Game #11 - Can't State

[GP1]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

There are 50+ games this Saturday alone. The degenerate gamblers you're referring to are covered. They need something Tuesdays and Wednesdays this time of year; enter MACtion, which has become a beloved brand for that group of people. Pat McAfee, Barstool, etc. all wore MACtion shirts last week. 

Give them horse racing. They will bet on anything at any time. Make Saturday 56 games. They don't care. 

 

Barstool is for gambling degenerates. McAfee is a company guy who will do anything for the team. 

[Ham]

Now that Kent has a pulse, this will be a tough game. I've lost all hope that Finley will complete 65%, but at least I hope for no stupid mistakes.  I think the D will continue to shine, and the O will score just enough.

 

Zips 24 -- Flashes 17

[Let'sGoZips94]

6 hours ago, GP1 said:

Give them horse racing. They will bet on anything at any time. Make Saturday 56 games. They don't care. 

 

Barstool is for gambling degenerates. McAfee is a company guy who will do anything for the team. 

 

The world you live in must be an interesting one. 

 

Go Zips. 

[GP1]

5 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

The world you live in must be an interesting one. 

 

Go Zips. 

It's an island. I call it St. Sanity. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

Bird Droppings

 

There are apparently still two remaining Kent football fans? Good for them.

[exit322]

42 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

Bird Droppings

 

There are apparently still two remaining Kent football fans? Good for them.

 

Not sure I'd be ragging on any team for having "two remaining fans" given the only FBS team with fewer people attending games than Akron is the one that is 1-8 and plays 70 miles from its campus right now.

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[Let'sGoZips94]

20 minutes ago, exit322 said:

 

Not sure I'd be ragging on any team for having "two remaining fans" given the only FBS team with fewer people attending games than Akron is the one that is 1-8 and plays 70 miles from its campus right now.

 

It's Kent. Every detail of their existence is worth ragging on.

[Captain Kangaroo]

35 minutes ago, exit322 said:

 

Not sure I'd be ragging on any team for having "two remaining fans" given the only FBS team with fewer people attending games than Akron is the one that is 1-8 and plays 70 miles from its campus right now.

I didn’t rag on them. I offered them kudos? 

[kreed5120]

Hard to take college football attendance numbers seriously. I'm not sure if it's still a requirement, but it used to be every 2 or 3 years a school had to average 15k fans to remain FBS compliant. You would see schools, like Akron, buy 10s of thousands of tickets from their athletic department to remain compliant. That's why if you go back and look you will see Akron averaged 15k fans 1 year, but average 8k the next.

[exit322]

8 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

Hard to take college football attendance numbers seriously. I'm not sure if it's still a requirement, but it used to be every 2 or 3 years a school had to average 15k fans to remain FBS compliant. You would see schools, like Akron, buy 10s of thousands of tickets from their athletic department to remain compliant. That's why if you go back and look you will see Akron averaged 15k fans 1 year, but average 8k the next.

I'm not sure the requirement ever formally went away, but it's certainly not been enforced for quite awhile.

 

Not sure getting booted out of FBS is the worst thing ever, but that's an entirely different discussion.

[csims0917]

Back to the game. We SHOULD win; we are the more talented and experienced team. This is our game to lose via turnovers, penalties, and special team blunders. If we play complimentary football like we have the last few weeks we should be good. But you never know unfortunately. Rivalry games are tight for a reason.

[MangoZip]

Can’t give up any special teams TD’s. They have a really good kick returner that has taken a few to the house - and we’ve given up a few this year. Have to keep it away from him! 

[exit322]

4 minutes ago, MangoZip said:

Can’t give up any special teams TD’s. They have a really good kick returner that has taken a few to the house - and we’ve given up a few this year. Have to keep it away from him! 

I'd be surprised if we don't continue the pooch kickoffs that we saw last week against UMass.

[GP1]

I anticipate a close game through three quarters with Akron having at least a seven point advantage. In the fourth, Akron pulls away with points off of a turnover winning by 14. The only reason it's this close is Kent scores with under two minutes remaining to avoid total humiliation. 

[Zippy87]

On 11/10/2025 at 11:38 AM, kreed5120 said:

 

I made a comment before, I think a good compromise is for the MAC to have 3 midweek games per week. The rest being on Saturday. That would make it so that each team would only have to play midweek twice (once at home and once on the road). That would allow midweek TV spots to be filled and will give fans 1 more Saturday game to attend.

 

Hell, just protect the rivalry games. There is no reason for Akron-Kent to be played on a Tuesday evening at 7:30 in November. I'm fine with it against literally any other opponent, but this should have been a Saturday noon kickoff. I believe it would have been a decent crowd and generated at least some mild buzz for the program locally. Instead, we will probably get a bit more than last week, which was downright embarrassing. 

[MangoZip]

Good article about the origin of weekday MACtion games:

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timcasey/2025/11/11/how-the-mid-american-conference-and-espn-made-maction-mid-week-football-popular/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOAYThleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEemo1YlrZA2EszPo3QuBDsIR2ejxJkA2It2G9NFoysihcLW258CHJJ9SWwHNQ_aem_YlVC2XEkdt_RBvARUvnIoA

[exit322]

45 minutes ago, MangoZip said:

Good article about the origin of weekday MACtion games:

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timcasey/2025/11/11/how-the-mid-american-conference-and-espn-made-maction-mid-week-football-popular/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOAYThleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEemo1YlrZA2EszPo3QuBDsIR2ejxJkA2It2G9NFoysihcLW258CHJJ9SWwHNQ_aem_YlVC2XEkdt_RBvARUvnIoA

 

A very good article.  Guess it depends what money ESPN is offering on a new deal to keep MAC attendance way down for the last of the season.

[MDZip]

5 minutes ago, exit322 said:

 

A very good article.  Guess it depends what money ESPN is offering on a new deal to keep MAC attendance way down for the last of the season.

This is actually where Akron has a small advantage. It's attendance from Saturday to Tuesday games can't drop by 10,000.

[exit322]

2 minutes ago, MDZip said:

This is actually where Akron has a small advantage. It's attendance from Saturday to Tuesday games can't drop by 10,000.

 

Very true, Akron can't drop much.  Like I've said, I expect more than last week.

Side note...maybe we keep it to 7 PM kickoffs in the next MACtion contract, given there's no central time zone teams anymore?

[Captain Kangaroo]

6 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

Bird Droppings

 

There are apparently still two remaining Kent football fans? Good for them.

Up to three!! 🦅💩🚽💪🏽

[clarkwgriswold]

8,100 and 8,900 announced attendance for the last two PCCC games at Infocision.

[akzipper]

On 11/10/2025 at 8:53 AM, Let'sGoZips94 said:

For those without ESPN now thanks to Mickey Mouse's greed, FuboTV has a 5 day free trial. You'll need the Elite package for ESPNU, and you can cancel after the game without being charged. However, unlike many free trials, cancelling right after signing up will terminate the trial immediately so make sure you set a reminder for Wednesday/Thursday/Friday.

 

Thanks for this! Been trying to figure out the best way to watch and definitely not signing up for ESPN Unlimited. 

 

PS: Anyone with YouTube TV make sure to claim your $20 off vouchers. There's also a $10 off for 6 months promo in the "manage plan" settings. 

[Zippy87]

3 hours ago, MangoZip said:

Good article about the origin of weekday MACtion games:

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timcasey/2025/11/11/how-the-mid-american-conference-and-espn-made-maction-mid-week-football-popular/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOAYThleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEemo1YlrZA2EszPo3QuBDsIR2ejxJkA2It2G9NFoysihcLW258CHJJ9SWwHNQ_aem_YlVC2XEkdt_RBvARUvnIoA

 

Looks like the current deal expires after the 2026-27 school year.