UofA finally taking a new marketing path?

Saw these job postings on NCAA Jobs for the UofA:

1) Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance

2) Assistant AD for Athletics Communications--Serving as the chief editor for GoZips.com, the official website of Zips Athletics; utilizing the website and other social media initiatives to create additional multimedia content; establishing and maintaining positive relations with local, regional and national media to generate publicity and exposure; writing and editing press releases and all other athletic publications and collateral; managing all sports information-related game-day operations, including statistics; oversee a budget.

3) Assistant Director for New Media--Creating unique content for GoZips.com; managing all social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter; creating and posting video and audio features and podcasts; coordinating all video streaming; designing all graphics for the website; overseeing a complete website redesign in 2011; and coordinating all e-communications for External Relations.

Finally!! Welcome to the AGE OF TECHNOLOGY, Akron!

NCAA Football Fan Research Study- Interesting

A fan survey to help athletics staffs understand college football fan behaviors. Looks like it was taken in 2007/8. Think any UofA official/admin/marketing person ever read these?

Here: Examining Your Strongest Fans and Core Supporters
Here: Division I Bowl Subdivision Fans' Team Rankings by Conference
Here: Moving the 'Swing' Audience
Here: Segmentation Presentation Lots more data for you numbers geeks.

This is what we as fan in our area follow and why: East North Central Region Fan Profile

There were 3,289 total fan interviews conducted among adults with 396 interviews done in our region.

GO FIGURE: Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan are among the top teams followed in every geographic region

– Notre Dame is among the top teams followed in every geographic region with the exception of East South Central. In the Mountain region they are the top school followed even though the college is located in the East North Central (Notre Dame is 3rd most followed team).

ZN.O member shows his movie at Cleveland Film Fest

Our own ZipsNation member, scottditzen, has a movie in the Cleveland International Film Festival this year. The movie, Out of Place, explores the dedicated group of NE Ohio surfers that ride Lake Erie’s waves.

Check it here: Visit My Website

Tickets and showtimes:
Friday, March 19 9:35 PM
Sunday, March 21 9:20 AM
Monday, March 22 5:00 PM

Movie website: www.outofplacemovie.com

There will be Pre- and Post parties at area drinking establishments all weekend long.

Game broadcast anywhere?

If there has been info posted, I have missed it or probably overlooked it knowing myself.

Is the soccer game going to be broadcast either on radio or tv? I cannot make it and wanna hear the Rowdies reaction to every goal we get tonight!

Game Day Pre-Gaming

I just read over the GoZips.com guidelines for game day tailgaiting and game day features. Does anyone know how the Ohio Revised code is interpreted in regards to open container, grilling out next to your car and general pre-game festivities?

I am asking because it seems what is said is way more strict than what may be actuall allowed. I use allowed activities at Browns games as an example of what is technically illegal but still occurs.

Also, for comparisons sake, check out these guidelines: http://stadium.gophersports.com/prk_tailgating.html

"Tailgating may begin 6 hours before game time, but no earlier than 7 am. Tailgating must end 4 hours after game time or midnight, whichever comes first. "