UAZipster0305 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/117096523.html Finishing the season on the road hurts as does having our rivalry game rendered meaningless with it at the end of the season. What's up with homecoming against a non-conference opponent? Has that happened before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Despite the oddities in the scheduling setup, there are two September and three October home games and all on Saturdays. Only one weird weeknight game and that is on the road, and only one game that is almost hopelessly unwinnable. Not a bad schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Temple is a nice replacement for FIU in the Sept. 10 home opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Ken+ at the end of the season is really the only thing that upsets me. Play that game no later than mid-October when both teams are still in some sort of contention, and we might get 20k or more. Playing that game in mid-November on possibly a cold and snowy day, and you might not get 10k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icchamp1 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I'm just glad we didn't get stuck hosting the dreaded Black Friday game this year. What an idiotic idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sat, Apr 16 Spring Game InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field TBA Sat, Sep 03 Ohio State at Columbus, Ohio TBA Sat, Sep 10 Temple * InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field TBA Sat, Sep 17 Cincinnati at Cincinnati, Ohio TBA Sat, Sep 24 VMI InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field TBA Sat, Oct 01 Eastern Michigan * at Ypsilanti, Mich. TBA Sat, Oct 08 FIU (Homecoming) InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field TBA Sat, Oct 22 Ohio * InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field TBA Sat, Oct 29 Central Michigan * InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field TBA Thu, Nov 03 Miami (Ohio) * at Oxford, Ohio 7:30 p.m. ESPNU Sat, Nov 12 Can't State * InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field TBA Sat, Nov 19 Buffalo * at Buffalo, N.Y. TBA Fri, Nov 25 Western Michigan * at Kalamazoo, Mich. TBA ESPNU/ESPN3 Fri, Dec 02 MAC Championship at Detroit, Mich. (Ford Field) 8 p.m. ESPN2 I don't mind the schedule at all. Sure, having the K.E.N.T. game late in the year could make for a smaller crowd. And normally I am as concerned as anyone with attendance. But right now, attendance is secondary. I believe it will become apparent this season whether this staff has a chance to turn things around or not. If they eventually do, the attendance will slowly come around. If they don't, someone else will soon get a chance at the helm. Besides, having the last two mid-to-late November games on the road will partially compensate. Like MDZip pointed out, all home games are on Saturday. Tailgating should be terrific. Temple for the home opener isn't bad either. They're sure to have plenty of questions in year one without the Golden Boy (and I DON'T mean Steve McNees ). There are also plenty of convenient road trip opportunities. I would have rather had the trip to Kalamazoo (and Bell's Brewpub) earlier, but I think I'll manage to make that work after Turkeyday. All in all, I have no major complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xu9697 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I get the concerns about Can't State. But SIX SATURDAY HOME GAMES!!! And, as we learned last year..you never know about the weather. But 4 home games by October 22nd= awesome. I know the team needs to get better..but think of where we are now..hosting SIX SATURDAY HOME GAMES. Again= awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ken+ at the end of the season is really the only thing that upsets me. Play that game no later than mid-October when both teams are still in some sort of contention, and we might get 20k or more. Playing that game in mid-November on possibly a cold and snowy day, and you might not get 10k. This isn't far enough to the end of the year, Can't should be the last game of the season. Rivalry games should always be that last game...ALWAYS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 All six home games on Saturday? Last two games (when weather gets more questionable) are away? Sounds like tailgate heaven to me. Even if both teams are 0-9, the Can't game is still the Can't game. I don't mind at all it being the last home game. I like the schedule. Let's go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Another reason why I have no problem with the MAC allowing Temple to join as a football only member. The Owls were willing to step up and help fix a scheduling problem caused by us. They are a class act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Another reason why I have no problem with the MAC allowing Temple to join as a football only member. The Owls were willing to step up and help fix a scheduling problem caused by us. They are a class act. I've seen some speculation that someone at UA somehow caused this scheduling problem, but I haven't seen any specific details. Do you have any specifics, or is this still just speculation? For example, is it possible that FIU may have asked UA if the game could be rescheduled, UA agreed to try to find a solution, and Temple happened to have an open date they wanted to fill? If it was something like that, then the scheduling problem really wasn't "caused by us" (UA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ken+ at the end of the season is really the only thing that upsets me. Play that game no later than mid-October when both teams are still in some sort of contention, and we might get 20k or more. Playing that game in mid-November on possibly a cold and snowy day, and you might not get 10k. This isn't far enough to the end of the year, Can't should be the last game of the season. Rivalry games should always be that last game...ALWAYS. This isn't Ohio State vs. Michigan. In case you haven't noticed, we're struggling to draw fans for ANY game. The further you push this game towards the end of the season, the more likely you are to have a poor crowd for a matchup that would otherwise provide our only chance for a significant draw for as long as we remain a non-contending team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Playing Can't as the final game sounds good at first but then I remember that it would fall on black friday and about 1000 people would show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ken+ at the end of the season is really the only thing that upsets me. Play that game no later than mid-October when both teams are still in some sort of contention, and we might get 20k or more. Playing that game in mid-November on possibly a cold and snowy day, and you might not get 10k. This isn't far enough to the end of the year, Can't should be the last game of the season. Rivalry games should always be that last game...ALWAYS. +1 Especially when there's a bowl bid or division title on the line, as there will be soon. No better way to win the East than by pounding your rival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 All six home games on Saturday? Last two games (when weather gets more questionable) are away?Two home games in September (Temple & VMI), and THREE in October (FIU, OU, & CMU)??? Get your grills ready Lot Niners™. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I'll be interested in seeing the times for all these Saturday home games. Personally I prefer those late afternoon and evening games. Actually, if you really want attendance to be maximized (as much as I hate this to be true) you'd want to have all the games at times when Ohio State is not on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Personally I prefer those late afternoon and evening games. Actually, if you really want attendance to be maximized (as much as I hate this to be true) you'd want to have all the games at times when Ohio State is not on TV.I'm a Zips fan, please schedule times that are best for me and other Zip fans. I don't give two squirts about Columbus. 3 pm games are best. Gives us maximum time for pre and post game tailgating. You might get a 100+ more fans by scheduling around Columbus games, not thousands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Personally I prefer those late afternoon and evening games. Actually, if you really want attendance to be maximized (as much as I hate this to be true) you'd want to have all the games at times when Ohio State is not on TV.I'm a Zips fan, please schedule times that are best for me and other Zip fans. I don't give two squirts about Columbus. 3 pm games are best. Gives us maximum time for pre and post game tailgating. You might get a 100+ more fans by scheduling around Columbus games, not thousands. And then they will show up in their OSU gear. No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Ken+ at the end of the season is really the only thing that upsets me. Play that game no later than mid-October when both teams are still in some sort of contention, and we might get 20k or more. Playing that game in mid-November on possibly a cold and snowy day, and you might not get 10k. This isn't far enough to the end of the year, Can't should be the last game of the season. Rivalry games should always be that last game...ALWAYS. This isn't Ohio State vs. Michigan. In case you haven't noticed, we're struggling to draw fans for ANY game. The further you push this game towards the end of the season, the more likely you are to have a poor crowd for a matchup that would otherwise provide our only chance for a significant draw for as long as we remain a non-contending team. So what better than put our rival as the last home game?...that should draw more than usual to a game that no one would have went to. Also, attendance could be solved by removing the idiots in charge over at Athletics and actually winning a few games here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 What's up with homecoming against a non-conference opponent? Has that happened before? I don't know if it has happened before, but there was once a movie called "Everyones All American". Back in the Faust years (pre-MAC), our movie would have been called "Everyone s Homecoming Game". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Another reason why I have no problem with the MAC allowing Temple to join as a football only member. The Owls were willing to step up and help fix a scheduling problem caused by us. They are a class act. I've seen some speculation that someone at UA somehow caused this scheduling problem, but I haven't seen any specific details. Do you have any specifics, or is this still just speculation? For example, is it possible that FIU may have asked UA if the game could be rescheduled, UA agreed to try to find a solution, and Temple happened to have an open date they wanted to fill? If it was something like that, then the scheduling problem really wasn't "caused by us" (UA). Not speculation; reasoned deduction. Think Kentucky/Wisconsin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Reasoned deduction is thoughtful speculation, so certainly a step above casual speculation, but still a step below confirmed fact. Thanks for clarifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 By the way, forgot to mention that some Louisville fans were grumbling on their forum about the FIU game being moved to a Friday night. It seems that Louisville tailgaters greatly prefer Saturday afternoon games to weekday night games. It was explained that ESPN decided they wanted to televise the game nationally on a Friday night. So enter ESPN into the reasoned deduction formula for speculating on who was at fault for the FIU date change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Personally I prefer those late afternoon and evening games. Actually, if you really want attendance to be maximized (as much as I hate this to be true) you'd want to have all the games at times when Ohio State is not on TV.I'm a Zips fan, please schedule times that are best for me and other Zip fans. I don't give two squirts about Columbus. 3 pm games are best. Gives us maximum time for pre and post game tailgating. You might get a 100+ more fans by scheduling around Columbus games, not thousands. +1 I don't tailgate, but the 3:00 kick-off gives my friends and I the best time slot to hit the downtown restaurants both before and after the game! It really makes an entire-day event out of the Zips' game. And I get to show off the revitalizaions of both downtown and campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 By the way, forgot to mention that some Louisville fans were grumbling on their forum about the FIU game being moved to a Friday night. It seems that Louisville tailgaters greatly prefer Saturday afternoon games to weekday night games. It was explained that ESPN decided they wanted to televise the game nationally on a Friday night. So enter ESPN into the reasoned deduction formula for speculating on who was at fault for the FIU date change. Did ESPN explain this or fans on the Louisville forum? If the latter, I do not believe it would be prudent to enter ESPN into the reasoned deduction formula at this point. However, we are now well within the formula parameters to include speculation from the Bluegrass state into the formula. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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