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Defender from Columbia, South Carolina Welcome Paul Jones to the zips soccer class of 2024

Welcome HD! We're hoping a few Zips fans make the trip to InfoCision tomorrow as well! ?

I can live with the OOC schedule. Sure, I'd like to see some stronger names at home. Maybe I've just become too accustomed to the Coppin States, Delta States and Bethune Cookmans of the basketball world. We're also in our 27th striaght year of whining about the OOC schedule, so I find it hard getting too worked up about it.

I could be off base, but my understanding is that they lost a ton with that senior class. I *think* that senior class may have been the class who joined the program the first year it was announced back and was granted an extra year of eligibility because UAB wasn't playing any games that year. I believe there is a lack of experience for them this year and a lot of holes that need filled. Not saying they are going to have a regression to the mean for sure, but the facts and the result last week against a low tier FCS school seem to hint that. I'd bet they are closer to an Akron this year than last year's UAB team.

A run by Marquael Parks against Wooster makes the MAXPREPS Top 10 Football Plays of the Week at #4

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Congratulations to Abdi Mohamed! Zips Men’s Soccer Alum making history!!!

Well, that would be a draw, with Bluejays advancing on PKs. This fact was pointed out to me by traveling Creighton fans during their visit last season. Nice folks. Creighton has never beaten Akron.

UAB was also shut out in the 2nd half of that game. Paltry numbers for playing a bad 1-AA team. If we don't beat a lame team like this in our home opener, it's going to be a looooong season. -9.5? Take the Zips straight-up in this one.

Hmm. That must make me a democrat voter then.

I don't know the real solution. As @clarkwgriswold said season tickets are already insanely cheap. It comes out to like $4 per game for GA admission. I do agree single game tickets should be more like $8-$10 per game instead of $15-$20 at least until demand indicates otherwise. Even with reduced prices I don't think we'll see attendance improve much. Students can get in for free and they still don't show up. It's all about trying to create that fun atmosphere to make going to the game on a Tuesday night "the cool thing to do". I for one would like to see better promotions. Maybe have a dollar dog night or buy 1 get 1 ticket night. I was watching an EMU game on ESPN+ and they had craft beer night where you paid $x-number for a ticket, got x-number of drink tickets, and a GoT themed stein that read "House Eagle". Of course doing a promotion like that would require the JAR opening up beer sales.