Letter From Ticket Office

[GP1]

If you don't have it yet, a letter arrived yesterday correcting the price of the youth ticket to $6.00. The ticket office took a lot of heat here last week because of the letter. We should at least give them a thumbs up for responding to this quickly.. Just a quick note to the Athletic Department. Gary Taylor is a well known UofA alumnus in the area and owns InfoCision. He is one of the biggest employers in Summit County. Recently he gave a huge donation to the Business School to start a direct marketing studies curriculum and he attends alumni golf outings. Clearly the guy cares. Mr. Taylor is to direct marketing what Galileo was to Astronomy....Einstein was to Physics....Adam Smith was to Economics.........and quite frankly, what GP1 is to web posters (I couldn't resist). It wouldn't hurt to ask him to review your direct marketing pieces over lunch. I bet he would take a little time to give some advice. The guy is too smart at direct marketing not to use his knowledge if you can.Have a good day everyone.

[Z-P]

I got a call at home from the AD's office, because refunds applied to the early bird season tickets I ordered to get UA Blankets (January/Feb????).............My refund due was over $100 bucks, but like any of you guys would, I gave it back to the FB Program.................the caller chuckled, said that's exactly what they were looking for, why he called, and sincerely appreciated.............Just an FYI...........

[GP1]

I got a call at home from the AD's office, because refunds applied to the early bird season tickets I ordered to get UA Blankets (January/Feb????).............My refund due was over $100 bucks, but like any of you guys would, I gave it back to the FB Program.................the caller chuckled, said that's exactly what they were looking for, why he called, and sincerely appreciated.............Just an FYI...........

That's the spirit Z-P.If the rest of you want a good program, want coaches to make good money and you want more than one Championship you have to give to the school. You can't be cheap and have nice things.

[Balki Bartokomous]

I got a call at home from the AD's office, because refunds applied to the early bird season tickets I ordered to get UA Blankets (January/Feb????).............

Careful, I hear Cincinnati is looking to acquire your UA blankets.

[GP1]

Balki,I just noticed the Can't comment on your signature. Why shove one down the steps? Wouldn't it be easier and less incriminating to wait for them to fall on their own?

[Balki Bartokomous]

Balki,I just noticed the Can't comment on your signature. Why shove one down the steps? Wouldn't it be easier and less incriminating to wait for them to fall on their own?

It would be easier, but far less gratifying. Besides, I think it is considered a mercy killing. Going to K ent is like being hooked on cocaine. It will kill you eventually. But I suppose the coke head will at least have his/her pride.

[liljc]

Careful, I hear Cincinnati is looking to acquire your UA blankets.They're after everything else we have around here. Oct. 7 we'll have something for them!

[GP1]

Balki,I just noticed the Can't comment on your signature.  Why shove one down the steps?  Wouldn't it be easier and less incriminating to wait for them to fall on their own?

It would be easier, but far less gratifying. Besides, I think it is considered a mercy killing. Going to K ent is like being hooked on cocaine. It will kill you eventually. But I suppose the coke head will at least have his/her pride.

Mercy killing is good.....I was thinking more in terms of anticipating the punch line of a good joke. You know, the Can't student/graduate is walking down the steps one by one slowly, thinking this may be the one time it really makes it without falling........and then BAM......it falls and cracks it's head on the steps.

[GP1]

Careful, I hear Cincinnati is looking to acquire your UA blankets.

They're after everything else we have around here. Oct. 7 we'll have something for them! My advice to anyone working in the Athletic Department that would rather be in Cincinnati than Akron is as follows. It is the same advice I give to the people who work for me.On Monday.....no, today, polish up your resume, pack up all of you sh!t in your office and get the Hell out. If you don't want to be here, we don't want you here. Those of you who want to be here, thank you for your dedication.

[Zipsrifle]

My advice to anyone working in the Athletic Department that would rather be in Cincinnati than Akron is as follows. It is the same advice I give to the people who work for me.On Monday.....no, today, polish up your resume, pack up all of you sh!t in your office and get the Hell out. If you don't want to be here, we don't want you here. Those of you who want to be here, thank you for your dedication.

I didn't know that we had such powerful people posting on this board, but I understand with us playing 2 games in Detroit this past year. It is obvious to me that GP1 is really Bill Ford Jr. Let me extend you an invitation to the Michigan Chapter of the Akron Zips Fan Club!

[GP1]

My advice to anyone working in the Athletic Department that would rather be in Cincinnati than Akron is as follows. It is the same advice I give to the people who work for me.On Monday.....no, today, polish up your resume, pack up all of you sh!t in your office and get the Hell out. If you don't want to be here, we don't want you here. Those of you who want to be here, thank you for your dedication.

I didn't know that we had such powerful people posting on this board, but I understand with us playing 2 games in Detroit this past year. It is obvious to me that GP1 is really Bill Ford Jr. Let me extend you an invitation to the Michigan Chapter of the Akron Zips Fan Club!

If I was Ford Jr., I would say something similar to "We are now going to build cars people want to drive."(I'm not sure if he said that or the GM Chair, but either could have said it.)It would go something like....."We are trying to build a football team people actually want to go see. So pack your bags and move to Cincinnati and help build the next Gremlin."I'm actually getting warmed up for my post following the next person to leave for Cincinnati. It will be particularly mean spirited.