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Got our JUCO QB Nick Johns, QB, 6-4, 230 season highlight film

Why the heck would we want to play there anyway?

There's been a few select tv games over the years where they allowed fans to fill in the bowl to look better on tv. I've been told by the ticketing office that they don't do this consistently because season ticket holders in the bowl complain and feel cheated after they paid good money for their good seats.

Can't argue with the tail end of your statement. I find it rather odd that folks who think 'dropping back' is taboo(not that its going to happen) appear to believe that in spite of history at Akron that soon the football program will become competitive YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. There hasn't even been an Eastern Division Championship in a decade. A lot of people on this site refer to the MAC in general when talking about being competitive year in and year out at the DI level. We can't talk about our program because it just hasn't ever happened consistently at D-I. Somebody commented that good I-AA schools won't come to a place like Akron to play. It was also commented that DI schools don't play I-AA schools on the road. Teams like OSU don't have to go on the road to play a I-AA. The MAC is not OSU. And,those P-5 schools are going to have to get away from playing any I-AA schools if they want to be in the playoff mix. Teams Like ND State,E.Washington,S.Dakota State don't need to play at a program like Akron or KSWho because there is nothing in it for them. If they win so what? The pay day isn't that great. They are better off playing another good I-AA team or maybe getting an invite from one of the real big boys in D-I. Akron and KSWho used to play Y.town even when Akron moved to D-I. Why not now? Maybe Bowden will get this thing turned into a consistent winner in the next couple of seasons But,there are still a lot of holes to fill on the field and on the sidelines. In the meantime I'll take more than a passing glance at the I-AA championship game,reup my Zips season tix while wearing my 2005 MAC championship hat. Happy Holidays to all!

Paraphrasing an old philosophical thought - "If a ticket is available on-line, and no one wants it, does it make a sale?" Other than the Kent game, no one wants to buy extra Zips tickets.

I also remember them doing it for a CTI or some other post season tournament game many years ago where we had a home game when the lower bowl was only 20% filled. (I remember it because I bought lower bowl seats in advance and felt like I should have bought general admission when they told everyone to move up prior to the game.) Because the lower bowl was so empty it was a good move for this game. However, I remember the Zips played like crap and we lost to a bad team and did not advance in the tournament. Not sure this is a practical idea when the lower bowl is three quarters full as it does create a few minutes of confusion as people run down for a limited number of better seats during the middle of the first half. It may be problematic with some season ticket holders who are paying extra money to sit down low and they open it up to everyone. Also, it may create problems if a season ticket holder shows up late for a game because of some other commitment and finds somebody else in their sear. You do not see the professional teams doing it for that reason.

I've seen them do this at some of the biggest college basketball schools in the country. I've yet to have someone give an explanation for why we can't do it here. I'd love to have other fans come down and sit by me, especially if they are into the game. Instead, I look around at empty seats and/or people sitting in their seats the entire game. I don't know. Maybe they don't want to disturb the really old people who might want to nap during the games.

A Facebook page would probably be the best for something like that, however, like you said I doubt people would go through that type of hassle to give their tickets to somebody they don't know. I have to imagine any of the 1,000 or so spectators sitting on the bleachers would appreciate the seat upgrade, assuming there are enough seats to accommodate the number of people they are with.

FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Cleveland Browns, will host the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the United States Men’s National Team as part of a Group Stage doubleheader on July 15, as announced today by the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Cleveland’s-FirstEnergy-Stadium-selected-as-host-city-for--2017-CONCACAF-Gold-Cup/11df81cf-c2b4-4e66-a4ab-0f0454e2e6c8 Hope to see some of our former Zips with USMNT in Cleveland next summer.

Kreed, it's because everything points back to the same problem. People don't want to go to Akron sporting events. Clients and friends know I'm a big Zips fan. They offer me available tickets all the time. Sometimes I will take them when they tell me "we're not going to use them here...find someone who wants them". I've had times where I've had my own tickets and their tickets filling up my pockets. Sometimes a dozen or so of them. And I can't find anyone to use them either. I've even stood in the lobby of the arena and handed them to someone walking in the door, especially if it looks like a parents with their kids. Some people want to support the program. Some are buying them along with an advertising deal. There's a lot of reasons why people or companies might buy tickets and never use them. Remember, our students also have what amounts to free tickets for every game. They don't want to go. You have to make people want to go.

This isn't anything directed towards you at all. Maybe you do know some people who had this conflict. But, the list of potential excuses for why a crowd may have been disappointing for a particular Zips sporting event has really reached beyond what I could have ever imagined at this point.

Also won the bid to host the 2017 Gold Cup.

The "let's drop down" discussion is played out, no doubt, but I think we can safely say that it is more fun to be a YSU fan than an Akron fan right about now.

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the91stminute/2016/12/bobby-muusss-words-can-be-a-clarion-call-for-college-soccer/ some excerpts ...The NCAA knew the field conditions in Houston were garbage. It adroitly moved the women’s College Cup from North Carolina over the HB2 bill, but did not feel a similar move was necessary for actual on-field concerns in the men’s game. Vocal opposition helps, and it would seem that paradigm is shifting. Muuss’s words were not said in a vacuum, and the field was simply a single glimpse into a world the NCAA as a governing body has ignorantly neglected. ... Part of the hang-up is in logistics. The NCAA continues to insist changes at the DI level trickle down to DIII, which doesn’t make sense. A DI men’s roster choked with high-profile DA players does not need (and should not have) a full rotating substitution rule in place. But if you change the rule set to FIFA regulations (including a normal clock, a lengthier schedule and no extra time during the regular season), under current auspices a DIII women’s program would have the same rules in place. There’s no reason to not split off the DI game from the rest of the pack, but the NCAA has been reticent to act. And therein lies the trouble. The NCAA continues to prove it cares little about the college game, which has been particularly mettlesome in men’s soccer development. The 18-22 age range are practically lost years for men’s players, and regulatory bloat meant the college game had little role to play as an institution in righting the ship. And so we await change while looking to the scions of the college game to continue to beat the drum. Luckily, it would seem those drumbeats grow in volume each year. ...