UADavid Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 It's a joke....don't take yourself so seriously.Next time tell everyone, seriously. Your jokes suck. Maybe you can sell some extra bulls**t at work and have someone write the jokes for you. it died when free tickets were no longer given away at games to the bitter, chaep bastards who live in NE Ohio.That is one of the most cynical statements I've ever heard. The fans you've just insulted will support a winner. Getting fleeced should not be part of the equation. Telling anyone not to take themselves so seriously is hilarious. Doctor, heal thyself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 it died when free tickets were no longer given away at games to the bitter, chaep bastards who live in NE Ohio.That is one of the most cynical statements I've ever heard. The fans you've just insulted will support a winner. Getting fleeced should not be part of the equation. Telling anyone not to take themselves so seriously is hilarious. Doctor, heal thyself. I don't think it's cynical at all, it's the truth. When free tickets were no longer given out, people no longer went to the games. Will the fans of NE Ohio support a winner or do they just support a team when they get free tickets? When I was in HS in 1986, I came up to an Akron game late in the year when they were playing for a spot in the I-AA playoffs and there were about 6,000 people at the game. Where were all the people supporting a winner in mass then? If people who want free tickets are insulted, let them be insulted. I could care less because they are doing nothing for the University by free loading off of it or Acme or any other business buying the tickets and giving them away for free. The businesses are doing much more for the University than the fans at that point and they should get the special perks associated with big giving. Giving away tickets has not created a paying fan base in Akron. It has only created a fan base that expects a free ticket and won't go to a game if they can't get a free ticket. I apologize to anyone who takes offense to this, but every bit of evidence points to the fact that it is the truth.The question is still out on the table....How much should it cost to go to an Akron game? How much should it cost to park in Lots 1,4 and 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UADavid Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 I don't think it's cynical at all, it's the truth. When free tickets were no longer given out, people no longer went to the games.How much money did the university pay for the chaep bastards who live in NE Ohio when 15,000 fans drove to Detroit for the MCB? You want to confuse the discussion here by talking tickets. This thread is about parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 I don't think it's cynical at all, it's the truth. When free tickets were no longer given out, people no longer went to the games.How much money did the university pay for the chaep bastards who live in NE Ohio when 15,000 fans drove to Detroit for the MCB? You want to confuse the discussion here by talking tickets. This thread is about parking. Fine then, is $5.00 per game too much to pay for parking? How much should it cost to go to a game? How much should it cost to park in Lots 1, 4 and 5?By the way, the amount the University charged for tickets to the MCB probably resulted in a financial loss. In all fairness, when a school goes to a game like the MCB, they are likely to lose money. Where were all of these fans for the MACC? Financial losses do not support new stadiums once they are built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balki Bartokomous Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Football isn't cocaine. You don't give it away to get people hooked then start charging them up the ass for it. I never saw the Wad at a elementry school playground wearing a trench coat handing out zips tickets. (though i suppose that wouldn't be a bad idea) If the Acme Zips game was a give away for as long as it was, people expect it to be that way. Charging for it is going to kill most people going. Its just the way it works.Prices for the games are fine the way they are. The admin. has been more than generous in giving tickets to students. The better we get, the more tickets should cost. selling 10,000 tickets at .50 cents a pop isn't going to finance anything. The only prices that need to come down are the consession stand prices. Those 19 dollar hotdogs are the worst value this side of Can't season tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zips Win! Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 I don't think it's cynical at all, it's the truth. When free tickets were no longer given out, people no longer went to the games. Will the fans of NE Ohio support a winner or do they just support a team when they get free tickets? When I was in HS in 1986, I came up to an Akron game late in the year when they were playing for a spot in the I-AA playoffs and there were about 6,000 people at the game. Where were all the people supporting a winner in mass then? If people who want free tickets are insulted, let them be insulted. I could care less because they are doing nothing for the University by free loading off of it or Acme or any other business buying the tickets and giving them away for free. The businesses are doing much more for the University than the fans at that point and they should get the special perks associated with big giving. Giving away tickets has not created a paying fan base in Akron. It has only created a fan base that expects a free ticket and won't go to a game if they can't get a free ticket. I apologize to anyone who takes offense to this, but every bit of evidence points to the fact that it is the truth.The question is still out on the table....How much should it cost to go to an Akron game? How much should it cost to park in Lots 1,4 and 5? ------I am going to have to agree with GP1 on this one......Stop giving away free tickets..... As for the parking, I fail to see why the uproar over the University trying to make few extra bucks with the paved lots-- 1,4 and 5. Sure, I am dissappointed that they stopped the tailgate plus area (Lot 3 I believe) as they should have given this another year to try to improve on last year. Folks, the GA lots are a few yards away and they will cost you $25.....not $500. While unlikely, I will gladly walk an additional 50 yards to my vehicle IF the University can fill those spots for $500.As for ticket prices, $15 per game would be the minimum for a reserve seat. We tend to forget that those of us with kids get a steal of a deal with the Zippy Club for $20/kid a year. That's $20 for all sports, all year long. A great bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UADavid Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Fine then, is $5.00 per game too much to pay for parking? How much should it cost to go to a game?I believe we want the same thing although you show some real disdain toward the Alumni and friends of the university. My parking has gone from $18 to $525. What happened to 19-524? I believe it's a mistake to change the requirements so drastically. Is it better to have 500 people paying $100 or 100 people paying $500? The result is the same but you have fewer people to work with. Where were all of these fans for the MACC?Speakingonly for myself, I was at the game and Akron had a good sized crowd. How many, I don't know. We made a lot of noise though. Let me refresh your memory. The game was on a thursday night and for those who took the alumni bus, we got back to the university at 5:00 am. That sucked! You enjoy asking questions. How many people do you think could drop everything to attend a thursday night game in Detroit with a 7:30 or 8:00 start time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UADavid Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 As for ticket prices, $15 per game would be the minimum for a reserve seat. We tend to forget that those of us with kids get a steal of a deal with the Zippy Club for $20/kid a year. That's $20 for all sports, all year long. A great bargain.Some on this list might consider you a freeloader. I'm glad you take your kids to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Students shouldn't have to pay for parking when we're already paying $135 a semester for a parking pass. How much should an Akron game cost. Well, if you went and saw the Army game last year, you'd want a refund for the total cost. For students, games only cost $5 (parking). I hope they still allow students to bring friends for $1. This is my first year I plan on tailgating so I'm a little excited. I could use any tailgating tips you guys could throw out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Students shouldn't have to pay for parking when we're already paying $135 a semester for a parking pass. Put 5 of you in a car. It costs $1.00 per person to park. You have to have that in change in your car ashtray?If you want a tip:Say you can't afford $1.00 to park. You get to the game 4 hours early, before the parking company arrives. Park your vehicle. It's free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipAlumn Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 GP1 said:"Fan support did not die with Dennison beiing let go, it died when free tickets were no longer given away at games to the bitter, chaep bastards who live in NE Ohio."I beg to differ, and I was there. Fan support died with the attitude brought on by Faust and his "we're in the big time now" attitude. Faust walked into Buchtel Field, saw over 150 brand new football cleats and said, " Get rid of them and get NIKE." Gerry had a contract with NIKE so the University bought new shoes, upped the price and procedure for buying ALL sports tickets, shit on ACME (no more Acme-Zips game), and let a pretty good basketball coach go to Cincinnati because there was no longer a basketball conference in Akron. The attitude of the Athletic Dept. and the University left a sour taste in many alumni's mouth for quite a few years. Oh yeh, and Faust sucked as a coach, couldn't carry Dennison's jock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 ------I am going to have to agree with GP1 on this one......Stop giving away free tickets..... As for the parking, I fail to see why the uproar over the University trying to make few extra bucks with the paved lots-- 1,4 and 5. Sure, I am dissappointed that they stopped the tailgate plus area (Lot 3 I believe) as they should have given this another year to try to improve on last year. Folks, the GA lots are a few yards away and they will cost you $25.....not $500. While unlikely, I will gladly walk an additional 50 yards to my vehicle IF the University can fill those spots for $500.As for ticket prices, $15 per game would be the minimum for a reserve seat. We tend to forget that those of us with kids get a steal of a deal with the Zippy Club for $20/kid a year. That's $20 for all sports, all year long. A great bargain. Zips Win! is back! Always a sane view of the world that is UofA sports. I agree with a minimum $15 for reserved seating. Miami charges $24 for GA seating and they get no more people at their games than we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 As for the parking, I fail to see why the uproar over the University trying to make few extra bucks with the paved lots-- 1,4 and 5. Sure, I am dissappointed that they stopped the tailgate plus area (Lot 3 I believe) as they should have given this another year to try to improve on last year. Folks, the GA lots are a few yards away and they will cost you $25.....not $500. While unlikely, I will gladly walk an additional 50 yards to my vehicle IF the University can fill those spots for $500.As for ticket prices, $15 per game would be the minimum for a reserve seat. We tend to forget that those of us with kids get a steal of a deal with the Zippy Club for $20/kid a year. That's $20 for all sports, all year long. A great bargain.Zips Win! is back! Always a sane view of the world that is UofA sports. I agree with a minimum $15 for reserved seating. Miami charges $24 for GA seating and they get no more people at their games than we do.That's the simple answer. I'm not sure what the big deal is. We parked in priority last year, now we are over priced and moving back to the fence. Not a big deal. If they can get $500, good for them, if they can't, they will drop it.Everybody needs to stop at the Coors light tent and relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 GP1 said:"Fan support did not die with Dennison beiing let go, it died when free tickets were no longer given away at games to the bitter, chaep bastards who live in NE Ohio."I beg to differ, and I was there. Fan support died with the attitude brought on by Faust and his "we're in the big time now" attitude. Faust walked into Buchtel Field, saw over 150 brand new football cleats and said, " Get rid of them and get NIKE." Gerry had a contract with NIKE so the University bought new shoes, upped the price and procedure for buying ALL sports tickets, shit on ACME (no more Acme-Zips game), and let a pretty good basketball coach go to Cincinnati because there was no longer a basketball conference in Akron. The attitude of the Athletic Dept. and the University left a sour taste in many alumni's mouth for quite a few years. Oh yeh, and Faust sucked as a coach, couldn't carry Dennison's jock. We are just going to have to agree to disagree. I don't believe for one second that for the past 20 years people have not been going to games because Faust wanted to use a different brand of shoes. There are now recent alumni of the University who were still in diapers when Faust came to Akron. These people don't care about the past. If this is indeed the case, these people really need to get over it and find something more recent to be bitter about. The other argument to the story is that Akron moved to the big time. Did you want to stay in the small time? The people of Akron don't go to games because they aren't really interested, or they expect a free ticket. Nothing else can explain it.Dennison was not the answer when moving Akron to D-1A as he had almost no experience at that level (remind anyone of Owens?). Faust was the answer, but keeping him as long as they did was a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 This is my first year I plan on tailgating so I'm a little excited. I could use any tailgating tips you guys could throw out there. Tip 1: Stick with a lite beer. It's easier to drink 12-15 of them before a game rather than trying to chew down 12-15 Guinesses.Tip 2: Bring lots of people and buy a keg as it's cheaper in the long run.Tip 3: Bring lots of girls with loose morals. It makes the after game party more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 If you want a tip:Say you can't afford $1.00 to park. You get to the game 4 hours early, before the parking company arrives. Park your vehicle. It's free. I might try that, the $5 could go to hamburger buns and other tailgating supplies. Almost pay for a 6 pack but we'll probably need more than that. Do they regulate any drinking going on in the parking lots? I hope not as long as students do it responsible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Do they regulate any drinking going on in the parking lots? I hope not as long as students do it responsible. There is a fine for drinking less than 2 beers per hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 There is a fine for drinking less than 2 beers per hour. a fine for less than 2 an hour, they need to up that to 5 for students and 8 for alumni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balki Bartokomous Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 This is my first year I plan on tailgating so I'm a little excited. I could use any tailgating tips you guys could throw out there.Tip 1: Stick with a lite beer. It's easier to drink 12-15 of them before a game rather than trying to chew down 12-15 Guinesses.Tip 2: Bring lots of people and buy a keg as it's cheaper in the long run.Tip 3: Bring lots of girls with loose morals. It makes the after game party more fun. I'm pretty sure chewing through 12-15 Guinesses might kill someone. Though if you have to go, thats a respectable way to do it.Aren't the open container laws still in effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Aren't the open container laws still in effect? Pretty much anything is ok in the parking lot aside from kegs. If I recall, the University's deal with Coors Light makes them frown on people bringing kegs into the lot. Be cool...have fun...drink alot...grill food...act responsibly (yes, all this can be done simultaneously) and enjoy the Akron game day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fear the brown roo Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 i've always thought that admission to akron u sporting events was the best kept secret around. i sure as hell am not bitching about that. i have no problem with the cost of season tickets and even feel that parking passes at $25 was a steal. i just feel that the huge increase in the parking passes and the sneaky way it was done was really a low class move to us relatively few loyal fans. the rubber bowl is not going to sell put this year. akron has always been an ohio state/notre dame town, as most towns in ohio are. miami has a beautiful facility and a great tradittion and that stadium was half empty when we played them there last year. i would love to see the rubber bowl sell out every game but it ain't gonna happen anytime soon. god forbid we have a lot of injuries and a poor season this year. who is going to support a multi-million dollar stadium for a fan base of 5,000 asides from us who go to the games? i think it's great that the tickets are cheaper this year for those "cheap bastards in northeast ohio" and actually i can't argue too much against that lable. i admit i stayed away after graduation for a long time until i came out to see the zips again a few years ago and i was hooked. i don't like the way this parking situation was handled, is what it comes down to. from what i've heard, pat kreger is a good guy. i feel he just handled this poorly and because of that may have caused some of us to question (fairly or unfairly) his abilities in other areas. for all i know, he's a genius in what he does outside of the parking situation. just don't forget your loyal base, those who are there tailgating and staying for the award presentation on the coldest goddamned day of the year last november. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljc Posted August 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 If you want a tip:Say you can't afford $1.00 to park. You get to the game 4 hours early, before the parking company arrives. Park your vehicle. It's free.Now there's an idea I like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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