Fear this America

Hey Guys,I wanted to thank every one for their hard work during the season to this point. I am looking for Zippy pics that any of you may have. I am looking for any pics that were taken with in the last five years for a specail project. Pics could be from any sporting event and could be one's you have taken with your family friends and zippy. If any one can help me out with this can you please email me the pics to erb16@uakron.edu. Please include your name and event if you know it. In the title bar please put Zippy pics. Thank you and Go Zips. If you are a student and want to go to the game this weekend please bring $15 to the union thursday from 12:30 -2:30. This will get you a ride to and from the game and a ticket and a shirt there's only a few seats left so please come to the union early. This is open to all students.Thanks

Ok I know this has been a wild and crazy week for all of us but I am asking a favor from all of you. Iam not just talking the AK-ROWDIES, or the Athletics department Iam talking about everyone and any one who is an AKRON SPORTS FAN. Too often in life we get so very upset at the little things that we take everything we do have for granted. We get to caught up in what we don’t have, rather than what we do have. You know what we have a lot to be thankful about this holiday season. Here are some of those things that I think are amazing in terms of being grateful.1. Zips Basketball we have two teams who rock our socks they are fun to watch. We have seen these teams grow from nothing to something we cannot get enough of. Sure every one hasn’t gotten the memo that these teams are class acts and they are truly missing out. But with a little hope they will find the magic at the jar before it is to late. You have a women's team who has a winning record for the first time in how long. And a coach who has a heart of gold. Iam glad we found her, she is a great fit hear at Akron. As for the men they are showing no fear and let's just say I have a good feeling about Friday. 2. We have one of the longest winning streaks in the nation. That's right friends not every school can say that. Yes that's right hear in AKRON Ohio.3. The Jar is becoming a feared place to play at because the fan's are getting in to the game. I think it is kind of funny people don't want to come to Akron to play against us.4. Each game we are getting stronger and stronger sure it may be taking awhile for every one to get on board but each game we have improved. If we keep going at this pace we will be selling out games by the end of January. I would much rather improve game by game and find out what works step by step rather then have it all at once and never get any better. You got to walk before you can jump, small baby steeps will mean huge impacts latter on in the season.5.We are able to come together and make some kid's Christmas so much brighter because of the bear toss at half time. The goal was 250 bears thanks to you and your efforts there was well over 300 I think the total was in the range of 325 bears. Before today there was 300 sum kids who would of got nothing for Christmas. But you took the time and your hard earned money and made this Christmas a lot brighter for a lot of people. I must say I am very proud of this one. We came together as a giant group for the good of mankind.6. We have a cheer team who is ranked it the top twenty in the nation and a dance team who leaves us wanting more and more. We have found a way to cheer for all of these groups this year. That is a huge step from last year because we were to busy in life to take notice.7. We get to come together for a goal of beating other teams and seeing family and friends at the JAR at least two times a week. How many people are out there only get to see their loved one's maybe once a year. I think we should be blessed about that.8. Sure every thing isn't going to go right all the time but we have people who want to make things right no matter what. Take Mack for example he got a lot of respect from me tonight. What was sitting there waiting for each of the AK-ROWDIES... Yea free pizza and for that I owe you a huge thank you. That was huge and there was student promos that got the crowd more involved. So yes things may not always be right but we have a staff that works hard for every one it's not always going to be 100 percent right but iam willing to take 85 maybe 90 percent that's still passing and passing with class if you ask me. Sure we are not always going to see eye to eye on everything but at least we have someone to push us harder to make us better. So many people in this world desire that and can have find those special people. We are lucky enough to have people like that here in Akron. 9. We have fun at all cost at the end of the day we all come to a game and act silly and crazy but it brings a smile to our face and heart. A smile is worth more to me then a million bucks. So many people are caught up on their self’s that they don’t take the time to let others help them out. The friendships we have all developed because of this is out of this world and I am so blessed to get to know all of you. For me all of you have touched me in a way I will never forget.10. You had to see this one coming We have a great school with great sports teams. I am so thankfully that we don't go to can't state because i would rather be a Zip than a flush any day of the week.So friends I am asking you to stop the call outs and set down the pitch forks. Lets grow together and be blessed that we have the things that we do have rather than the things we don't. We need to work together to be come the strongest school in the nation. I truly think that if we stay positive and suggest things rather then demand things we will reach that goal. Like I said before we all sin we all make mistakes but we need to work together for the good of all of us. Quote of the Week: “If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.”James Russell MillerInstead of be negative lets be positive about every thing we may encounter in the coming days or weeks sure its going to be tough at times but in the end it will all work out. There's probably 110 million spelling mistakes in this form just goes to show you no one is perfect. With a few trys well come together to get it right.Enough talk let's get ready for Friday!! See You all at the Jar !!!! Go Zips

Ok heres the best thing to do Show up to the game and insure a Zips victory. That way we all win in the end. Like chad said if you are comeing to friday's game send him or I an email saying you will be there. The magic number of AK-ROWDIES is 164. Lets get 200

like i said before this is your guys group iam willing to work and go with what you guys think is right

good call i see booth sides this is your group and I am willing to do what you guys feel is best. Now sould I even drawl up a rowdy news letter if we are going to be there and be quiet?

yes if and only if we show up in the masses tomarrow being an ad and not even being able to fill a student section would look worse then having a half filled one. I know one thing Inorder for anything to work we need AK-ROWDIESfans to show uplike no other.

Wow I am starting to love this, You have a student group and students who have been working endless hours to get students in the stands and how do we get repaid. Yea they take away our seats because that is the cool thing to do these days. Trust me if I know about this move I would have let you know sooner but I just found out tonight at 11:30 pm. No it wasn’t by a phone call from the "higher-ups" it was an im from a friend who read it here on Zips Nation. You would think being the Vp of this group I would know about this. SO what do we do... if we sit up top and band together there they win, that is what they want. Here’s a better idea we bring every AK-ROWDIES member and we show up to the game. They don't think we can get 100 people at the game. What happens when we have all of our people there who want their lower seats? We are a very powerful group. Its time we show it. Trust me if we show up in mass numbers they will respect us more than if we don't show up or sit up top. We will keep on fighting for you at all cost!!!!!!

Ok guys thank you all for you feed back it will be prinnted out and reviewed at Wednesday's 5:00 Pm meeting In tommyEvans Lounge. If any of you would like to come please do. Can some one do a recap post of every thing that went down and the issuses that you feel need to be solved so I can work on finding the proper soltions for them. It's 4:48 Am and I have been studing like mad for my tests this week. This topic has taken many of twist and turns. Can some one please take the time to do that for me it would mean the world. Thanks and go zips

let me check on it and ill get back to you

Guys Here is the times this week when you can come get your shirts Please pass the word to your friends who have yet to get them. Wednesday, December 13 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm in James A. Rhodes ArenaThursday, December 14 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm also in the JARAlso, you will be able to get your shirts before the Women's game starts on the 19th at 4:30 pm.This will be infront of the zippy satute in the Jar's lobby on every day but the 19th. That place will be TBA when we get closer. Thanks,Eric B

Guys thanks for every thing it does mean a lot. Please contact me if you have anything we could do to make this group better for you. Weare in the process of putting together some cool promonights for you guys to have some fun. It is in the last stage of approvals and changes. We should get the ok to post that with in the comming days. I just want you to know that there is some kool things planned. If everything goes right I am pretty sure you will like what we came up with. The reason you have not heard much on that is due to the fact we don't want to say were going to do somthing then it not work out. That's one thing we don't want to do is make false promises. Thanks for all of your help and keep up the good work.Go Zips,Eric

Dear Members:Hello My Name is Eric Baker I am the vice president of the AK-ROWDIES. I would like to address a few issues so that we as a board can better serve you. First I would like to thank you all for your feed back. It is a very important part of this group and Iam very glad you are using this message board to do so. That is a main reason why this board was made to keep everone one the same page. I am very very thankfull for your feedback. Yes there is and has been some problems out of the gate.Yes it was the first men's basketball game, the first ever official meeting of the AK-ROWDIES and a lot of first time events for this group. No we have not been perfect by any means, in fact Ill be the fist to admit that we have not done everything right. With that said show me a student group who has hit everything right the first time and that group is worth millions. I can not change what has happened in the past but I can work to make this a brighter stronger student group for all of us. I will promise you this, If there is a problemswe will work to try to fix them. I was at the game the other day, but I was running around getting things set up for the rest of the game. I heard what happen but i did not see what happened. Itwould be unfair to you or my board to say who was right who was wrong. When there is problems with this group we are all right and we all all wrong. We don't need to point fingers at each other because that gets us no where. We all need to take responsiblity for this group. It sadness me that we only had around 100 people at this last game, We are a 632 member strong groups and we are only pulling around a 100 people. I dont know if any one was at the games last year but the showing for a team who could be one of the best teams in the nation has been super weak. Who's fault is it.... I don't know and dont care. I feel this is our school and we need to take control of it. We all need to work to get people in the stands. Iam not trying to doge the buttlet of the issues but I feel so very strongly on that. If any one has anyinformation on the person who got booted such as name and email address can you please send it to me. Also if you know anyone who has not been getting the emails could you please email me thouse. I am sorry for the downfalls to this point but we need to move past thesethingsand work together to make this the best student section in the nation. We have weekly meetings in tommy evens lounge on wednesday'sat 5:00 pm if anyone would like to come address any promblems you may have. If any one has any thing thing you would like to address Please email me and I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible. I will try to keep you guys updated on some of the things we are working on and after the break all members will get the meeting notes. My email is feartherooamerica@yahoo.com or erb16@uakron.edu. Feel free to email me at any point and time durring the season. Good luck on your tests and have a happy holiday season.Go ZIPS,Eric Baker AK-ROWDIES Vice President

AK-ROWDIES you guys and girls are starting to make me super proud. You guys are steeping up your game and this is the first time since I have been at this univesity that THE JAR has been a feared place to play at. From now on let's have every 1 bring a friend that is an AK-ROWDIES member. I have a dream and I think it could be meet. By the end of the season I would like to see both bottom endzone seats filled up at a women's game. You guys know your making it big when the marketing deparment comes down and says the AD wants to hear a special cheer geared towards the person who just fouled out every time. Saturday has a chance to be ahuge huge mildstone in terms of big games. I think we can and will make winston salem state wanna get out of akron the second they step foot in the JAR . In terms of cool promotions for the ROWDIES, I promise you they are coming real soon. I think the board has came up with some fun things to do. Saturday we need everyone at the JAR for the men's game. It is first come first serve in terms of seats. The gates open at six, you guys better be lined up out side and getting loud and ROWDY. Keep up the good work ......... Who knows mabey if you keep turning heads we may be ready to go to ohio and battle the OZONE head to head.Fear the roo and see you soon !!!! In case Iforgot it's 3:16 am and Can't state still sucks

hey skhorbotlywould you have any footage of the big schools student sections. Iam looking for some film so we can take this thing bigger then it has ever been. If we start now and learn from the best I feel that we will one day over take the best of the best. Let me know ThanksPs its 240 am and Can't state still sucks

Hey guys, I was looking for some old school Akron cheers and chants to be used at the basketball games. Do you know of any? Also does any one have any new cheers and chants that you would like to hear this year? Also I have been looking for some fotage on some of the bigger schools in terms of student sections. Does any one have any tapes or websites I could get ahold of?Thanks for all your help and GO ZIPS!!!!!!!!!!