Future OOC Schedule

[johnnyzip84]

We had Tennessee at one point, but that's off. I also saw Michigan State listed online, if you look at Michigan States future schedules at Phil Steele's website (Sept 4th), but MSU doesn't list that anywhere else.

why play a I-AA school?...its not like we are going to go out and win 8 other games...play a D-I school that you can compete with...sunbelt...low level cusa...how many of you go to the morgan state game if its in october and not the Info. opener?

+1If you want to think small, expect small results. We can 'play with' any team. Can we win, probably not, but that doesnt mean we wont try. I'd rather see a historic DIV-1 team here than a historic IAA team. B-O-R-I-N-G. Besides, dont the wins again lower conferneces not count?

I want to see winning and going to bowl games. Beating I-AA teams gets you to a bowl game. Losing gets empty stadiums and our current scheduling guarantees three losing games a year. When the Zips get really good, the scheduling could take them from 7-5 to 9-3....fans get excited about 9-3.Also, I-AA teams guarantee not only wins,, but home games. The Big Phone Booth was built for watching football, not to sit empty while we play away games.

Don't forget, only ONE win over an FCS (1-AA) team counts towards the amount required for bowl eligibility.If you choose your FCS opponent carefully, then a win is nearly assured (ala Morgan St.). Gardner Webb is a pretty good choice in this regard. But, I'd stay away from the good FCS programs. I still wince when I consider we nearly scheduled South Dakota State instead of Morgan St. this year. That could have been a humiliating experience (especially, since the early talk was that it would be held AFTER the expected IU Info opener).

[Dr Z]

I had to look up the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs since I have never heard of them. Buffalo pounded the puppy poo out of them 40-3 this year!!!!

[ZachTheZip]

With the WAC losing Boise in 2011, all the WAC teams have an extra OOC game opening and Akron is looking for a home game. We should try to being in LA Tech. Just as easy as FIU, and alightly better looked-upon than a FCS team.

[Wally B]

I had to look up the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs since I have never heard of them. Buffalo pounded the puppy poo out of them 40-3 this year!!!!

If memory serves me correctly, i believe this was the team that knocked off App St. after they took out #5Michigan... Let's not take them lightly!

[Zipmeister]

I had to look up the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs since I have never heard of them. Buffalo pounded the puppy poo out of them 40-3 this year!!!!

If memory serves me correctly, i believe this was the team that knocked off App St. after they took out #5Michigan... Let's not take them lightly!

OK, Yes, these guys are good, but many experts are calling this a trap game for GW, what with the Zips being sandwiched in between contests with Brevard and Western Carolina. Thank goodness we aren't playing them in Boiling Springs.

[xu9697]

Figured I would get this back to "page 1" for now:

2011

@ OSU

@ UC

2012

@ Tennessee (according to Ianallo on WKNR)

2013

2014

2015

@ Virginia Tech (http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa/mid-amer/akron-zips.php)

NOTES:

Looking like an ND game somewhere..2013 is my guess.

Figure an FCS team every year (most years) to get to 6 home games

Rumors of FIU and Marshall 1 for 1 contracts, but nothing confirmed.

[TexanMark]

I'd love it if Cuse could hook up with Akron for another series. Is Akron doing strictly 1 for 1's now with middle of the road BCS teams? Or have there been any 2 for 1s or 3 for 2s?

[ZachTheZip]

I'd love it if Cuse could hook up with Akron for another series. Is Akron doing strictly 1 for 1's now with middle of the road BCS teams? Or have there been any 2 for 1s or 3 for 2s?

We've never had a 1-for-1 with a BCS team. I don't know what the new policy is with a new AD and coach in place.

[lance99]

I'd love it if Cuse could hook up with Akron for another series. Is Akron doing strictly 1 for 1's now with middle of the road BCS teams? Or have there been any 2 for 1s or 3 for 2s?

We've never had a 1-for-1 with a BCS team. I don't know what the new policy is with a new AD and coach in place.

1 and 1's would be good. Just do fall into the garbage that VT used to do with an "out cluase" after the first game

[xu9697]

I think 3A/2H would be great with a BCS school.

While Syracuse would be nice, I really would love to see this done with Pitt or WVU. We are trying to make that an area of gains in recruiting, and this would only help. Plus, then you don't have to worry about the buyout= Away, Home, Away, Home, Away.

Personally, from the interview with Ianallo and the general feeling I get= 1/1s with BCS schools are going to be tough. I look for Navy, Army, Memphis, Marshall, etc. as more likely possiblities. As we get better, 1/1s with BCS schools become more likely.

[xu9697]

Cross out Army for next couple years...maybe more:

http://www.fbschedules.com/

Around 4 MAC teams per year for Army...should just get Army and Navy signed up for the MAC now!!!

[scottditzen]

I for one will not miss this respectable though utterly boring opponent.

I would much rather see some mid level programs who we haven't seen before.

Might be cool to see some Mountain West or WAC teams here for a change.

Cross out Army for next couple years...maybe more:

http://www.fbschedules.com/

Around 4 MAC teams per year for Army...should just get Army and Navy signed up for the MAC now!!!

[ZachTheZip]

So looking at 2011, we have two supposed "payday" games. But how much do they pay?

OSU just announced they're paying Colorado $1.4 million to play in Columbus right after they play the Zips. Now I know the Buffs are in the BCS and so carry a bigger price tag, but I would hope Akron at the very least get $750k for this game. Anything else and we're getting much less than we could in an age where $1 million paydays are becoming common.

Cinci probably pays less since it was part of a series.

[xu9697]

We need to lock down opponents for next couple years. I think it helps recruiting (I know ZTZ referred to this in some thread). Kids like to see what types of teams they are playing, where they are playing, etc. Some of the other MAC schools are putting together some nice OOC games (Toledo, BG, etc.) without totally selling out and playing 1 OOC home game during a season or getting stuck in 2 or 3 for 1s.

Still have not seen FIU 100% confirmed. I hope if it is FIU paired with @ UC and @OSU, that the 4th game is NOT against FCS. FIU basically covers that= not that they are FCS, but they might as well be when it comes to fan interest/name recognitioin. I will accept the lack of a big-time marquee game, but with FIU already on the schedule we need to at least get Marshall or a lower level C-USA/MWC/WAC (what is left of it) team.

[GJGood]

I for one will not miss this respectable though utterly boring opponent.

I would much rather see some mid level programs who we haven't seen before.

Might be cool to see some Mountain West or WAC teams here for a change.

Cross out Army for next couple years...maybe more:

Couldn't agree more would love to see some different opponents from the western part of the country both for road and home games. MWC or WAC would be great and even some of those western CUSA teams wouldn't be bad either.

That being said I don't mind playing a Big Ten team or a Pitt or West Virginia each year either just to get our name out there more in recruiting circles. There is no reason both couldn't be done.

So I guess I'm saying I'd love to see a schedule like:

@Purdue..(Big Ten)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL...A lowly FBS school (or an FCS school if one must be had as many think) at home

NEW MEXICO at home

@Pitt (an area team with national name that may or may not be high on national radar)

Just me though. I like the variety a schedule can offer but also want to be competitive and understand the need for one or two games against teams closer geographically.

[ZachTheZip]

FIU's schedule according to their message board. Looks like we're playing them on the road next year and get them at home in 2012.

If true, it means we will only have 5 home games next year and unless TW can pull some connections our only OOC home game will be against an FCS team.

[MDZip]

FIU's schedule according to their message board. Looks like we're playing them on the road next year and get them at home in 2012.

If true, it means we will only have 5 home games next year and unless TW can pull some connections our only OOC home game will be against an FCS team.

Actually that's exactly the opposite of what it says:

2011

UCF

@ Louisville

Duke

@ Akron

2012

@ Duke

Louisville

Akron

@ UCF

So our OOC games next year would be @OSU, @ Cinci, home against FIU and probably an FCS team.

[Zipmeister]

FIU's schedule according to their message board. Looks like we're playing them on the road next year and get them at home in 2012.

If true, it means we will only have 5 home games next year and unless TW can pull some connections our only OOC home game will be against an FCS team.

Interesting interpretation. I always thought one of the little @ signs meant an away game. If that is still the case, I believe you have the location of the games bass ackwards.

[ZachTheZip]

FIU's schedule according to their message board. Looks like we're playing them on the road next year and get them at home in 2012.

If true, it means we will only have 5 home games next year and unless TW can pull some connections our only OOC home game will be against an FCS team.

Interesting interpretation. I always thought one of the little @ signs meant an away game. If that is still the case, I believe you have the location of the games bass ackwards.

I believe you're completely right.

Looks like I saw the @ sign and thought "away game", but applied it to the wrong team.

[Z.I.P.]

Couldn't agree more would love to see some different opponents from the western part of the country both for road and home games. MWC or WAC would be great and even some of those western CUSA teams wouldn't be bad either.

That being said I don't mind playing a Big Ten team or a Pitt or West Virginia each year either just to get our name out there more in recruiting circles. There is no reason both couldn't be done.

So I guess I'm saying I'd love to see a schedule like:

@Purdue..(Big Ten)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL...A lowly FBS school (or an FCS school if one must be had as many think) at home

NEW MEXICO at home

@Pitt (an area team with national name that may or may not be high on national radar)

Just me though. I like the variety a schedule can offer but also want to be competitive and understand the need for one or two games against teams closer geographically.

Folks, the Zip in Paradise would love the opp to see a Zips football game in the future, West of the Mississippi (prefer West of the Rockies), but in all seriousness, the only WAC/MWC schools that would even CONSIDER playing home and away with Akron would be NMSU, USU, Idaho, SJSU (unlikely they would travel to OH) and Wyoming. UNLV? unlikely, but let's give'em a call anyway!

And someone please tell the I-Coach that he still owes a game @Hawaii from the Owens era.

[Zipgrad01]

Couldn't agree more would love to see some different opponents from the western part of the country both for road and home games. MWC or WAC would be great and even some of those western CUSA teams wouldn't be bad either.

That being said I don't mind playing a Big Ten team or a Pitt or West Virginia each year either just to get our name out there more in recruiting circles. There is no reason both couldn't be done.

So I guess I'm saying I'd love to see a schedule like:

@Purdue..(Big Ten)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL...A lowly FBS school (or an FCS school if one must be had as many think) at home

NEW MEXICO at home

@Pitt (an area team with national name that may or may not be high on national radar)

Just me though. I like the variety a schedule can offer but also want to be competitive and understand the need for one or two games against teams closer geographically.

Folks, the Zip in Paradise would love the opp to see a Zips football game in the future, West of the Mississippi (prefer West of the Rockies), but in all seriousness, the only WAC/MWC schools that would even CONSIDER playing home and away with Akron would be NMSU, USU, Idaho, SJSU (unlikely they would travel to OH) and Wyoming. UNLV? unlikely, but let's give'em a call anyway!

And someone please tell the I-Coach that he still owes a game @Hawaii from the Owens era.

This better not be true. When Ianello said we would be excited about our future schedules it wasnt this garbage!

[MDZip]

Couldn't agree more would love to see some different opponents from the western part of the country both for road and home games. MWC or WAC would be great and even some of those western CUSA teams wouldn't be bad either.

That being said I don't mind playing a Big Ten team or a Pitt or West Virginia each year either just to get our name out there more in recruiting circles. There is no reason both couldn't be done.

So I guess I'm saying I'd love to see a schedule like:

@Purdue..(Big Ten)

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL...A lowly FBS school (or an FCS school if one must be had as many think) at home

NEW MEXICO at home

@Pitt (an area team with national name that may or may not be high on national radar)

Just me though. I like the variety a schedule can offer but also want to be competitive and understand the need for one or two games against teams closer geographically.

Folks, the Zip in Paradise would love the opp to see a Zips football game in the future, West of the Mississippi (prefer West of the Rockies), but in all seriousness, the only WAC/MWC schools that would even CONSIDER playing home and away with Akron would be NMSU, USU, Idaho, SJSU (unlikely they would travel to OH) and Wyoming. UNLV? unlikely, but let's give'em a call anyway!

And someone please tell the I-Coach that he still owes a game @Hawaii from the Owens era.

This better not be true. When Ianello said we would be excited about our future schedules it wasnt this garbage!

Ianello probably had zero impact on setting up the 2011 schedule. We'll see what it looks like from 2012 on.

[zipboy]

Ianello probably had zero impact on setting up the 2011 schedule. We'll see what it looks like from 2012 on.

By that time we will probably be looking for a new AD as they roll over every 3 years. The whole athletic dept will change and we will be in transition for the next 6 months.

[johnnyzip84]

Saw this today. I'd be careful scheduling CAA teams myself. I presume it's at the Info, if indeed this is an accurate story.

Zips to Play James Madison in 2014

As I check into JMU a little more, they're in the midst of a stadium expansion to 25,000 (JMU Stadium). Maybe we'll wind up aligning ourselves with the serious MAC football schools and those in CAA who have higher aspirations (whether this be in lower echelon FBS or GP1's "new division" is irrelevant)?

[Zips Win!]

Ianello probably had zero impact on setting up the 2011 schedule. We'll see what it looks like from 2012 on.

By that time we will probably be looking for a new AD as they roll over every 3 years. The whole athletic dept will change and we will be in transition for the next 6 months.

This is why the AD should not be allowed to schedule more than two years out...2013 and beyond should be off limits for TW as far as scheduling goes...