K-Roo Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Akron formerly Fire USFL "The University of Akron has accepted the group’s offer for the Rubber Bowl, which, according to Mason, will have a rent and renovation cost of $6 million to $8 million to start. A construction firm has been chosen to renovate the facility, upgrading its seats, locker rooms, press box and restrooms. They are looking into a new scoreboard that can show video replays, which would be quite an improvement over the glorified construction sign that was there when the Rubber Bowl was abandoned in 2008." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Roo Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 So Fire is out and Vulcans a no go.. Ideas?? In Keeping with the Tire theme: Re Treads?? Radials Mohawks Generals (after General Tire?) Flats or Run Flats (just kidding) Balds (still kidding) Continentals (Continental Tire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 So Fire is out and Vulcans a no go.. Ideas?? In Keeping with the Tire theme: Re Treads?? Radials Mohawks Generals (after General Tire?) Flats or Run Flats (just kidding) Balds (still kidding) Continentals (Continental Tire) I'm all for Mohawks, not sure the Natives would be though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottditzen Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 ^ right, Mohawks is offensive. Though I have a good inclination that the Rubber Bowl was built over an Indian burial ground....and christened by Hitler....with a Hindenburg flyover......hosting the Broken Mirror Bowl game....on Friday the 13th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Mrs JZ84 is partial to "Akron Balds" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy_ua_00 Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 What about firehawks (firestone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I just submitted the winning name; AKRON IMPACT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Akron formerly Fire USFL "The University of Akron has accepted the group’s offer for the Rubber Bowl, which, according to Mason, will have a rent and renovation cost of $6 million to $8 million to start. A construction firm has been chosen to renovate the facility, upgrading its seats, locker rooms, press box and restrooms. They are looking into a new scoreboard that can show video replays, which would be quite an improvement over the glorified construction sign that was there when the Rubber Bowl was abandoned in 2008." Have fun with that. Hope they take a good long look at the "foundation" too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Akron Attack. A better soccer name, but that ain't happening for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipsrifle Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I've always thought that "zeppelins" would be a good name, especially with the Airdock right there. Technically, a Zeppelin is different than a blimp, but I don't think that really matters. Besides, you could play lots of Led Zeppelin music at the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akron1 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Akron Wingfoots. Doesn't get any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Akron Wingfoots. Doesn't get any better.That was the name of the NBA's first champions IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 That was the name of the NBA's first champions IIRC. This article doesn't make any sense, and this "news" hasn't appeared anywhere else. The USFL team has "purchased" the RB, but it has to pay rent? I don't think so. Keep in mind that this appeared on the West Side Leader's website, not the Beacon. Don't believe it even made into the WSL's paper edition, so take any claim with multiple grains of salt. And I strongly support the team name "Zeps." The Goodyear airdock was for zeppelins, not blimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 That was the name of the NBA's first champions IIRC. I think you mixed it up. The Akron Pros won the first NFL championship, the Wingfoots never played in the NBA but did win the first NBL title. When the NBL and BBA merged to create the NBA, the wingfoots were left out. Having said that, I've been a supporter of the name "Pros" from the start because of the tradition behind it. Although it really isn't a name that lends itself to exciting branding. It would have to be more traditional logos, uniforms, helmets, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I still like IMPACT, but the more I (don't) hear about the possibility of this deal going through the more appropriate the name MIRAGE is getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 This article doesn't make any sense, and this "news" hasn't appeared anywhere else. The USFL team has "purchased" the RB, but it has to pay rent? I don't think so. Keep in mind that this appeared on the West Side Leader's website, not the Beacon. Don't believe it even made into the WSL's paper edition, so take any claim with multiple grains of salt. And I strongly support the team name "Zeps." The Goodyear airdock was for zeppelins, not blimps. My old school was nicknamed the Zeps....Shenandoah in Southern Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsfan33 Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Was that where the USS Shenandoah (sp?) crashed in the 1930s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Was that where the USS Shenandoah (sp?) crashed in the 1930s? It was close to that area, yes. So that is the reason we were named that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 While sorting through some fictional uniform schemes for Madden, I came across this set for a name I brought up awhile back, the Akron Aces. Antique warbirds doing flyovers. Bomber jackets with the team logo on the fans. An insignia on a helmet for every "kill". Lots of tie-ins. There's a lot of aviation history, military and civilian, in the region. I've heard worse ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 While sorting through some fictional uniform schemes for Madden, I came across this set for a name I brought up awhile back, the Akron Aces. Antique warbirds doing flyovers. Bomber jackets with the team logo on the fans. An insignia on a helmet for every "kill". Lots of tie-ins. There's a lot of aviation history, military and civilian, in the region. I've heard worse ideas. If the team decides to play in Dayton, this is a great name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 If the team decides to play in Dayton, this is a great name. Not well versed on the fixed wing aviation history of Akron and the surrounding area? You must hate the Aero's nickname... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Not well versed on the fixed wing aviation history of Akron and the surrounding area? You must hate the Aero's nickname... Hate it? No way. I think the Aero's would be a great name for a Dayton football team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 I was doing some research for my other passion (besides football), and found this little gem http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racel...php?trackid=107 Too bad we don't have a full history of all of the races. A little more digging and I found: "It’s 1941 at the Rubber Bowl, a 30,000 seat football stadium built next to the Airport in Akron, Ohio. In 1941 a cinder track was put in around the turf, and fans seated near the action were offered mini-windshields to protect their faces from flying grit. In this shot the great Wes Saegesser in the Trevis #3 Offy leads Al Bonnell in another Offy, the Jackson #9. Both are clearly flyin’, but Bonnell is hard on that handle brake right next to the cockpit. Saegesser, meanwhile, seems to be taking it into the turn without brakes. Maybe that’s ’cause he had no left arm." "Stock Car Racing at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio, late 1950s" "Look at this photo. It dates to 1941. The location is the Akron Rubber Bowl, which was then the brand-new home of the Zips from the University of Akron. Promoter Don Zeiter leased it for a series of races that used a 1/5-mile cinder track around the football field, and lasted through 1950. In this 1941 feature, Duane Carter leads Ronney Householder, Carl Forberg and Paul Russo. All of them, save Forberg, are enshrined in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, after the Midgets took them to Indianapolis. Forberg, a native of Omaha, retired as a driver in 1952 after an injury but won the AAA national Midget title as a car owner. He died in 2000. This photo is from the Jack Lemmo collection." You can't get more "local" than INSIDE the Rubber Bowl. Too bad "Racers" is already taken. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 8/19/2012 at 4:22 PM, Zipmeister said: I still like IMPACT, but the more I (don't) hear about the possibility of this deal going through the more appropriate the name MIRAGE is getting. Akron couldn't make it happen but Canton did. USFL's Pittsburgh Maulers and New Jersey Generals will play in Canton during the 2023 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 7 hours ago, Sergeant Zip said: Akron couldn't make it happen but Canton did. USFL's Pittsburgh Maulers and New Jersey Generals will play in Canton during the 2023 season. Good for Canton. Might have to check out a game or two this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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