clarkwgriswold Posted January 19, 2019 Report Posted January 19, 2019 The Chippewas come into the JAR Tuesday night to face the struggling Zips. On January 8th, the Zips fell to the Chipps by 2 in OT at Mt. Pleasant. The Chipps are 14-3 (not including today's Ball State game). 6-2 senior guard Larry Austin continues to lead their scoring at 17.6 ppg while 605 junior guard Kevin McKay leads rebounding at 7.3 ppg. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Posted January 19, 2019 It's getter tougher and tougher to put forth the effort to make it out to the games. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Posted January 20, 2019 2 hours ago, kreed5120 said: It's getter tougher and tougher to put forth the effort to make it out to the games. Bad weather + walk from the deck+ bad basketball = low attendance Quote
NWAkron Posted January 20, 2019 Report Posted January 20, 2019 Really excited about this game!! Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Posted January 20, 2019 Taking the prior CMU OT game out of the mix, the Zips have averaged 56 points a game in the MAC. Ugh. Quote
GoZips88 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Posted January 20, 2019 13 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: Bad weather + walk from the deck+ bad basketball = low attendance Decent quality ESPN3/+ feeds don't help either. Have to admit that weather+ho-hum opponent+ESPN3/+ has kept me away 2-3 times this year. Was really ready for MAC play but that's starting to fade ... 1 1 Quote
mivid12 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Posted January 20, 2019 14 hours ago, NWAkron said: Really excited about this game!! indeed...games like that make me miss dambrot, 20+ win seasons & losing in the CIT to IUPUI Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 Woohooo. Rally towels. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) George's article from today's Beacon on the awful 3 point shooting. I like how he wraps it up- "Until then, they’d be wise to take advantage of the size they have on the inside in Deng Riak, their 6-foot-10 center, who has been woefully underutilized at this point, and his backup Jaden Sayles." I really wish he'd stick to just giving up the facts and some quotes from the coach. https://www.ohio.com/sports/20190121/university-of-akron-basketball-poor-3-point-shooting-adds-to-offensive-woes-for-zips George apparently sees some offensive skills in a guy who scored 3.2 ppg in 21 minutes of play per game in his last season at ECU and a guy whose limited shooting range makes the restricted zone arc look like the 3 point line. Edited January 22, 2019 by clarkwgriswold Quote
RowdyZip Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 Tossed around taking the family to the game tonight so I took a look gozips.com for tickets. Was pleasantly surprised to see they added a single game family pack (4 tickets) at a discounted rate (only $13.75 vs $15, but still). I added a family pack to my cart and went to checkout. $87.00. I'll watch on ESPN+. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, RowdyZip said: Tossed around taking the family to the game tonight so I took a look gozips.com for tickets. Was pleasantly surprised to see they added a single game family pack (4 tickets) at a discounted rate (only $13.75 vs $15, but still). I added a family pack to my cart and went to checkout. $87.00. I'll watch on ESPN+. Out of curiosity I gave it a look and it seems to be the online processing fees running up the cost. In the future if you want to go to the game it might just be best to call and talk to a representative then pick up tickets at will call. I believe you should be able to avoid the fees that way. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, RowdyZip said: Tossed around taking the family to the game tonight so I took a look gozips.com for tickets. Was pleasantly surprised to see they added a single game family pack (4 tickets) at a discounted rate (only $13.75 vs $15, but still). I added a family pack to my cart and went to checkout. $87.00. I'll watch on ESPN+. $87. Unbelievable. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 Even though I can only make maybe half of the games, I still buy a season ticket. It's a steal. 1 Quote
1981 grad Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 22 minutes ago, RowdyZip said: Tossed around taking the family to the game tonight so I took a look gozips.com for tickets. Was pleasantly surprised to see they added a single game family pack (4 tickets) at a discounted rate (only $13.75 vs $15, but still). I added a family pack to my cart and went to checkout. $87.00. I'll watch on ESPN+. I am a season ticket holder and sometimes bring a friend or family member. I always buy my extra ticket at the window. Rarely a line and when there is a short line a person will stop by and give me a ticket that they cannot use. It makes no sense to buy your ticket online because of the added fees. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 11 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Even though I can only make maybe half of the games, I still buy a season ticket. It's a steal. Exactly. I got in early enough to get them at $60 a piece. That's a bargain, even for bad basketball. 1 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 I expect I'll have 2 extra tickets tonight. No handling fee ($0 x 4 = $0). No order processing fee. CK-bay™ policies are very family-friendly. I expect I'll be at The Score prior to the game if you want them. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 19 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Even though I can only make maybe half of the games, I still buy a season ticket. It's a steal. I agree, single game tickets are $15 and I paid $60 for my season tickets. It only requires attending 4 games to hit a break even point and that doesn't even factor in the free parking for my season tickets. 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 34 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I expect I'll have 2 extra tickets tonight. No handling fee ($0 x 4 = $0). No order processing fee. CK-bay™ policies are very family-friendly. I expect I'll be at The Score prior to the game if you want them. ...meeting up with Captain Kangaroo before a Zips game..........Priceless. 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 Excitement is building. Big game tonight! Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 We should have beat them in Mount Pleasant. In addition to wanting revenge, I'm a little nervous about the direction the season will go if we lose tonight. So, yeah, I'm pretty excited about the game tonight. 2 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: We should have beat them in Mount Pleasant. In addition to wanting revenge, I'm a little nervous about the direction the season will go if we lose tonight. So, yeah, I'm pretty excited about the game tonight. We play ok at home, so I'm tentatively confident of our chances to pull out the "W." How's that for hedging? 1 Quote
LZIp Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Captain Kangaroo said: We play ok at home, so I'm tentatively confident of our chances to pull out the "W." How's that for hedging? Very DIG-esque. 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 Akron comes in favored by 6.5. I'm cautiously optimistic that we will win, but that seems like a lot the way our offense has been playing. 1 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 22, 2019 Author Report Posted January 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Akron comes in favored by 6.5. I'm cautiously optimistic that we will win, but that seems like a lot the way our offense has been playing. Yep, I see another nailbiter, down to the last couple of minutes. Quote
NWAkron Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Yep, I see another nailbiter, down to the last couple of minutes. Exciting!!! Lower bowl will be on their feet!! Except for me. My head is usually buried in my hands. Edited January 22, 2019 by NWAkron 1 Quote
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