wadszip Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 How much of a loss is Akron gonna take on this? I can't imagine they sell more than 1,000 tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 My God. Leave it to some fans on here to find a way to bitch about going to a bowl game against a winnable opponent. Is the location preferable? No. Is the opponent preferable? No. Who gives a damn?! Go out there and win the thing. I'll see anyone else who goes there. It will probably be around a $500 round trip flight. Game tickets should be cheap and lodging shouldn't be bad. It's just money. More than worth the experience. Go Zips! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) Going to be in Vegas for the basketball team. Maybe can make it there but terrible timing. Edited December 6, 2015 by MDZip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Not to make things any worse, but does everyone know that this game will air at 3:30pm on a Tuesday?The only positive I see out of this is that it's on ESPN, and we can win the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 The last time OU played in this bowl there were 28k in attendance. The bowl has averaged well over 20k attendance since it's inception. And the capacity is only 37k, so barring a blizzard it will be a great environment. And a profitable bowl.I think it will be the coolest. I don't think I will be able to attend, but so what. Congrats to the Zips on playing in a 2015 bowl! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Just a hop, skip, and connecting flight a little over 600 miles almost due north to Boise from Vegas ...12/21 Las Vegas - Akron vs UCSB (South Point Classic; men's bball)12/22 Boise - Akron vs Utah State (Potato Bowl)12/23 Las Vegas - Akron vs Iona (South Point Classic)Get lucky in Vegas and make it an All-Akron 3-day trip out west! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Anyone know what the bowl payout is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Anyone know what the bowl payout is?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_college_bowl_gamesLowest of all bowl games w/ known payouts. $325,000. And half of that gets split with the MAC, per payout rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Anyone know what the bowl payout is?Appears to be only $325k. Only one lower is the Camelia bowl with $100K (yikes).http://www.statisticbrain.com/college-bowl-game-payouts/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Congrats Zips! 7 wins, a bowl game, on ESPN, just before Christmas. I know all about complaining and this is nothing to complain about. The program is headed in the right direction and I can't wait to see the game, although probably on DVR. I think that the crowd will be large simply because Boise has become a good college football town and that'll be the only prime event happening within hundreds of miles that day. Boom! Go Zips! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Go to Idaho and bring back a dadgum win! Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Yeah, first winning season in 10 years and we should turn down the bowl because of location and payout. That's a great mentality. THE AKRON ZIPS ARE GOING BOWLING. Quit bitching and enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Eventually when they have gear available, get some too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) We put up 47 points and earned a 'W' on crappy turf once this year. Wash, rinse, repeat.Utah State is 2-9 all-time on Smurf Turf, 1-2 in the Potato Bowl.This team needed to go bowling and we're doing just that. Congrats Zips! Edited December 6, 2015 by GoZips88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Opportunity to put up 8 wins for the first time as a Div 1 school. Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Ohio beat Utah State 24-23 back in 2011. If the Idaho Potato Bowl is good enough for the 2011 Ohio Bobcats, it should be good enough for us. Now lets go out and win it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Ohio beat Utah State 24-23 back in 2011. If the Idaho Potato Bowl is good enough for the 2011 Ohio Bobcats, it should be good enough for us. Now lets go out and win it.http://www.bobcatattack.com/messageboard/topic.asp?FromPage=173&ForumPID=6&PID=48323Ohio fans sure didn't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance99 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Yeah, first winning season in 10 years and we should turn down the bowl because of location and payout. That's a great mentality.THE AKRON ZIPS ARE GOING BOWLING.Quit bitching and enjoy it.I agree, I am getting in the mood right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I am not complaining about anything about where the Zips are going or who they are playing. I love the fact that they are going bowling. My only beef is the payout. Doesn't it make sense that 5-7 teams that would normally be ineligible should be delegated to the lowest payout bowls by rule? I don't care about conference affiliations, these teams were NOT eligible. I don't know who makes the rules on such things but I do think there should be a writing campaign started to suggest that losing teams granted eligibility simply because of vacancies should go to the lowest payout bowls. It just makes sense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I am not complaining about anything about where the Zips are going or who they are playing. I love the fact that they are going bowling.My only beef is the payout. Doesn't it make sense that 5-7 teams that would normally be ineligible should be delegated to the lowest payout bowls by rule? I don't care about conference affiliations, these teams were NOT eligible. I don't know who makes the rules on such things but I do think there should be a writing campaign started to suggest that losing teams granted eligibility simply because of vacancies should go to the lowest payout bowls. It just makes sense.I would hope that after this season the NCAA would build out some more fair rules for failure to get 6-6 teams, but I am not holding my breath. Ultimately, there is very little set up to protect or help group of 5 teams at the present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I really hope my source is right, it would be the best possible scenario for the Zips.Since Zips fans don't have much experience with bowl games, and how the selection process works, I would love to see an article written about it. The article should begin on Monday and continue through the week until the Zips know the official announcement on Sunday. It would have all the rumors and inner workings of how the offer came about in the piece. There were so many projections, I'm sure at the time it seemed possible, then something changed, and another scenario falls into place. This might require some research and work, but I think it could be informative, and create more interest for the bowl game. Oh well, maybe next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 I am all for winning more games, but going to the very low end bowls seems like bad business for cash strapped programs.....maybe they drop another sport?"At the 2009 Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Bowling Green received 4,000 tickets. It sold 77 — 76 for $40 and one for $15. The athletic department and university lost a combined $154,000 after adding up expenses for the team, band, and athletic department staffers.Toledo, meanwhile, sold about 300 tickets for last December’s Potato Bowl. It received $225,000 for the 2011 Military Bowl in Washington and $475,000 last year, but spent $518,000 and $699,000, respectively, according to school records"Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/sports/2013/12/22/Bowl-games-a-win-lose-situation.html#3itFS1L52yMGv3l1.99$154,000 to have your program marketed on a national scale for a couple weeks seems to be a nice deal. How much did UA spend on t-shirts for a single Cavs game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 $154,000 to have your program marketed on a national scale for a couple weeks seems to be a nice deal. How much did UA spend on t-shirts for a single Cavs game?Doesn't the school get a payout from the league from all the other conference bowls too? Wouldn't we need to factor in all bowl-season money into the equation before we decide if it's good or not? I remember this article from earlier in the year pointing out that the MAC had a net gain of some $12-million over the previous season. HustleBelt mentioned it here.If this is true, that roughly each MAC team is making almost $800,000 more because of the existence of the CFB Playoff; doesn't it make more sense to be one of the teams in the bowl, than not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 ...This might require some research and work... There's the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) There's the problem.I had a good time following it here on ZipsNation, but am left wanting more about the process."I was talking to two or three bowls at one o'clock today (Sunday)" --coach Bowden Edited December 7, 2015 by Dr Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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