People who went to powerhouse sports schools are always shocked when I tell them that student section tickets were free at Northwestern. You just had to go to the games. Well, we’ve been one-upped by the University of Akron Zips:
Akron is paying students to attend basketball games
Broke college students’ ears perk up.
Spread the word @TheAKROWDIES & @uakron students! We need you at the JAR tonight vs. Toledo! #ZipsCity #ZipsGameday pic.twitter.com/PsrXznYHo2
— Akron Zips MBB (@ZipsMBB) February 18, 2015 That's right: Akron is very literally paying students to attend games. The details:
Starting with Wednesday’s contest vs. Toledo (7 p.m. ET), for every home game that the student attendance reaches 800 or more, UA students at the game will receive $5.00 on their Zip Card for attending that contest. Students attending all three home games will receive an additional $5.00 bonus, regardless how many students attend those games, for a potential total of $20.00.It doesn’t seem like this is a scenario where the Zips are trying to bolster anemic attendance. The team’s last home game had an attendance of over 4,800 in a 5,500-seat arena, and coach Keith Dambrot claimed that over 1,400 students were at the game. Rather, they’re thanking fans for showing up to see the Zips -- currently in second place in the MAC at 8-4. Teams give stuff away all the time, but ... normally it’s stuff, not money.
Enjoy it, broke students. That $20 will get you enough ramen at the convenience store to last for DAYS. So go, and make sure some friends go with you
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