Game Number One: Wyoming

[1981 grad]

56 minutes ago, exit322 said:

The in game experience wasn't special, but I would not call it "bad."

 

Work to do, sure, but it is relatively low IMO on the problems list right now

The TV experience was worse.  Reghi continued to call out the wrong players when doing the play by play and a few times even got the down wrong.  The TV was showing the player's name on his jersey but Reghi was not watching the monitor.  It was ugly.  And how many times can he indicate our coach is an offensive genius when we cannot score a point.  And how many times can we watch the same wrestling commerical?  50 times and counting.

[GP1]

2 hours ago, Hilltopper said:

They have been do that for years. Last year 15,000 free tickets distributed to various organizations. Around 150 redeemed. Joe Akron just doesn't give a crap about UA football. We would draw the same if we were competing against Mount Union and other D3 programs at 1/10th the cost. Figure out how to let soccer and basketball compete at a higher level without pretending we can compete in football. 

Organizations? No, just give them away to anyone who wants one. 

[GP1]

2 hours ago, Ham said:

Findley is rated the fourth best QB in the MAC. God help those other 9 teams.  Nebraska will be a throw away.  We should treat this like a pre-season game.  We should see at least 3 QB's have a shot.  Just maybe; one will show something under pressure.  I don't mean to put the loss on Findley, but so much more was expected.  If he is going to make mistakes like a true FR, we might as well see them from the back ups.

I watched some of the Miami Wisconsin game and by that I mean a couple of Miami series. They have a seventh year QB (yes, you read that right). He looked like he never played a game. If you plan on playing college football until you are 25, at least look like a star your last year, whenever that may be. 

[GP1]

41 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

Free tickets will not improve the quality of the football and that's the real issue.

 

Also, people will not go to see bad football, even for free.  They've given away tickets before and it hasn't worked.

Are they playing their games on a day of the week and at times that would make it attractive for someone to attend? I would say no. 

 

BG had a great crowd last night, but Eddie George creates more interest than $2 beers and scholarship give aways. I'll be interested to see if they can keep it up. 

 

Is Akron a mess?  Hell yes. Last night was a disaster. There is no positive spin that can be put on a 10-0 loss to a bad team that had to travel cross country. I think the entire league is a mess in terms of football. After a couple of decades, the rot created by weeknight games has taken its toll. I'm so disgusted by it all I can barely bring myself to watch it. 

[clarkwgriswold]

26 minutes ago, GP1 said:

Organizations? No, just give them away to anyone who wants one. 

 

That would be one damn short line.

[kreed5120]

52 minutes ago, 1981 grad said:

The TV experience was worse.  Reghi continued to call out the wrong players when doing the play by play and a few times even got the down wrong.  The TV was showing the player's name on his jersey but Reghi was not watching the monitor.  It was ugly.  And how many times can he indicate our coach is an offensive genius when we cannot score a point.  And how many times can we watch the same wrestling commerical?  50 times and counting.

 

If you're digging on ESPN+ to find an Akron game you're either already a diehard fan or a degenerate gambler. Joe Akron isn't going to be put off from Reghi because frankly he isn't going to be watching the game in the first place.