourself…We have been giving the Athletic Department and Football Coaching staff a hard time. Maybe members of this board should be careful they are not being lured into a trap. The best idea to come out of the Marketing Department in years might be to eliminate their main detractors. They may have learned something from a recent vicious murder in Florida. Just a warning.

[GP1]

I got a nice note in the mail yesterday on Coach I's stationary. It is a save the date card for a summer social at his house. GREAT IDEA!!!!!!

Remember a couple of weeks ago I got a nice note from a lady in the Athletic Department and I said there was too much information in the letter and if they spaced it out over time, it would be a better way to reach people because you are reaching out more often? A "save the date" note followed followed by a formal invitation is a great way to do that (the card I got yesterday says, "formal invitation to follow").

This is a different thing for the Department to do. I like different. A lot of us, including the Great GP1, have been hard on the Department. We need to give credit where credit is due. This is a smart thing to do. Well done TW and the entire Athletic Department. Now follow up with your mailing list by phone after the formal invitations go out to make certain you execute well on a good idea.

So now that you have an invite to this party we all should give the Athletic Department a break? I think it smacks of elitisms just as much as kicking “normal” fans out of lot 9 to clear way for the $5,000+ donor stampede. Call me when they do anything for the majority of their fan base. The biggest gesture they could make to convince me would be to win some damn games.

You said/typed it yourself…We have been giving the Athletic Department and Football Coaching staff a hard time. Maybe members of this board should be careful they are not being lured into a trap. The best idea to come out of the Marketing Department in years might be to eliminate their main detractors. They may have learned something from a recent vicious murder in Florida. Just a warning.

Maybe you are reading too much into a simple letter for a summer social....

[MaxZIP]

Then again maybe I am not

[cornbread]

this is a good thing

[ZachTheZip]

This is a good idea. Something that should be an annual tradition.

[Keener'92]

I did not receive the save the date invite for the summer social. I got the save the date for ladies football 101. Great idea though. I wish they had done it last year. It may have mitigated a portion of Ianello's public relations disaster.
I give the athletic department credit for trying. The letter from RI and TW thanking season ticket holders was a grateful and humble gesture that scored points with me. That was a good start toward better fan relations and it appears they want to continue the trend. I certainly hope so.
I understand that no Zips fan is happy with the current status of the football program. For the new staff, "starting off on the wrong foot" was definitely an understatement. Cancelling the golf outing, the preseason lot 9 rumors, general bad pr and on-field failures created the "perfect storm" for negativity toward the new regime.
Some fans are probably off the bandwagon as long as RI is here. Hopefully, through better pr and better execution on the field, many fans will come around.
Go Zips!

[Dave in Green]

..... Some fans are probably off the bandwagon as long as RI is here. .....

If the Zips start winning, Ianello's biggest detractors will be riding on the bandwagon as if they'd been there all along.

I'd like to see if anyone continues to crusade for dumping Ianello if the Zips start winning.

But the main thing I want to see is the Zips winning, whoever the coach may happen to be.

[akron football]

..... Some fans are probably off the bandwagon as long as RI is here. .....

If the Zips start winning, Ianello's biggest detractors will be riding on the bandwagon as if they'd been there all along.

I'd like to see if anyone continues to crusade for dumping Ianello if the Zips start winning.

But the main thing I want to see is the Zips winning, whoever the coach may happen to be.

I agree that we need to support him even though he's a tad bit arrogant and might need to work on his people skills. It is what it is...

[MaxZIP]

..... Some fans are probably off the bandwagon as long as RI is here. .....

If the Zips start winning, Ianello's biggest detractors will be riding on the bandwagon as if they'd been there all along.

I'd like to see if anyone continues to crusade for dumping Ianello if the Zips start winning.

But the main thing I want to see is the Zips winning, whoever the coach may happen to be.

I agree that we need to support him even though he's a tad bit arrogant and might need to work on his people skills. It is what it is...

I have never called for icoach's firing. They still need to win. They still need to reach the fan base. One letter or one party is not good enough. Act like a d1 program first and worry about BS later. Win the damn games.

[GP1]

Received my invitation this week. Nice card and the printing was very good. I'd hope that regardless of the condition of the team, as many people as possible would go to this event. Not going isn't very helpful. If you live as far away as I do, you have an excuse. If you live in NE Ohio, you don't have an excuse.

[Zips Win!]

Received my invitation this week. Nice card and the printing was very good. I'd hope that regardless of the condition of the team, as many people as possible would go to this event. Not going isn't very helpful. If you live as far away as I do, you have an excuse. If you live in NE Ohio, you don't have an excuse.

I would love to go. But I didn't receive an invitation.

I wonder if the fans who actually go to the games will get an invite.

Or is this based on contribution level?

[InTheZone]

Received my invitation this week. Nice card and the printing was very good. I'd hope that regardless of the condition of the team, as many people as possible would go to this event. Not going isn't very helpful. If you live as far away as I do, you have an excuse. If you live in NE Ohio, you don't have an excuse.

I would love to go. But I didn't receive an invitation.

I wonder if the fans who actually go to the games will get an invite.

Or is this based on contribution level?

I got one and haven't given for a few years now outside purchasing season tickets.