FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[HScoach]

As an U of Akron grad, and father of a current Zip, I can say with 100% confidence that NO ONE cares about Akron football.   

[Desertraider]

As an U of Akron grad, and father of a current Zip, I can say with 100% confidence that NO ONE cares about Akron football.

Did grad school at UAkron and some other grad students and I decided to conduct an informal poll one day out of shear boredom. The question asked to undergrads (after verifying they were undergrads) was: How many University of Akron football games do you plan on attending this season? The overwhelming response was "I didn't know we had a football team". That was like 68% of the responses. Other favorites were "where is the field" (before Infocision was built), "when did we get a team", and of course "why would I do that". The funniest part of the answers was that the students were dead serious and most were Sophs and Juniors. So in short - no one at Akron cares about Akron football.

[Dr. Acula]

At least Infocision is a nice venue for high school playoff games.  That way it gets some actual use a couple weekends a year.

[Desertraider]

Good article on VK and LK: http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/mount-union-larry-kehres-vince-kehrs-national-championship-father-son-122215

[emma17]

Good article on VK and LK: http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/mount-union-larry-kehres-vince-kehrs-national-championship-father-son-122215

Great story, it never gets old to me as I really respect what they've done.

[DuffMan]

Great story, it never gets old to me as I really respect what they've done.

What he said!  Tons of respect for the Kehres family. 

[Craft_Beermeister]

The fact that a D3 coach met only out of courtesy and a D2 coach (and alumnus) didn't even interview for an FBS HC position pretty much sums up Zips football.  Akron has great facilities for a MAC school.  They needed a big name to move the needle at all.  Fortunately, it looks like Bowden is doing it.  I'd like to see "butts in seats" attendance numbers though because the couple games I watched were played in a painfully empty Infocision Stadium.

I picked up some additional insight on Akron trying to convince Larry Kehres to save their football team and help save face when they had no plan B after Paul Winters turned down the head coaching job in 2011.  Apparently not only the AD meet with Larry so did the university president Luis Proenza and the president of an Akron area bank.  Nothing worked not even the banker could get Larry to leave Mount Union.  Less then 4 years later Proenza got run out for over spending.  Imagine what additional money we would of racked up if he got Kehres though if he did he probably would have won a bowl game much sooner than the other day.

[joelmama]

Oh, and one other thing I found myself wondering at the game:

How is it that Notre Dame can sell 30,000+ tickets to a bowl game, but a school with a larger enrollment can't get 3,000 to show up for their national championship?

I'm not suggesting St. Thomas should be able to get 30k, but think about that for a second.  They graduate over 10,000 people every four years and only had about 2,500 (my estimate) at the national championship game.

Let's clear some things up here. The amount of graduate students, give or take 5,000, adds significantly to our "enrollment." Additionally, a lot of these folks are just getting their MBA at night through their work, or, in a TON of situations, getting a masters in education online. They have no real affiliation with UST, only set foot on their Minneapolis graduate campus, if at all, and have probably never been to the St. Paul campus.

Second, are you REALLY comparing Notre Dame and UST's situation?

Third, Notre Dame alums, students, etc, have nearly a month between their last regular season game and a bowl game to make arrangements to get to the Fiesta Bowl, which is in Glendale/Phoenix, an airport hub with multiple direct flights a day from Chicago, where the biggest piece of the Notre Dame alum pie probably resides.

Fourth, UST played in (Salem) Roanoke, Virginia which is in the middle of flipping nowhere in western Virginia on 5 days notice. You can either pay an arm and a leg and fly to Roanoke, or fly to DC or Baltimore and rent a car, or drive 20 hours. Not exactly convenient.

Fifth, it was finals week.

Sixth, 2500 UST fans, that's pretty good considering the circumstances.

Seventh, you should go to the box and feel shame. Comparing the circumstances Notre Dame and UST. SMDH. By that logic we should have 100,000 people for home games. We're not even close to the biggest school (enrollment wise) in DIII.

Good points. Just want to point out the part where 'Salem, VA is in the middle of flipping nowhere' - um so is the entire flipping State of Minnesota!  I thought the Tommies had a good turn out for the game in all honesty.

Touche 

Hey man, I live in Fargo, ND, I know "nowhere" when I see it. The Twin Cities are not nowhere.

Yeah but they are right next to "nowhere"

[Desertraider]

It has occured to me that Mount Union has won 12 championships. In honor of that remendous feat: The 12 Staggs for Christmas (tune: The Twelve Days of Christmas....Duh)
In the 1st Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Jim Ballard's laser arm

In the 2nd Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Borchert's 7 touchdowns and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the 3rd Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  4th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  5th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  6th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  7th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  8th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  9th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Garcon Air taking off, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the 10th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Cecil Shorts emerges, Garcon Air taking off, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  11th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, LK's final title, Cecil Shorts emerges, Garcon Air taking off, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  12th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me Logan Nemeth's power, LK's final title, Cecil Shorts emerges, Garcon Air taking off, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.


Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Roll Raiders ~ Roll!!

[mr_mom]

HSCoach, and the rest of you ... Happy Holidays.  I miss Ohio.  I miss Richard.  I miss Ric & Mark.  Blessings to you all!

[edward de vere]

So much for M_M's "intensely burning apathy."  WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE GET THIS MAN A HANDKERCHIEF???

[Raider 68]

Wishing all the OAC posters a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year! Safe travels to all.

[rscl70]

It has occured to me that Mount Union has won 12 championships. In honor of that remendous feat: The 12 Staggs for Christmas (tune: The Twelve Days of Christmas....Duh)
In the 1st Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Jim Ballard's laser arm

In the 2nd Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Borchert's 7 touchdowns and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the 3rd Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  4th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  5th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  6th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  7th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  8th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  9th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Garcon Air taking off, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the 10th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, Cecil Shorts emerges, Garcon Air taking off, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  11th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me, LK's final title, Cecil Shorts emerges, Garcon Air taking off, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.

In the  12th Stagg for Christmas Mount Union gave to me Logan Nemeth's power, LK's final title, Cecil Shorts emerges, Garcon Air taking off, Nate Kmic 95 yards, Dan Pugh scoring, Chuck Moore seals it, CHENOS DELIVERS THE PRIZE, The Miracle Season, Lycoming's total domination, Borchert's 7 touchdowns, and Jim Ballard's laser arm.


Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! Roll Raiders ~ Roll!!

+K

Merry Christmas D3ers!

[Craft_Beermeister]

Wishing all the OAC posters a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year! Safe travels to all.

Merry Christmas to all and I hope you don't get the flu on Christmas Eve like me.  So much for getting a flu shot 2 months ago.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Merry Christmas to all my internet friends!