RACER Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 i bought the zips zone so i could listen,and watch the games when i travel.whoever does the webcast always put up things like de-fense,zips on the webcast.the problem is the put these up when the game is in progress so yu miss parts of the game.i e-mailed the media relations director,and he did reply.he said if i wanted to watch the game in full i would have to get the espn full court.get a clue !!!akron is not on espn full court.then he gave more excuses why they could not show the game in it's entire length.that is fine with me.when the au calls about money donations i will tell them fix the webcast and i will give them some $$$.the ad dept just does not treat the loyal fans right ,and they wonder why no one goes to the games.i honestly think most of the people in the ad dept just really dont give a darn about the fan base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 The webcast you watch is just what they show on the jumbotron during the game. You see what the fans see in the JAR when they look at the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACER Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 the football games do not have this problem.the people at the b-ball game can watch the game whenever they want.like i said everything this u of a athletic dept is half ---. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldZipper Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 The webcast you watch is just what they show on the jumbotron during the game. You see what the fans see in the JAR when they look at the screen.Correct, the webcast is using the feed from ZipsVision, so you are going to get stuck with what is on the board. At this point and time, that is the only option for webcasting the games, unless someone can come up with the bucks for equipment and a crew to run a webcast. This was something the old External Relations staff was working toward, but I don't think it is high on the priority list for the new crew (sadly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACER Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 all i am asking is when i guy is shooting a foul shot not put up a miss it when he shoots.i am not asking to get a new webcast.just some consideration for those of us on the web.how hard is it to do that.i am not asking to part the red sea.the reply i got from the ad dept was this is the way it is ,or go to espn full court.unfortunatey the zips are not even espn full court.obviously they dont know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipsrifle Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 So what is wrong with just pointing a camera at the court and pushing play? Is it really that hard?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACER Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 i guess for them it is.why cant they use the sound from fenchie.as for the money issue we pay for the zips zone.we can build a new 50 million dollars stadium but dont have enough money for a webcam.this is just one example why are athletic programs dont get any where.because the ad dept just really goes for the status quo.get your paycheck and go home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eguins Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 The Horizon League broadcasts every HL game live online for Free.The website is: HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORKIt be nice to see the MAC do this, I enjoy watching our competition play here... Esp BUTLER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACER Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 thanks for the info.that way they get there games on web at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Too bad 1350am doesn't carry the video (w/advertising, of course). Even an enterprising student or alum could do it just with a laptop, webcam and access to the university wireless network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipsrifle Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Great segway. I now live in Elyria, and I can't get the Zips on the radio!?! WTF. I'm about 1hr from Akron and 1350 dies at the Akron city limits. I also see that 1490 AM carries the game, but I don't seem to get that either. This should be a priority, at least broadcast the Zips on the radio over the area where you want to build your fanbase. God knows I don't have any problems getting OSU broadcasts, hell, they cut in the pregame show IN THE MIDDLE OF A SONG on one radio station I was listening to today. Apparently OSU can't wait one extra minute for the pre-game, but we already know what type of weight an OSU Pre-game carries around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipboy Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 I remember when the Horizon started doing that way ahead of everyone else. A great idea, and it has not cut into attendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACER Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 from what i understand all the horizon games are on tv.it's a good way to promote your leauge.the zips rather charge for looking at the jumbotron screen where you miss half of the game.i dont mind paying for the webcast if let me see the game.when you only see half of it i would rather listen to frechie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I second that opinion. I will be very happy to pay a fee if i get to see the game, not the z-fence and brick signs though.The thing is we have a college of communication on campus. So many students would love to shoot/direct the game to put that on their resume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apalmison Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I second that opinion. I will be very happy to pay a fee if i get to see the game, not the z-fence and brick signs though.The thing is we have a college of communication on campus. So many students would love to shoot/direct the game to put that on their resume.Great point. Us out-of-towners need a viable way to see some more games. I'm sure there'd be some folks who'd love to do play by play as well. So long as they do a better job than the Brian Collins from Ball State. If you've never seen that guy, click below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippysgotagun Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I second that opinion. I will be very happy to pay a fee if i get to see the game, not the z-fence and brick signs though.The thing is we have a college of communication on campus. So many students would love to shoot/direct the game to put that on their resume.Great point. Us out-of-towners need a viable way to see some more games. I'm sure there'd be some folks who'd love to do play by play as well. So long as they do a better job than the Brian Collins from Ball State. If you've never seen that guy, click below. Aw, come on. That poor guy. His teleprompter doubled in speed while he was reading, and the backup script on his desk was out of order. I think he did rather well all things considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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