2026 Schedule

[kreed5120]

1 minute ago, MangoZip said:

I still find this hard to believe. I get people buying one $75 season ticket to try to win but I just can’t understand why anyone would purchase a suite based on this promotion. 

 

I don't think anyone bought a suite to specifically enter the raffle. The stadium as a whole has 17 suites and I imagine the University keeps one of those to themselves to whine and dine. That means really only 16 are available.

 

Some amount of those were already filled. I don't think it's unlikely that 3-4 high networth alumni or area businesses got caught up in the excitement surrounding the program and decided to buy a suite. $15K to a Cleveland-Cliffs, Goodyear, Timken, etc. is immaterial on company financials.

[Let'sGoZips94]

JoeMo on McAfee at 12:40pm EST.

[Let'sGoZips94]

  

2 hours ago, Ham said:

Pretty soon, Sports Center will want be there for this.  What else are they going to talk about on opening weekend?  I can at least see a live interview in front of the Heisman statue.

 

It's week 2 and Ohio State plays at Texas that day. Unless we beat Wake Forest and the flu cancels the Ohio State/Texas game, I'm going to temper national attention expectations on gameday haha. However, I could see a Barstool podcast doing a "gameday" from Akron on that Saturday. 

 

2 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

The announcement, which also elicited nearly 2,000 quote-tweets, was the most-viewed X post by any college football team this summer, according to digital analytics firm Zoomph.

 

Wild stat. 

 

1 hour ago, MangoZip said:

I still find this hard to believe. I get people buying one $75 season ticket to try to win but I just can’t understand why anyone would purchase a suite based on this promotion. 

 

Barstool's BigCat said he bought $600 worth of season tickets, so it's not just 1 entry people are buying. I also think there's a general sentiment where it's fun to support creative programs like this. Like Kreed said, the decimal point is moved to the left quite a bit for some of the larger local companies and it's a negligible use of funds. Very feasible for our affordable "luxury" suites to be sold it (and should be). 

[csims0917]

10 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

JoeMo on McAfee at 12:40pm EST.

Little delay but should be next segment 

[Let'sGoZips94]

12 minutes ago, csims0917 said:

Little delay but should be next segment 

 

This is incredible.

 

Pat said he and his crew bought multiple season tickets. 

Edited 11 hours ago by Let'sGoZips94

[MangoZip]

I heard that the College GameDay show is now coming! OK, that was a joke but could you imagine?? 

[ZippyDoo]

You know there is going to be a LOT of buildup around that very first play call and when it is called.

 

Guarantee all over every sports network.  Whatever the call is it will be all over ESPN and everywhere...

 

"Well you wanted to be the OC of a Division 1 football program and you got to call the first play, here it is...."

[Blue & Gold]

1 hour ago, ZippyDoo said:

You know there is going to be a LOT of buildup around that very first play call and when it is called.

 

Guarantee all over every sports network.  Whatever the call is it will be all over ESPN and everywhere...

 

"Well you wanted to be the OC of a Division 1 football program and you got to call the first play, here it is...."

Better make that first play a razzle dazzle.

[GP1]

This would be my script.

 

Play 1:  Run something unexpected and difficult to defend because the defense never has to defend it. I formation, one TE to the right. Fullback dive to the right. In 2026 it's a trick play and would probably get 6-7 yards. 

 

Play 2 Take out fullback and put him on the bench for the rest of the season and replace with a receiver. Run an easy to complete 5 yard pass for a first down.

 

Play 3: Same formation. Get physical up the middle again. 

 

Play 4:  Same formation. Bobble the snap and fall on it for a 10 yard loss. You know it's going to happen. Just work it into practice and execute it properly. 

 

Play 5:  I have a friend who is a complete Eeyore when our group of friends watches football together. When it's third and long he always says they should just punt. We call him The Master Of The Third Down Punt. In honor of my friend, I'd punt on third down.