Blue & Gold Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) On 1/24/2022 at 11:29 PM, ewbrooman1 said: Me, too. I still remember my WTF? moment when Lee Owen's team ran out in the blue and yellow uniforms (although yellow was used in the basketball unis for a long time). I was always annoyed when KD's teams didn't even have a blue and gold uniform. I remember seeing Lee surprisingly reveal our new colors/helmet on a preseason coach's show with Joe Dunn. I was so pissed!!! Lol I remember Lee saying something along the lines of they wanted to brighten the uniforms up and that they looked a lot the Green Bay Packers uniforms. 🤢🤮😭😭 Nothing against the Packers, but the traditional old gold & navy blue is beautiful and as classy as classy can be. The yellow was so ugly. Edited January 26, 2022 by Blue & Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 And considering 2 other Ohio MAC schools use the loud yellows and blues.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Or compromise and do script ZIPS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 26 minutes ago, ziptrumpet87 said: Or compromise and do script ZIPS That's like compromising, and taking arsenic over cyanide. Fun old video, though. I'm sure I was there. 🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: That's like compromising, and taking arsenic over cyanide. Fun old video, though. I'm sure I was there. 🍻 I loved the video too! I had many a great day or night at the bowl. BTW I still love the stylized "Zips" at center field. It was a classic to me. No one else had that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, 72 Roo said: BTW I still love the stylized "Zips" at center field. I hated it. Back then, they painted the astroturf and it accumulated on the surface like sandpaper. If you fell on your exposed skin, it left an abrasion mark like baseball players get when they slide. The end zones were the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZipCat Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 1/26/2022 at 12:49 PM, ziptrumpet87 said: Or compromise and do script ZIPS I was literally 1 year old when this was filmed. Thanks for sharing! I have to say though I can see why this would have died/gone out of fashion. It's clearly ripping off Script OHIO, and it honestly doesn't look that great. Cursive Z has always looked like poop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section210Zip Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 Looks like we are getting new turf https://gozips.com/news/2022/2/1/general-university-of-akron-donors-deliver-big-boost-for-upgrades-to-athletics-facilities.aspx Facilities Maintenance and Upgrades: The bulk of the $4.7 million commitment announced today will contribute to a new practice facility for men's and women's basketball; complete renovation of the outdoor track and field complex, a new dryland facility for the swimming and diving program, and a new turf surface for InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Section210Zip said: Looks like we are getting new turf https://gozips.com/news/2022/2/1/general-university-of-akron-donors-deliver-big-boost-for-upgrades-to-athletics-facilities.aspx Facilities Maintenance and Upgrades: The bulk of the $4.7 million commitment announced today will contribute to a new practice facility for men's and women's basketball; complete renovation of the outdoor track and field complex, a new dryland facility for the swimming and diving program, and a new turf surface for InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. Good! The current turf has seen much better days.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hopefully they do a handful of designs and let fans pick. New turf is like a 10 year commitment. Need to make sure it's done right. My choice would be Z at midfield and Akron / Zips in either endzone. Practice facility for the basketball has me intrigued as well. Can't imagine it's going to be anything substantial with only $4 million, but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 41 minutes ago, akzipper said: Hopefully they do a handful of designs and let fans pick. New turf is like a 10 year commitment. Need to make sure it's done right. My choice would be Z at midfield and Akron / Zips in either endzone. Practice facility for the basketball has me intrigued as well. Can't imagine it's going to be anything substantial with only $4 million, but who knows. They are going to convert some underused space at the rec center to a full size court and 2 half court areas. There will be some limited locker areas and a state of the art video recording system for instantaneous playback. An entrance with access from Carroll street. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monrowe Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 It would also be nice if the university looked into upgrading the football stadium scoreboards also.They look outdated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 hours ago, monrowe said: It would also be nice if the university looked into upgrading the football stadium scoreboards also.They look outdated. They've hardly been used (Akron's side) since 2009. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 now just to get some signage/banners along the sidelines to cover up the ugly concrete. 12 years late, but better than never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 I've always thought they should have a much bigger American flag and pole to the left of the scoreboard. The flags at the closed end are pretty small for the size of the venue and don't make much of an impact. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 GT's column concerning the 4.7M athletics fundraising effort states the new turf at InfoCision is to be completed by May. I assume they'll want our primary (new?) logo at the 50, so we should probably be hearing some announcement pretty soon. I'd assume they can't wait too much longer to order the new turf (complete w/ chosen logo at the 50) if they hope to have it installed by May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 33 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: GT's column concerning the 4.7M athletics fundraising effort states the new turf at InfoCision is to be completed by May. I assume they'll want our primary (new?) logo at the 50, so we should probably be hearing some announcement pretty soon. I'd assume they can't wait too much longer to order the new turf (complete w/ chosen logo at the 50) if they hope to have it installed by May. That does not seem accurate. They are going to have a full lacrosse season in the stadium and spring ball goes until the end of April this year. Perhaps they will start some time in May, but I have a hard time imagining it will be completed by May. I could be wrong, but I don’t see how that would make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monrowe Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 6:00 AM, Let'sGoZips94 said: They've hardly been used (Akron's side) since 2009. A full Jumbotron/Digital main scoreboard.Like the scoreboard at Canal Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted February 12, 2022 Report Share Posted February 12, 2022 A tweet popped up on the feed today that I thought was a good example of why some folks don't like the script. While I agree it looks nice, it's just a stock font that anyone can use. Including Butler High School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Let'sGoZips94 Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dr Z said: I don't expect a Primary Logo change until after the conclusion of the 2021-22 athletics schedule. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 I want one of those hats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 23 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: I don't expect a Primary Logo change until after the conclusion of the 2021-22 athletics schedule. I asked Guthrie about our logo change and he said he wanted a new logo in place before opening kickoff for football. Any new logo would be on our new field and in all Zip uni's for next year ('22-'23). If that is the case decisions will be made soon. Wait and see. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, 72 Roo said: I asked Guthrie about our logo change and he said he wanted a new logo in place before opening kickoff for football. Any new logo would be on our new field and in all Zip uni's for next year ('22-'23). If that is the case decisions will be made soon. Wait and see. I mentioned this before. If we want the new logo incorporated into the design of the new Info turf, they're going to have to make a decision very soon. I hope it's classy & not too busy (like I think the A-Roo head is.) Hope it looks good on a helmet as well as on a hoodie or polo. Crossing my fingers I'll like it. Can't wait to see it! Edited February 19, 2022 by Blue & Gold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 8 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: I mentioned this before. If we want the new logo incorporated into the design of the new Info turf, they're going to have to make a decision very soon. Not only this, but they should repaint the basketball court with it. Make it big. Own it. I took the photo below today. A logo can be both classy and large. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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