zippy5 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 I like the idea competitively, regardless of the economics. Some interest at the end of the season for schools on the #8 bubble spot. I don't like it from an Akron standpoint of usually being a top 4 seed and now I don't see any plausible scenario for byes with 8 teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykron Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 On 5/7/2020 at 9:43 AM, DannyHoke said: Soccer, Track and Field/Cross Country and Swimming are all seriously in play to be eliminated at Akron. Add in Lacrosse for the Zips, and Wrestling in the MAC overall. All have big budgets and the MAC will no longer be sponsoring championships in these sports. If you choose to believe otherwise, that's your right. Wait, Watch and Learn. "The men’s cross country team, the men’s golf team and the women’s tennis team will be cut, according to the university." We waited, watched, and learned that your "sources" were as suspect as we thought. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Cykron said: "The men’s cross country team, the men’s golf team and the women’s tennis team will be cut, according to the university." We waited, watched, and learned that your "sources" were as suspect as we thought. ? Good one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Cykron said: "The men’s cross country team, the men’s golf team and the women’s tennis team will be cut, according to the university." We waited, watched, and learned that your "sources" were as suspect as we thought. ? Hey...cut him some slack. 1 out of 5 ain't bad! ? Edited May 14, 2020 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cykron Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 21 minutes ago, LZIp said: Hey...cut him some slack. 1 out of 5 ain't bad! ? Are you saying that he is the minor league baseball Michael Jordan of predictions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Sources: MAC football teams will stop staying at hotels before home games and will shrink the size of travel rosters for next seasonhttps://t.co/4O6crt32Pn— Nick Piotrowicz (@NickPBlade) May 15, 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, dre22era said: excellent idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, dre22era said: Financially, this is a good idea. In practice, let's look at the law of unintended consequences. When I was in school, travel squad was 47, not sure how the "building process" got it above 70, but the mysteries behind the "building process"...well, you know. In practice, herding the animals the night before a game is important. In reality, fans of home teams are going to have to accept that some players are going to be as hung over as Micky Mantle during a Sunday double header. Some are going to be suspended for the game because they were caught out drinking. In reality, the traveling team numbers need to be lowered to below 60. This will create some really lopsided scores when facing a poor home team, but too bad. If NFL teams can put on a game with 47 players, so can the NCAA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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72 Roo Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 32 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Great idea. We could each bring one or two of our sex dolls to the game and double or triple the attendance. Who said marketing was dead at our university! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, 72 Roo said: Great idea. We could each bring one or two of our sex dolls to the game and double or triple the attendance. Who said marketing was dead at our university! I suggest that in addition to dressing each doll in an appropriate manner for a football game, each doll should also be wearing a COVID-19 mask. Otherwise TV viewers might wonder why so many of our fans appear to be perpetually surprised at something. ? Edited May 19, 2020 by Zipmeister . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sergeant Zip Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 Football Colleges that Plan to Be Open in the Fall 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spin Posted May 19, 2020 Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 12 hours ago, Zipmeister said: I suggest that in addition to dressing each doll in an appropriate manner for a football game, each doll should also be wearing a COVID-19 mask. Otherwise TV viewers might wonder why so many of our fans appear to be perpetually surprised at something. ? I’ll bring a battery powered air pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NWAkron Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 1 hour ago, LZIp said: Title 9. Unintended consequences or maybe intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 1 hour ago, NWAkron said: Title 9. Unintended consequences or maybe intended. Wow, they must have been really gender-unbalanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 Bowling Green Sports Illustrated Story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Leave it to the Ivy League to figure it out first. @GP1 https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2619837/ivy-league-could-be-the-first-conference-to-implement-a-spring-football-season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 From the old news desk, Clayton Murphy is still unhappy and Marla Ridenour is about a month behind- https://www.beaconjournal.com/sports/20200630/olympian-clayton-murphy-says-uarsquos-handling-of-eliminated-sports-damaged-reputation-relationship-with-donors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) On 6/30/2020 at 1:46 PM, LZIp said: Leave it to the Ivy League to figure it out first. @GP1 https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/2619837/ivy-league-could-be-the-first-conference-to-implement-a-spring-football-season Very interesting, but not interesting enough. My idea is better, but I'm an Akron grad, not an Ivy League grad so that shouldn't be a surprise. The key is not for one conference to do it. The key is to get a few conferences to do it (Hint: G5 conferences). Start a ten game season in March. End the season at the beginning of June. Have a playoff in June with a National Championship game on July 4th. If we had a large committee of smart people, and by smart I don't mean the moronic athletic directors who are ruining G5 football, who could kick around this idea, that would be awesome. Edited July 2, 2020 by GP1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 1 hour ago, GP1 said: Very interesting, but not interesting enough. My idea is better, but I'm an Akron grad, not an Ivy League grad so that shouldn't be a surprise. The key is not for one conference to do it. The key is to get a few conferences to do it (Hint: G5 conferences). Start a ten game season in March. End the season at the beginning of June. Have a playoff in June with a National Championship game on July 4th. If we had a large committee of smart people, and by smart I don't mean the moronic athletic directors who are ruining G5 football, who could kick around this idea, that would be awesome. The committee should be limited to university and college presidents and members of the school's board of trustees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 On 7/2/2020 at 11:22 AM, Zipmeister said: The committee should be limited to university and college presidents and members of the school's board of trustees. Has our Board of Trustees been making very good decisions recently? The committee should communicate clear recommendations that would be difficult to screw up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 hours ago, GP1 said: Has our Board of Trustees been making very good decisions recently? The committee should communicate clear recommendations that would be difficult to screw up. UofA's board members would not be eligible for committee membership given your requirement that the members be smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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