UAZip0510 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 As much as I'm embarrassed by this, I'm also seeing some of our own athletes tweeting about #BuckeyeNation and stuff. Not a ton you can say when you're own players are OSU fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipthezip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I would be interested to see if our AD responds to those emails on his flight home from the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 As much as I'm embarrassed by this, I'm also seeing some of our own athletes tweeting about #BuckeyeNation and stuff. Not a ton you can say when you're own players are OSU fans. I thought that attitude among our players of touting other programs was a problem during the Ianello years, and has since been rectified? Apparently not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staton14 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I thought that attitude among our players of touting other programs was a problem during the Ianello years, and has since been rectified? Apparently not. Its more so other sports, not football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Well, I guess Akronite LeBron is happy.And I'm sure GT and the Akron Beacon Journal staff are thrilled.But most of all, I'm sure the Zips Athletic Dept. staff are ecstatic!GO #TeamOhio !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 But most of all, I'm sure the Zips Athletic Dept. staff are ecstatic!They just made their own jobs of promoting Akron Athletics a whole lot tougher, and they don't even realize it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Here was the post on the FB page that might have caught my attention the most. Some people who claim to support us don't even know that we are a D-1A School !!!!!Here's the post. Did anyone else see this? Funny. Different divisions my friend! Like the Cleveland Indians and the Akron Rubber Ducks... They are both the HOME TEAM!!! Go bucks!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Here was the post on the FB page that might have caught my attention the most. Some people who claim to support us don't even know that we are a D-1A School !!!!!Here's the post. Did anyone else see this? Funny. Different divisions my friend! Like the Cleveland Indians and the Akron Rubber Ducks... They are both the HOME TEAM!!! Go bucks!!!!It's because they're so desperate to root for a winner, they'll root for anyone that is a winner. Even if that winner is in another corner of the state and takes more than a couple hours to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Well, I guess Akronite LeBron is happy.And I'm sure GT and the Akron Beacon Journal staff are thrilled.But most of all, I'm sure the Zips Athletic Dept. staff are ecstatic!GO #TeamOhio !!I saw someone tweet out that they'll remember the Go #TeamOhio portion when Akron plays Ohio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 It's because they're so desperate to root for a winner, they'll root for anyone that is a winner. Even if that winner is in another corner of the state and takes more than a couple hours to get there.Go back and read my post again. I don't think you caught the part where the Poster thinks Akron plays in another Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Go back and read my post again. I don't think you caught the part where the Poster thinks Akron plays in another Division. I did. I think to them, there's only one school in Ohio. Even if they do go to a different one. I keep using the high school comparison. You going to root for a rival school to win a state title, or even root for a school that you didn't even go to when you were in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 My nephew took this photo of the UA Athletics Department parking lot next to the JAR last night (approximately 3am) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd&twenty Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Here was the post on the FB page that might have caught my attention the most. Some people who claim to support us don't even know that we are a D-1A School !!!!!Here's the post. Did anyone else see this? Funny. Different divisions my friend! Like the Cleveland Indians and the Akron Rubber Ducks... They are both the HOME TEAM!!! Go bucks!!!!This, right here, epitomizes why UA will never get the attention of "Joe Akron". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Only question left now, where will the Zips BJ writer get his next Buckeye tattoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Isn't GT an Ohio State grad? Pretty sure...so your arguments are stupid with regard to GT.I've decided if the Athletic department doesn't care I am going to stop caring as much too. I'm done buying tickets. If you keep buying tickets you are the sheeple you make fun of who root for Ohio State with no ties. You buy tickets to a team that the Athletic Department doesn't even care. Akron athletics has become the joke I've defended it against being over the years. I give up. I'll still pay attention and they will always be my alma mater but my financial dollars can go elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhgrad2002 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm all for the good luck wish. I'm a football fan. I'm from Ohio. I cheered for the Ohio team to win a national championship. And when UA plays tOSU I cheer even harder for UA. Cheering for another team when UA is not involved is not going to weaken UA. Being petty is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm all for the good luck wish. I'm a football fan. I'm from Ohio. I cheered for the Ohio team to win a national championship. And when UA plays tOSU I cheer even harder for UA. Cheering for another team when UA is not involved is not going to weaken UA. Being petty is.The "I'm from Ohio" excuse is one of the stupidest things commonly thrown out by OSU bandwagoners. You would never catch them rooting for OU or Toledo or AKRON or any other university if they went on a run. Nobody in the state outside of Athens was cheering for Ohio when they were in the Sweet 16. You didn't have every single radio station and media outlet hanging off their sack for an entire week. It's a BS argument and you know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm all for the good luck wish. I'm a football fan. I'm from Ohio. I cheered for the Ohio team to win a national championship. And when UA plays tOSU I cheer even harder for UA. Cheering for another team when UA is not involved is not going to weaken UA. Being petty is.We compete against them for students, athletes, faculty, media attention....and maybe most importantly....DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS. You're either unaware of the impact, or just flat-out ignoring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 You're either unaware of the impact, or just flat-out ignoring it. Or a Buckeye honk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 What's next? Are we going to start selling OSU National Champions t-shirts in our bookstore now?My mind is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 What's next? Are we going to start selling OSU National Champions t-shirts in our bookstore now?My mind is You're close. They would be Akron shirts, but would probably say, "We Celebrate Your Title With You. We Are All Team OHIO" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Akron National Champion ShirtsAkron beat PittPitt beat Va TechVa Tech beat OSwhO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 It's a sad day when even the Can't fans are making fun of us for this. How can a group of hippies see through the cloud of hash smoke enough to realize this was a bad idea yet our own sober administrators weren't able to do so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Akron National Champion ShirtsAkron beat PittPitt beat Va TechVa Tech beat OSwhOIn terms of this scheme, I think OSU's win last night may have helped us with RPI points. I'm all about those. When struggling to win, get recruits, garner favorable local media attention, or have any fans in general, I'll take the RPI points all day. http://www.realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_power_rankings.htmlI think we're trending upwards. Must have been that OSU win last night. Maybe someday we'll even get to play in the Horseshoe. Though I hope the field doesn't get torn up for the B1G season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Very discouraging.OSU is our competition in each and every conceivable way.What's bad for OSU is good for Akron. What's good for OSU is bad for Akron.It's all quite simple, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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