UA-OSU Un-official Watch Party?

[johnnyzip84]

So we've talked in the past about potential places to meet and watch the game. One place I've mentioned in the past is Manny's, since it's small enough that even just a few of us would be able to "take over" the place for the duration of the game. And it's so close to the Info. Any other thoughts? I'm game for just about anywhere where I won't be overcome by red & silver. If that means my living room, so be it

[Blue & Gold]

It would be interesting to see how the staff @ The Barley House is dressed. Has GoZips.com designated an official watch location? Manny's sounds good, but the thought of abandoning the heart of our downtown (Barley House, Brubaker's) to Columbus sellouts makes me wanna vomit.

[zipseuph]

It would be interesting to see how the staff @ The Barley House is dressed. Has GoZips.com designated an official watch location? Manny's sounds good, but the thought of abandoning the heart of our downtown (Barley House, Brubaker's) to Columbus sellouts makes me wanna vomit.

I was at Barley House on sunday and I did see advertisements stating that they are the official place.

[skip-zip]

It would be interesting to see how the staff @ The Barley House is dressed. Has GoZips.com designated an official watch location? Manny's sounds good, but the thought of abandoning the heart of our downtown (Barley House, Brubaker's) to Columbus sellouts makes me wanna vomit.

I was at Barley House on sunday and I did see advertisements stating that they are the official place.

After the soccer playoff games last December, I have a renewed faith in the Barley House.

It's all up to us. If we can bring the AKRON people, I think they will cater to us. If there's 10 of us in there, and 500 people dressed in red and silver, what could we expect?

[johnnyzip84]

It would be interesting to see how the staff @ The Barley House is dressed. Has GoZips.com designated an official watch location? Manny's sounds good, but the thought of abandoning the heart of our downtown (Barley House, Brubaker's) to Columbus sellouts makes me wanna vomit.

I was at Barley House on sunday and I did see advertisements stating that they are the official place.

After the soccer playoff games last December, I have a renewed faith in the Barley House.

It's all up to us. If we can bring the AKRON people, I think they will cater to us. If there's 10 of us in there, and 500 people dressed in red and silver, what could we expect?

Maybe it's just me, but the vibe I'm getting from the board lately is that there really aren't a lot of Zip fans excited about this one. I suppose it could be the fear of impending doom. Either way, I don't see us being anywhere near the majority at the Barley House regardless of whether it's the official watch location of 2011. We all know this game has special circumstances in that regard. It's interesting that GoZips has been silent on the issue for the time being. Maybe we'll monitor the situation and make a group decision in a day or two?

[K92]

Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the watch party. I have to work.

[lance99]

So Barley House is the place?

[mac517]

It would be interesting to see how the staff @ The Barley House is dressed. Has GoZips.com designated an official watch location? Manny's sounds good, but the thought of abandoning the heart of our downtown (Barley House, Brubaker's) to Columbus sellouts makes me wanna vomit.

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

[AKSportsFan]

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

[johnnyzip84]

Sounds like it's the Barley House. I'm willing to give it a shot

[Zips Win!]

It would be interesting to see how the staff @ The Barley House is dressed. Has GoZips.com designated an official watch location? Manny's sounds good, but the thought of abandoning the heart of our downtown (Barley House, Brubaker's) to Columbus sellouts makes me wanna vomit.

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

I'm not buying it!!!

[Doug Snyder]

It would be interesting to see how the staff @ The Barley House is dressed. Has GoZips.com designated an official watch location? Manny's sounds good, but the thought of abandoning the heart of our downtown (Barley House, Brubaker's) to Columbus sellouts makes me wanna vomit.

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

I'm not buying it!!!

I will stop by and give him a shot. It will be easy to walk out if it not true.

[RowdyZip]

I'm not sure why the guy would get on here and lie. Thanks, Ryan, for the support of you and your staff. I don't think our problem will lie with the staff of Barley House this time, but rather with the OSU "fans." Zips fans, tell a friend and show up in droves and drive out the red and silver. I'll be on hand with my wife and a few friends. Hope to see many of you there.

GO ZIPS!

[MDZip]

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

I think this is awesome. All of the complianing about not having a place to root and here it is offered up on our board and it isn't met with an enthusiastic response? This is a heck of a good test case. Everybody who is interested ought to show up to show that we can be an actual fan base. Of course since I'd have to drive six hours to get there, this is pretty much just rhetoric from me. But if I was there I would absolutely go.

[johnnyzip84]

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

I think this is awesome. All of the complianing about not having a place to root and here it is offered up on our board and it isn't met with an enthusiastic response? This is a heck of a good test case. Everybody who is interested ought to show up to show that we can be an actual fan base. Of course since I'd have to drive six hours to get there, this is pretty much just rhetoric from me. But if I was there I would absolutely go.

I have to agree with MDZip here. Of course I won't be particularly happy if (when) the blue & gold patrons are outnumbered by the red & silver, but I can't expect the guy to turn people away from his business. He is apparently doing everything under his control to make it a better Zip experience. That's all I can reasonably request. My wife and I will be there screaming for every UA first down and every sign of hope.. Let's see what happens. Go Zips!!!

[lance99]

It would be interesting to see how the staff @ The Barley House is dressed. Has GoZips.com designated an official watch location? Manny's sounds good, but the thought of abandoning the heart of our downtown (Barley House, Brubaker's) to Columbus sellouts makes me wanna vomit.

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

Hopefully I will be there!

[K92]

Wish I could be there with you all tomorrow. I've got an auction, so I will have to sneak peeks at ESPN Score Center for game updates when I can on my phone. I was going to try and avoid hearing anything about the game until I got home and watched the recording, but I decided that will be impossible. There always seems to be someone in the crowd giving Buckeye updates.

For those going down to the Barley House, if you like spicy food, try the jalapeno burger. It is delicious.

[RowdyZip]

sad showing, Zips fans.

[Doug Snyder]

sad showing, Zips fans.

Was going to go but my wife may go into labor at any time...could not leave her side. :-( Hope more Zip fans show up soon!!!

[GoZipsGoZips]

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

Very cool that the Barley House is doing this... to TRY to support the Zips.

We ZipsNation people have to keep in mind that the Barley House... and MSOT Akronites all TRY to support the Zips...

But… there are also reasons why some of us have mixed allegiances. It seems strange to me that some ZipsNation people do not GET IT. Time for a history lesson!

First… MIXED ALLEGENCES - Ohio State is one of the largest universities on the planet... with the largest alumni association. NE Ohio has about 5 million of Ohio's 11 million population… and a good part of OSU’s alumni. So… just from sheer numbers… there are likely at least as many OSU alumni in NE Ohio as Akron Alumni… and probably more. I went to Ohio State... like many Akronites... and I also graduated... a few times... from Akron. There are thousands of AKRON/OSU fans like me… like it or not. My GF is also an Akron alumni… and we are both big OSU fans. In fact… most former GFs are OSU fans…. whether or not they went to OSU.

Consider this CLEAR example of what I am trying to convey:

Last March I was in another West Akron Sports Bar… watching the MAC Championship game. The bar was packed… wall-to-wall… full of Akron colors… and I saw ZERO Can't State fans. The place erupted when Akron pulled off the win. It was nice to see.

A couple months earlier… the same bar was packed with Scarlet and Gray… and the place also erupted when OSU won a bowl game… saving face for the ENTIRE BIG TEN conference!

It’s the SAME CROWD! Get it? OHIO is an Ohio State… state… and in NO Ohio... we also like to root for the Zips… if we can find a reason!

Second… the NATIONAL NCAA FOOTBALL SCENE - Akron is not a factor on the NATIONAL college football scene. NE Ohio is full of OSU fans as we all grew up despising most other Big Ten schools… some MUCH more than others… and we grew up backing Ohio State… and watching Ohio State football at a time when Akron was not even a Division I school. I don’t remember EVER watching an Akron game on TV here in Akron.

Third... BACKING OHIO STATE - although rooting for Ohio State is not always rewarding… it is less of a waste of time than rooting for a doormat team in the MAC. Rooting for OSU actually has rewards occasionally… like top 10 rankings year after year… and like successfully battling it out in the big Ten and staying on top in football… and basketball occasionally.

Fourth... PAST EFFORTS TO BACK AKRON - We Akron alumni who are long-time Akronites… have all tried Rooting for the Zips in football… and most of us have been trying for decades… but the football program here in Akron is PATHETIC… year… after year… after year.

We lost to a high-school last year… remember that? Does anyone realize how other MAC schools must have felt about that game? Gardner-Webb enrollment – 2,500! We have bigger high schools in Akron!

Gardner-What? beat a MAC school… at home! This was a new LOW for the MAC Conference.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302542006

So maybe G-W had a banner year…?

They were 4-7!

Look at this schedule: http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/s...runnin-bulldogs

This alone is more than enough reason for Akronites to NEVER want to waste a Saturday afternoon at that stadium again. .. impressive facility or not.

. But... we will keep trying to look for a reason to back Akron footbal.

Fifth… FACILITIES and RECENT UNIVERSITY EFFORTS - I AM a big U Akron fan… and I really admire the fact that the university has become a very cool campus… with some very successful academics. I like the leadership team and I am amazed at what they have done. I just shared maybe 30 photos of the campus with associates in China… and they were also impressed.

I am also impressed by the new football stadium… somewhat small… but built on an appropriate budget… and very impressive for a MAC school.

The issue is that it’s still embarrassing to go there and see a game.

We may win 2-3 games this year… but maybe not. Maybe… we will be worse than last year.

The 2012 recruiting class is a joke… and the future of Akron looks very bleak. In fact… if we cannot manage to lose the embarrassment of the MAC ng we will see an 0-11 season in the very near future… due to the inability of the coaching staff to recruit in a football-rich state. We are a joke in the MAC… let alone on the REAL NCAA football scene. We have been waiting for a team for longer than most Zips fans have been alive.

I like what the university is TRYING to do for the football program… and I like the fact that the coaching staff is all from larger football programs. But… I am already tired of seeing iCoach… and tired of listening to him. It’s time for him to prove himself.

Probably… we have all read the most favorable MAC review on the Zips. iCoach finished the season with less scholarship players than a Division II team. Maybe you can attribute that to the level of talent… and to the Weeding Out process… but maybe it’s also due to a lack of respect for the coaching staff and program.

I’m at least 10 years older than iCoach… but I’m still an athlete… a tri-athlete… a weight-trainer. iCoach is built like a soccer mom. Lift some weights DUDE… and do some few hundred sit-ups a day. Maybe that will help with the respect thing.

And you ZipsNation idiots who bad-mouth OSU fans… keep in mind… that OSU fans... those in Akron... are also U AKRON’S fan base !!!! You sound like idiots talking about the red and silver team like they were blue and maize.

Prediction for today… OSU has 6 scores on offense… 2 on defense… 1 on special teams... as they spend most of the afternoon evaluating 2nd team players.

OSU covers the spread easily.

[johnnyzip84]

sad showing, Zips fans.

I'll take some heat for this. My plans for the day took a turn. I apologize.

[Hilltopper]

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

Very cool that the Barley House is doing this... to TRY to support the Zips.

We ZipsNation people have to keep in mind that the Barley House... and MSOT Akronites all TRY to support the Zips...

But… there are also reasons why some of us have mixed allegiances. It seems strange to me that some ZipsNation people do not GET IT. Time for a history lesson!

First… MIXED ALLEGENCES - Ohio State is one of the largest universities on the planet... with the largest alumni association. NE Ohio has about 5 million of Ohio's 11 million population… and a good part of OSU’s alumni. So… just from sheer numbers… there are likely at least as many OSU alumni in NE Ohio as Akron Alumni… and probably more. I went to Ohio State... like many Akronites... and I also graduated... a few times... from Akron. There are thousands of AKRON/OSU fans like me… like it or not. My GF is also an Akron alumni… and we are both big OSU fans. In fact… most former GFs are OSU fans…. whether or not they went to OSU.

Consider this CLEAR example of what I am trying to convey:

Last March I was in another West Akron Sports Bar… watching the MAC Championship game. The bar was packed… wall-to-wall… full of Akron colors… and I saw ZERO Can't State fans. The place erupted when Akron pulled off the win. It was nice to see.

A couple months earlier… the same bar was packed with Scarlet and Gray… and the place also erupted when OSU won a bowl game… saving face for the ENTIRE BIG TEN conference!

It’s the SAME CROWD! Get it? OHIO is an Ohio State… state… and in NO Ohio... we also like to root for the Zips… if we can find a reason!

Second… the NATIONAL NCAA FOOTBALL SCENE - Akron is not a factor on the NATIONAL college football scene. NE Ohio is full of OSU fans as we all grew up despising most other Big Ten schools… some MUCH more than others… and we grew up backing Ohio State… and watching Ohio State football at a time when Akron was not even a Division I school. I don’t remember EVER watching an Akron game on TV here in Akron.

Third... BACKING OHIO STATE - although rooting for Ohio State is not always rewarding… it is less of a waste of time than rooting for a doormat team in the MAC. Rooting for OSU actually has rewards occasionally… like top 10 rankings year after year… and like successfully battling it out in the big Ten and staying on top in football… and basketball occasionally.

Fourth... PAST EFFORTS TO BACK AKRON - We Akron alumni who are long-time Akronites… have all tried Rooting for the Zips in football… and most of us have been trying for decades… but the football program here in Akron is PATHETIC… year… after year… after year.

We lost to a high-school last year… remember that? Does anyone realize how other MAC schools must have felt about that game? Gardner-Webb enrollment – 2,500! We have bigger high schools in Akron!

Gardner-What? beat a MAC school… at home! This was a new LOW for the MAC Conference.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302542006

So maybe G-W had a banner year…?

They were 4-7!

Look at this schedule: http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/s...runnin-bulldogs

This alone is more than enough reason for Akronites to NEVER want to waste a Saturday afternoon at that stadium again. .. impressive facility or not.

. But... we will keep trying to look for a reason to back Akron footbal.

Fifth… FACILITIES and RECENT UNIVERSITY EFFORTS - I AM a big U Akron fan… and I really admire the fact that the university has become a very cool campus… with some very successful academics. I like the leadership team and I am amazed at what they have done. I just shared maybe 30 photos of the campus with associates in China… and they were also impressed.

I am also impressed by the new football stadium… somewhat small… but built on an appropriate budget… and very impressive for a MAC school.

The issue is that it’s still embarrassing to go there and see a game.

We may win 2-3 games this year… but maybe not. Maybe… we will be worse than last year.

The 2012 recruiting class is a joke… and the future of Akron looks very bleak. In fact… if we cannot manage to lose the embarrassment of the MAC ng we will see an 0-11 season in the very near future… due to the inability of the coaching staff to recruit in a football-rich state. We are a joke in the MAC… let alone on the REAL NCAA football scene. We have been waiting for a team for longer than most Zips fans have been alive.

I like what the university is TRYING to do for the football program… and I like the fact that the coaching staff is all from larger football programs. But… I am already tired of seeing iCoach… and tired of listening to him. It’s time for him to prove himself.

Probably… we have all read the most favorable MAC review on the Zips. iCoach finished the season with less scholarship players than a Division II team. Maybe you can attribute that to the level of talent… and to the Weeding Out process… but maybe it’s also due to a lack of respect for the coaching staff and program.

I’m at least 10 years older than iCoach… but I’m still an athlete… a tri-athlete… a weight-trainer. iCoach is built like a soccer mom. Lift some weights DUDE… and do some few hundred sit-ups a day. Maybe that will help with the respect thing.

And you ZipsNation idiots who bad-mouth OSU fans… keep in mind… that OSU fans... those in Akron... are also U AKRON’S fan base !!!! You sound like idiots talking about the red and silver team like they were blue and maize.

Prediction for today… OSU has 6 scores on offense… 2 on defense… 1 on special teams... as they spend most of the afternoon evaluating 2nd team players.

OSU covers the spread easily.

Post of the year for football!

[RowdyZip]

And you ZipsNation idiots who bad-mouth OSU fans… keep in mind… that OSU fans... those in Akron... are also U AKRON’S fan base !!!! You sound like idiots talking about the red and silver team like they were blue and maize.

Good for you. I still detest Ohio State and there's nothing you can do about it.

However, I am OK with Michigan.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Good for you. I still detest Ohio State and there's nothing you can do about it.

I can't read mile-long posts with bold lettering. I assume it was an Ohio State fan telling Akron fans how stupid they are, on the Zips Message Board, with some screen name that infers they're a Zips fan, when they really aren't.

Happens all the time here.

[Buckzip]

I can assure ALL Zips fans that Barley House is behind you 100%. ALL staff will be wearing new custom Akron/Barley House shirts during ALL Zips games. I just posted the shirt on the Akron Barley House Facebook account. Our beer special for Saturday game days are 22 oz Zips keep the cup (Bud or Bud Light) for only $3.25! I would be more than pleased to see the place taken over by Zips fans EVERY Saturday (just like the December Soccer games). Your voices were heard in the past and we made the proper changes. Let's start this season off the right way with a HUGE party in support of YOUR Akron Zips!!!!

-Ryan Hartzell

-Barley House Owner

Very cool that the Barley House is doing this... to TRY to support the Zips.

We ZipsNation people have to keep in mind that the Barley House... and MSOT Akronites all TRY to support the Zips...

But… there are also reasons why some of us have mixed allegiances. It seems strange to me that some ZipsNation people do not GET IT. Time for a history lesson!

First… MIXED ALLEGENCES - Ohio State is one of the largest universities on the planet... with the largest alumni association. NE Ohio has about 5 million of Ohio's 11 million population… and a good part of OSU’s alumni. So… just from sheer numbers… there are likely at least as many OSU alumni in NE Ohio as Akron Alumni… and probably more. I went to Ohio State... like many Akronites... and I also graduated... a few times... from Akron. There are thousands of AKRON/OSU fans like me… like it or not. My GF is also an Akron alumni… and we are both big OSU fans. In fact… most former GFs are OSU fans…. whether or not they went to OSU.

Consider this CLEAR example of what I am trying to convey:

Last March I was in another West Akron Sports Bar… watching the MAC Championship game. The bar was packed… wall-to-wall… full of Akron colors… and I saw ZERO Can't State fans. The place erupted when Akron pulled off the win. It was nice to see.

A couple months earlier… the same bar was packed with Scarlet and Gray… and the place also erupted when OSU won a bowl game… saving face for the ENTIRE BIG TEN conference!

It’s the SAME CROWD! Get it? OHIO is an Ohio State… state… and in NO Ohio... we also like to root for the Zips… if we can find a reason!

Second… the NATIONAL NCAA FOOTBALL SCENE - Akron is not a factor on the NATIONAL college football scene. NE Ohio is full of OSU fans as we all grew up despising most other Big Ten schools… some MUCH more than others… and we grew up backing Ohio State… and watching Ohio State football at a time when Akron was not even a Division I school. I don’t remember EVER watching an Akron game on TV here in Akron.

Third... BACKING OHIO STATE - although rooting for Ohio State is not always rewarding… it is less of a waste of time than rooting for a doormat team in the MAC. Rooting for OSU actually has rewards occasionally… like top 10 rankings year after year… and like successfully battling it out in the big Ten and staying on top in football… and basketball occasionally.

Fourth... PAST EFFORTS TO BACK AKRON - We Akron alumni who are long-time Akronites… have all tried Rooting for the Zips in football… and most of us have been trying for decades… but the football program here in Akron is PATHETIC… year… after year… after year.

We lost to a high-school last year… remember that? Does anyone realize how other MAC schools must have felt about that game? Gardner-Webb enrollment – 2,500! We have bigger high schools in Akron!

Gardner-What? beat a MAC school… at home! This was a new LOW for the MAC Conference.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302542006

So maybe G-W had a banner year…?

They were 4-7!

Look at this schedule: http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/s...runnin-bulldogs

This alone is more than enough reason for Akronites to NEVER want to waste a Saturday afternoon at that stadium again. .. impressive facility or not.

. But... we will keep trying to look for a reason to back Akron footbal.

Fifth… FACILITIES and RECENT UNIVERSITY EFFORTS - I AM a big U Akron fan… and I really admire the fact that the university has become a very cool campus… with some very successful academics. I like the leadership team and I am amazed at what they have done. I just shared maybe 30 photos of the campus with associates in China… and they were also impressed.

I am also impressed by the new football stadium… somewhat small… but built on an appropriate budget… and very impressive for a MAC school.

The issue is that it’s still embarrassing to go there and see a game.

We may win 2-3 games this year… but maybe not. Maybe… we will be worse than last year.

The 2012 recruiting class is a joke… and the future of Akron looks very bleak. In fact… if we cannot manage to lose the embarrassment of the MAC ng we will see an 0-11 season in the very near future… due to the inability of the coaching staff to recruit in a football-rich state. We are a joke in the MAC… let alone on the REAL NCAA football scene. We have been waiting for a team for longer than most Zips fans have been alive.

I like what the university is TRYING to do for the football program… and I like the fact that the coaching staff is all from larger football programs. But… I am already tired of seeing iCoach… and tired of listening to him. It’s time for him to prove himself.

Probably… we have all read the most favorable MAC review on the Zips. iCoach finished the season with less scholarship players than a Division II team. Maybe you can attribute that to the level of talent… and to the Weeding Out process… but maybe it’s also due to a lack of respect for the coaching staff and program.

I’m at least 10 years older than iCoach… but I’m still an athlete… a tri-athlete… a weight-trainer. iCoach is built like a soccer mom. Lift some weights DUDE… and do some few hundred sit-ups a day. Maybe that will help with the respect thing.

And you ZipsNation idiots who bad-mouth OSU fans… keep in mind… that OSU fans... those in Akron... are also U AKRON’S fan base !!!! You sound like idiots talking about the red and silver team like they were blue and maize.

Prediction for today… OSU has 6 scores on offense… 2 on defense… 1 on special teams... as they spend most of the afternoon evaluating 2nd team players.

OSU covers the spread easily.

Unfortunately most here won't agree with you because they are consumed with hate.

If you are a grad of both, you are crap to these people.