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There are multiple lots...search uakron.edu to find them. Nearly all around the stadium that aren't decks allow full-on tailgating (drinking/grilling/etc.). As far as drinking goes, you should keep it in a plastic cup, but it is allowed...actually it's encouraged.On a side note: I just attended OU's homecoming last weekend and had a BLAST. Akron (and any other ohio college) could learn a thing or two about how it should be done from you guys. The parade was amazing, the 110 alumni band was more entertaining than the football game, and the atmosphere was top notch. great stuff.

personally, i think it would be foolish to build a new arena that didn't double as a hockey arena.

I agree, and I'm as big of a PN fan as anyone but Moore is a playmaker and that's something we desperately need. If only our coach would figure out how to use him better.

haha hey now...anyone actually living around Akron knows the place is open! I forget sometimes that a lot of you are out of town. And hey, i'd give you a recap of my times there but i dont remember much!

Massarelli surely is a good possibility. That is the kind of coach that this program needs.

Yeah, i was gonna say...i've been there like 5 times already.

you can't wash the stench of a loser away either.

College baseball is huge in the south. Crowds of 1000+ are fairly common. Check out the top 50 for average attendance last year. Baseball is very popular around here and if you put a good product on the field, people will come...no doubt about it. It's cold during much of the season, sure, but baseball could definitely out draw women's basketball and anything else other than Football/Basketball/Men'sSoccer here. Hell, i know i'm not the only one who makes it to most of the baseball games...there were some decent crowds this year for a terrible team that had a terrible coach playing in a terrible facility. If we just get someone competent to skipper this program and throw in some decent facilities, we could do some damage in our region. I mean come on, Can't is the only program even knocking on the door of the Top 25 this year in the entire midwest.

She looks fairly solid...and it makes sense to see someone of her age coming over to play collegiately. If you are college age (18-23) and playing college tennis, there isn't much of a chance you will be playing professionally...at least on the tour. Girls especially would already be long turned pro by the time they are in their 20's, so this sort of arrangement could definitely be a good route to go in building a great program. Give them a free education all while getting them some decent competition on their way to a possible pro career.

Well, considering Canada sucks...then yes i believe he made the right choice. He already made a bit of a name for himself in that game a few months ago and if it weren't for that injury i'd have to believe he would have had a better shot at making the Gold Cup roster.

We'd be lucky as hell to get someone as high-level as Birkbeck...but that isn't going to happen. I will agree that Bangston needs to go, he is a MAJOR reason why this program is taking steps in the wrong direction.

ha thanks J-Rod...and The Buchtelite?! I guess they are great at covering those Saturday football games with their timely articles released soon after on Tuesday.

they lost 4-0. Three of the matches weren't finished, i assume because they didn't matter due to the rest being swept. The only Zips that were competitive were Angelika Jogasuria, who was up a set and on serve in the second when stopped, and Prang Pantusart, who was just beginning a first-set tiebreaker when play was stopped. Other than that, it was ugly.

+1

OSU/Akron and Michigan/Akron. Those are the best two rivalry's we have going right now.

Our facilities are so bad that we already moved a series to an opponents field 48 hours before first pitch due to field conditions. That's just ridiculous. They need to blow that place up and rebuild it. Hell, the Zips should go play at Erie Island or Summit Lake parks, they are both nicer than Lee Jackson.

Yeah, the Zips are god-awful offensively. The next biggest problem is the coaching. This coaching staff has to be the most backwards, baseball stupid, and stubborn group I have ever seen. They continually play favorites (it's been going on for years) and their favorites could be hitting at or (far) under .200, yet still get start after start, all while guys like Lawrence Penn ride the pine for FIVE YEARS with only 51 total at bats to show for it. Even worse, he had only four last year, and just one this year so far. The coaches also mismanage their pitching to such levels that it seems almost like they are trying to screw up. I could go on and on but if you've ever watched even one game, then you'd understand what I mean. If these guys aren't fired at the end of the season we will know for sure that the University just doesn't give the slightest crap about this program. Another thing, and I'll probably have more on this later, but word is Bangston told a few of the players to just go home (including a senior) for the remainder of the season because he basically has no use for them. Gotta confirm that, but I've heard it from two players and someone close to the team, so it may be true.

You got that right...the sheep in our country will believe anything, regardless of how fishy or ridiculous things are. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a crazy who believes Osama has been dead for 10 years and 9/11 was orchestrated by the government, or anything wild like that. But I do think there are a lot of coincidences and inconsistencies with Sunday's events.

I can't imagine why they would want to market the only top tier soccer league team from Ohio to people from Ohio. You mean the Zips? (screw Cowlumbus)

Winds are picking up and the panels in the front are starting to wobble in the wind. According to weather.com, there could be a period of sustained winds tonight 40-50mph. That scoreboard is game-over.

I love it how peope on this forum rip on the Buckeyes at every opportunity they can. It's hard to find something positive to say about the Zips so they resort to ripping the Buckeyes. It' actually pretty sad. Screw the Buckeyes...i enjoy every moment they fail, almost as much as I enjoy when Can't fails (which happens a lot, yet never gets old ). What is wrong with that? Now i get the whole overdoing it on the Buckeyes thing (and please let's not start that again), but honestly, OF COURSE people are going to rip on another in-state team that might as well be considered a rival, that's what fan forums are for!

SO AWESOME. The first and last we will ever win in the MAC (until they fire Ianello) so definitely worth 1200 bucks.

I have to agree with the few people who weren't too impressed. I saw a mediocre offense play a defense that looked terrible....nothing to get excited about yet.

There will still be even if i have to go play goalkeeper and we played with 10. Although you may be right with the part.

Tailgating starting around 11am, anyone else planning on showing up early? I'll be there a little early but be gone early as well to watch the Futbol team. Tailgating sounds pretty good, though I just got out of the hospital and dont think i could handle such fun quite yet ha. I dont think there will be many other people tailgating though lol