johnnyzip84 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I foresee it being a "Restoring Buckeye Pride™" puke story down there for the first game back post-controversy. I don't need to go into a hostile, defensive atmosphere where the crowd will be foaming at the mouth for a beat down of the Zips so they can somehow feel good about themselves again.I feel the same. I'm going to Cincy this year and hitting a Reds game the night before. +1 (minus the Reds game, although that's not a bad idea). I guess I don't mind UC stealing my money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I've been there before, but won't be going this time. Pretty much for the same reasons. I don't want to be a part of what I see as their self-proclaimed "resurrection back to greatness" party. Even if I lived in Ohio, I wouldn't go to this game. A day or two at Put-in-Bay would be time and money better spent, but don't tell that to my liver. I could care less about whatever they feel they need to restore at osu. I won't pay to go see what I believe to be a fraud perpetrated upon college football fans. That fraud is the BCS conferences OOC schedules and their playing non-BCS schools in order to pad their wins/pockets. People who pay to go to these games are part of the problem in college football. The schools do it because the fans are stupid enough to purchase tickets to this nonsense. I'd gladly pay to see the Zips play any MAC school or even FIU. I refuse to have my money stolen from me. Go Zips! You are right....just like those idiots that went down to watch us play NC State, or Toledo fans that drove up to the Big House or happy valley. Mid majors win all the time. I happen to be one of the people that loves seeing MY school step out on the field with the "big boys". Why do you even bother to pay attention to NCAA athletics? Nevermind, I dont really want to hear the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'll be going. I want to support the players in their monumental task of overcoming ultraconservative playcalling to beat a more talented opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 I've been there before, but won't be going this time. Pretty much for the same reasons. I don't want to be a part of what I see as their self-proclaimed "resurrection back to greatness" party. Even if I lived in Ohio, I wouldn't go to this game. A day or two at Put-in-Bay would be time and money better spent, but don't tell that to my liver. I could care less about whatever they feel they need to restore at osu. I won't pay to go see what I believe to be a fraud perpetrated upon college football fans. That fraud is the BCS conferences OOC schedules and their playing non-BCS schools in order to pad their wins/pockets. People who pay to go to these games are part of the problem in college football. The schools do it because the fans are stupid enough to purchase tickets to this nonsense. I'd gladly pay to see the Zips play any MAC school or even FIU. I refuse to have my money stolen from me. Go Zips! You are right....just like those idiots that went down to watch us play NC State, or Toledo fans that drove up to the Big House or happy valley. Mid majors win all the time. I happen to be one of the people that loves seeing MY school step out on the field with the "big boys". Why do you even bother to pay attention to NCAA athletics? Nevermind, I dont really want to hear the answer. I agree. I like seeing these games. It isn't the NCAA saying these games have to happen. This is the teams making their own schedules. Every conference in America does this. They all play the mid majors. If Akron doesn't want to play OSU or PSU or Nebraska, then don't schedule them. Nobody is holding a gun to their heads. These are a win for the mid majors. First, they can sell that during recruiting, second, they get valuable experience, third, those players at the mid major get the feeling of playing in front of 100,000 fans. fourth, the school gets a lot of money. Some make it sound like the bigger conferences are just manhandliung and injuring these mid majors. That isn't the case at all. They are more talented football players, but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 You are right....just like those idiots that went down to watch us play NC State, Why do you even bother to pay attention to NCAA athletics? I was one of those idiots. Because I like college football. I would like to see it changed so that my main experience at one of the games was more than just "feeling good" because my team was playing in a big stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 You are right....just like those idiots that went down to watch us play NC State, Why do you even bother to pay attention to NCAA athletics? I was one of those idiots. Because I like college football. I would like to see it changed so that my main experience at one of the games was more than just "feeling good" because my team was playing in a big stadium. That sounds all good and well, but the fact of the matter is that there are always blowouts in college football. BCS teams destroy BCS teams all the time. I was in Orlando for new years and I was dumb enough to go the the Capital One bowl. Alabama absolutely destroyed Michigan State. After the game I felt like I wasted my money, but I don't think they should ban Michigan State from the capital One bowl or drop them to a lessor division either. It is just part of the game and that is one reason why I watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Generally, ZN.O views of BCS conferences are a little skewed. We generally have this misconception that all BCS schools are akin to the elite, perennial Top 10-15 programs that the various networks love to televise. That just isn't the case. While, from nearly top-to-bottom, SEC football sends shivers down my spine, if the Zippers were just a little bit better (than our currently embarrassingly laughable state) we could hang right with half of the Big Ten, half the Big 12, 1/2 of the PAC-12, most of the ACC & the entire Big East (save recently added TCU). We often have this idea that every BCS-conference school is filling a 100,000-seat stadium like PSU, Texas or Tennessee. The vast majority of them do not & mid-majors generally give them a run for their money on the playing field. Every year the same majority of BCS schools get drilled by the same perennial Top 10's as do the mid-majors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 You are right....just like those idiots that went down to watch us play NC State, Why do you even bother to pay attention to NCAA athletics? I was one of those idiots. Because I like college football. I would like to see it changed so that my main experience at one of the games was more than just "feeling good" because my team was playing in a big stadium. How would you change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZipsGoZips Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Getting back to a prediction... A lot of us Zips fans are just hoping to be competitive in MAC Football some day... but that's a year or two off... and ONLY if we are more competitive this year so that we have a chance for 2012 recruiting to improve/start. The reason for the pathtic 2012 recruiting to date... is the pathetic effort for the entire 2010 season. It's important to win a few more games this year. The facilities just aren't enough... neither is the cool campus. We are not competitive on a Big-Ten(11/12) level... or an Ohio State level (my other alma mater)... just too much of a talent gap right now. If we had a team of Wagner-level guys out there... it would be close... but we don't. Ohio State Starters... 35 Akron 0 Ohio State Bench...... 28 Akron 7 Ohio State will rack up 2-3 Defensive scores. I can't see Akron scoring in the first half... or coming close to scoring... or having more than 40 yards in offense against OSU's #1 defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 We can at least hang our hopes on the fact that we were within a touchdown well into the 2nd half in our last two trips down there. Getting blown out is far more likely, but anything can happen. We've played with a lot of heart down there in Cowlumbus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 Generally, ZN.O views of BCS conferences are a little skewed. We generally have this misconception that all BCS schools are akin to the elite, perennial Top 10-15 programs that the various networks love to televise. That just isn't the case. While, from nearly top-to-bottom, SEC football sends shivers down my spine, if the Zippers were just a little bit better (than our currently embarrassingly laughable state) we could hang right with half of the Big Ten, half the Big 12, 1/2 of the PAC-12, most of the ACC & the entire Big East (save recently added TCU). We often have this idea that every BCS-conference school is filling a 100,000-seat stadium like PSU, Texas or Tennessee. The vast majority of them do not & mid-majors generally give them a run for their money on the playing field. Every year the same majority of BCS schools get drilled by the same perennial Top 10's as do the mid-majors. You are 100% correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 We can at least hang our hopes on the fact that we were within a touchdown well into the 2nd half in our last two trips down there. Getting blown out is far more likely, but anything can happen. We've played with a lot of heart down there in Cowlumbus. Lack of maturity not withstanding, you are correct. And that is why I posted earlier that it is good that we play those games. The players want them and play hard and get valuable experience. I realize that some want to stop these types of games, but I would bet that if you ask the players, they would disagree. Perhaps I am wrong on that, but I don't beleve so. I bet that some Appy State fans didn't want to play Michigan a few years ago. However, they did and they made history. Upsets happen. Imagine what a shot in the arm for this team and school if we could beat a legit BCS school. Not Syracuse or Indiana, but a legit perennial top 25 team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZipsGoZips Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 We can at least hang our hopes on the fact that we were within a touchdown well into the 2nd half in our last two trips down there. Getting blown out is far more likely, but anything can happen. We've played with a lot of heart down there in Cowlumbus. Granted... but we had more to work with too. In 2007 we were 4-8... and coming off of a 5-7 season... not a 1 win season. Plus... the final score was 20-2 Ohio State... and the game was more of a matter of Ohio State almost beating themselves... with 5 turnovers... than Akron playing well. We had 3 first downs... 3 yards rushing... and 69 yards in offense. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/boxs...id=200709080033 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 You are right....just like those idiots that went down to watch us play NC State, Why do you even bother to pay attention to NCAA athletics? I was one of those idiots. Because I like college football. I would like to see it changed so that my main experience at one of the games was more than just "feeling good" because my team was playing in a big stadium. How would you change it? See my posts on a 40-60 team division carved out of the existing bcs schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 That sounds all good and well, but the fact of the matter is that there are always blowouts in college football. BCS teams destroy BCS teams all the time. I was in Orlando for new years and I was dumb enough to go the the Capital One bowl. Alabama absolutely destroyed Michigan State. After the game I felt like I wasted my money, but I don't think they should ban Michigan State from the capital One bowl or drop them to a lessor division either. It is just part of the game and that is one reason why I watch. Granted. However, going into the game, there was a better chance of msu winning than a mac school beating a Big Ten school. It's about why teams are playing these games. They are playing them for the money, not because there is a chance they might win one. The bcs schools play them because they are easy wins on their way to six wins and a bowl game and a chance at an 8 home game season. I don't see how that is good for college football. I also think a lot of top level bcs teams don't want to play more difficult teams because they might lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 That sounds all good and well, but the fact of the matter is that there are always blowouts in college football. BCS teams destroy BCS teams all the time. I was in Orlando for new years and I was dumb enough to go the the Capital One bowl. Alabama absolutely destroyed Michigan State. After the game I felt like I wasted my money, but I don't think they should ban Michigan State from the capital One bowl or drop them to a lessor division either. It is just part of the game and that is one reason why I watch. Granted. However, going into the game, there was a better chance of msu winning than a mac school beating a Big Ten school. It's about why teams are playing these games. They are playing them for the money, not because there is a chance they might win one. The bcs schools play them because they are easy wins on their way to six wins and a bowl game and a chance at an 8 home game season. I don't see how that is good for college football. I also think a lot of top level bcs teams don't want to play more difficult teams because they might lose. And since this is a thread about OSWho, we can point out their 64th ranked schedule strength last year as a prime example. Yet, I'm sure they felt as if they belonged in the national title picture at the end of the year. Just ridiculous. If you want to be talked about as one of the top programs in the country, you need to play and beat the top programs. Caleb Porter understands this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Anybody else get their ticket today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 The latest Ianello video confirms Richard Hall has left the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 The latest Ianello video confirms Richard Hall has left the program. Well that sucks But I guess that means it's time for Will Fleming to shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKSportsFan Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Anybody else get their ticket today? Why yes, yes I did. This is also my first post and I wasn't quite sure how and when I'd make it but after sitting on my computer reading just about all the threads on here I finally ran into something I can reply to. Yes I got my tickets and so did 5 of my other buddies and we are all excited to go sporting AKRON ZIPS gear. If you asked me 2 years ago if I was going and who I'd be rooting for you could take it to the bank that I would be all out OSU. It funny how things change. Of course I always rooted for the Zips but I was very much the same as many people in Ohio. My transition has been long but you better believe I would love nothing more to go into the shoe in which I've been a handful of times and cheered my heart of for the Bucks, than to see the Zips play them tough. If I don't lose my voice cheering for our team then I will consider it a huge failure on my part. I totally love entertaining the thought of the Zips beating OSU. Is there a shot yea maybe like a million to 1 but I still want to believe. Thats how I feel about all the games for any team I root for. Yea I get let down quite a bit but at the same time it makes those comeback late game winners against galiath that much more insane. Can't wait to get to the game. Go ZIPS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 While Richard Hall is gone, WR DJ Williamson has transferred from Michigan and TE Justin Favors is also with the team. Favors originally signed with Colorado but did not qualify. DJ Williamson bio Favors bio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 While Richard Hall is gone, WR DJ Williamson has transferred from Michigan and TE Justin Favors is also with the team. Favors originally signed with Colorado but did not qualify. DJ Williamson bio Favors bio If you recall, Williamson was a player to keep an eye on as a potential transfer to the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 That sucks about Hall. He was a highly rated DE that was switched to TE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Favors had some nice offers coming out of high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 Williamson certainly has the SPEED! I wonder if he'll also run for Coach Mitchell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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