dre22era Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, K92 said: Ask LeBron for the money. After all, he loves the Zips. For University thats been in existence since 1870 = No and Goodnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I mean, it is a school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) I would imagine a sizeable portion of that $5 million is in the value of the 800 Indian artifacts they are donating to establish the museum. Edited April 20, 2017 by Hilltopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 13 minutes ago, Hilltopper said: I would imagine a sizeable portion of that $5 million is in the value of the 800 Indian artifacts they are donating to establish the museum. No. The gift is 5 Million. The artifacts are on loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 4 hours ago, dre22era said: So why are we building museums instead of an arena? I know the Oelschlagers already provide the top academic scholarship at Akron which is a full ride. It's great to see people complain that a generous family isn't donating their money where they want to see it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 11 hours ago, zippy5 said: I mean, it is a school Are you suggesting that academics should be the priority of a university rather than sports? Blaspheme! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 The JAR is undergoing a $1.8 million renovation to its AV systems. http://uakron.edu/purchasing/docs/JAR Renovation AV Upgrade (SF 330) Rev1.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 1.8 million dollars?! I hope that includes some serious changes to the SD jumbo tron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 58 minutes ago, LZIp said: 1.8 million dollars?! I hope that includes some serious changes to the SD jumbo tron. You mean the Ultra Low Def Jumbo Tron? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hopefully a new center scoreboard and ribbon boards to replace the old black and orangish-yellow boards behind each basket. Have to think the money earned from new advertising space would be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Maybe LeBron put the University in touch with the guy that designed The Q's megatron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) Problem Solved. We can just go down to Canton and use what they are going to build. And they don't even have a D-1 basketball program anywhere in sight. He is the description of one of the buildings that will go into the new expansion of the Hall of Fame complex. The Performance Center will also house an indoor 100-yard football field with seating for 9,000 and a configuration for a basketball arena that will hold 6,000. It will also have 80,000 square feet of flat convention space. It does make you wonder why a little bit more forward thinking couldn't have resulted in having something like this being incorporated into the Fieldhouse. And don't even get me started on why we built that nice, large convention center as a separate, single-purpose complex, and without an attached hotel. Good grief. Edited April 23, 2017 by skip-zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) ...very jealous Edited May 11, 2017 by akzipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 41 minutes ago, akzipper said: ...very jealous Their fans deserve it. They sell out nearly every game and average over 13,000 fans per game. http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2017/03/ohio_college_basketball_attend.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 We are admiring from the sidelines as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) $72M in updates? Can't we build a brand new arena for half that amount in Akron? Edited May 11, 2017 by Valpo Zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Very cool video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 0:58 PM, Valpo Zip said: $72M in updates? Can't we build a brand new arena for half that amount in Akron? Dang, they could have had a brand new on-campus FBS football stadium.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 0:02 PM, dre22era said: We are admiring from the sidelines as usual I'm actually jealous of just the damn video itself. Great job bringing out all the old footage of some of their most exciting moments to highlight their basketball history. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 21 hours ago, skip-zip said: I'm actually jealous of just the damn video itself. Great job bringing out all the old footage of some of their most exciting moments to highlight their basketball history. Well If Akron only had people who gave-a-damn in charge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen. You're witnessing the difference between 10,000+ support per game, and 3,000+ support per game. It's that simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy_ua_00 Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 On 5/14/2017 at 0:21 AM, skip-zip said: Ladies and Gentlemen. You're witnessing the difference between 10,000+ support per game, and 3,000+ support per game. It's that simple. Not to mention $53k a year as opposed to $12k a year per student Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 On 5/14/2017 at 0:21 AM, skip-zip said: Ladies and Gentlemen. You're witnessing the difference between 10,000+ support per game, and 3,000+ support per game. It's that simple. I'm sure the fact that Dayton hosts NCAA tournament helps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, zippy_ua_00 said: Not to mention $53k a year as opposed to $12k a year per student Heck, I don't know the numbers on how much a private school vs. a public school actually makes in the end, that can be funneled into building projects. Would it be wrong to assume that the fact that Akron gets state funding, and Dayton does not, makes everything come out pretty even at the end of the day? I'd need those more knowledgeable to clear up that issue. The fact that you're making it sound like Dayton has a lot more money to spend because their tuition is so much higher would be misleading without subtracting everything they don't get in terms of public funds, wouldn't it? Question: Is our tuition really 12k per year now? You guys don't want to know what I paid for tuition at Akron. 24 minutes ago, akzipper said: I'm sure the fact that Dayton hosts NCAA tournament helps too. Are you guessing that they might be getting some additional money from the NCAA for this project, because they are an annual tournament game host? I don't even know what they get as a cut of the ticket sales from those 4 games every March. But I've been there, and I can tell you that the Dayton fans really support those games well, and are the reason those seats are full for those games. Edited May 15, 2017 by skip-zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, skip-zip said: Heck, I don't know the numbers on how much a private school vs. a public school actually makes in the end, that can be funneled into building projects. Would it be wrong to assume that the fact that Akron gets state funding, and Dayton does not, makes everything come out pretty even at the end of the day? I'd need those more knowledgeable to clear up that issue. The fact that you're making it sound like Dayton has a lot more money to spend because their tuition is so much higher would be misleading without subtracting everything they don't get in terms of public funds, wouldn't it? Question: Is our tuition really 12k per year now? You guys don't want to know what I paid for tuition at Akron. Are you guessing that they might be getting some additional money from the NCAA for this project, because they are an annual tournament game host? I don't even know what they get as a cut of the ticket sales from those 4 games every March. But I've been there, and I can tell you that the Dayton fans really support those games well, and are the reason those seats are full for those games. I agree tuition costs has little to nothing to do with this. The difference is college basketball is a big deal in the Dayton, Cincy, Kentucky, Indiana area and it takes a backseat to the NBA in the NEO area. Not only does Dayton attract 13k+, but right down the road from them Wright State attracts 4,000+ despite playing in an inferior conference and being far less successful than Akron has been. Edit: Even the t-shirt OSU fans don't care about college basketball until March Madness and that's even when OSU was good at basketball. Edited May 15, 2017 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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