kreed5120 Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 What I find great is the fact the Zips are marketing 9 MAC games for $60. I paid $60 for the entire season. At least the Zips ticket office is acknowledging that our home OOC games are worthless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZips Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 I was checking out one of the Marshall forums. This guy must have been a ZN.O member at one time. He just does a better job now of getting all his complaints into one post. "From game coordination of band, PA announcer, cheerleaders (simple answer), to tacky Harley, to minor league intermission stunts (money blowing around in box), to thug music, to very loud PA that assaults the ears, to insecurity about playing "Take me Home Country Roads" (which the opposing fans would be thrilled to hear), to tired band music, to the apparent dismissal of the thunder clap (which, if coordinated, would be effective), to failure to use south end zone as a "Club" for the cool alcohol crowd, to the failure to coordinate "lightning" on the video screen WHILE the drums beat while the fans scream THUNDER while the song Thunderstruck plays while the team enters (imagine the effect it would have!), to the dismissal of We Are Marshall at basketball games, to the inept 70's student recruiting model, to the failure to understand the politics of education, to the selection of another ho hum old white guy for President, to the BOG remaining parochial instead of national and/or international, to the failure to exploit for student recruiting the nationally recognized forensics program, to failure to place that cool tractor trailer in every state festival and parade in WV (and the State Fair) with cool forensic experiments for kids, to the failure to have a state outreach program (summer exercise in all counties) to the _____________ (fill in the blank). Posted by:Herd Insider, Dec 4, 2016 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 13 minutes ago, ZZZips said: I was checking out one of the Marshall forums. This guy must have been a ZN.O member at one time. He just does a better job now of getting all his complaints into one post. "From game coordination of band, PA announcer, cheerleaders (simple answer), to tacky Harley, to minor league intermission stunts (money blowing around in box), to thug music, to very loud PA that assaults the ears, to insecurity about playing "Take me Home Country Roads" (which the opposing fans would be thrilled to hear), to tired band music, to the apparent dismissal of the thunder clap (which, if coordinated, would be effective), to failure to use south end zone as a "Club" for the cool alcohol crowd, to the failure to coordinate "lightning" on the video screen WHILE the drums beat while the fans scream THUNDER while the song Thunderstruck plays while the team enters (imagine the effect it would have!), to the dismissal of We Are Marshall at basketball games, to the inept 70's student recruiting model, to the failure to understand the politics of education, to the selection of another ho hum old white guy for President, to the BOG remaining parochial instead of national and/or international, to the failure to exploit for student recruiting the nationally recognized forensics program, to failure to place that cool tractor trailer in every state festival and parade in WV (and the State Fair) with cool forensic experiments for kids, to the failure to have a state outreach program (summer exercise in all counties) to the _____________ (fill in the blank). Posted by:Herd Insider, Dec 4, 2016 " Feelin' his pain. He cares about Marshall as much as we care about UA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1981 grad Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Dr Z said: Great video, they even got the president of the University in at the 55 second mark, Akron B Ball No. 1 fan. However, my favorite is still the animated version where Zippy stomps or eats all the other MAC schools. Would love to see them play that again during a game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 9 hours ago, 1981 grad said: Great video, they even got the president of the University in at the 55 second mark, Akron B Ball No. 1 fan. However, my favorite is still the animated version where Zippy stomps or eats all the other MAC schools. Would love to see them play that again during a game. ...all done to Michael Jackson's Thriller. Zippy even gets Brutus Buckeye in that one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1133670160084482&id=204097076375133 Edited January 5, 2017 by Hilltopper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 7 minutes ago, Hilltopper said: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1133670160084482&id=204097076375133 No defense, to the bench. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: ...all done to Michael Jackson's Thriller. Zippy even gets Brutus Buckeye in that one! Someone with an understanding of who we compete against as an athletic entity, obviously. That was a well orchestrated and appropriate video. I remember having a friend with me once who is a Suckeye's Honk (went to school at Akron), and you should have seen his reaction when he looked up and saw Zippy clocking the Nut Head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skip-zip Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Mr. Pavlov would be proud of you for honoring his legacy, if he was still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 I have a great idea for a basketball promotion - By my calculations 96% of all 2016-17 stuffed basketballs and tee shirts have landed in the lower seats. Why not have all the cheerleaders walk up the stairs to the unwashed masses in the upper level, and toss them balls and tee shirts? I could care less if I get a tee shirt...I have enough to last 15 lifetimes in my dresser drawers. But I see all the general admission kids jumping and screaming at the arena rails during the give-aways and don't understand why they get ignored, while granny blue hair gets lobbed her 23rd tee-shirt and 13th ball of the season? On a positive note - Thank God they don't mention Tim Miller Insurance Agency after every three pointer this season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 For the record, I haven't gotten a t-shirt yet this season sitting in the heart of the lower level. And I also have more than I can count, so I wouldn't complain. But, my wife and I notice that they do tend to target the kids. So, they should go up to the upper level and get them to the kids up there. Those are the people that need to be nurtured into becoming future ticket holders and donors. That would be a great goal to reach with a promotion. Not stack the upper shelf of every diehard fans' closets with their 30th Akron t-shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: By my calculations 96% of all 2016-17 stuffed basketballs and tee shirts have landed in the lower seats. Why not have all the cheerleaders walk up the stairs to the unwashed masses in the upper level, and toss them balls and tee shirts? I could care less if I get a tee shirt...I have enough to last 15 lifetimes in my dresser drawers. But I see all the general admission kids jumping and screaming at the arena rails during the give-aways and don't understand why they get ignored, while granny blue hair gets lobbed her 23rd tee-shirt and 13th ball of the season? I never understood this neither. I caught one earlier this year in the bleachers and gave it to a kid that looked disappointed after not getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 7 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I have a great idea for a basketball promotion - By my calculations 96% of all 2016-17 stuffed basketballs and tee shirts have landed in the lower seats. Why not have all the cheerleaders walk up the stairs to the unwashed masses in the upper level, and toss them balls and tee shirts? I could care less if I get a tee shirt...I have enough to last 15 lifetimes in my dresser drawers. But I see all the general admission kids jumping and screaming at the arena rails during the give-aways and don't understand why they get ignored, while granny blue hair gets lobbed her 23rd tee-shirt and 13th ball of the season? On a positive note - Thank God they don't mention Tim Miller Insurance Agency after every three pointer this season. I think that is a great idea and I have also noted that the cheerleaders make a concerted effort to give the ball and t shirts to kids close to the court. It would be great if all the adults gave the the stuff to a kid sitting close by. I have seen it numerous times from my seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 11 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Why not have all the cheerleaders walk up the stairs to the unwashed masses in the upper level, and toss them balls and tee shirts? Because that would mean someone in UA athletics would have to give a damn. Akron suffers, has suffered, and will continue to suffer from the plague of having people who simply don't give a damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: ...all done to Michael Jackson's Thriller. Zippy even gets Brutus Buckeye in that one! I tried to find the video on Youtube. Can anyone find it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 On 12/7/2016 at 4:22 PM, kreed5120 said: What I find great is the fact the Zips are marketing 9 MAC games for $60. I paid $60 for the entire season. At least the Zips ticket office is acknowledging that our home OOC games are worthless... I like how they say $195 value! Sure. As if there were really people willing to pay $195 for general admission tickets. I pay less than that for tickets to everything as an alumni. But seriously, this is part of the problem at UA. What unique thing is going on in advertising? It's the same, lazy crap year-after-year-after-year. No wonder people don't want to go. What the hell are they doing? Let's go with advertising schemes from the 1970s and 1980s!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, 1981 grad said: I tried to find the video on Youtube. Can anyone find it? There used to be like a cellphone upload of it that wasn't the best quality. I saved the link, but in has since been "removed". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Balsy said: I like how they say $195 value! Sure. As if there were really people willing to pay $195 for general admission tickets. I pay less than that for tickets to everything as an alumni. But seriously, this is part of the problem at UA. What unique thing is going on in advertising? It's the same, lazy crap year-after-year-after-year. No wonder people don't want to go. What the hell are they doing? Let's go with advertising schemes from the 1970s and 1980s!! Yeah, part of the problem is that ticket prices are pretty much as low as they can get. If you're not willing to pay $60 for 14-15 home games, you're probably aren't going to pay $45-$50 for just the 9 MAC ones. What I will say is they should expand the 3 game pack they typically offer come February and offer it year round instead. Allow fans to pick any 3 games they want over the course and price it at $30. It would pretty much be buy 2 get 1 free. It might entice Joe Akron, who normally only cares about the Kent game, to pay the extra $15 to get tickets to 2 more games of his choosing. Edited January 5, 2017 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 How about something really different ? Amputee night .... All Amputees admitted, not free, but half off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 17 minutes ago, The Hip Zip said: How about something really different ? Amputee night .... All Amputees admitted, not free, but half off. I'd laugh, but that would just feel too wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Balsy said: I like how they say $195 value! Sure. As if there were really people willing to pay $195 for general admission tickets. I pay less than that for tickets to everything as an alumni. But seriously, this is part of the problem at UA. What unique thing is going on in advertising? It's the same, lazy crap year-after-year-after-year. No wonder people don't want to go. What the hell are they doing? Let's go with advertising schemes from the 1970s and 1980s!! There are promotions for every single conference game this season. Lets see some ideas rather than constant complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I have a great idea for a basketball promotion - By my calculations 96% of all 2016-17 stuffed basketballs and tee shirts have landed in the lower seats. Why not have all the cheerleaders walk up the stairs to the unwashed masses in the upper level, and toss them balls and tee shirts? I could care less if I get a tee shirt...I have enough to last 15 lifetimes in my dresser drawers. But I see all the general admission kids jumping and screaming at the arena rails during the give-aways and don't understand why they get ignored, while granny blue hair gets lobbed her 23rd tee-shirt and 13th ball of the season? On a positive note - Thank God they don't mention Tim Miller Insurance Agency after every three pointer this season. I have noticed the same. I actually brought my nephew Tuesday that I mentioned in another thread I had a bet with on Bosa/Brown tackles to wear a jersey. He actually brought money and was going to buy an Akron shirt and I told him to wait to see if he would catch one. Ironically enough he was one of the few to catch a shirt that made it to the track. Even after getting it he still wanted to buy one but I told him to hold off and I would get him one at the Walmart on Arlington for 1/3 of the cost of the team shop. I may be successful in converting him over to a Zips fan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 hours ago, LZIp said: There are promotions for every single conference game this season. Lets see some ideas rather than constant complaining. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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