Zippy87 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Add to my JAR/Athletics wish list: On night's like last night, we have to find a way to at least fill up the blue seats. Having full rows of lower blue seats empty with people sitting in the bleachers is such a bad look and doesn't help with crowd energy. I'm not sure of the fix. Sell any open lower level seats remaining 15 minutes before the game for a discounted rate? Establish better ways for STH to sell to other fans? Use dynamic pricing (who was paying $25+ to sit in lower seats to watch UA-EMU on a Tuesday?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 This was our best post-pandemic year for home attendance. 2023-24 - 2,650 (4th) 2022-23 - 1,921 (8th) 2021-22 - 1,927 (7th) 2019-20 - 2,703 (5th) 2018-19 - 2,609 (6th) 2017-18 - 2,824 (5th) 2016-17 - 3,391 (4th) 2015-16 - 3,352 (3rd) 2014-15 - 3,214 (4th) 2013-14 - 3,609 (3rd) 2012-13 - 3,782 (3rd) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 If they do something like that, they need to be transparent with the season ticket holders and donors who pay a premium for those. Each of those seats comes with an "Athletic Club" donation of $500 per seat. Maybe make those seats open for some games and not others but only for season ticket holders outside the lower bowl. But they have professionals in place to handle these decisions, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 9 minutes ago, NWAkron said: If they do something like that, they need to be transparent with the season ticket holders and donors who pay a premium for those. Each of those seats comes with an "Athletic Club" donation of $500 per seat. Maybe make those seats open for some games and not others but only for season ticket holders outside the lower bowl. But they have professionals in place to handle these decisions, no? Do season ticket holders have a formal way to sell tickets to games they can't attend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 I'm jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Any word on any changes being made to the JAR over the offseason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 25 minutes ago, Zippy87 said: Any word on any changes being made to the JAR over the offseason? Hanging a new banner 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 3 hours ago, zippy5 said: Hanging a new banner And hopefully a new jersey. Guthrie favorited my tweet suggesting that Freeman's jersey also be retired. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Love content like this 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 (edited) I wasn't a D1 athlete so went to Malone College to play college baseball. While at Malone they and Walsh (their rival) had a yearly event that was pretty cool. To kick off the beginning of each basketball season they'd invite two teams to town, let's just say Team A and Team B. We'd have doubleheaders on Friday night and Saturday night. Friday night's doubleheader would be hosted at one of the schools and then Saturday night's doubleheader would be hosted at the other school. If Malone hosted first, the first Friday night game would feature Walsh playing Team A and then in the nightcap Malone would play Team B. The next night, Saturday, the games would be at Walsh with the first game of the night being Malone playing Team A with the nightcap game being, of course, Walsh playing Team B. We'd have a lot of fans from both teams attend both nights. Two good games two nights in a row. You get to see your team in early season action. Plus you get to see how your biggest rival looks & imagine how the rivalry games might play out that year. It was always fun. We should do that with KSUcks. We also need to renew our home-&-homes with Cleveland State. Get a home-&-home going with Duquesne. Continue the MAC-v-Sunbelt Challenge. Tell the MAC we & Toledo want a home & home every year. Get a couple games/year with Big East schools, who you'd like to think would be more willing due to our soccer affiliation. Of course these would be on the road, but maybe our soccer buddies would throw us a bone & give us some 2-for-1's away/home? We could play 2 BE teams on the road & have 1 at home. Edited March 30 by Blue & Gold 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 16 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: I wasn't a D1 athlete so went to Malone College to play college baseball. While at Malone they and Walsh (their rivals) had a yearly event that was pretty cool. To kick off the beginning of each basketball season they'd invite two teams to town, let's just say Team A and Team B. We'd have doubleheaders on Friday night and Saturday night. Friday night's doubleheader would be hosted at one of the schools and then Saturday night's doubleheader would be hosted at the other school. If Malone hosted first, the first Friday night game would feature Walsh playing Team A and then in the nightcap Malone would play Team B. The next night, Saturday, the games would be at Walsh with the first game of the night being Malone playing Team A with the nightcap game being, of course, Walsh playing Team B. We'd have a lot of fans from both teams attend both nights. Four good games two nights in a row. You get to see your team in early season action. Plus you get to see how your biggest rival looks & imagine how the rivalry games might play out that year. It was always fun. We should do that with KSUcks. We also need to renew our home-&-homes with Cleveland State. Get a home-&-home going with Duquesne. Continue the MAC-v-Sunbelt Challenge. Tell the MAC we & Toledo want a home & home every year. Get a couple games/year with Big East schools, who you'd like to think would be more willing due to our soccer affiliation. Of course these would be on the road, but maybe our soccer buddies would throw us a bone & give us some 2-for-1's away/home? We could play 2 BE teams on the road & have 1 at home. I don't want to be around that stench more than I have to be - which is already 3x every year it seems. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 11 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Tell the MAC we & Toledo want a home & home every year. YES!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGold Zip Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 not sure why they wont bring back the basketball celebration banquet. It was an enjoyable event back when KD was here but Charles and Seth have no interest. I thought it promoted the program well much like the pre season tip off event . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted March 31 Report Share Posted March 31 17 hours ago, BlueGold Zip said: not sure why they wont bring back the basketball celebration banquet. It was an enjoyable event back when KD was here but Charles and Seth have no interest. I thought it promoted the program well much like the pre season tip off event . Events like these benefit the athletes students alumni fans and general community around Akron. They are a good thing and should happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Here is a chance to make your voice heard. https://s1430320.t.en25.com/e/es?s=1430320&e=908&elqTrackId=efd74c1a1b7a40299e524d6e5aa03bea&elq=b4d1a9c4e33f4fb3a139a523b669c278&elqaid=145&elqat=1 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 33 minutes ago, Hilltopper said: Here is a chance to make your voice heard. https://s1430320.t.en25.com/e/es?s=1430320&e=908&elqTrackId=efd74c1a1b7a40299e524d6e5aa03bea&elq=b4d1a9c4e33f4fb3a139a523b669c278&elqaid=145&elqat=1 Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 9 Author Report Share Posted April 9 On the engaging the fans level, I received a very nice thank you phone call today from Evan Wilson on behalf of the program thanking me for my continued support. Nice touch. I suspect the big donors like @NWAkron get calls from Enrique but I very much enjoyed getting the call from Evan. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 9 Author Report Share Posted April 9 Follow up- minutes after receiving the call I received an email informing me that the Zips Athletics Day of Giving is only 9 minutes away! LOL. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 46 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: On the engaging the fans level, I received a very nice thank you phone call today from Evan Wilson on behalf of the program thanking me for my continued support. Nice touch. I suspect the big donors like @NWAkron get calls from Enrique but I very much enjoyed getting the call from Evan. No call. I'm taken for granted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 9 Author Report Share Posted April 9 33 minutes ago, NWAkron said: No call. I'm taken for granted. They're probably planning a personal visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: They're probably planning a personal visit. They're gonna launch a t-shirt cannon at his doorbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: They're gonna launch a t-shirt cannon at his doorbell. The t-shirt cannon is long gone. Broken. It's only $4 grand for a new one. Anybody want to donate one? NW Akron?😅🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akron1 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 3/30/2024 at 4:41 PM, BlueGold Zip said: not sure why they wont bring back the basketball celebration banquet. It was an enjoyable event back when KD was here but Charles and Seth have no interest. I thought it promoted the program well much like the pre season tip off event . I would welcome a Post-Season Reception at the JAR like they have done with the successful Tip-off Receptions. This team needed celebrated one last time. It just seems like we miss out on building something more when we have momentum in our favor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 47 minutes ago, Akron1 said: I would welcome a Post-Season Reception at the JAR like they have done with the successful Tip-off Receptions. This team needed celebrated one last time. It just seems like we miss out on building something more when we have momentum in our favor. At the pre-season event Guthrie stopped by our group and said hello. We told him about the past post-season banquets and how well attended they were. He said had no idea such a thing was done before, and wrote himself a note to look into reactivating it. Maybe he lost the note. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 On 4/8/2024 at 12:04 PM, Hilltopper said: Here is a chance to make your voice heard. https://s1430320.t.en25.com/e/es?s=1430320&e=908&elqTrackId=efd74c1a1b7a40299e524d6e5aa03bea&elq=b4d1a9c4e33f4fb3a139a523b669c278&elqaid=145&elqat=1 The first question is really this: "Did you know that the University of Akron is a Division 1 school?" 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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