legendofzippy

Typical internet pussy. And since name calling is apparently acceptable now, I expect this comment to stand.

Let him fight his own battles. He wants to be childish and call me a tool bag, let him back it up.

When listing quotes most people fix the English for the person. Very common in sports, where comments are often made in the heat of a moment and grammar mistakes are plentiful. For you to leave it word for word is an insult. If the same quote was on a Can't message board, it would be to make fun of him. Your being present is irrelevant. You seem to like running your mouth though. If you're so tough, post your address and I'll pay you a visit.

Your signature makes fun of our former QB. Stay classy.

Typical troll. Tough guy behind a keyboard. Your last few posts illustrate your mental abilities far better than anything I could say.

Wow, thanks for explaining that it was money. I had no idea how the world worked. I'm not sure WF is even a great basketball gig anymore, let alone football. But one of our top teams just lost their coach to a bad ACC team, which is arguably the weakest of the "big" conferences. (especially now that they added ND ) Reading this article is also depressing: Odell Spencer

Kind of depressing to think one of the top MAC jobs isn't better than Wake Forest.

If I read it correctly, it only promised a facility plan by 2020. Anyone else interpret it that way? It's a neat bit of marketing material, but not much beyond that. There's no way to guarantee all those conference championships for example.

Is it Impact 2020? I assume that's it. Not very exciting at all.

Great point. When the gravy train derails, we start to cut sports, cut salaries, and the program as a whole suffers. I would guess we still get those games, but against lesser opponents and smaller payouts.

I think we can do better in the wild speculation department. I say it's that we're switching colors to blue and silver.

Lol. Agree, it is a nice win. Maybe everyone here can stop crapping themselves now. Long way to go.

Yeah that was weird. It's all the way at the bottom, so maybe nothing major? Oddly vague though.

Congrats to St. Vincent-St. Mary for winning another title, and representing Akron well. There are a lot of big names on this team, but that was an enjoyable game to watch because of the total team effort. Maybe some people will think they dominated a lesser opponent since Trotwood-Madison didn't score, but those were some big, talented boys on that team. Great win.

Does this make you feel good? Talking trash on a teenager, just because of the college he's going to? Get a life.

Most of the people you refer to grew up as fans of OSU, Michigan, ND, etc. You can't expect that they'll suddenly abandon that. People don't pick schools to attend based on the sports teams, they're there to get a degree. And they're paying out the ass for it. No one is obligated to drop their allegiances simply because they were comfortable with a school based on academics. But you're getting back to my main point. You say we compete with OSU. If that were true, NIU would be in the top 5 at least. Instead, they're not considered equal to multi-loss AQ teams.

I think you're referring to the spring idea, correct? It is surprising to me that as big as football is in this country, all levels of it are played at the same time. High school I get, kids play multiple sports. But you'd think something would have worked at a different time.

The two things I remember about NIU from last year - their coach left for a bigger job before they even got to play that game, and Herbstreit ripped them to shreds for being in a BCS game. People like underdogs, I agree, but that was the least-anticipated of all the BCS bowl games. What I would propose is essentially copying what will happen with the playoff next year. Take the 4 best teams from the non-AQ conferences, have them play in bowls for semi-finals and a championship. I have no proof, but I think that would draw more interest than watching a game where everyone knows the outcome. You're going to put them in games that could serve as the semi-finals anyway, and there are tons of bowls no one cares about that could be swapped out for the "mid-major championship". And let's be honest - the NCAA doesn't want NIU in those games. They need large programs with lots of fans to justify what they charge advertisers. Unfortunately, no MAC team can provide that. There is zero chance of a MAC team making the four team playoff next year. If they expand to eight, there will still be zero chance. I guess in the end it's not worth worrying about. We're not exactly rolling in conference championships, let alone something larger.

Whatever front we go with, at least maybe we can have an identity. If we can get a reputation as a LB destination, that would be awesome. I'd be all for a 3-4 if it that were the case.

I hate that this is probably the answer. As with all things in life, follow the money. I think I would include coaches as well, but maybe you were too. I like Coach Bowden, so hopefully no one takes this as a slam, but in what other occupation is he going to get 300k with tons of perks? Plus, even if you fail miserably (last coach) you can still get someone stupid enough (Weis) to keep hiring you.

I started this thread asking why the MAC is considered a D1 conference even though we're not given the same opportunities as other D1 conferences. It was quickly hijacked by OSU haters, which is strange to me. Look, the MAC doesn't get the same chances the Big Ten gets. So Akron does not compete with OSU. Let it go. Our rival is Can't State. The vast majority of incoming freshman to Akron (that are college FB fans) are going to be OSU fans. At one point there were quite a few ND fans in this state, but that hasn't been the case for quite some time. If you want to get more people on-board with the Zips, you're going to have to reach out to OSU fans. Akron games have three things for northeast Ohio FB fans that OSU doesn't - more available tickets, more affordable tickets, and a short drive. It's foolish to think you're going to get kids growing up as Akron fans instead of OSU fans. They have their own network and are on national tv pretty consistently. We have ESPN3.com and a channel on Time Warner, the worst cable provider in the area. Braxton Miller alone is currently getting his third SI cover. I can envision few scenarios where we'd get anyone on one. Whatever hatred and jealousy you have, get over it. Conferences like the MAC are positioned by the NCAA as an alternative. That's why we get Tuesday night games. My point is - why can't the alternative get their own champion? Why is our ultimate aspiration a BCS bowl against an opponent with far more financial resources?

I think this actually argues my point. Oregon was ranked higher before that game, again because of the "fast" perception. That's why NIU is ranked too low. Again, if that were Akron, you'd be pissed. Sort of off the main point, but here's how ESPN views the MAC. Notice our FPI is dead last: Conference Rankings And here's each team: FPI and Team Efficiencies We're 108 and ranked lower than Purdue, one of the worst Big Ten teams in recent memory. I really don't see how "the Big Ten sucks" helps us in any way at all.

Do you really expect anyone to believe that? There's this thing called the internet. I guess I'd only have to ignore half of it to believe SEC fans don't brag about speed. You, and others, have such a blinding jealously of OSU's success, that it skews your reality. It makes the first quote in your signature line quite hilarious. Amazingly enough, it's possible for both OSU and Akron to be successful. Get over it.

The point is this - pretend we were NIU. Undefeated, and a legitimate Heisman trophy candidate at QB. Yet our QB wouldn't have a chance in hell of winning that Heisman, and we couldn't sniff the top 10, let alone top 2. Am I really to believe everyone on this board would be happy, saying oh well, that's pretty good for us, we wouldn't want to play any of those top teams anyway? Give me a break. National perception of all midwest teams is the same. Anyone stating otherwise simply doesn't pay attention. And to say it's not a negative is hilarious. That Oregon team you mention is one of the many two-loss teams ahead of NIU. The coaches poll is even worse. NIU is 18th! Again, you'd be happy if our undefeated Zips were sitting that low?

Believe what you want to believe. The perception of the midwest is big and slow. I've seen it mentioned and discussed many times. Big Ten, MAC, ND are in that discussion. And Nebraska was even when they were in the Big 12. Here's an example from mrsec.com: "Look at the overall bowl records for the Big Ten and the MAC and you have to wonder just how much talent remains in the American Midwest as people migrate to the South and to the West. No wonder Midwestern teams and leagues are searching for ways to reach the prospects in the Sun Belt region."