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Yuck. New mobile parking passes designed to streamline access and enhance the game-day experience at James A. Rhodes Arena. AKRON, Ohio — University of Akron Athletics is introducing digital parking passes ahead of the 2026-27 men’s basketball season at James A. Rhodes Arena, providing fans with a more convenient and efficient way to access their designated parking areas on game days. The transition to digital parking is part of the department's ongoing efforts to modernize game-day operations, simplify the fan experience and improve access to Zips’ Athletics events. Fans receiving this email have assigned parking privileges in lots 1, 2, 8 and 13. Please see your individual pass to denote your lot. You can access your digital parking passes through your online ticketing accounts at GoZips.com. Passes can be added to a smartphone's digital wallet for convenient access throughout the season. HOW DIGITAL PARKING WORKS 1. ACCESS YOUR PASS Log in to your online ticketing account at GoZips.com to locate your digital parking pass. 2. ADD TO YOUR DIGITAL WALLET Prior to arriving at James A. Rhodes Arena, add your parking pass to your Apple Wallet or Google Wallet for quick and convenient access. 3. HAVE YOUR PASS READY Upon arrival at your designated parking area, open your digital parking pass and have it ready for the parking attendant. 4. CHECK IN Parking attendants will check your pass before entering your assigned lot. PLAN AHEAD FOR GAME DAY Fans are encouraged to download their digital parking passes before leaving for the arena and have them readily available as they approach their designated parking areas. During the initial rollout, fans are encouraged to allow additional time for parking as attendants and patrons become familiar with the new process.

Every team should come out ready to play no matter their record when there is NIL potential at the end of the season. Despite the team coming out ready to play, Joe's play calling & decision making proceeded to kill any momentum throughout the game.

Who in the world would take a 1-year assistant job on the Titanic?

JoeMo is such a loser HC. Holy smokes.

Very much so, but what a bad TO/challenge by JoeMo.

4th and 1, we're a 1-7 football team trying to pull off an upset, we just missed a FG from a similar distance, and JoeMo kicks the FG. If we had missed that...

No idea but he was on campus and Wentz retweeted it.

Who is the "we" you're referring to? Akron or the MAC?

Exactly, hence why the MAC needs advocate for its members and work with ESPN to get a regional event together.

The competition benefits the middle/bottom of the conferences way more than the top. Rarely have the top of the conferences matched up, and that's why the MAC needs to focus on looking elsewhere for a similar agreement that benefits the Akron/Miami OH/Kent/Toledo/Ohio/UMass group. A few years ago, the Sun Belt had a terrific JMU squad that was a top 25 program. Outside of that instance, they rarely crack the top 90-100 in KenPom/NET. Finding something regional with the A10, MVC, etc., to add to the SBC challenge would be ideal.

No "but." We hate Kent AND that was a huge blow to a team who could be a top 4 MAC squad this year. It was a fantastic result. Could've done without the Ohio and Miami OH wins as well, especially Miami OH. I was hoping this challenge would expire, but with the OOC scheduling troubles, it's not the worst thing to have penciled in every season. However, there needs to be a better effort by the MAC to make connections with better competition. JMU is the highest rated team per KenPom at 163, and they looked like crap. The MAC currently has 6 teams rated higher at the moment, and 2 of them lost yesterday.

Maybe. KenPom has them in the 160s after their win, for whatever that's worth this early in the season. I would like to think we wouldn't have trouble with Tulane at home, but nonetheless, having Muskingum in between will be nice to iron out some kinks that were exposed in the game last night. Last night was only the second actual game experience that Oriol & Mahaffey have had with this group. Since both have such prominent roles, I'm sure there is a pretty sizeable adjustment period for the team to figure out what works best with the whole group.

This is incredibly open and insightful from Coach Ford. Not sure I've ever heard a coach put so much on himself to be better in a double digit win haha.

These were largely a result of Louisiana's defensive game plan and effort and adjusting to said game plan/effort will be something we can focus on improving. Oriol had 18(?) in the game vs. YSU - not worried about him. Staveskie will be fine as well. The turnovers are troublesome, but I'm glad they came in game 1 during a double digit victory. This was nearly a perfect game 1. Did we play anywhere near perfect? No, but we won by double digits and will be able to work on the flaws, most of which are under our control. - I thought our off-the-ball movement lacked a bit on offense. - 45-29 rebounding advantage is huge, and we didn't even have our main center. - Decent shooting night, which means there's certainly room for improvement. - Lots of flexibility in this offense; can go inside and out. - Defense is going to be a nightmare for opponents; we are so long at nearly every position. - I'm glad we have Muskingum next before Tulane; ironing out the rotations and lengthening the rotation a bit will be key