K92 Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Wasn't Indiana a 2-1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 3 hours ago, K92 said: If there is a choice to make between $1.1 million or a 2-1, we should take the money every time with a team of this caliber. To be extremely optimistic, let's say Illinois would increase attendance for a home game by 10,000. They wouldn't, but let's say they would. The Zips would have to charge $110 a ticket to recoup the money lost from a payday game. If you could get a 2-1 or even a 3-1 with a team that would sell out the stadium, that would be a different story. OK, but if Illinois is truly at our level then we should try to get a 1-for-1 deal with them like we did with Pitt. You could have Illinois at home with the increased attendance and still have your P5 pay game as well. Maybe we tried. I just don't think the Illini would agree to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 12 minutes ago, K92 said: Wasn't Indiana a 2-1? Indiana was a 1-1, and they actually played at Akron first, the year Infocision opened (2009). We played at Indiana the following year. That's pretty unusual because in most P5/G5 deals the G5 school gets the last of the years (we played at Syracuse in 2008 and 2009, they came to our place in 2010), so the G5 school can opt out by paying some cash in case they get a better offer. The Iowa State series is also a 1-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) 31 minutes ago, GJGood said: OK, but if Illinois is truly at our level then we should try to get a 1-for-1 deal with them like we did with Pitt. You could have Illinois at home with the increased attendance and still have your P5 pay game as well. Maybe we tried. I just don't think the Illini would agree to this. Perhaps Bowden wants a payday game that Akron actually has a glimmer of hope of winning or at least be able to compete with instead of just accepting a paycheck to lose by 30+. Edited March 1, 2016 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance99 Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 2 hours ago, kreed5120 said: @MDZip was gracious enough to post the details behind that Toledo game. Apparently all OSU asked of Toledo was for a home and home where Toledo agreed to play w/ no guarantee in Columbus and OSU got 12,500 tickets for Browns Stadium. That's actually a lot less than what I 1st suggested. The Plain Dealer estimated the game would net Toledo $4-5 million before stadium rental costs. Akron is obviously much closer to Cleveland than Toledo so I could actually see Akron having an easier time selling tickets and have an easier job of getting people and businesses to opt in for season tickets. Oh OK. I was not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Sorry Guys. I put Syracuse and Indiana in the same category. I thought Indiana was a 2 for 1 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 5 hours ago, kreed5120 said: It has been made clear how Akron intends to schedule its OOC schedule. 1 - home guaranteed game vs. FCS 1 - guaranteed game on road vs. P5 team 2 - games vs. other FBS opponents. This was pretty much the target of the old AD. We'll have to see if that is going to change now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) FWIW, I Just saw a tweet from @Kent State, that our Wagon Wheel matchup next season is at Dix Stadium on Oct 1st. Can anyone confirm. Edit, Never mind. Found the sked in another thread. My bad! Edited March 2, 2016 by Z.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 11 hours ago, Z.I.P. said: FWIW, I Just saw a tweet from @Kent State, that our Wagon Wheel matchup next season is at Dix Stadium on Oct 1st. But when it's Akron's home game, it's in late November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Everybody guard your coach...Illinois is on the prowl... http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25505459/illinois-fires-coach-bill-cubit-less-than-four-months-after-hiring-him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lance99 Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 4 hours ago, ZippyRulz said: Everybody guard your coach...Illinois is on the prowl... http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25505459/illinois-fires-coach-bill-cubit-less-than-four-months-after-hiring-him Looks like they are going to hire Lovie Smith...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Wow. So apparently Lovie doesn't believe he has another chance at an NFL HC job. It will be interesting to see what Cubit does next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 That's a splash hire for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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