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agree completely GP1

I heard they are charging $20 for GA seats. Really? Are they 300% better than watching high school teams? They should "give the tickets away" until they fill the place up (hint: winning - look at the soccer team). A guy told me he spent $80 dollars for GA seats for his family to see the bands' butts and watch a poorly played game. He said he would not go back, too expensive. Sell them for $10, soak them for $5 for hotdog and pop. Easy math $20 time one game versus $15 less $0.75 for the pop and hot-dog times 6 games = $85 - all other costs are fixed. look i understand akron needs to win to draw. that's a fact. however its posts like this that makes laugh out loud. can't have it both ways....we need to be big time....we need to give everything away for free. get over it!!!! the university has made it known they expect more from their athletics and have shown it monetarily. the only thing we can do as fans and alumni is to demand a better product on the field. stop the whining about how much stuff costs they are never going back to the acme game....they are never going back to everyone gets in free day.....they are better than that and as alumni and fans we should be above it. sorry, i promise to never go on another rant like that again on this board but it needs to be said.

pretty good interview in the abj with the ad. click me

great posts guys! maybe i didn't see it in this thread but the drop by carter was huge! 30-40 yard gain for sure and maybe could have gone for 6. said this during the scrimmage but bowers has the most talent at rb. he needs to get in the rotation. does anyone know when paul simkovich will return? the guard play was beyond words. not to pick on jared province but sheldon miller should be seeing more time even if he's a true frosh. anyone know when gilmer will return? little looked lost and soft. gilmer in at olb will make the front seven even better. the d makes me optimistic for the season but the o line needs to turn things around quickly cooking breakfast for the game this week. ready to see a beat down and better play from the zips!

getting back to the topic at hand....i no longer live in akron but still live close enough to go out there from time to time. the two things that i miss the most is Luigi's and swensons (both are land marks for akron and very close to campus). if you are looking to go out i'd also stick by campus (if you're young) you've got barely house and posh as well as the other bars mentioned above. the street will be similar to the main street at su. texan mark i took you up on your advice for dino bbq now i am returning the favor. Luigi's and swensons! lots of great beer. most have talked about akron beer but you have to try at least one great lakes. by far the best beer in the area and very easy to get (every place will have it). i brought dortmunder gold up to su and everyone loved it. hope this helps!

link big news! curious to hear the thoughts of all the people that have been bashing the new ad.

i'll try to touch on a few things that haven't been talked about too much. 1. bowers is legit! great foot work and vision. look for him to get more carries as the season progresses. 2. depth at de and lb worries me. was looking forward to seeing gilmer but he was out 3. happy with the secondary. seldon miller and holmes should get time. and richmond was all over the place. 4. pott's arm is weaker than rodgers....red flag to me 5. sconiers looks like a nice add at wr and could develop into a #1 in a year or two 6. like what they were trying to do with pride getting the ball to him in space but the execution was lacking 7. the pos coaches are much more engaged with the team than in years past. 8. o line needs to get healthy in a hurry or teams will just bleed akron to death 9. really liked what i saw out of hall at te can't wait for the 4th...just hope the team is ready

Viktor Rajek Graduate Assistant for Academic Support per gozips.com very happy to see that

just watched the video and while its had to tell just how good the kid is it is impressive that he can get into top gear quickly. one cut....top gear. a must have for a running back.

i let a law officer have a sip of my great lakes beer when i was at Syracuse. said it was a damn good beer too!

Thanks...we might have a few coming in via AirTran BTW, can you see the close sideline from about 10 rows up or do the players on the sidelines obstruct the view? The Capt is right about the tailgating info. as for the seats....i'm row 12 between the 35/40 and i can see the close sideline. i think the seats are great. good sight lines and it seems like your down on the field. a win win as far as i'm concerned.

rivals is showing another recruit for 2010 darrell blanton

great topic! this is a question that i can speak to. the answer is simple....pitching pitching pitching! if you are an above average pitching prospect in the state you are either going to osu or Can't State. the other teams fight over the rest. another issue is the facilities. the bullpen is a joke and the field needs re done badly. until they find a way to bring in quality pitching and upgrade the facilities we will continue to see teams that are young and get beat up on only to mature to .500 teams that can hit a little. pains me to say that but that's where the program stands Just a question, since you seem so knowledgable about the baseball program..... We won a MAC title about 10-12 years ago. Beat OU in the title game, if I remember correctly. Were the elite player not going to OSWHo and Ken+ at that time? Facilities could not have been an issue either, since I believe the facilities were the same? What did we have then that we don't have now? And...I have watched some baseball games over the years.....I have not experienced a time where there was more than maybe....maybe....100 people at a home game on our home field. you are correct although it was 13-14yrs ago. i played with many of those players and the reason they won the mac is they had the pitching. that was the last few years for the coach who had been with the university for years and made a lot of in roads for recruits. the coaches that followed him have done a bad job of bringing in talent and a poor job finding quality pitching. fix that and they can contend. i have no idea if or when they will put money into the facilities. every time that i've asked some one from the a.d. if there are plans to upgrade the diamond they look at me like i'm crazy but they have to know that the complex is in the bottom third of mac.

great topic! this is a question that i can speak to. the answer is simple....pitching pitching pitching! if you are an above average pitching prospect in the state you are either going to osu or Can't State. the other teams fight over the rest. another issue is the facilities. the bullpen is a joke and the field needs re done badly. until they find a way to bring in quality pitching and upgrade the facilities we will continue to see teams that are young and get beat up on only to mature to .500 teams that can hit a little. pains me to say that but that's where the program stands

jones update

corner mostly but said the prep school kid could slide to safety at some point also noticed on gozips.com the roster has been updated with tonga and lartey back on the roster. happy to see that!

had the pleasure of attending an event last night that featured coach mallory as the guest speaker. i'll share with you some of his remarks during the q & a. recruiting: ohio is the focal point of recruiting with the coaches assigned a section no further than an hour and a half outside of akron. he said that coach I refers that area as the "zips zone" concern: i asked the question what area need the most improvement. with out hesitation he said the outside of the defense. d end needs more speed as does the outside backer spots. thin at corner and safety. with out mentioning names he said he believes a prep school and juco player coming in should be able to contribute right away. i'll let you figure out who that was. depth was also a cause for concern but that's nothing new with this team. also mentioned they may still add a player for this year. no other details were given on that. positives: he loves the middle of the d. mentioning mondo, marcoux, wagner, and the safeties richmond and richardson. he likes what he's seen so far in the spring and is happy with their off season work. carter's move to wr will stick and they expect big plays from him. coach couldn't have been a nicer guy and seemed on top of everything and very prepared. i did not get that same feeling the few times i talked to coach fleming. again he was also very nice but mallory has a much better presence to him. nothing ground breaking but its a slow time so i figured any news is good news. if i can remember anything else i'll post

watched the game on the tube. was i the only person that wanted to throw up every time Micheal Reghi called the a-k rowdies the ak rowdies?????? he even said it in front of the new ad and he didn't have the stones to correct him. the man calls mac games every week you'd think he'd get it right bring on bg and can't!!!!

it was for this year only. also read a few things giving toledo some pup for one of the best overall classes for non bcs schools.

was reading up on rivals yesterday and they had some topics on recruiting in ohio. the question was who has recruited ohio the best out of the mac schools and they both said akron and if howard signs akron by a big gap. that is really good to read. the stadium is starting to pay off and ri is starting to finish what jd started this year with a very solid class

great win! to give up 30pts to kool on the road and still win going away is a major step in the right direction. with the tough part of the schedule out of the way akron has to be considered the favorite to win the mac.

getting back to the defense......the front seven has played very well and the kids on the d line playing last year has helped with their production this year. i liked seeing jones line up at corner on third downs. my only issues right now is that thomas has fallen off a bit and campbell sees the field way too much. thomas is supposed to be the leader of the d and too many times he gets lost. happy the a will and wagner have picked up the slack. would mind seeing fleming getting a few more snaps. as for campbell, i like what he can do but he doens't play very well in space. would make a lot more sense to see him in on running downs and keep him off the field against the spread that has a running qb. the team has two other fs in carter and richmond that can handle those downs. if the o improves slightly then i agree with the capt prediction of a strong finish and that's based on the gasp......d

brandon anderson signed to the practice squad click methere was another article that said the bucs put a claim on him but the browns got to keep him. hope he makes the team later in the season.

smith is still rehabbing an ankle. he may be able to play late in the season.

surprised yet happy to see all of the youth on the two deep on the o line. what happened to estrada?the battles at lb are interesting as some names that haven't been talked about are now on the two deep.i don't discount your statement about devo and lafrance but i was hoping lafrance would get a red shirt. the team is really deep at wr. now, if he will get miller's snaps or if jones is still having knee issues then it makes more sense. lartey will be the man in a year! little nervous about the safety pos. seems like they can't get a grasp for roles back there.