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  1. I've been trying to find a social media group / FB group that is 'active' on Zips sports? Most of the ones I've found, have not had posts for a few years now? What is the active social media group out there? Does ZipsNation have a FB Group that discussions can take place?
  2. Any one going to the Troy game? Thinking about it...
  3. They sound good, just more "full" sound. Can really hear the brass!!! Nice to see the band back at this size again!
  4. I'm starting to wonder if all the ABJ stories are about getting more paid viewers of their Ohio.com website... I refuse to pay to read their news(after 7 free articles per month)... Cleveland.com seems to have better reporting anyway...
  5. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/07/university_of_akron_will_save_15_million_from_abolishing_213_positions.html#incart_m-rpt-1 This is the first time I've seen the actual list of positions eliminated. While it's not good thing to lose your position, it is interesting to see how the positions spanned all the colleges and at all levels. From admin. assistants to Directors to Vice Presidents... Never an easy thing to do... It would appear he also eliminated his admin. assistant... Sr Exec Administrative Asst Office of the President/Office of the President.
  6. Way to Go!!! Great to see a Zips Fan at the game today... My son plays in the Auburn Marching Band (son of a Zip)
  7. Why is there a person holding an Akron Zips sign in the crowd @ Alabama (vs. Auburn) today behind the ESPN live show right now? Go Zips!
  8. Thumbs Up! If people have suggestions for show/music ideas - share them... With regards to not having a band, and using pre-recorded music during a football game, would much rather a real band playing the fight song vs. current RAP, Top 40 hits... That's not what football experience is about.
  9. Here's some old videos of the Zips marching band and traditions back in the 1970s some good shots of crowds in the Rubber Bowl in these videos. http://www.zipsalumniband.com/something-called-pride/ http://www.zipsalumniband.com/video-saturdays-challenge/ (BTW - The alumni band comes back each year to continue some of these traditions. Not as easy as it looks 30 years after you graduate)
  10. I come back to see the Marching Band (I'm a former marching band person)... They are there every game (rain, shine, sleet or snow), spend 6+ hours a week preparing, do it for a single credit hour, and are often the largest group of people in the stadium, stuck at the far end of the stadium... If you took the band, their friends and parents that come back to watch their kids - sometimes I wonder how many people are there to watch football. (based upon the number of fans in the stadium this year)
  11. Awesome... Glad to see Akron buy the old Townhouse bar... This is such a great piece of property for Akor to own!!! Amnyone know what the master plan shows in this location? Additional sports facilities? or more parking?
  12. I came back for homecoming this year, and was really blown away by the new stadium. After many years (mid 1980's) marching half time shows in a nearly empty (falling apart Rubber Bowl). Here's a few observations from a passionate alum... (Not sure if the new AD reads here on ZN)Top 51. Great Stadium, Really First Class...2. The Marching Band sounded great, really liked the pregame "marching"!3. The environment outside the stadium was also great. Was cool to watch the crowd outside the stadium, eating, drinking, listening to the band, music, ...4. Tail gating lots were alot of fun!...5. Great to have Homecoming on the holiday weekend (Columbus Day) - easier for out of towners to get back (I came from Atlanta)Bottom 51. ZIPS MERCHANDISEGet a real website for Alumni to order Zips merchandise. The GoZips Store is a joke! The stadium store should be open NOW! We're alumni, have jobs, and ready to spend some $$$ on campus. Make it easier for us to do this. (spend money!!!)2. STUDENTSFigure out how to get students at the game. Some there this year - but didn't look like anymore than at the Rubber Bowl last year. Even if you have to make "free", better to have some people in the stadium, than an empty stadium... You can always charge in the future if the program becomes a winning program. Right now I think you need as much support as you can get.3. MEDIA COVERAGEGet the ABJ (Ohio.com) to actually cover the Zips... The Razor Blog is OK, but often Zips stories are behind Browns, Ohio State, and most other D-1 programs. If there is no news, make some news to cover (the good kind). Get them focused on personal stories. Get a PR focus on the local media. (give them a reason to cover the Zips!)4. ALUMNII know this is the role of the Alumni Association - but you spend some ad $ to get focus on zips alumni. The mailings they do are great, but should focus on how to get Alumni out to the different sporting events... 16K last night is OK - but figure out how to get the word out. Give tickets away with purchase of Zips gear, get local establishments involved also... Lots of bars along Exchange that are doing great business... Get them together now...Give away a free ticket for updated alumni email, contact information. The cost of aquistion of a person for the cost of a General Admission ticket is a bargain. Most companies spend $10-$20 to get a qualified lead... Giving away a free ticket to get a "real" email distribution, alumni contact is a great way to get people updated, advertised to. Get some real marketing focus!5. BANDDo a high school band night, get some highschool bands out at the stadium... Have them join "Ohio's Pride" for a half time show... (when the away team doesn't bring their band). Invite some of the great local bands (Cuyahoga Falls, ...). Will get kids excited about the UA, and will turn into kids joining Ohio's Pride in a few years - a great recruiting tool!!! (and will bring their parents to the game as paying parents, families) Where else in NE Ohio, can go to a stadium like InfoCision to march when you go to College? At Ohio State - it is tough to even march as a freshman, or even sophmore because of the numbers.OK, I know it's more than 5, but here's a great idea to have more people join, especially for Homecoming!6. AFTERNOON GAMEConsider afternoon games in 2010. (3pm/4pm kickoff)
  13. I made it here! What's with the crappy weather? (Oh yea, I'm back in Akron...) Hope it's better tommorrow.As you can imagine most of us alumni have a lot of passion about the Zips. Can't wait to see the new stadium first hand!
  14. I'm coming back to town for the homecoming weeekend game this weekend. Is there a ZipsNation.org tailgate, which lot?
  15. Absolutely AWESOME! It's now my desktop on my laptop...Seriously, you should be working for the sports marketing department. Your work is awesome! and so much better than what I've see on Go Zips, etc...Keep up the great work!
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