Free Tickets for the NIU Game

[GoZips]

I am so disgusted with what I saw tonight that I have no desire to watch the Zips lose to NIU.Thus, my two reserved seats in the lower bowl are free for the taking. Just message me here on ZipsNation and I will leave them at Will Call.The tickets have been spoken for. tnx

[Let'sGoZips94]

I am so disgusted with what I saw tonight that I have no desire to watch the Zips lose to NIU.Thus, my two reserved seats in the lower bowl are free for the taking. Just message me here on ZipsNation and I will leave them at Will Call.

I hear ya, I'm not looking forward to the NIU game either.

[RootforRoo44]

I am so disgusted with what I saw tonight that I have no desire to watch the Zips lose to NIU.Thus, my two reserved seats in the lower bowl are free for the taking. Just message me here on ZipsNation and I will leave them at Will Call.

I get in free and i wont even be attending (i havnt missed a home game in 3 years).No thanks.

[UAZip0510]

Look, I'm pissed too...no excuse whatsoever for Akron losing tonight at home to EMU. And f you are all going to give up because Akron played one crappy game against an average team, then go for it...it's your right. But if we're going to have threads like this when they play a bad game, let's stop claiming to be the best fans in the MAC. A top-of-the-line fan base sticks with their team through good and bad, not just when we're celebrating in Cleveland.

[mes102]

this isn't the first game...Austin Peay, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Toledo,Can't State,and now Eastern Michigan...and there's probably a couple I left out...

[UAZip0510]

this isn't the first game...Austin Peay, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Toledo,Can't State,and now Eastern Michigan...and there's probably a couple I left out...

Can't State is a rivalry game which holds a big home court advantage...did that loss really shock you? APB was a win, so was Toledo...maybe they weren't pretty, but are we really complaining about wins???? Come on, we're better than that.

[Let'sGoZips94]

this isn't the first game...Austin Peay, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Toledo,Can't State,and now Eastern Michigan...and there's probably a couple I left out...

Can't State is a rivalry game which holds a big home court advantage...did that loss really shock you? APB was a win, so was Toledo...maybe they weren't pretty, but are we really complaining about wins???? Come on, we're better than that.

I think his point is that we've had bad games and it's getting old. We want to move on to bigger and better things, but we're sucking at the average right now.

[Dave in Green]

I'd be nervous about NIU even if the Zips were playing well, as NIU seems to have the Zips number. But I'll be at the game, as always, hoping to see the Zips break out of their mid-season funk.Let's face it, we all know how good it feels to watch the Zips play up to their full potential. We all know that no team plays up to its full potential every game. And we all know that every one of us has proved to be poor at reliably predicting when the Good Zips or the Bad Zips will show up.So the only guaranteed way to see the Good Zips is to go to every game and endure the occasional nausea of witnessing the Bad Zips at random intervals.

[UAZip0510]

this isn't the first game...Austin Peay, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Toledo,Can't State,and now Eastern Michigan...and there's probably a couple I left out...

Can't State is a rivalry game which holds a big home court advantage...did that loss really shock you? APB was a win, so was Toledo...maybe they weren't pretty, but are we really complaining about wins???? Come on, we're better than that.

I think his point is that we've had bad games and it's getting old. We want to move on to bigger and better things, but we're sucking at the average right now.

I'm not saying it's not frustrating. But the top programs in the country have fans that are there every game, no matter how the team is playing. You guys all talk on and on about becoming a top program in the nation, then hold up you're end of the bargain, don't start jumping ship after ONE bad loss.

[zipsbandman]

The top programs in the nation don't lose to Austin Peay or Eastern flippin Michigan. Top programs in the country don't have home games against Malone or Walsh. And most of all, top programs don't play in the mac.

[Let'sGoZips94]

this isn't the first game...Austin Peay, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Toledo,Can't State,and now Eastern Michigan...and there's probably a couple I left out...

Can't State is a rivalry game which holds a big home court advantage...did that loss really shock you? APB was a win, so was Toledo...maybe they weren't pretty, but are we really complaining about wins???? Come on, we're better than that.

I think his point is that we've had bad games and it's getting old. We want to move on to bigger and better things, but we're sucking at the average right now.

I'm not saying it's not frustrating. But the top programs in the country have fans that are there every game, no matter how the team is playing. You guys all talk on and on about becoming a top program in the nation, then hold up you're end of the bargain, don't start jumping ship after ONE bad loss.

I'm not jumping ship. I get in fights with kids at my school who tell me Akron sucks. I'm not completely down. I just said I'm not looking forward to the game.

[UAZip0510]

The top programs in the nation don't lose to Austin Peay or Eastern flippin Michigan. Top programs in the country don't have home games against Malone or Walsh. And most of all, top programs don't play in the mac.

Syracuse - http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4620949UCLA - http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293200026 , http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293330299North Carolina has a few questionable losses..I could go on and on. The top programs in the nation DO lose to mediocre competition, and they DO schedule less than stellar competition (yes, even D-2 and D-3 teams)My point? It's one freaking loss...if you jump off the wagon now, PLEASE don't get back on in Cleveland.

[Valpo Zip]

Before the beginning of this season, I thought we're going to dominate this "terrible conference". I was always wondering why, when we're so good, would we play the st francis, and malone of the world. While me and other fans were thinking that we were dominant, KD knew the truth. We simply are not that good. The only way we can win 20 games is to play those teams. We blew a game at Home against AP, we SUCKED against NCSU, Tx A&M, RI, Buffalo, and Can't. We also sucked against Toledo and were saved by Humpty in the second half. After each of those games, you want to remain positive and find excuses but loosing to a below average team at Home is a new low. Let's not fool ourselves, EMU was not a good team, yet we mannaged to loose to them. It is sad that more than halfway through the season, KD's still looking for the right rotation, or is he?Why does it seem than whenever a player does a good thing they get benched? Why is every one on a short leash except the McKnights? is the Lazagna in Lancaster that good? Does KD understand why the JAR is not packed for games?Rant's over.

[Captain Kangaroo]

EMU was not a good team, yet we mannaged to lose to them.

I think EMU is better than us. They have an assassin's mentality. The Zips go soft to the rim. EMU drove hard. The Zips were afraid to take the big shot. EMU shot with confidence. The Zips miss crucial free throws. EMU seems to make them. The hard truth - We aren't as good a team as EMU.

[vmd9]

These comments remind me of Pittsburgh fair weather fans, not good at all.We lost tonight, oh well it suck but don't stop going to games. Thats what makes us good fans, we stick with our teams. I think the problem with some of you is unreal expectations. This team isn't going to ever win a national championship or anything and it makes no difference what our record is because the only way we will every make the tournament is to win the MAC.

[RootforRoo44]

Look, I'm pissed too...no excuse whatsoever for Akron losing tonight at home to EMU. And f you are all going to give up because Akron played one crappy game against an average team, then go for it...it's your right. But if we're going to have threads like this when they play a bad game, let's stop claiming to be the best fans in the MAC. A top-of-the-line fan base sticks with their team through good and bad, not just when we're celebrating in Cleveland.

Who ever said we were the best fans in the MAC? We are some of the worst, notice how we cannot get anyone to watch our sorry team put no effort into half of our season. And ONE GAME??! More like 6-7 this season we have given up on.

[Zip Watcher]

Look, I'm pissed too...no excuse whatsoever for Akron losing tonight at home to EMU. And f you are all going to give up because Akron played one crappy game against an average team, then go for it...it's your right. But if we're going to have threads like this when they play a bad game, let's stop claiming to be the best fans in the MAC. A top-of-the-line fan base sticks with their team through good and bad, not just when we're celebrating in Cleveland.

+10

[g-mann17]

Wow, Dambrot was right.All you complainer fans better not be the first celebrating if we do manage to repeat as MAC Champs.

[Zip Watcher]

Wow, Dambrot was right.All you complainer fans better not be the first celebrating if we do manage to repeat as MAC Champs.

+1

[Dr Z]

I understand Browns fans a little more after reading through this thread.

[skip-zip]

Wow, Dambrot was right.All you complainer fans better not be the first celebrating if we do manage to repeat as MAC Champs.

Without a doubt.....no matter what happens, we'll always have a chance to win the MAC tournament.But, I really believe the frustration from most people today stems from the idea that we were returning almost every player, and landing a big-time recruit. And we soooo wanted this to be a year where we had an opportunity to move "above the MAC". Instead, it seems to have turned into a season where we are going to struggle to keep pace with the rest of the MAC.But....that doesn't mean that I am going to stop using my tickets. I'll be there.

[Dave in Green]

I think EMU is better than us. They have an assassin's mentality. The Zips go soft to the rim. EMU drove hard. The Zips were afraid to take the big shot. EMU shot with confidence. The Zips miss crucial free throws. EMU seems to make them. The hard truth - We aren't as good a team as EMU.

Absolutely the same thing I saw last night. But it was just one night in a long season. Ask EMU fans what they thought of their team earlier in the season when their team assassinated themselves, missed crucial free throws, etc. Ask fans of any team in the MAC what they thought after their team played a great game, then after a stinker.There are no MAC teams with a consistent assassin's mentality, who consistently score by driving hard to the rim, who consistently go for and make the big shot, who consistently hit the crucial free throws. The MAC is a middle-of-the-road conference, ranked 16th of 33 D1 conferences, with middle-of-the-road teams that take turns looking OK and not so OK.Within the context of middle-of-the-road schools with middle-of-the-road basketball budgets that guarantee a certain level of performance range, the Zips under KD are slightly above average. They consistently win more than 20 games a year against a fairly weak schedule, they're usually at least in the running for the MAC regular season championship and they always have a chance to win the MAC tournament against a collection of similar teams.The Zips generally hang around the bottom of the top third or the top of the middle third of all D1 teams, which generally puts them in the top third of the MAC. Fans of about two-thirds of MAC teams and two-thirds of all D1 college basketball fans have less reason to rejoice than Zips fans.Would I like to see the Zips get even better? Heck yes!Do I appreciate what we already have? Heck yes!

[g-mann17]

Wow, Dambrot was right.All you complainer fans better not be the first celebrating if we do manage to repeat as MAC Champs.

Without a doubt.....no matter what happens, we'll always have a chance to win the MAC tournament.But, I really believe the frustration from most people today stems from the idea that we were returning almost every player, and landing a big-time recruit. And we soooo wanted this to be a year where we had an opportunity to move "above the MAC". Instead, it seems to have turned into a season where we are going to struggle to keep pace with the rest of the MAC.But....that doesn't mean that I am going to stop using my tickets. I'll be there.

This is actually a good point. Expectations? What should the expectations have been? Last year we finished where we had to play every game of the Tournament. That means, the MAC regular season didn't go to well for us. So we returned a bunch of players that struggled during the regular season and got hot come MAC Tournament time. Yet I believe I saw people calling for a "sweep of the MAC". The expectation for me, was a first round bye (still very much an option) and a MAC Tournament win (still very much an option). Can't and Buffalo are extremely vulnerable and we hit a trap game. We were flat against Toledo (taking a break) and thought we could take a break against EMU. Dambrot has to light a fire and the come the second MAC East play through you will likely see a change in intensity.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Wow, Dambrot was right.All you complainer fans better not be the first celebrating if we do manage to repeat as MAC Champs.

No. Dambrot is wrong.Dambrot ALWAYS whines about the fans, and attendance. After almost every game he grouses about the people that AREN'T in the seats, rather than appreciating the fans that ARE in the seats. When his team goes in the crapper, he grouses that "all the fans think we stink anyhow." But they don't. Dambrot wants to paint a "It's us against everyone!" picture. F*ck that.I race home for these weekday games, pick up my son from school, get him fed and dressed, wife gets home from work in Cleveland and hurriedly gets changed into her Zips gear. We take our 25-30min drive down to Akron, walk two blocks in 11degree weather to enter a steaming JAR and support the Zips Basketball Program. Dambrot takes that for granted. He preaches tough love to his players, but if a fan wants to express some tough love towards the program...well...then EVERYONE MUST be against him.Yesterday the team put on a listless performance, losing to a team they are eminently capable of beating. In the past two full games, the Zips have barely given the fans a reason to leave their seat (to cheer) during the game. What fun is that? Players are getting suspended. We got SMOKED by K.e.n.t. These last few weeks have pretty much sucked for all but those fans with the last name of Dambrot. You know what? If you express dissatisfaction with that, you probably care about the program. FOR SHAME! But - Us fans are all terrible. We need to put on our hair shirt and repent for days-on-end if we say the team is underachieving.Dambrot needs to realize the love goes both ways. Dambrot needs to realize their are a ton of fans busting their ass, speeding their families through all sorts of crappy NE Ohio weather, to support his team. Fans that are paying $15.00ea, or more, for multiple tickets per game. And those fans get crapped on after every home post game press conference.I'm tired of Dambrot hating on the fans. Fix your issues on the court and the fans will meet your expectations.Quit taking one fan and generalizing that ALL fans are That Guy, because it is ridiculous. You think you're motivating your players by telling them "it's us against the world." But you're just embedding a false impression that fosters dissension.I attend all the games. I'll call a spade a spade if we play listlessly or well. I'll celebrate if we win the MAC tourney, and I'll be pissed if we lose to K.e.n.t. by 20 in the MAC quarterfinals. If you handle it differently, good for you. But you're a no better fan than me, or anyone else, for doing so.

[g-mann17]

Quit taking one fan and generalizing that ALL fans are That Guy, because it is ridiculous. You think you're motivating your players by telling them "it's us against the world." But you're just embedding a false impression that fosters dissension.I attend all the games. I'll call a spade a spade if we play listlessly or well. I'll celebrate if we win the MAC tourney, and I'll be pissed if we lose to K.e.n.t. by 20 in the MAC quarterfinals. If you handle it differently, good for you. But you're a no better fan than me, or anyone else, for doing so.

Not all fans are you Cap. You just did what you criticized Dambrot of doing.You know as well as I do, that many students, and common non season ticket holding fans look for that one excuse to say "oh well, they suck so I won't go." Dambrot was referring to that as much as the area press. And look at the reaction on here. People who care turned because we lost to EMU. Yeah we should win that game, we should sweep the West every year. But you know what. Games are played because this stuff can happen. Hell we can can create a bunch of paper champions and save everyone the torment of watching several flat performances each year. Yes everyone has the right to be mad at a loss. It doesn't mean you turn your tickets over (like some people) and it doesn't mean you start throwing in the towel. How do you think Buffalo fans are feeling right now?So yes Dambrot was right, and you CK are taking things much too personally.