brjacr75 Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 hours ago, LZIp said: Buffalo will ultimately decide whether this game gets played. If they’re in the MAC-C, it won’t be played. If they’re bowl eligible, I’m skeptical it would be played. Should we cater to them? I’m all for playing the game because I enjoy watching the Zips this season for the most part though we haven’t been able to get over the hump. Just rubs me the wrong way that the team who had to cancel will ultimately get to make the call. I'm curious as to why you think UB was the one that had to cancel the game. Do you think that was our call to do that? We had people shoveling the field two days in a row (plus it would have had to been done again Sunday) just to keep the field playable. From my perspective.....I think UB has plenty of opportunity to get Bowl Eligible by beating Kent this week. They also had the same opportunity against CMU two weeks ago, and blew it. If UB cant get it done, then it shouldnt require having to even play a down Akron. IMHO, UB doesnt deserve it. But under no circumstances should we be getting the blame for cancelling the game. There was plenty of opportunity for this game to be played. It could have been played Saturday as scheduled, seeing that the snow had already passed and was being dealt with prior to hearing of the cancellation, with no more snow expected until about midnight. It could have been Sunday, but in all honesty, even though it was sunny, the wind picked up and were getting 10-20MPH, with 30MPH Gusts, so it would have made for worse conditions. The alternate route to Buffalo was completely available to traffic up until Sunday midday. Akron's equipment truck was here, and turned around and went back on Thursday long before anything really got going. While the roads in the general UB area were messy Saturday morning, they were passable if anybody has ever had to drive in the winter, and completely passable by the afternoon. This wasnt our call....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 58 minutes ago, brjacr75 said: I'm curious as to why you think UB was the one that had to cancel the game. Do you think that was our call to do that? We had people shoveling the field two days in a row (plus it would have had to been done again Sunday) just to keep the field playable. From my perspective.....I think UB has plenty of opportunity to get Bowl Eligible by beating Kent this week. They also had the same opportunity against CMU two weeks ago, and blew it. If UB cant get it done, then it shouldnt require having to even play a down Akron. IMHO, UB doesnt deserve it. But under no circumstances should we be getting the blame for cancelling the game. There was plenty of opportunity for this game to be played. It could have been played Saturday as scheduled, seeing that the snow had already passed and was being dealt with prior to hearing of the cancellation, with no more snow expected until about midnight. It could have been Sunday, but in all honesty, even though it was sunny, the wind picked up and were getting 10-20MPH, with 30MPH Gusts, so it would have made for worse conditions. The alternate route to Buffalo was completely available to traffic up until Sunday midday. Akron's equipment truck was here, and turned around and went back on Thursday long before anything really got going. While the roads in the general UB area were messy Saturday morning, they were passable if anybody has ever had to drive in the winter, and completely passable by the afternoon. This wasnt our call....... I do not think that Buffalo wanted to or canceled this game. You guys had everything in sight to win against an awful Akron team. However, in today's day and age, safety and potential lawsuits tend to rule the landscape. Although you are claiming the game could have been played, I am glad that it was proactively cancelled based on the forecasts. I think you need to give up your crusade on this forum. Nobody here made the decision and I, would have loved to see the game played, if it was safe. Go Zips!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monrowe Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 I think not playing is good thing.The football team needs extra time for practice so can figure out how win a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 hours ago, brjacr75 said: I'm curious as to why you think UB was the one that had to cancel the game. Do you think that was our call to do that? We had people shoveling the field two days in a row (plus it would have had to been done again Sunday) just to keep the field playable. From my perspective.....I think UB has plenty of opportunity to get Bowl Eligible by beating Kent this week. They also had the same opportunity against CMU two weeks ago, and blew it. If UB cant get it done, then it shouldnt require having to even play a down Akron. IMHO, UB doesnt deserve it. But under no circumstances should we be getting the blame for cancelling the game. There was plenty of opportunity for this game to be played. It could have been played Saturday as scheduled, seeing that the snow had already passed and was being dealt with prior to hearing of the cancellation, with no more snow expected until about midnight. It could have been Sunday, but in all honesty, even though it was sunny, the wind picked up and were getting 10-20MPH, with 30MPH Gusts, so it would have made for worse conditions. The alternate route to Buffalo was completely available to traffic up until Sunday midday. Akron's equipment truck was here, and turned around and went back on Thursday long before anything really got going. While the roads in the general UB area were messy Saturday morning, they were passable if anybody has ever had to drive in the winter, and completely passable by the afternoon. This wasnt our call....... I don’t blame UB. This has conference blunder written all over it. We will have to agree to disagree at this point, but I’m of the belief that the game should have been moved (either up a day or two or a different location) and the alt route you suggest wasn’t a viable option as Lake Effect snow was an issue from Buffalo to Cleveland suburbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 hours ago, monrowe said: I think not playing is good thing.The football team needs extra time for practice so can figure out how win a game. Well said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Why should it be up to the university whether they play it or not? The MAC seriously needs to grow a set. It was 45' in Buffalo today, and is forecast to be above freezing all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Spin said: Why should it be up to the university whether they play it or not? The MAC seriously needs to grow a set. It was 45' in Buffalo today, and is forecast to be above freezing all week. Mhmm..playing Buffalo today then even moving the NIU game to Sunday if you need to doesn’t seem like that difficult a task. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 4 hours ago, monrowe said: I think not playing is good thing.The football team needs extra time for practice so can figure out how win a game. If they haven't figured it out by now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brjacr75 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 16 hours ago, LZIp said: I don’t blame UB. This has conference blunder written all over it. We will have to agree to disagree at this point, but I’m of the belief that the game should have been moved (either up a day or two or a different location) and the alt route you suggest wasn’t a viable option as Lake Effect snow was an issue from Buffalo to Cleveland suburbs. Okay......I must have misunderstood by what you meant in your earlier post: Quote Just rubs me the wrong way that the team who had to cancel will ultimately get to make the call. Apologies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 21 hours ago, brjacr75 said: I'm curious as to why you think UB was the one that had to cancel the game. Do you think that was our call to do that? We had people shoveling the field two days in a row (plus it would have had to been done again Sunday) just to keep the field playable. From my perspective.....I think UB has plenty of opportunity to get Bowl Eligible by beating Kent this week. They also had the same opportunity against CMU two weeks ago, and blew it. If UB cant get it done, then it shouldnt require having to even play a down Akron. IMHO, UB doesnt deserve it. But under no circumstances should we be getting the blame for cancelling the game. There was plenty of opportunity for this game to be played. It could have been played Saturday as scheduled, seeing that the snow had already passed and was being dealt with prior to hearing of the cancellation, with no more snow expected until about midnight. It could have been Sunday, but in all honesty, even though it was sunny, the wind picked up and were getting 10-20MPH, with 30MPH Gusts, so it would have made for worse conditions. The alternate route to Buffalo was completely available to traffic up until Sunday midday. Akron's equipment truck was here, and turned around and went back on Thursday long before anything really got going. While the roads in the general UB area were messy Saturday morning, they were passable if anybody has ever had to drive in the winter, and completely passable by the afternoon. This wasnt our call....... I think that if Buffalo really wanted to play this game they could have used a stadium located in a less snowy part of Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZips Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 The game will be played in Buffalo. Details will be announced by MAC office shortly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Zipmeister said: I think that if Buffalo really wanted to play this game they could have used a stadium located in a less snowy part of Canada. Syracuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 22, 2022 Report Share Posted November 22, 2022 29 minutes ago, GP1 said: Syracuse? The basketball team was hosting a game at the Carrier Dome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 7 hours ago, kreed5120 said: The basketball team was hosting a game at the Carrier Dome. If there was a 22 team college football playoffs, this wouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Game just became irrelevant for championship implications for Buffalo. Ohio beat Bowling Green tonight so they win the East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 hours ago, MDZip said: Game just became irrelevant for championship implications for Buffalo. Ohio beat Bowling Green tonight so they win the East. And it wasn't really close; Buffalo in fact missed winning the East by a wide margin. But they can become bowl eligible this week by beating Portage Day Care Academy, making our game with them truly irrelevant in which case I'd recommend postponing it until next fall and saving ourselves an international trip to the Great White North. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Game on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted November 23, 2022 Report Share Posted November 23, 2022 Snow showers forecast for nov. 30 - Dec. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 7 hours ago, ZippyRulz said: Snow showers forecast for nov. 30 - Dec. 1 What’s it say about December 9th and 13th? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted November 24, 2022 Report Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: What’s it say about December 9th and 13th? Chance of blizzards, same as always. Edited November 24, 2022 by ZippyRulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 Years ago my brother belonged to Arrowhead CC in North Canton. One afternoon we decided to play a quick round. I easily shot a 60 on the first 8 holes. If you play golf and say you have never played this bad you are lying. We were going to hang it up after 9 and live to fight another day. The 9th hole had a group of 15-20 people standing around watching and I resigned myself to an embarrassing finish. Par 4, first shot straight down the fairway, second shot 20 feet from the hole and I two putted for par. Everyone patted me on the back for a great hole but none knew how bad I really was playing. I felt so good about the 9th we decided to play the back nine and I played even worse on the back 9. Easily shot over 140. It was like being on a train that was wrecking for 4 hours. What does this have to do with the Zips? I think they are going to win this weekend at NIU and it would be the final game. I can't see any good coming out of rescheduling this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 25, 2022 Report Share Posted November 25, 2022 What if I told you at the beginning of the season we'd be playing in December? 😎 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) As of now there is no tv broadcast listed 😟 Edited November 27, 2022 by Blue & Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 Question for the site moderators: Do you start a new thread for the Buffalo game 12 or continue with the current one? I do not care which way, but please make a call so that all comments for the final Zips game can be in one location. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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