Zipmeister Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 I wonder if the A11 guys realize the RPFL plans for teams in both Detroit and Southern Michigan. I don't know; maybe the A11 shouldn't target Detroit. It would be a shame to over-saturate the spring football market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Hines is the majority owner in the Rivals Pro Football League and wants to bring the team to UA’s InfoCision Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 In a stunning development, the owners of the Rubber Bowl are giving up on hosting pro football for now, but they plan to put a dome on the facility. There was no comment to the rumor that the modified stadium would be renamed the Con-Dome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hey, if they have "a Colorado group willing to spend $10 million to $12 million on stadium repairs and an additional $8 million for the dome," why not take advantage? Since pot was legalized in Colorado, group thinking in that state has expanded to include grandiose schemes beyond anything ever imagined in Akron. If nothing else, it will certainly spawn a reality TV series. I kind of like the sound of The Dome of Doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 In a stunning development, the owners of the Rubber Bowl are giving up on hosting pro football for now, but they plan to put a dome on the facility. There was no comment to the rumor that the modified stadium would be renamed the Con-Dome.A throw away quote from the story "He said he has assured city officials that the bowl would not compete with a planned arena for downtown Akron". So does that mean the decision on a new home for Zips basketball has been made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance99 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 A throw away quote from the story "He said he has assured city officials that the bowl would not compete with a planned arena for downtown Akron". So does that mean the decision on a new home for Zips basketball has been made?IMO, I doubt it. The City is in the hole and do not have the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 The Akron Blaze are holding open tryouts tonight at 4:30 pm at Buchtel High School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 The Blaze stumbles in exhibition action at the Info. Suel held to 2 catches by Southern Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 The Blaze stumbles in exhibition action at the Info. Suel held to 2 catches by Southern Michigan.You'd stumble too if you were blazing all day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Latwan Anderson is playing in this league?! Right there should have been your #1 pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 The Blaze stumbles in exhibition action at the Info. Suel held to 2 catches by Southern Michigan.Unimpressed with your headline writing skills 84. Instead of Blaze Stumbles, how about Blaze Fizzles? Can't find attendance figures for the contest; was it a sellout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Tried, unsuccessfully, to find the roster for the Blaze. While doing so noticed several interesting things. The league has a 4 week preseason and a six week regular season. In 3 weeks of the 6 week regular season the Blaze have a Bye and they play zero home games. They only play 2 of the other 3 teams in the league. One thing this outfit has going for it; I'm pretty sure when the League President and the team owners get together they are of one mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Tried, unsuccessfully, to find the roster for the Blaze.While doing so noticed several interesting things.The league has a 4 week preseason and a six week regular season.In 3 weeks of the 6 week regular season the Blaze have a Bye and they play zero home games.They only play 2 of the other 3 teams in the league.One thing this outfit has going for it; I'm pretty sure when the League President and the team owners get together they are of one mind.Noticed these things as well haha. I wonder where the capital for this league came from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Unimpressed with your headline writing skills 84.Instead of Blaze Stumbles, how about Blaze Fizzles?Can't find attendance figures for the contest; was it a sellout?That was clearly not my best effort, and you correctly called me out for it 'Meister. I call do-over.How about "Blaze Saddled with Mishaps in Loss to Mustangs"?Attendance is an interesting topic. I'm not sure 1 person in the greater Akron area knew about this game ahead of time. If people only knew how much the Rivals league treasures exhibition games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 ... I'm not sure 1 person in the greater Akron area knew about this game ahead of time. ...Everyone who believes a certain forum member's claim that the world has been breathlessly awaiting the arrival of spring football was there. If you weren't, there's just no excuse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Everyone who believes a certain forum member's claim that the world has been breathlessly awaiting the arrival of spring football was there. If you weren't, there's just no excuse.I know what you are trying to say Dave and it is misleading. I've always said this type of a minor league football league, or whatever it is, is a non starter. Nobody is going to go watch this junk. I wouldn't spend a nickle to go watch it. People will go watch good football in the spring. College football at the MAC level is good football and people would go watch games. It could easily take the place of softball and college baseball on ESPN. If not that, there are now plenty of sports networks hungry and willing to pay for content and it would be a perfect fit for someone. Please don't lie about my position again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 That was clearly not my best effort, and you correctly called me out for it 'Meister. I call do-over. How about "Blaze Saddled with Mishaps in Loss to Mustangs"? Attendance is an interesting topic. I'm not sure 1 person in the greater Akron area knew about this game ahead of time. If people only knew how much the Rivals league treasures exhibition games.I like it. Much better effort, although a stickler for detail (clearly not me) would point out saddles and mustangs do not go together. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustang_horse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 GP1, I'd never lie about your position. I just haven't read all of your many spring football posts and must have missed your stance on minor leagues. I probably also missed your position on how the MAC playing spring football would affect MAC players in the NFL draft, where they've been doing pretty well while playing in sync with the rest of college football during the months that most people expect college football to be played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 GP1, I'd never lie about your position. I just haven't read all of your many spring football posts and must have missed your stance on minor leagues. I probably also missed your position on how the MAC playing spring football would affect MAC players in the NFL draft, where they've been doing pretty well while playing in sync with the rest of college football during the months that most people expect college football to be played.The league should only make decisions on this matter based upon what is good for the league and not a small fraction of the number of players who will play in the NFL. Most MAC players don't arrive at a MAC school as an NFL talent and they know it. It's why they sign with a MAC school and not a BCS school. MAC players develop into NFL players over time. If a guy is an NFL player, he is an NFL player regardless of the time of year he plays in college. If the NFL wants a player and sees his talent, that player will be on an NFL team. Will it be as easy as getting drafted or playing in the fall? Of course not. It never is, but the one thing about guys who go from the MAC to the NFL is, they do it the hard way. In fact, they have a lot more hurdles placed in front of them playing at a MAC school than when they finish their last year in the MAC and enter the NFL."But GP1, if they can't make it to the NFL, they will go to another school.".....OK, where? There are a limited number of scholarships at BCS schools, so check that off your list of worries. The D-1A, non-BCS schools are the second best avenue to the NFL. In general, it offers better coaching, financing and player development than the lower leagues. Any guy who has going to the NFL in the back of his mind coming out of high school and can't get a BCS scholarship has no better.The NFL is an extremely, extremely smart run league. Somehow, I think they would be able to adjust to this change in the dynamics of college football. In fact, I think it would take little adjustment at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 For me, special things are special because they're not common. In other words, they're not everyday things. They come, they go and they return with the cycling of the seasons. When they're here I enjoy them and when they're not here I enjoy something else while anticipating their return. I enjoy football from the fall to the early winter, basketball from the early winter to the spring and baseball from the spring through the fall. Basketball is my favorite, with football second and baseball third. I don't feel any need to want to extend any of their seasons. I don't care about basketball in the summer or baseball in the winter or football in the spring. I suppose you can sell just about anything to someone. But no one is going to sell extended seasons in any sport to me. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 For me, special things are special because they're not common. In other words, they're not everyday things. They come, they go and they return with the cycling of the seasons. When they're here I enjoy them and when they're not here I enjoy something else while anticipating their return. I enjoy football from the fall to the early winter, basketball from the early winter to the spring and baseball from the spring through the fall. Basketball is my favorite, with football second and baseball third. I don't feel any need to want to extend any of their seasons. I don't care about basketball in the summer or baseball in the winter or football in the spring. I suppose you can sell just about anything to someone. But no one is going to sell extended seasons in any sport to me. YMMV. I feel the same way about Seepak Takraw, Chess Boxing, and Buzkashi. Chess boxing is my favorite, with Seepak Takraw second and Buzkashi third. YMCA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 For me, special things are special because they're not common. In other words, they're not everyday things. They come, they go and they return with the cycling of the seasons. When they're here I enjoy them and when they're not here I enjoy something else while anticipating their return. I enjoy football from the fall to the early winter, basketball from the early winter to the spring and baseball from the spring through the fall. Basketball is my favorite, with football second and baseball third. I don't feel any need to want to extend any of their seasons. I don't care about basketball in the summer or baseball in the winter or football in the spring. I suppose you can sell just about anything to someone. But no one is going to sell extended seasons in any sport to me. YMMV.I can't disagree with this. I'd love the MAClike conferences to be able to survive in the fall and follow the flow of the seasons like you do. I'd much rather the fall than the spring. My idea has never been one of desire, but of need and relieving the burden of taxpayers. Unfortunately, this needs to be a financial decision because many schools are over extended on the "building process".Between Americans' love of football and gambling degenerates, good football would do well in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 GP1, I guess if you present it as a potential survival plan as opposed to something to get excited about, I can see it as something to at least reluctantly consider in the worst case scenario. But I'm not sure that anything can survive Zipmeister's odd sense of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 GP1, I guess if you present it as a potential survival plan as opposed to something to get excited about, I can see it as something to at least reluctantly consider in the worst case scenario. We are in the middle of the worst case scenario right now. Nobody recognizes it. Maybe that isn't all together true. Things could always get worse. I'm just trying to think of some ways in which the MAClike conferences could become even less relevant. Here are some ideas.1. If the bcs conferences go out and devise a plan to have their own television networks where they can rake in even more money and separate themselves financially from the MAClike conferences....What? This is already happening....Never mind.2. If the MAClike conferences became so irrelevant that they had to prostitute themselves to a major network and have a significant number of their games played on Tuesday and Wednesday nights starting at 8 PM in front of empty stadiums because nobody wants to go out in October and November to freeze their asses off early week to watch a football game. The commissioners and ADs would never be this self serving...... What? This is happening already....Never mind.3. Here is a scenario that I think would really hurt MAClike conferences. It's actually a really funny one and one that I think even MAClike schools wouldn't be stupid enough to fall for. It's called the oldest trick in the Athletic Directors playbook. They dupe the taxpayers of their states to put up the funds to build them new stadiums that sit empty, even on game day, and tell them it is/was part of a "building process" that is going to pay off some day. One would have to believe in magic for this to work. What would make this even more funny is if the same schools bankrupted future generations of Americans to pay for this "building process" through inflated student fees the kids had to attach to their student loans. To double down on this, the taxpayers of the states they are in will have to pick up the gap between the spending and the student fees. To triple down, what would be even more insidious is of the leaders of the universities have to cut education programs, thus cutting into the core mission of the universities, which is research and education. No way would any school fall for something so stupid..... What? This is already.....Never mind.I could go on all day, but it would be too depressing.These are the discussions schools should be having in private. How it is spun in a positive manner so it is more tasteful to the public is another issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I think you're really exaggerating the MAC's demise. As far as football goes, we're in one of the best stretches the league has seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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