Blue & Gold Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Just dropping this in here, though these thoughts are scattered over many threads. I grew up enjoying the city of Cleveland and pulling for the Browns, Indians & Cavs. However, I'm also a Zips fan, and began religiously following the Zips about 20 years ago. I began watching the Cleveland televised news for mentions of what the Zips were up to. While the Indians, Cavs & Browns all had show, after show, after show, after show, with plenty of additional coverage during the 6:00 & 11:00 news, pregame shows, postgame shows, etc., it didn't take me long to see that not only did Cleveland not cover Akron, but they literally almost never even acknowledge the existence of UA or the Zips. As a sincere Zips fan I found this both infurriating and unacceptable. After a few years of hoping for change, I had had enough and realized that northeast Ohio does not sit in a circle, holding hands, singing Kumbaya. Cleveland doesn't want to share any of the pie. So if Cleveland refuses to support us, out of principle, I refuse to support them. It's just a simple matter of self-respect. However, I'll be the first to say that if Cleveland tv would change their ways and give Akron even a fair portion of the coverage/attention UA & we deserve, and northeast Ohio could actually be considered a cooperative as opposed to competitive region, then I'd be very quik to forgive and forget. But until then, sadly, we've just gotta hold our own. Forget about getting an assist from the city up north. But we don't have to willingly bend over for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 The TV stations in Cleveland (just like everywhere else) are businesses, they go by viewers ratings and ads money. When a station in Cleveland does not cover the zips it is simply because they didn't think that sending a crew down for a 45 miles trip was not cost effective, not because of a conspiracy of not acknowledging the existence of Akron. Also, B&G, how do you feel about STO (a station located in Cleveland and owned by the Cleveland Indians) broadcasting so many Zips games and most importantly the zips show with KD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 The TV stations in Cleveland (just like everywhere else) are businesses, they go by viewers ratings and ads money. When a station in Cleveland does not cover the zips it is simply because they didn't think that sending a crew down for a 45 miles trip was not cost effective, not because of a conspiracy of not acknowledging the existence of Akron. Also, B&G, how do you feel about STO (a station located in Cleveland and owned by the Cleveland Indians) broadcasting so many Zips games and most importantly the zips show with KD? Umm. They needed to fill up some programming maybe? Do you really believe that they sat together in a programming meeting at some point and decided that they really justd wanted to start giving more exposure to the Akron Zips ? You're being extremely naive if you haven't paid attention to the history of how Cleveland looks at Akron. I'll repeat this again: When something good happens in Akron, it happened in "The Greater Cleveland area". But, when something good happens in Cleveland, it belongs to CLEVELAND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Do you really believe that they sat together in a programming meeting at some point and decided that they really justd wanted to start giving more exposure to the Akron Zips ? From where exactly in my posts did you get that conclusion? I said it is all about $$. If it is relatively inexpensive to produce and people wanted to see it, they will do it. TW realized that, his department produces their own show on campus at no cost to STO and pump some ads in it, and out of a sudden, cleveland doesn't hate Akron all that much. Some people identify the problem and try to find a solution that works for everyone, others just sit back and believe that there is nothing we should do because "they" just simply hate us. I am glad that UA administrators seem to be from the first group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 The TV stations in Cleveland (just like everywhere else) are businesses, they go by viewers ratings and ads money. When a station in Cleveland does not cover the zips it is simply because they didn't think that sending a crew down for a 45 miles trip was not cost effective, not because of a conspiracy of not acknowledging the existence of Akron. Also, B&G, how do you feel about STO (a station located in Cleveland and owned by the Cleveland Indians) broadcasting so many Zips games and most importantly the zips show with KD? I do appreciate and love the televised basketball games. (I think the KD show may have more to do with the UA than w/ STO? I'm not sure.) I wonder if the Zips were to somehow join the Big East if that conference would be high-profile enough to warrant a pregame & postgame show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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