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They're dropping like flies between basketball and football. That's one way to sell more programs I guess.

...should have bet the over

I watched Zips Weekly (they quit putting coaches names on the show) and Rod came off as a genuine guy, would love to have a coffee or other beverage with him. But was not ready for the job. Very soft spoken too, maybe he's not use to being on TV and the mic and all, but he needs a bit more bite when talking to players. Maybe he has that when addressing them. I wish nothing but the best to him, wherever he coaches.

DOH!!!

Five years ago today the Zips football team played Toledo in the MAC Championship Game. in the words of Adrian Cronauer, “It staggers the imagination.”

They have Club Hockey which, when I was the trainer, drew more fans than probably 3/4 of the sanctioned sports. It was a good time. As far as starting a regular program, it comes down to money. Start out with scholarship money. How many schollys? Where does the money come from? Multiply that by 2 to stay in compliance with Title IX. An alternative is to go Division 3, which has no scholarships, but there are no D3 opponents in Ohio. So your travel expenses are going to be huge. There are some D1 schools (i.e. Ivy League) that don't have scholarships, and a lot of schools that don't have the max. But can you consistently schedule them? Then you need a rink. The club team plays at Center Ice, near Akron Canton Airport. That's another cost. Add in uniforms, practice time, games, a zillion "nickle and dime" expenses nobody thought of. I'm not saying it can't be done, but there are no rich hockey alumni willing to sign checks for all of those expenses. My suggestion, visit the club team. Take in some games. These guys have been playing hockey a big part of their lives, are AU students in good standing, and put on a good show. The league is competitive. I've had a lot more fun at (club) hockey games than I have at most football games I've been to. So their families are paying the bills instead of the university, when the puck drops I seriously doubt you'll notice a difference. 😎 http://www.zipshockey.com/ https://linktr.ee/AkronIceHockey https://www.blastathletics.com/video_links/19876

I didn't like his personality, but we had some competitive teams during his tenure.

35 fans can only make so much of a mess...

So it works like Football getting paid to "play" Auburn and Ohio State, just on a much smaller level.

I clicked on the three dots in the upper right, below the X, then set ZOOM back to 100%. It took some tinkerin' but I got it. Now to not have the scroll wheel accidently control zoom...

Ummmm.

Must have been the TV coverage.

Well crap….

I know the colors are blue and gold. But that kit is yellow. Brighter yellow than thr Force or the Crew.😜

I thought they were road jerseys too, but this site has the yellow being home. And the Rubber Ducks had a Force night with yellow jerseys.

The yellow kits remind me of the Cleveland Force.

No wonder nobody's talking soccer here. I'm in the wrong forum. 🙄

Every time I look at the kit I think of the Cleveland Force home kit.

GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLL!!

Typical AK, ZDN has no video. I tried 3 devices. More time to get ready for the soccer game.

Chris is rumored to be traded to Seattle. He's entering the final year of his contract and the A's are looking to rebuild. And they're cheap and he's set to make $8.8mil next year. J.T. is signed with the Pirates through 2024. No trade rumors on him, darn it, would like to see him on even a .500 club...

To put things in perspective, they finished 5-11 last year, three games behind Notre Dame College (South Euclid, not South Bend) finishing 6th in the Mountain East North. I remember it as Wheeling Jesuit University, from when I worked in SE Ohio and watched some of their games. They seperated from the Jesuits a couple years ago.

A lot of people appreciate good natured sarcasm. YMMV.

It wouldn’t be boring. On the field or off.

If only the program hadn’t been driven into the ditch right after that…