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  1. 16 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

     

    Between the Z logo and potentially using Russian oil imports to fuel the travel for athletics, we're practically part of the war!

     

    There's going to be an ESPN 30for30 someday about the nationwide March Madness bracket boycott of the Akron Zips over their Z logo. Millions picked UCLA because they were appalled by the Z. Rumor has it that's why the refs fouled Freeman out of the game - couldn't let Akron win. 


    Hyperbolize much? Just stop. You're embarrassing yourself, as well as Akron grads. Apparently they didn't teach you this thing called critical thinking when you attended The University Of Akron.

     

    You're really putting the "Hilltop" in the "Hilltop High".

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  2. On 3/20/2022 at 3:28 PM, 94zipgrad said:

    I agree, watching OSU & Villanova with the  V on the shorts.  I’ve seen a lot of V’s on tanks so I guess Villanova needs to rebrand as well.  I think that kind of thinking is BS & feel the same way about the whole cancel culture

     

     

    Are we being deliberately dense? Seriously...serious question.

     

    NOBODY was saying teams should rebrand or get rid of Logos. Stop being ridiculous. 

     

    What we were saying is probably don't have a big article about the celebrating Z, released to giant fanfair, at the same time you have Z branded tanks genociding people in Mariupol. It's literally timing, not rebranding. Yeah no need to rebrand the V of Villanova...just don't go out of your way talking about the V while V tanks are genociding Kharkiv. This is like a mind numbingly easy, not controversial thing to understand.

     

    Please stop being dense.

  3. A perfect example of what we were talking about from the Associated Press:

     

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    Asked about incidents in which the apartment doors of war critics were spray-painted with the letter “Z” — a sign used to mark Russian military vehicles in Ukraine that has been heavily promoted by the state — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described it as an “emotional” move by Putin’s supporters.
     

    The campaign in support of the war saw Russian cities flooded with “Z” posters and vehicles emblazoned with it. School children were shown standing in groups in the shape of the letter or wearing clothes marked with a “Z.”

     

    Take this in consideration that Putin had an "internal cleansing" of internal descent madman speech the other day...

  4. I fell asleep during the final 10 mins. Super bummed. 😢

     

    I know everyone doesn't want moral victories...blah blah blah...but that's the best performance of a Zips' team in the tourney yeah? And this team looked just as much of a competitor as any game I've watched in the Tourney. But I do not at all feel bad about this loss. Luckily, I didn't have to watch the apparent disastrous officiating at the ending the game. 🤣

     

    We get everyone back next year right? Yikes...all I can say is watch out. 

  5. Not sure if this is the spot for this question, but w/e...

    Does anyone know what the eligibility for players look like going forward? I know some players were granted a 5th year because of Covid...so that would be 6 years with a redshirt year? 

     

    I'm just curious because as I was going through the rosters of MAC teams...Akron is young, the core is Sophomores (?) so 2-more years of terror for the MAC? Or 3 years?  

    Toledo is also a relatively young team as well. Sorry if I'm horribly ignorant on this...but the MAC Championship has be invigorated and interested in College MBB again!  Go Zips!

  6. 5 hours ago, a-zip said:

    I understand but we already have a Z logo.  It's right in the middle of our basketball court.  No need for a major announcement, just keep what we have.  It is great looking.

    There is such a thing as a Zip gun.  Should we reconsider our name entirely?

    I am tired of all these teams having to re-brand re-name, recently The Redskins, The Indians.

     

    What about the Chiefs they have a arrowhead for a logo and play at Arrowhead Stadium.  

    What about the Cowboys.....hell cowboys killed Indians, how is that not offensive.  

    Buccaneers and Pirates raped and pillaged.  

    The Blackhawks name and logo are almost the same as the Redskins.


    You're like taking what we're saying, and going to an absurd extreme. We're at like a 2, and you're taking it to a ten.

    No one here was saying "let's do away with the Z". We're saying: lets avoid bringing a lot of attention to the fact right now at this VERY moment...LITERALLY March 2022. Let's not have a major announcement in the Akron Beacon Journal Right next to an article about how Putin shelled 5,000 civilians to death in Kharkiv. Like if athletics is planning to go with a major "Z" promotion. Sweet...let's maybe not go hardcore with the announcement in March 2022. 

     

    It's really not that hard to understand.

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  7. 10 hours ago, a-zip said:

    So the debate is if a f#%ing letter is offensive?  

    Are you kidding me?  

    The letter  "Z"   is now offensive!?

     

    God forbid if a kangaroo does something horrible, we are screwed

     

    This world has gone crazy!!


    I was in Tibet where I saw the Swastika everywhere...because it's an ancient symbol that was co-opted by Hitler, who ya know...The Swastika in any use other than that very specific, ancient, buddhist/hindu tradition; is...well...ya know.

    We're not saying the "Z" is offensive. We're pointing out that perhaps RIGHT NOW (like May 2022) would be a poor time to have a major, public, advertising announcement centered around branding the "Z", considering that Putin is genociding Ukrainians. It's not that the "Z" is offensive...it's that a couple of wingbat aggressive Russian apologists are using it as a symbol of legitimacy.

    So giant-middle finger to them, and lets try to get them to co-opt the script akron instead. ;)

  8. 4 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

    So we get rid of the "Z." If Putin starts placing script Akron on his tanks, howitzers and goon squad T shirts, then what do we do?


    Back to the ARoo 😈

    Because Russians aren't many enough to handle the Donkey Kangaroo merged with an A.

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  9. 1 hour ago, 72 Roo said:

    In lieu of the Russian atrocities in Ukraine I think you have a good idea, but only for a limited time. For 30 days we should cancel the letter 'Z'. Beyond that I give it _ero chance of succeeding.

     

    Should be until the Russia invaders are out of Ukraine. May St. Javelin bless the people of Ukraine. May their aim be true; may their laser sights be forever calibrated. May the sunflower fields of Ukraine be plentiful.785242381_St.Javeline.thumb.png.5c561df5193d9fa2d642b10f1e9823b3.png

     

    Ironically our school colors are basically the national colors of Ukraine.

     

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  10. 23 hours ago, LZIp said:

    Are you or is anyone else eyeing up a road trip for any OOC game?


    I will be attending the game at Tennessee. My mother's side of the family is from Tennessee and most of them have gone to UT, so it's a nice excuse to both see the Zips play in Neyland stadium and go visit the old farmstead. It also brings back good memories of a previously 1-11 Zips football team with a new head coach tied with an SEC team at halftime. The hopium is high that we will see that again. 😈

  11. On 2/20/2022 at 2:49 PM, GP1 said:

    Lastly, I don't want to see a silhouette of the state of Ohio behind it with a star showing where Akron is in the silhouette. It's cheap and lazy. We are not the Ohio Zips or Akron, Ohio Zips. We are the University of Akron Zips.


    I mean I always liked secondary usage of Ohio with AKRON on it. I really liked the "Beast Of The NORTHEAST" Kent vs. Akron thing they did awhile ago. Obviously not a primary logo...but still was a nice shakeup.

  12. On 1/26/2022 at 12:49 PM, ziptrumpet87 said:

    Or compromise and do script ZIPS

     

     


    I was literally 1 year old when this was filmed. Thanks for sharing!

    I have to say though I can see why this would have died/gone out of fashion. It's clearly ripping off Script OHIO, and it honestly doesn't look that great. Cursive Z has always looked like poop.

  13. On 1/20/2022 at 9:29 AM, zippy5 said:

    Posting on a message board discussion on page 6 of said discussion that you don't care is a weird flex but okay


    Posting on page six, that another member doesn't care is a strange flex, is itself a strange flex. Kinda strange that you would randomly pick out this comment...but okay.  Must be a slow day in your world.

    What I was saying is that if that's the type of "rebranding" we're talking about, no thanks. I'm pointing out the obvious that I don't think changing colors is really relevant. 
     

  14. 15 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

    That was pretty hilarious.  They made such a big deal about it a few weeks prior.

     

    But shades of color do actually make a big difference.  I LOVE the shades of blue & gold we currently use.  I really hope they don't mess with those.


    "mArKeTiNg" 🙄 and "nO pReSs Is BaD pReSs" ... I do love our current Blue & Gold as well ... but I'm also the weird who likes ALL of our Logos from ARoo, Kangaroo and Fear The Roo to the Z and Block AKRON. Why can't they ALL be a feature somewhere 😢

  15. 13 hours ago, zippy5 said:

    I'm sort of ambivalent on this. They've been our colors for a while, so I don't like change for the sake of change. But I feel like tons of school have our colors


    Honestly who cares? It'd be a huge turnoff to me if they went hardcore Blue and Gold change. It'd be cringeworthy to me because it boils down to "who cares". Seriously, who cares if it's Blue 7875 vs Blue 188495? Nobody. Literally Nobody cares. Any means testing that says it matters, or writes out some explanation for why Blue 7875 is "easy on the eyes, attracts the essence of...blah blah blah" is money wasted.

  16. 22 minutes ago, akzipper said:

     

     

    This is good to hear. But also a bit concerning, because like you said, new logos/branding can sometimes be disappointing. When Charles Guthrie was at Green Bay, they did a rebrand as well and it's pretty underwhelming. 


    Anyone Remember the Browns "rebranding"? 

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  17. 15 hours ago, Hilltopper said:

    There is going to he a committee formed to decide what our branding should look like. It will consist of a mixture of UA staff, long time season ticket holders and other marketing experts. Everything is on the table.


    I was part of the Student Focus Group who helped pick the MyAkron layout...do you know if they will market-test the strategies with students to see their response?

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