skip-zip Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) Oh Man. I would have loved that Arkansas State matchup. What happened? We're we getting bogus information? Edited December 3, 2017 by skip-zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Buffalo beat FAU this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 32 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said: The CamelliaBowl.com site had it up first, I think. I notice, however that it does not show an opponent. I expect Arkansas St. They put on a very good show against Troy last night, losing in the final 20 seconds. Wow! The Camellia Bowl had a page prepared for info to Akron fans on the game then pulled it at the last second. It WOULD be nice to know what happened in those last seconds with swaps and what-have-you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said: Wow! The Camellia Bowl had a page prepared for info to Akron fans on the game then pulled it at the last second. It WOULD be nice to know what happened in those last seconds with swaps and what-have-you. ABSOLUTELY. That was a really strange sequence of events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 6 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Yikes. This is reminiscent of drawing VCU in first round March Madness. Did one of our star players just get arrested for drug dealing? I actually like this bowl a lot. There is going to be a lot of media coverage with Kiffin being involved, and a good showing should help with recruiting since Bowden loves recruiting Florida. I just hope we come better prepared and more ready to play, since this will be our 2nd football game on THE ESPN, and hopefully 4th Akron showing on an ESPN network in 3.5 weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Basically just added another away game against a good CUSA opponent. Not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 I wonder if changing from Camelia to Boca Raton was an opportunity that came to us very late? After information already leaked that we were going to the Camelia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 8 minutes ago, lilroodude said: Did one of our star players just get arrested for drug dealing? I actually like this bowl a lot. There is going to be a lot of media coverage with Kiffin being involved, and a good showing should help with recruiting since Bowden loves recruiting Florida. I just hope we come better prepared and more ready to play, since this will be our 2nd football game on THE ESPN, and hopefully 4th Akron showing on an ESPN network in 3.5 weeks. And the basketball team will get ESPN coverage from Dec 22-25 At the Diamond Head Classic. President Wilson will be on the move! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, akzipper said: Basically just added another away game against a good CUSA opponent. Not great. Assuming these payouts have remained the same or still have similar margins, I'll take an extra $300k to play a good CUSA opponent in a beautiful area of Florida. Maybe, if we win, they'll even let us into their conference. It would be a dream come true not to see another directional Michigan in the conference portion of the schedules. Edited December 3, 2017 by lilroodude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 24 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said: Buffalo beat FAU this year. Since that time, they have been really stomping some people, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 7 minutes ago, lilroodude said: Assuming these payouts have remained the same or still have similar margins, I'll take an extra $300k to play a good CUSA opponent in a beautiful area of Florida. Well, that would make sense if we switched games late in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 On 11/22/2017 at 1:16 AM, MDZip said: My guess is it will be the Boca Raton bowl because that's the only one I can't attend ☹️ Sadly I predicted this weeks ago as my luck is no better than the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) For those of you going "Bowl"ing, travel to Boca Raton is much easier than Montgomery and some of the other places. With Boca Raton, you have Ft Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Miami airports. The drive from Orlando isn't short, but it is doable if the price is significantly better. Fort Myers across the state (closer than Orlando) is another option. If I were interested in going, I think I'd be very happy with the location. When FAU was in the MAC for Men's soccer, I traveled there. Beautiful location. Enjoy. Edited December 3, 2017 by Zip_ME87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 With any luck, Kiffin gets hired to coach Tennessee some time next week. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 LOVE IT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skip-zip Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 Someone is going to have to explain why Buffalo or WMU did not get the Camelia Bowl bid that we apparently vacated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Sergeant Zip said: The Lane Train will try to score 100 on the Zips Fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 18 minutes ago, LZIp said: UTSA has a real bone to pick with the NCAA. 6-5 and had their game against Houston cancelled. Surprised WMU didn't get in strictly based on their appearance in the Cotton Bowl last year. Buffalo not getting a bowl bid is the cherry on top of a season of almosts for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted December 3, 2017 Report Share Posted December 3, 2017 8 minutes ago, lilroodude said: UTSA has a real bone to pick with the NCAA. 6-5 and had their game against Houston cancelled. Surprised WMU didn't get in strictly based on their appearance in the Cotton Bowl last year. Buffalo not getting a bowl bid is the cherry on top of a season of almosts for them. Agreed. The players will definitely prefer Florida to Alabama, especially since they were in Alabama earlier this year. I live this match up and have already seen some Twitter hype about Kiffin vs. Bowden. This might attract a Florida State fanbase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Pleased to see that the rumored match-up with Razorback State was just a rumor. That would have been brutal. I think we have a punchers chance against FAU ,but predict an opening spread of 8.5 points with us as the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted December 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 The Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl...what an awful name. Just keep it at Boca Raton Bowl, sponsored by Cheribundi Tart Cherry....good lord. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acstorfer Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Near perfect scenario for me. I live about half an hour from FAU. A perfect game for me would have been impossible for a couple reasons. Being an Air Force veteran it would have been amazing to see Akron vs. Air Force at FAU. I couldn’t lose with that ticket. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 55 minutes ago, acstorfer said: Near perfect scenario for me. I live about half an hour from FAU. A perfect game for me would have been impossible for a couple reasons. Being an Air Force veteran it would have been amazing to see Akron vs. Air Force at FAU. I couldn’t lose with that ticket. Reminds me that I wish Akron would schedule the academies again. We used to play Army (and Navy) from time to time. Nothing like hearing the Army band play the Akron Blue and Gold as part of a Cadet review. Also cool to watch the Army Black Knights parachute in with the game ball. West Point...beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 4 hours ago, skip-zip said: Someone is going to have to explain why Buffalo or WMU did not get the Camelia Bowl bid that we apparently vacated. The MAC traded their Camelia tie-in for a Boca spot. There wasn't a Camelia spot for Buffalo or WMU to take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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