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ScarletRook:

--- Quote ---l I do not think 8,000-10,000 YSU fans would attend a game at KENT or Akron.
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Especially since we hardly get half of that at the home games. <sigh> Whatever happened to the days of Phantom Fireworks putting on a show afterwards (almost guarantees rain) and some of the other game day promotions?  I thought that helped get the students and locals to attend.

Should be good football weather tomorrow.  Packing now - GO GUINS

IAA Fan:
Good point on the $250k Talk ...I agree and would not support a game at Akron or Kent without a return. A home game against either (especially Akron) used to be a guaranteed sellout (all be it in a 16k stadium). Also we would easily put as many fans in their stadiums as their own fans ...maybe more ...it is hard to say how much this would be today.

 My guess would be the initial game at Akron would be a huge affair, with Infocision Stadium being packed and dominated by Red & White. A game at Kent will always bring many YSU fans because of proximity.

Here is the way it is though: with local/regional coverage of YSU's success against the MAC, combined with the national media mockery of the MAC ...a move to the conference by YSU no longer makes sense. MAC membership has become a topic of conversation during recent years because we have had no post-season. (and the conversation needs to be had, as if we are going to play games with only a regular-season, why not play teams fans know?) However, the first time a Penguin player places a national championship trophy over his head once again ...the MAC would be lucky to qualify as an afterthought in the minds of the Guin faithful. Additionally, YSU fans are fickled.  Once they get a move to the MAC, we will wonder why a larger conference is not courting us.

Lets_Talk:
YSU does not have the financial resources to join the MAC. That was the #1 thing that kept them from being admitted to the conference back in 1995. Despite what many want to believe, it was NOT Akron and KENT fearing YSU. It was YSU not having an athletic budget that meant the minimum required by the MAC, and then President, Les Cochran not being willing to commit to such a budget. Joining the MAC would be nice since the schools are in the same geographic area as YSU. There are alot of natural rivalries. But, YSU just does not have the money.

ysufan0505:

--- Quote from: Lets_Talk on September 12, 2014, 06:40:03 PM ---YSU does not have the financial resources to join the MAC. That was the #1 thing that kept them from being admitted to the conference back in 1995. Despite what many want to believe, it was NOT Akron and KENT fearing YSU. It was YSU not having an athletic budget that meant the minimum required by the MAC, and then President, Les Cochran not being willing to commit to such a budget. Joining the MAC would be nice since the schools are in the same geographic area as YSU. There are alot of natural rivalries. But, YSU just does not have the money.

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Yep, that ship has sailed. If YSU can't afford to lose money from a weenie "home game" during the season, they can't afford to join the MAC.

IAA Fan:
Agreed Let's talk...all I am doing is adding a non-financial reason why the MAC makes no sense. Besides just how much life do you think the conference has left in it? It is on a respirator now.

but don't kid yourself on the first MAC move. The Athletic Department at YSU was asked almost annually if they would be willing to join the MAC ...IF NEEDED. I was in those meetings for over 10-years when the AC took the votes to be ready if they were indeed asked ...The vote to join was ALWAYS a unanimous yes ...with the exception of the two academics ...which knew the consequences of a "no" vote so they did not show up for the vote.

I thought it was 93 or 94, but yes there was one year where they actually offered and signed an agreement to admit YSU. The contract had a deadline for ratification of midnight on a certain date (which escapes me) 30-days after the counter-signature. I was there with my father (he could not drive) and we all waited. The MAC reneged with less that 1-hour to go. Although Akron and Kent cast the negative votes; they were not the instigators.

It was YSU that requested the results of the vote (2 schools had to vote "no"). There were two (2) NO votes cast ...Kent and Akron. You may recall the war of words and accusations that followed ...including accusations of Tressel stealing 2 recruits from Akron. Remember how upset Cochran was? Remember how quickly Akron was dropped from every schedule we had & for a while on every sport? Believe it or not, those were great times in YSU sports history.

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