Spring Practice

[zippy5]

Ogden Stankovic and the football Spring game are the most popular topics in Akron sports. Who'd a thunk it

[exit322]

12 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

Ogden Stankovic and the football Spring game are the most popular topics in Akron sports. Who'd a thunk it

 

Stankovic has a neat name and the Spring game (and events leading to it) is just the latest Akron athletic department screwup.  Seems like a reasonable discussion in mid-April.

Edited 17 hours ago by exit322

[Let'sGoZips94]

The only question that matters: is Poffenberger throwing goal line interceptions?

 

If the answer is no come the regular season, nobody will give a darn that the spring game was closed to the general public. 

[exit322]

10 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

The only question that matters: is Poffenberger throwing goal line interceptions?

 

If the answer is no come the regular season, nobody will give a darn that the spring game was closed to the general public. 

 

Very true.  We'll still be there anyways, and the folks they didn't even try to court will still not have any idea they exist.

[Let'sGoZips94]

3 minutes ago, exit322 said:

 

Very true.  We'll still be there anyways, and the folks they didn't even try to court will still not have any idea they exist.

 

If they win games, the public will know. Winning is the end all be all solution. 

 

Miami OH averaged 2k or less in average attendance for basketball prior to this past season. They won and the people showed up. Al Davis said it best: Just Win Baby Win.

[GP1]

12 hours ago, exit322 said:

 

"Ooo that's a cool place to go."  I know it's an amazing concept around here for the program to actually try and build its fanbase, but Kent is showing ways to actually go and work on it.  And the reply around here is "haha that's dumb, we shouldn't do anything"

I guess if you want to bring in students who think bouncy houses are cool, Kent is your place. 

[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

If they win games, the public will know. Winning is the end all be all solution. 

 

Miami OH averaged 2k or less in average attendance for basketball prior to this past season. They won and the people showed up. Al Davis said it best: Just Win Baby Win.

 

Yep, as an undergrad I would go to 3-4 games a year when JD was the coach. I quit attending regularly under I-coach as going to games and being down 3 scores at half-time frankly wasn't worth my time. I've attended 2, maybe 3 games in the last 10 years and am in no rush to attend anymore anytime soon. In that same time I've attended 5-6 alumni tailgates, but typically just go to Euro to hang out with friends or go home when kickoff nears.

 

The school has no interest in committing the resources necessary to put a competitive team on the field and I have no interest in watching a consistent 0-4 win MAC program that I have little reason to get excited over. No amount of bouncy houses or kid fun days will change that. Joe Akron is likely even less invested than I am.