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14 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:
<750 if the weather is bad.
PS- I only post these game threads because no one else does.
I know you know that you really post these game threads to you know eek more predictions out of the Meister.
So here you know you go.
Zips by 14.
Akron sets new team record for longest field goal you know made.
Football Grandma you know rushes the field and cold cocks a ref for a bad call against the Zips (Arth you know immediately offers her a scholarship).
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The Zips remind me an awful lot of Buffalo during their first decade or so in the MAC (but I think the Zips may have a couple more wins).
Good golly are they awful.
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15 hours ago, ZippyRulz said:
<In my best Zipmeister impersonation>:
Unfortunately, mom had her own bad habit of getting 'no' and 'know' confused sometimes.
Don't be picking on mom: she was a lovely woman and an Akron U grad (that;s right, an Akron U grad).
I said "you know" so many times that mom didn't have the strength to say "know" so to conserve energy she used the shorter "no".
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Zips by 14.
Arth gets 2 year contract extension.
Akron is invited to join C-USA.
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1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:
The main post in this thread contains the following information...
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I have obtained the Form 990s for the G5 conferences for their fiscal years ending June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2020. Obviously, June 30, 2021 Form 990s have not yet been filed.
In terms of dollars, the AAC ranks as the clear top dog in the G5, with the Sun Belt Conference as the poor man.
Total revenues of each conference are set forth below.
AAC 2019 $73,203,230
MWC 2019 $57,058,330
CUSA 2019 $44,250,642
MAC 2019 $30,848,489
SBC 2019 $33,072,881
AAC 2020 $111,278,729
MWC 2020 $ (not available)
CUSA 2020 $40,861,629
MAC 2020 $32,241,698
SBC 2020 $31,584,812
Revenues from TV/media rights are interesting. These amounts are included in the total revenues above.
AAC 2019 $22,726,100
MWC 2019 $14,232,915
CUSA 2019 $6,968,263
MAC 2019 $8,639,734
SBC 2019 $3,920,523
AAC 2020 $43,988,700
MWC 2020 $ (not available)
CUSA 2020 $6,440,156
MAC 2020 $9,186,590
SBC 2020 $2,250,000
By far, the largest expense amounts for each conference are the grants and distributions they make to their member institutions. The total grant/distribution amounts set forth below are net of any membership dues paid to the conferences. The parenthetical amount represents an average grant/distribution amount for each conference member, although these individual amounts can vary widely depending on the formulas used by each conference to hand out the money.
AAC 2019 $49,635,911 ($4,136,326)
MWC 2019 $42,883,422 ($3,898,493)
CUSA 2019 $27,876,250 ($1,991,161)
MAC 2019 $24,116,351 ($2,009,696)
SBC 2019 $17,959,464 ($1,496,622)
AAC 2020 $65,385,468 ($5,029,651)
MWC 2020 $ (not available)
CUSA 2020 $26,620,665 ($1,901,476)
MAC 2020 $24,530,154 ($2,044,180)
SBC 2020 $14,882,160 ($1,240,180)
Below are the highest payouts to an individual conference member in each year.
AAC 2019 $7,476,770 (UCF)
MWC 2019 $ (not available)
CUSA 2019 $2,921,341 (Middle Tennessee)
MAC 2019 $2,393,714 (Toledo)
SBC 2019 $1,621,356 (Georgia St.)
AAC 2020 $8,656,466 (Memphis)
MWC 2020 $ (not available)
CUSA 2020 $2,739,105 (Marshall)
MAC 2020 $2,386,989 (Buffalo)
SBC 2020 $1,386,608 (Georgia St.)
Finally, one way of measuring the financial health of an organization is to look at its net worth - calculated by determining how much its total assets exceed its total liabilities. This calculation taken from the Form 990 of each conference reveals the following:
AAC 2020 $43,315,213
MWC 2020 $ (not available, but was $7,984,041 in 2019)
CUSA 2020 $8,748,914
MAC 2020 $6,431,401
SBC 2020 $6,457,663
One could conclude from all this financial data that a possible move by Marshall to the AAC might be expected to eventually increase revenues by $2-3 million per year on average, or by as much as $5 million per year if Marshall's teams performed exceedingly well in football and/or men's basketball. Conversely, a possible move by Marshall to the SBC might be expected to decrease revenues by $1 to 1.5 million per year. One might question whether the SBC generates enough money to feed an additional mouth or two through expansion, at least without identifying additional sources of revenue through TV/media rights or other means. Perhaps the recent SBC's TV/media contract extension with ESPN announced in July will generate additional dollars, though none were mentioned in the press release. A move by Marshall to the MAC would be, at best, a lateral one financially.
Of course, all of this becomes even more complicated if CUSA teams start dropping off (UAB/FAU to the AAC? ODU to the Atlantic 10?). After the AAC, I do believe CUSA is the most unstable conference. The idea of forming a new conference sounds great, but is not very practical given the fact it would not have access to the football playoffs, would not have access to an auto berth in the NCAA basketball tournaments, and would not have any established TV/media revenue. Getting an additional auto berth in basketball only takes money away from P5 at-large berth contenders, so good luck getting that approved by the NCAA. It would be difficult for any school to abandon its conference affiliation for a new conference venture given this level of uncertainty.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Another interesting post from that thread...
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This is the problem with numbers and not up to date numbers at that.
AAC will have to redo their contract immediately to the worse unless they get the MWC teams that ESPN covets. It's why they are mentioned as targets.
The MAC will remain the same
CUSA is going to lose as many as 4-5 teams, maybe more and one of them will be the ratings leader most years. Their money is going to drop, significantly.
The Sunbelt has a raise already not reflected in those numbers. Not AAC current money but much better than what is there for the last 2 years. And ESPN has told them there is more available to them if they get a few teams from CUSA that ESPN covets.
If the MWC stands pat they will be unchanged and may in fact lose revenue depending on who the Sunbelt adds and who the AAC can lure over. Either one can drop their status from solid #2 to #3 or worse.
Conferences that can add teams that ESPN doesn't control but would like to are going to get more money from them to cover the cost of those teams. It saves them from having to pay for a whole new conference. They're picking a la cart who they want and encouraging the AAC and Sunbelt to get them. ESPN is going to get UAB and Marshall, either way. I have no idea who they're taking after that. But rest assured CUSA is cooked and will be squarely at the bottom of that money list in 2 years.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've always thought of the MAC as inferior to C-USA. That mindset has probably been due for an update, as it stems from the days of C-USA having its now-AAC members. The numbers above show the MAC and Sun Belt as superior to C-USA TV revenue wise. The Sun Belt has done an excellent job at growing in a relatively short period of time. The MAC, on the other hand, has taken steps backwards in my eyes. The height of the MAC, talent & relevancy wise, was the 90s/early 00s, when both basketball and football were consistently producing professional star talent AND making runs on the National stage in both football & basketball. Since then, the MAC hasn't made too much noise. Their marketing strategy is a mixture of mid-00s graphics and mid-2010s at the height of Twitter (#MACtion). Rarely are they ever "ahead of the game". The very unpopular weeknight games on ESPN probably has something to do with the higher TV contract; it doesn't sound like many schools in other conferences were lining up for that opportunity, which could mean a hard sell to other schools to join the MAC. I don't know if there's enough money to spread among 5, G5 conferences. I could see 3-4 non-P5 conferences remaining when all is said and done. I also don't believe the P5 re-alignment is done. The Big 10 and SEC are FAR superior in TV revenue to the ACC, Big 12, and PAC 12. I think we could see several P5 schools switch conferences (WVU to the Big Ten, for example), which would create more opportunities for change at the non-P5 level.
I've wanted Akron to get out of the MAC for YEARS now. I think the leadership at the top of the MAC is pee-poor. However, adding new blood like MTSU, WKU, Marshall (new, old blood), etc., would make remaining in the MAC more enticing.
So the question becomes: how open and aggressive will the MAC be in trying to obtain new members?
Unfortunately for the Mountaineers, their academic situation does not meet the elitist standards of the B10.
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7 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said:
Marshall and Southern Miss are joining the SBC. I was always surprised Marshall wasn't already there.
Source?
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4 hours ago, LoyalZIP said:
You know, listening to Brandon Staley press conferences I've noticed they sound a bit like Arth's. From the "you knows" to even having what seems like a similar voice. It seems like a match made in heaven, how long until after Arth is fired is he in LA?
Also, during what I think was the post game interview with Joe Dunn last week, the following string of words came out of Arth's mouth and it gave me a good chuckle--"you know, I don't know, you know?" Just amazing 🤣
As a youngster, I used to "you know" a lot.
My mom actually cured me of that habit by interrupting me every time I said "you know" with "no, I don't no."
Have to give her credit; at the time it was annoying, but, you know, it worked.
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6 teams from conference USA to the AAC and 2 more to the MAC would leave conference USA with 6 teams and ripe for a merger with the Sun Belt.
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14 hours ago, zipsoutsider said:
Sorry, I don't even like the idea of joking about bringing a guy like Gruden in. Even in joking, he is given some degree of credibility and he deserves none.
Oh, now I see what you did.
You quoted my comment, but were actually referring to a previous post by GoZips86.
Please use more care when expressing your indignation.
Go Zips.
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9 hours ago, zipsoutsider said:
I can't believe you could entertain even 2% a guy that would make so many players, assistants, and the community at large feel so disrespected. There is no room for a known racist on campus.
I can see a scenario where Dino Babers gets let go from Syracuse. I have always been a huge fan of Babers. Bring him back to the MAC.
Even though I am an entertaining guy, I can't believe that your takeaway from my comment was that I wanted to entertain him.
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10 hours ago, GoZips86 said:
I'm 98% kidding when I say this, but hey, maybe Jon Gruden wants to return to Ohio for a fresh start and help out a lowly Akron football program?
I'm 98% serious, but I can imagine Jon's thinking on this possibility.........Le's see; I have lived in some amazingly beautiful places and have more money than many people could spend in a lifetime, but here's an opportunity to move to a place with crappy winters and lead a really bad football team - where do I sign up?
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4 hours ago, 94zipgrad said:
Dam, you guys are brutal for getting are & our mixed up with talk to text. It’s ok, I can handle it 😂. Maybe, instead of a football forum we should make it a proper English forum. Might be more exciting then this current team.
1 hour ago, 94zipgrad said:I’ll admit, I would of got that wrong, what are you? An English teacher?
I'm not an English teacher; just a guy who knows the difference between then and than.
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1 hour ago, 94zipgrad said:
Dam, you guys are brutal for getting are & our mixed up with talk to text. It’s ok, I can handle it 😂. Maybe, instead of a football forum we should make it a proper English forum. Might be more exciting then this current team.
We may have been overly hard on you 94. After all, in that same post you were only one o away from using the correct too.
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6 minutes ago, a-zip said:
What language is this?
Technically, it is Bad English - more formally known as disambiguation (enumerable examples of this appear in posts on ZipsNation).
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I had the weirdest dream that the UL-M football team became the biggest underdog ever to win a game by beating Liberty.
I've got to stop eating spicy food.
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On 10/14/2021 at 11:06 AM, clarkwgriswold said:
I''ll be the person responsible for collecting dues. Please PM me your credit card info.
I'm thinking the time you will need to devote to collecting dues for the optimist club is likely to diminish; the good news is this should free up a lot of time for you to pursue other activities.
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Reading this thread I get the feeling that most posters on this thread should, if they are not already, become members of the optimist club.
I'm not ready to sign on at this point, but if the Zips pull off the upset over the Red Turds I may apply for membership.
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30 minutes ago, LZIp said:
first half of this thread vs the 2nd is something else.
How much do Ohio HS "respect" Loeffler @GP1? Because Arth sure owns his a$$!! WIll take some time to rewatch the game and post more thoughts in the coming days. Enjoying victory Saturday
They had to win. I can't recall the last game the Zips had 3 more takeaways than the opposition and lost. You can even beat a Big Ten team with that kind of turnover margin.
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19 hours ago, GP1 said:
While that may be the reputation, the reality is different. It's "the graveyard of coaches'.
I think Kansas already has a copyright on that phrase. In fact I think you may owe them a royalty just for including the "tgoc" in your post.
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If you sit behind the goal where the visiting team is warming up and they kick a ball into the seats (don't be an idiot and not) return it to them promptly.
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1 hour ago, GoZips88 said:
I know it's the American football thread but Akron men's soccer plays tonight at home at 7p against George State (new to MAC soccer this year). Go Zips!
I know Eastern Michigan is no George State, but the lady Zips are hosting EMU (not new to MAC soccer this year) tomorrow at 1p.
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19 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:
My search committee would consist of Hunter Yurachek. Former UA associate AD. He gets credit for outside the box thinking that has taken Costal Carolina to a Top 20 ranking. Not North Carolina…not South Carolina…not NC State…Costal Carolina. We need someone with a creative approach. Rehashing Paul Winters for the 28th time won’t work. Hiring a high school school coach won’t work.
The right answer is out there, and Hunter probably has the experience and acumen to figure it out. Massive whiff by UA letting him get away when he wanted to be our AD.
Think Akron may be developing a reputation as the "cradle of massive whiffs".
I seem to recall when Jim Tressel was still at Akron that he recommended we go after Fickell.
Don't know if we did or not, but things sure have worked out nicely for Luke.
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4 hours ago, 94zipgrad said:
Ok, I’ll try and explain, if you have a football program that is 85 scholarships, with title nine you have to then give 85 women scholarships, therefore there are usually more girls programs than boys. If your going to pay for all these scholarships your football program is the best avenue for this. Men’s basketball is next but isn’t capable of funding swimming & diving, cross country, track & field, softball, rifle. Of
which we have some good programs but without football we don’t give those 85 scholarships and several programs are eliminated
Make the football program profitable and it makes the whole athletic program more viable, IMO it’s critical, not easy but we got to get it figured out, I know the education is the most important part but the whole experience (education, athletics, campus life, internships, working, commuting) are all part of the college experience
Now I understand your thinking; unfortunately it's wrong in the extreme.
Take an accounting class (learn things like the difference between revenue and profit) and then we can talk.
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Not sure why you would lol because what you wrote is a near certainty.