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That is why I am a big proponent of (at least) an 8 team playoff. Give the highest rated G5 team a chance to win it all. It is pretty messed up that over half of the FBS programs have a nearly 0% chance to even play for a national championship before a down is played. I'm willing to bet there isn't a single other NCAA sport set up that way. WMU would have gotten smacked by Alabama....but it would have been cool to watch. Just like its fun to watch the basketball team play Notre Dame or whoever.

I was never a greeker, but I am pretty sure that athletics does do this, at least at minimum for men's basketball games. Can somebody confirm?

That is awesome! If you don't get students hooked while they are in school, its highly doubtful they will get hooked after they are gone. Donate the camper

I agree that calling Lebron out isn't the best argument. Most fans at any college game are drunk. What are you doing, gmann? I'd say all of us are doing as much as we can. Trying to create a fun gameday atmosphere (tailgaiting), buying season tickets, going to the games, inviting people to go. What else can we do? Calling people on this forum out about their fandom doesn't seem to be constructive.

I still want one of those damn Akron Lebron basketball jerseys. Willing to buy if anyone has an extra they dont want...

We've got to find some way to entertain ourselves during the most boring time to follow sports of the year.

Like hockey, baseball sucks too. Moving on....

Agreed. Kentucky seems like a better option.

Any updates at all on the schedule?

As are the Columbus Crew and Blue Jackets.

I did not know where best to put it, so I choose here.

Throw in Miami, Buffalo, and WVU and its up to 15 Balsy. And I know we like to think of YSU as below us (and they are), but I think its naive to say we don't compete with the FCS runner-ups at all.

I am assuming this schedule isn't correct. 1 home game, no games at the Info?? http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/east-dragons-(akron,oh)/football/schedule.htm

Phil Steele has us ranked 5th in the country with the "most experience" returning. Probably more of an important stat for G5 programs than it is for some of the top P5's. http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/2017/JUNE17/DBJune21.html

Current D1 (FBS) Offer list for each commit: Timothy Scippio - Akron, FAU Rich Hall - Akron, FAU Keyondre White - Akron, Army, BG, Buffalo, FAU, Illinois, Louisville, Minnesota, USF, Syracuse, UAB Te'Corey Tutson - Akron Ramon Fields - Akron Devanier Floyd - Akron Ronald Beasley - Akron Daishawn Brimage - Akron, CMU, Kent Logan Hawkins - Akron, Army, Ball State, EMU

Nice to get him. Also had FBS offers to Kent and CMU per Scouting Ohio. I need to find my way to an East game or two this year to get a look at some of these guys in person. http://scoutingohio.com/index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&userid=12735 Also this article from scout at the beginning of the month. http://www.scout.com/college/football/recruiting/story/1783407-offers-coming-for-ath-daishawn-brimage

Nick Holley, the converted WR turned QB for KSU, is now listed as a RB. Hmm. Will we have a ZN.O media contingent at the local media day?!

An interesting landing spot for Mr. Jackson. Good luck to him.

I don't buy it that this is a problem exclusive to Akron for one second. Yeah it isn't going to happen at Tennessee or Florida and I know you didn't say that is who they are fans of, but just where they are from. I guarantee it happens at about every other G5 school that has to compete for fans and attendance with an instate P5 school.

McSorely and Barkely will be the 2 of the most talented offensive players in the country this year. I think most know enough about Barkely, but McSorely really impressed me when I saw him a few times at the end of last season. Reminded me a lot of a Texas A&M QB in college that the Browns drafted a few years ago.

At the risk of being called a "Suckeye honk" or whatever other creative name some of our posters like to come up with, I'll share this link. http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/102439/position-u-linebackers Penn State being "Linebacker U" is long gone.

Good points by all. I get annoyed by people who wear OSU/other gear to games, but hell at least they are there. Get fans there and then worry about what they wear afterwards. A-Zip- If there is anything we know about getting new stadiums, its that it isn't guaranteed to change anything.

Didn't the U do some kind of advertising campaign with the ABJ a few years ago? Can't remember the reason, but I am pretty sure they had some ad insert included with the newspaper. We all debate the reasoning attendance sucks. Probably all of our reasoning play a part. We are all big fans, hence the reason we are on this site. Maybe we aren't in tune with "Joe Akron"? Here is an idea. Send one of those ads out again to ABJ subscribers. Put a survey on there with 5 or so options with space for a write in. Ask Akron residents what it would take for them to want to come to an Akron Zips football game. Make that thing self-addressed and stamped. We have an alumni network. Send out emails, send more paper mail. Ask our alumni what it would take for them to come to a game. Whatever the majority of people say....do your best at doing that! I mean it probably would be a consistently winning program but if that were easy everyone would do it... Mr. Williams - If you are reading this, I am available for hire for the right price.

You just HAD to bump this thread, didn't you @K92

9100 x 6 = 54,600.