ziptrumpet87 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 It was at least one time a year that you could guarantee a festive atmosphere for an Akron football game.I remember (not to long ago) a previous administration trying to make all the home games festive. They used to have live area bands, giveaways, marching band playing in the lot, cheerleaders, kids events, a visible (mascot) zippy, that big chocolate blow up zippy, beer tents, etc.. I thought they did a pretty good job. Do they have any of that anymore? I don't wander from Lot 9, but other than the same people trying to sell me some useless towel/rag, not much university sponsored stuff goes on. Personally I don't need all of that stuff, but I know most enjoy that kind of atmosphere. Some of that takes place by the JAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 ...So was aligning UA with the Cleveland airport instead of Akron canton ( which is now a major sponsor of Can't). This was/is embarrassing. Someone needed to be taken behind the woodshed for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 ...So was aligning UA with the Cleveland airport instead of Akron canton ( which is now a major sponsor of Can't). This was/is embarrassing. Someone needed to be taken behind the woodshed for this one. I agree. I think this is borderline criminal. I've considered writing TW an email about this but figured it would fall on deaf ears and not be worth my time. Besides, CLE has been a long-time sponsor and I wouldn't expect the AD to want to disrupt any relationships with loyal sponsors given the train wreck of a football program we currently have. However, things like this are why Akron can't distinguish itself from Cleveland. And then we wonder why the Akron or Cleveland medias don't provide us with sufficient coverage. It's because we have no exclusive identity with either market. We can't conquer other regions if we aren't the most recognized program in our own metropolitan area...a big part of that is having relationships with all major institutions associated with the City. CAK is certainly one of them. Passengers at CAK should see Zips signs and items all over the terminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 It was at least one time a year that you could guarantee a festive atmosphere for an Akron football game.I remember (not to long ago) a previous administration trying to make all the home games festive. They used to have live area bands, giveaways, marching band playing in the lot, cheerleaders, kids events, a visible (mascot) zippy, that big chocolate blow up zippy, beer tents, etc.. I thought they did a pretty good job. Do they have any of that anymore? I don't wander from Lot 9, but other than the same people trying to sell me some useless towel/rag, not much university sponsored stuff goes on. Personally I don't need all of that stuff, but I know most enjoy that kind of atmosphere. I see the problem right here in your own post. It's a lot harder to accomplish those kinds of things now with everyone scattered around campus on game day. It's definitely one of things I miss about the Rubber Bowl. But still, the Acme/Zip game included several days of build up too. You heard about it in the ads. Cheerleaders were in the lobbies of all of the stores, and everyone in town knew about the upcoming game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 It was at least one time a year that you could guarantee a festive atmosphere for an Akron football game.I remember (not to long ago) a previous administration trying to make all the home games festive. They used to have live area bands, giveaways, marching band playing in the lot, cheerleaders, kids events, a visible (mascot) zippy, that big chocolate blow up zippy, beer tents, etc.. I thought they did a pretty good job. Do they have any of that anymore? I don't wander from Lot 9, but other than the same people trying to sell me some useless towel/rag, not much university sponsored stuff goes on. Personally I don't need all of that stuff, but I know most enjoy that kind of atmosphere. I see the problem right here in your own post. It's a lot harder to accomplish those kinds of things now with everyone scattered around campus on game day. It's definitely one of things I miss about the Rubber Bowl. But still, the Acme/Zip game included several days of build up too. You heard about it in the ads. Cheerleaders were in the lobbies of all of the stores, and everyone in town knew about the upcoming game. It wasn't just several days. People knew well in advance when it was going to happen. When we went to the Acme you saw them pushing the low price tickets. It was in the Leakin' Urinal. 30,000+ showed up. But,the team was winning at the level they were playing at. Larson and Dennison were winners. Attendance wasn't much the rest of the season,which is something that the younger people on this site will never understand. But,it was great for that one night to see the Bowl packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 lol we can play Can't twice a year, since Acme now supports Can't, they can sponser the Acme-Flash game, and our home game against those guys can be the sponsored Giant Eagle-Zip game. heh... I like the idea of beating Can't twice a year though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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