Ladies Football 101 - Thursday 6/10/10

[wadscarman]

Zips To Host Ladies Football 101 In Support Of Good Cause

Akron fans are invited to attend the inaugural Ladies Football 101 clinic while also helping a good cause. Zips football coach Rob Ianello, along with his wife Denise, are hosting a Ladies Football 101 event Thursday, June 10 at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field in support of the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Learn the basics of the game in a relaxed setting and experience Zips Football first-hand.

Your $50 registration ($25 is tax deductible) includes X's and O's with Coach Rob Ianello and on-the-field instruction by the UA assistant coaches. Registrants will receive heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages (soda, water and wine), a Football 101 T-Shirt, a football equipment presentation and a player panel question and answer session. In addition, all participants will be eligible for prize drawings. There will also be an appearance by Zippy!

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. June 10 at Gate 2 of InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field. The event kicks-off at 6:00 p.m. and will conclude about 8:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and game day attire. You must be 21 or older to attend. To register, please visit here or call or email Megan Gossens, Director of the Z-Fund, at 330.972.7117 or gossens@uakron.edu. Space is limited, so register today! Proceeds benefit the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund.

[Z.I.P.]

Zips To Host Ladies Football 101 In Support Of Good Cause

Akron fans are invited to attend the inaugural Ladies Football 101 clinic while also helping a good cause. Zips football coach Rob Ianello, along with his wife Denise, are hosting a Ladies Football 101 event Thursday, June 10 at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field in support of the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Learn the basics of the game in a relaxed setting and experience Zips Football first-hand.

Your $50 registration ($25 is tax deductible) includes X's and O's with Coach Rob Ianello and on-the-field instruction by the UA assistant coaches. Registrants will receive heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages (soda, water and wine), a Football 101 T-Shirt, a football equipment presentation and a player panel question and answer session. In addition, all participants will be eligible for prize drawings. There will also be an appearance by Zippy!

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. June 10 at Gate 2 of InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field. The event kicks-off at 6:00 p.m. and will conclude about 8:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and game day attire. You must be 21 or older to attend. To register, please visit here or call or email Megan Gossens, Director of the Z-Fund, at 330.972.7117 or gossens@uakron.edu. Space is limited, so register today! Proceeds benefit the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund.

These "workshops" are becoming commonplace across the college football landscape. My first reaction when the U of Hawaii started it several yrs ago was, "what a sexist idea" -- they exclude men from these events to make the ladies "more comfortable". Now my wonderment is elsewhere: It may be time for Coach Porter and the athletic department to begin workshops exploring the finer parts of The Beautiful Game. Unfortunately, it appears it is too late to time it in concert with the World Cup. But something needs to be done to increase interest in our national power team to the point that tickets must be purchased in advance for every game, because a sellout is likely. Go Zips. in waiting.

[InTheZone]

Zips To Host Ladies Football 101 In Support Of Good Cause

Akron fans are invited to attend the inaugural Ladies Football 101 clinic while also helping a good cause. Zips football coach Rob Ianello, along with his wife Denise, are hosting a Ladies Football 101 event Thursday, June 10 at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field in support of the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Learn the basics of the game in a relaxed setting and experience Zips Football first-hand.

Your $50 registration ($25 is tax deductible) includes X's and O's with Coach Rob Ianello and on-the-field instruction by the UA assistant coaches. Registrants will receive heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages (soda, water and wine), a Football 101 T-Shirt, a football equipment presentation and a player panel question and answer session. In addition, all participants will be eligible for prize drawings. There will also be an appearance by Zippy!

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. June 10 at Gate 2 of InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field. The event kicks-off at 6:00 p.m. and will conclude about 8:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and game day attire. You must be 21 or older to attend. To register, please visit here or call or email Megan Gossens, Director of the Z-Fund, at 330.972.7117 or gossens@uakron.edu. Space is limited, so register today! Proceeds benefit the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund.

These "workshops" are becoming commonplace across the college football landscape. My first reaction when the U of Hawaii started it several yrs ago was, "what a sexist idea" -- they exclude men from these events to make the ladies "more comfortable". Now my wonderment is elsewhere: It may be time for Coach Porter and the athletic department to begin workshops exploring the finer parts of The Beautiful Game. Unfortunately, it appears it is too late to time it in concert with the World Cup. But something needs to be done to increase interest in our national power team to the point that tickets must be purchased in advance for every game, because a sellout is likely. Go Zips. in waiting.

Caleb would be teaching crickets. American MEN don't even care about soccer.

[ksu sucks]

Caleb would be teaching crickets. American MEN don't even care about soccer.

But Akron MEN do. Go watch a bottom barrel MAC football team or go to a sold out Pouch and watch one of the country's premiere soccer squads.

Your choice. I know where I will be.

[InTheZone]

Caleb would be teaching crickets. American MEN don't even care about soccer.

But Akron MEN do. Go watch a bottom barrel MAC football team or go to a sold out Pouch and watch one of the country's premiere soccer squads.

Your choice. I know where I will be.

The Pouch? lol.... That's like saying go watch the country's premier bowling team. That's wonderful that they're successful and all, but who really gives a f***?

The success of the athletic department will always hinge on football and men's basketball. I've said it before and I'll say it again.... Football and basketball could win MAC Championships, every other athletic team could not win a game, and nobody would bat an eye. TW would be the toast of the town. But if football and basketball lost every game, and every other sport won a national title, TW's ass would be grass, and Proenza would be smokin it. Ole Tom would have the first ticket out of town.

It's great that you like soccer, and I support them and love to see them succeed just like I love to see rifle and any other Zip sport succeed, but those sports will always take a back seat to football and basketball, regardless of success. The bottom line is, 95% of people in Akron and UA alumni would rather watch and pay for bad football than nationally ranked soccer any day of the week.

[RootforRoo44]

Caleb would be teaching crickets. American MEN don't even care about soccer.

But Akron MEN do. Go watch a bottom barrel MAC football team or go to a sold out Pouch and watch one of the country's premiere soccer squads.

Your choice. I know where I will be.

As much as i love the Zips and rooting for the Soccer team, i choose a 0-12 football team over soccer....it's a no brainer.

[ksu sucks]

I can't believe I'm the only one arguing with you guys. You sound like such neanderthals.

You can't fix stupid, I suppose.

[ksu sucks]

It's great that you like soccer, and I support them and love to see them succeed just like I love to see rifle and any other Zip sport succeed, but those sports will always take a back seat to football and basketball, regardless of success.

I think you're confusing the interests of an Athletic director with that of a fan. I fully realize that soccer is a small budget sport. But I could care less. As a zips fan I want to see a winner.

The bottom line is, 95% of people in Akron and UA alumni would rather watch and pay for bad football than nationally ranked soccer any day of the week.

Interesting. I wonder where all those alumni were last season? I certainly didn't see them at the football games.

I also find it interesting that the AK-Rowdies were late to a football game last year because they were too preoccupied with watching the soccer team WIN. I also find it interesting that the AK-Rowdies dumped plans for a bus trip to watch Akron football. Instead, the took a bus trip to Buffalo to watch Akron soccer WIN.

Of course football will bring more publicity--IF YOU WIN. Akron football has sucked. I'm not interested. And judging from our attendance, neither is most of Akron.

[g-mann17]

Interesting that even on a bad attendance day, during a losing season, 9000 people showed up, yet for the National Championship Soccer game less than 9000 were there, and that is with Akron taking on the "marquee" programs North Carolina & Virginia.

Look, if you support UA athletics, you support all of it, you don't pick and choose. I was at every home football game, and went to them over soccer, it doesn't mean I didn't go to soccer games, or listen to them on the way home from class to spend time with my 5 month old son.

You certainly don't bash one over the other. Football stunk last year, we as fans and alumni have a right to bitch about it, we deserve better. But you certainly don't get to say, I love soccer, F Football, at least soccer wins, and people care more about winning. Soccer, as great as it is, is 4th fiddle in this country. Not even number two, it might even be 5th fiddle in some areas, because Lacrosse draws more people. Heck the Lacrosse final last year had more people then attended the NCAA Men's baskeball final.

Be mad that they haven't given us the football program we deserve, but don't hate on the football program.

[ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net]

It's great that you like soccer, and I support them and love to see them succeed just like I love to see rifle and any other Zip sport succeed, but those sports will always take a back seat to football and basketball, regardless of success.

I think you're confusing the interests of an Athletic director with that of a fan. I fully realize that soccer is a small budget sport. But I could care less. As a zips fan I want to see a winner.

The bottom line is, 95% of people in Akron and UA alumni would rather watch and pay for bad football than nationally ranked soccer any day of the week.

Interesting. I wonder where all those alumni were last season? I certainly didn't see them at the football games.

I also find it interesting that the AK-Rowdies were late to a football game last year because they were too preoccupied with watching the soccer team WIN. I also find it interesting that the AK-Rowdies dumped plans for a bus trip to watch Akron football. Instead, the took a bus trip to Buffalo to watch Akron soccer WIN.

Of course football will bring more publicity--IF YOU WIN. Akron football has sucked. I'm not interested. And judging from our attendance, neither is most of Akron.

I couldn't agree more. I should be looking forward to tailgating and watching the new-look Zips but I'm actually very pessimistic about UA football. It's not a winning program and I was one who hoped that the Info, resulting recruiting, emphasis on the program by the administration, etc, would really put the program on solid footing. Where is the promotion? Where is the recruiting? Where is new AD TW? He's become completely invisible as far as I can tell. I'm not impressed with his utter lack of visibility. How do you become a community notable without being notable in the community? How can the administration allow the team shop to still be sitting empty on Exchange? What exactly was the purpose of taking a 5-cent program, providing a beautiful new facility, and then allowing it to remain a 5-cent program?

I feel guilty at this point about having spent money again this year on priority reserve tickets for football and not supporting the soccer team. They are the winners. No field, being stripped of the playoff game two years ago, losing their best players to the pros and simply reloading each year. Playing for national championships. That's the kind of program we should all get behind. At this point, THAT is the team that should be playing in the Info. Let the bedraggled and losing football team play on the soccer pitch. It's where they belong until they can actually compete in the worst D-1 conference in the country. Last question: is it really that much to ask that UA football be competitive, every year, in the worst D-1 conference?

[Zipmeister]

Zips To Host Ladies Football 101 In Support Of Good Cause

Akron fans are invited to attend the inaugural Ladies Football 101 clinic while also helping a good cause. Zips football coach Rob Ianello, along with his wife Denise, are hosting a Ladies Football 101 event Thursday, June 10 at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field in support of the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund. Learn the basics of the game in a relaxed setting and experience Zips Football first-hand.

Your $50 registration ($25 is tax deductible) includes X's and O's with Coach Rob Ianello and on-the-field instruction by the UA assistant coaches. Registrants will receive heavy hors d'oeuvres and beverages (soda, water and wine), a Football 101 T-Shirt, a football equipment presentation and a player panel question and answer session. In addition, all participants will be eligible for prize drawings. There will also be an appearance by Zippy!

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. June 10 at Gate 2 of InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field. The event kicks-off at 6:00 p.m. and will conclude about 8:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and game day attire. You must be 21 or older to attend. To register, please visit here or call or email Megan Gossens, Director of the Z-Fund, at 330.972.7117 or gossens@uakron.edu. Space is limited, so register today! Proceeds benefit the Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund.

These "workshops" are becoming commonplace across the college football landscape. My first reaction when the U of Hawaii started it several yrs ago was, "what a sexist idea" -- they exclude men from these events to make the ladies "more comfortable". Now my wonderment is elsewhere: It may be time for Coach Porter and the athletic department to begin workshops exploring the finer parts of The Beautiful Game. Unfortunately, it appears it is too late to time it in concert with the World Cup. But something needs to be done to increase interest in our national power team to the point that tickets must be purchased in advance for every game, because a sellout is likely. Go Zips. in waiting.

I was thinking the same thing about riflery.

[johnnyzip84]

It's great that you like soccer, and I support them and love to see them succeed just like I love to see rifle and any other Zip sport succeed, but those sports will always take a back seat to football and basketball, regardless of success.

I think you're confusing the interests of an Athletic director with that of a fan. I fully realize that soccer is a small budget sport. But I could care less. As a zips fan I want to see a winner.

The bottom line is, 95% of people in Akron and UA alumni would rather watch and pay for bad football than nationally ranked soccer any day of the week.

Interesting. I wonder where all those alumni were last season? I certainly didn't see them at the football games.

I also find it interesting that the AK-Rowdies were late to a football game last year because they were too preoccupied with watching the soccer team WIN. I also find it interesting that the AK-Rowdies dumped plans for a bus trip to watch Akron football. Instead, the took a bus trip to Buffalo to watch Akron soccer WIN.

Of course football will bring more publicity--IF YOU WIN. Akron football has sucked. I'm not interested. And judging from our attendance, neither is most of Akron.

I couldn't agree more. I should be looking forward to tailgating and watching the new-look Zips but I'm actually very pessimistic about UA football. It's not a winning program and I was one who hoped that the Info, resulting recruiting, emphasis on the program by the administration, etc, would really put the program on solid footing. Where is the promotion? Where is the recruiting? Where is new AD TW? He's become completely invisible as far as I can tell. I'm not impressed with his utter lack of visibility. How do you become a community notable without being notable in the community? How can the administration allow the team shop to still be sitting empty on Exchange? What exactly was the purpose of taking a 5-cent program, providing a beautiful new facility, and then allowing it to remain a 5-cent program?

I feel guilty at this point about having spent money again this year on priority reserve tickets for football and not supporting the soccer team. They are the winners. No field, being stripped of the playoff game two years ago, losing their best players to the pros and simply reloading each year. Playing for national championships. That's the kind of program we should all get behind. At this point, THAT is the team that should be playing in the Info. Let the bedraggled and losing football team play on the soccer pitch. It's where they belong until they can actually compete in the worst D-1 conference in the country. Last question: is it really that much to ask that UA football be competitive, every year, in the worst D-1 conference?

Drealscout, where are you???? We need you now more than ever buddy!! And bring in the BIG guns

[g-mann17]

Last question: is it really that much to ask that UA football be competitive, every year, in the worst D-1 conference?

We play in the Sun Belt?

[skip-zip]

Caleb would be teaching crickets. American MEN don't even care about soccer.

But Akron MEN do. Go watch a bottom barrel MAC football team or go to a sold out Pouch and watch one of the country's premiere soccer squads.

Your choice. I know where I will be.

The Pouch? lol.... That's like saying go watch the country's premier bowling team. That's wonderful that they're successful and all, but who really gives a f***?

The success of the athletic department will always hinge on football and men's basketball. I've said it before and I'll say it again.... Football and basketball could win MAC Championships, every other athletic team could not win a game, and nobody would bat an eye. TW would be the toast of the town. But if football and basketball lost every game, and every other sport won a national title, TW's ass would be grass, and Proenza would be smokin it. Ole Tom would have the first ticket out of town.

It's great that you like soccer, and I support them and love to see them succeed just like I love to see rifle and any other Zip sport succeed, but those sports will always take a back seat to football and basketball, regardless of success. The bottom line is, 95% of people in Akron and UA alumni would rather watch and pay for bad football than nationally ranked soccer any day of the week.

I also support the soccer team, and commend the others who do the same. But, to draw any remote comparison between college soccer and college football, even MAC football, is just ridiculous.

The D-1 national championship soccer game drew 5,000 people. Regular season MAC games, in bad weather, between bad teams draw better than that.

I wish that wasn't the case. I'd love to see Akron capitalize off of their soccer success with an amazing amount of publicity. But in this country, it just ain't hapennin.

[ksu sucks]

No one is drawing comparisons between anything.

Akron football sucks. Akron soccer is amazing. That's it. I'm not arguing the relevance of either sport.

Regardless, I will see you guys this fall when Syracuse rolls into town. I will be yelling with Dreal like fervor regardless of the outcome...

[Z.I.P.]

Caleb would be teaching crickets. American MEN don't even care about soccer.

But Akron MEN do. Go watch a bottom barrel MAC football team or go to a sold out Pouch and watch one of the country's premiere soccer squads.

Your choice. I know where I will be.

The Pouch? lol.... That's like saying go watch the country's premier bowling team. That's wonderful that they're successful and all, but who really gives a f***?

The success of the athletic department will always hinge on football and men's basketball. I've said it before and I'll say it again.... Football and basketball could win MAC Championships, every other athletic team could not win a game, and nobody would bat an eye. TW would be the toast of the town. But if football and basketball lost every game, and every other sport won a national title, TW's ass would be grass, and Proenza would be smokin it. Ole Tom would have the first ticket out of town.

It's great that you like soccer, and I support them and love to see them succeed just like I love to see rifle and any other Zip sport succeed, but those sports will always take a back seat to football and basketball, regardless of success. The bottom line is, 95% of people in Akron and UA alumni would rather watch and pay for bad football than nationally ranked soccer any day of the week.

Well, I'm glad that I was able to drag ITZ away from his Guinness at the Cock & Bull Pub for long enough to stir up a conversation. So ITZ, have you been able to convince your neighbors in the Midlands there that real football is played by real MEN with enough padding for a team of hookers in London's East End? That it would be more interesting if Wayne Rooney and his mates would stand around in a circle before each kick of the ball so that everyone is aware of the "snap count"? But anyway, congratulations again on matriculating to a country which has its sports priorities better sorted. Cheerio, ITZ. I'll let you get back to imagining how you'll be the toast of the town after Clint Dempsey's game winner come Saturday night around 8:30 in the evening, live from South Africa. Just don't offer to buy a round of Budweisers at the ol' Cock & Bull. They drink ale, like real MEN.

[g-mann17]

Well, I'm glad that I was able to drag ITZ away from his Guinness at the Cock & Bull Pub for long enough to stir up a conversation. So ITZ, have you been able to convince your neighbors in the Midlands there that real football is played by real MEN with enough padding for a team of hookers in London's East End? That it would be more interesting if Wayne Rooney and his mates would stand around in a circle before each kick of the ball so that everyone is aware of the "snap count"? But anyway, congratulations again on matriculating to a country which has its sports priorities better sorted. Cheerio, ITZ. I'll let you get back to imagining how you'll be the toast of the town after Clint Dempsey's game winner come Saturday night around 8:30 in the evening, live from South Africa. Just don't offer to buy a round of Budweisers at the ol' Cock & Bull. They drink ale, like real MEN.

To call anyone in England a "real man" is hilarious.

Have you convinced any of those Pac Islanders on the Big Island that they should put down the pads because they aren't "real men"?

[Z.I.P.]

Well, I'm glad that I was able to drag ITZ away from his Guinness at the Cock & Bull Pub for long enough to stir up a conversation. So ITZ, have you been able to convince your neighbors in the Midlands there that real football is played by real MEN with enough padding for a team of hookers in London's East End? That it would be more interesting if Wayne Rooney and his mates would stand around in a circle before each kick of the ball so that everyone is aware of the "snap count"? But anyway, congratulations again on matriculating to a country which has its sports priorities better sorted. Cheerio, ITZ. I'll let you get back to imagining how you'll be the toast of the town after Clint Dempsey's game winner come Saturday night around 8:30 in the evening, live from South Africa. Just don't offer to buy a round of Budweisers at the ol' Cock & Bull. They drink ale, like real MEN.

To call anyone in England a "real man" is hilarious.

Have you convinced any of those Pac Islanders on the Big Island that they should put down the pads because they aren't "real men"?

Those Pac Islanders don't NEED no pads, Brah! You ask DREAL1SCOUT, Doze Polys bring dere own MONSTER HANDS to the game. Which makes me wonder, is Caleb in need of a backup goalkeeper?

[g-mann17]

Those Pac Islanders don't NEED no pads, Brah! You ask DREAL1SCOUT, Doze Polys bring dere own MONSTER HANDS to the game. Which makes me wonder, is Caleb in need of a backup goalkeeper?

Maybe no one has said it in a while, but thank goodness for Zipsnation.

[RootforRoo44]

You certainly don't bash one over the other. Football stunk last year, we as fans and alumni have a right to bitch about it, we deserve better. But you certainly don't get to say, I love soccer, F Football, at least soccer wins, and people care more about winning. Soccer, as great as it is, is 4th fiddle in this country. Not even number two, it might even be 5th fiddle in some areas, because Lacrosse draws more people. Heck the Lacrosse final last year had more people then attended the NCAA Men's baskeball final.

Be mad that they haven't given us the football program we deserve, but don't hate on the football program.

More like 17th fiddle

1) Pro Football

2) College Football

3) Pro Baseball

4) Pro Basketball

5) College Basketball

Tie 6) Pro Hockey

Tie 6) College Baseball (it's HUGE in the southeast/south/west)

8) High School Football

9) Womens College Basketball

10) Pro Soccer

11) Pee Wee Football

12) Little League Baseball

13) Arena Football

14) College Softball

15) WNBA

16) Pro Bowling

17) College Soccer

[InTheZone]

You certainly don't bash one over the other. Football stunk last year, we as fans and alumni have a right to bitch about it, we deserve better. But you certainly don't get to say, I love soccer, F Football, at least soccer wins, and people care more about winning. Soccer, as great as it is, is 4th fiddle in this country. Not even number two, it might even be 5th fiddle in some areas, because Lacrosse draws more people. Heck the Lacrosse final last year had more people then attended the NCAA Men's baskeball final.

Be mad that they haven't given us the football program we deserve, but don't hate on the football program.

More like 17th fiddle

1) Pro Football

2) College Football

3) Pro Baseball

4) Pro Basketball

5) College Basketball

Tie 6) Pro Hockey

Tie 6) College Baseball (it's HUGE in the southeast/south/west)

8) High School Football

9) Womens College Basketball

10) Pro Soccer

11) Pee Wee Football

12) Little League Baseball

13) Arena Football

14) College Softball

15) WNBA

16) Pro Bowling

17) College Soccer

I'd actually put College Volleyball ahead of soccer on that list. It's a helluva lot easier to convince a bunch of guys to go watch tall skinny college girls jumping around in spandex than a bunch of queer looking skinny college boys prancing around a field, locks flowing, chasing balls.

[johnnyzip84]

It looks like this thread's days are numbered.

[InTheZone]

Caleb would be teaching crickets. American MEN don't even care about soccer.

But Akron MEN do. Go watch a bottom barrel MAC football team or go to a sold out Pouch and watch one of the country's premiere soccer squads.

Your choice. I know where I will be.

The Pouch? lol.... That's like saying go watch the country's premier bowling team. That's wonderful that they're successful and all, but who really gives a f***?

The success of the athletic department will always hinge on football and men's basketball. I've said it before and I'll say it again.... Football and basketball could win MAC Championships, every other athletic team could not win a game, and nobody would bat an eye. TW would be the toast of the town. But if football and basketball lost every game, and every other sport won a national title, TW's ass would be grass, and Proenza would be smokin it. Ole Tom would have the first ticket out of town.

It's great that you like soccer, and I support them and love to see them succeed just like I love to see rifle and any other Zip sport succeed, but those sports will always take a back seat to football and basketball, regardless of success. The bottom line is, 95% of people in Akron and UA alumni would rather watch and pay for bad football than nationally ranked soccer any day of the week.

Well, I'm glad that I was able to drag ITZ away from his Guinness at the Cock & Bull Pub for long enough to stir up a conversation. So ITZ, have you been able to convince your neighbors in the Midlands there that real football is played by real MEN with enough padding for a team of hookers in London's East End? That it would be more interesting if Wayne Rooney and his mates would stand around in a circle before each kick of the ball so that everyone is aware of the "snap count"? But anyway, congratulations again on matriculating to a country which has its sports priorities better sorted. Cheerio, ITZ. I'll let you get back to imagining how you'll be the toast of the town after Clint Dempsey's game winner come Saturday night around 8:30 in the evening, live from South Africa. Just don't offer to buy a round of Budweisers at the ol' Cock & Bull. They drink ale, like real MEN.

The real men of Nottingham join me to watch the real men of Nottingham RFC go to war, while the fairy princesses of the town prance on over to City Ground to watch the boys of Forest FC chase balls.

[g-mann17]

I'd actually put College Volleyball ahead of soccer on that list. It's a helluva lot easier to convince a bunch of guys to go watch tall skinny college girls jumping around in spandex than a bunch of queer looking skinny college boys prancing around a field, locks flowing, chasing balls.

LOL

If volleyball would just drop the pretenses and market itself as "near models being athletic in tight shorts" you would see crowds of 10-20 thousand showing up. (probably with fistfuls of ones)

[RootforRoo44]

I'd actually put College Volleyball ahead of soccer on that list. It's a helluva lot easier to convince a bunch of guys to go watch tall skinny college girls jumping around in spandex than a bunch of queer looking skinny college boys prancing around a field, locks flowing, chasing balls.

You're right, i forgot about that. I actually have been to a few college volleyball games at some big schools (PSU, FSU) and they draw some big crowds.