AkronAlumnus

My Sophomore year of HS Infocision hosted Mass/Mckinley and I thought the university did a fine job. They even let us use the indoor field to warm up in prior to the pre-game, in addition to allowing high schools full access to their training rooms within the facilities.

How are they shooting any better than last game?

This will be a great game at an even greater venue. You won't want to miss it.

Wish I could attend, unfortunately, I have class.

Wow great statistic(: I can admit I was wrong about area recruiting. As I said in my last reply.. maybe it isn't necessarily about recruiting this area and extending multiple offers, it should be about keeping the top notch athletes in NEO. Obviously your top tier athletes: Paris Campbell, Gareon Conley, Billy Price etc.. aren't going to come to Akron. However, some of these athletes going to lesser big10 schools or non-power five schools should be a focal point for the program OVER the Georgia/Florida kids (in my opinion). Feel free to disagree but if a kid is coming to Akron from Florida or Georgia (minus Jatavis Brown) they probably aren't going to pan out well, otherwise, a southern school would snatch them up ASAP. Just out of curiosity, when you compiled data for this statistic what exactly is the "area" (Cleveland - Youngstown - Columbus (maybe?)).

I don't follow Akron football in-depthly (I'm more of a basketball guy), as a result, I'm not sure about Akron East, however, Jamal Davis and Jerome Lane were both local talents who ended up panning out well for The University. It's not about getting sub-par local players it's about keeping "quality" (for lack of better term) in NEO.

Good take: I don't know if this would matter but Hoban would be the away team vs. Massillon (Washington). Where did you find this rule? I believe you I'm just curious and want to show a friend.

True, they do fly recruiters to GA and FL and what good has it gotten them? An 0-10 start and a bid for being the worst team in the country. Maybe they should change their strategy and recruit locally. This will get butts in seats and there is plenty of talent within the area the zips could go after. To answer your question: No I dont think a 15 mile drive is going to deter members of the football staff from getting a glimpse but maybe if they gave the area slightly more of a glimpse they would have a better record and attendance ratio.

Hosting the game would benefit Akron financially (through concessions and (maybe) tickets). They would make 25x what they made on yesterday's game against EMU. You'd be surprised the influence the lobbyists at the university have; if they want to get something done it will get done. Also, it can't hurt having kids they've recruited play under the lights in the stadium (it may not necessarily help with recruiting but it certainly won't hurt).

I can concede the point that it may not be an entire sellout, however, even if it's the best crowd the zips have seen all season it would still be in their best interest to host. The University of Akron has extended scholarships to players on Massillon's team. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt the universities football program to get a glimpse of some talent within Hoban. I think the parents of the players and their entire fan-bases should be able to see their respective schools play. I know this is an Akron football thread (not a bash the OHSAA thread), however, I just don't think its fair if they put Massillon/Hoban in a stadium that only holds 5000 fans. I think it's in Akron's best interest to host this game and I think they should do everything in their power to ensure the game is here.

First off, thank you for the insight, you bring forward some very valid points. Ok so, just out of curiosity, let's say the winner plays local powerhouse Archbishop Hoban. Next week the university will not be hosting two NCAA tournament soccer games, in addition to, two women's basketball games. Do you think The University of Akron will submit a bid to hold that playoff game? While I agree with the premise of what you stated I do not think D1 and D7 will bring in the same amount of money. If Massillon squares off against Hoban next week I think InfoCision will be, damn near, sold out. I know that the university gets a portion of all tickets sold, in addition to, all money generated from concessions. They may even get a % of revenue generated from online streams (don't quote me on that). I do not think a McKinley/Mentor or a "division 7". game would generate the same amount of ticket/concession sales.

Does anyone know why The University of Akron refuses to rent out the stadium for high-school playoff games? Massillon is taking on Massillon-Perry this Friday night and the university turned down the opportunity to host this game. There were expected to be 25,000 fans in attendance between the two schools, in addition to, community members wanting to see a closely contested rivalry/storyline play out. Someone said the zips average home attendance is 700 (this season); allowing this game would benefit the university financially, as well as, allowing students and athletes the opportunity to see/explore and take in our great campus. I just don't understand the universities thought process behind this decision. Now we're stuck playing in a stadium that fits 1/8th of our fans and the parents can't watch their kids final game (potentially). Can you guys share some thoughts on this?

I think Akron has a chance to make this a very close game.. The Zips have a tendency to play good teams very well. (look at last year when they almost beat #16 Clemson and #7 Nevada). Upon looking at the big 12 power rankings WVU is among the bottom half of the teams, therefore, they may not be as good as many commentators (mainly ESPN) are predicting. In addition to their low ranking, they're also going to be playing their first game, as a result, they may be rusty and come out of the gate slow.

interesting take

Just face it guys.. Akron football flat out stinks. I wouldn't be surprised if local powerhouses i.e. Massillon Washington and Akron Hoban could upend this zips squad, however, there is a bright side, basketball season is right around the corner.

I am bummed out for I have to miss the opener, due to working the election, hopefully the Zips put up some big numbers and show an increase in growth from last season.

According to Kenpom.com Akron ranks 124th out of 353 teams. Four MAC teams ahead of us.

What does the red mean? Inactive for the season?

Any validity behind X's chance of winning MAC player of the year? Read an article over the summer that gave him the third highest odds to win POY, however, I can not find the article anymore.

ESPN+ or Reddit

100-0 Zips

Do you guys think we will go undefeated in our non-conference home games this season? I think the only possible loss is UMass, however, I think the Zips should be able to run a bottom-tier A-10 team out of the JAR.

I personally think Tyler Cheese will have the biggest impact on the team this year.

Do you guys think this years team has more talent than last years team?

Hopefully the Zips will be able to obtain a record of 8-0 at home prior to conference play.