FCS Championship game

[Gonzo]

Remember, it is a soccer stadium! They do not hit each other, so boundary closeness does not matter. Now 35-7, pretty much over.
APP got a mention for winning 3 strait just before the Moore mention.

True, pretty much no off field action in soccer. On that note I think the NCAA sucks for not finding a decent venue for this game. This is a Div.1 national championship game. They should market it as such and play it in a great location. I think it is dumb also to move it to January unless the intent is to highlight it. That obviously is not the case. I have watched lots of bowl games on ESPN and I have not seen a mention of this game. I guess money talks when it comes to ESPN and NCAA.

In contrast, the GoDaddy Bowl featuring a Sun Belt team got numerous promos throughout the Orange Bowl last night. The difference in exposure for every bowl in comparison to the FCS Championship is drastic. Sad to say, but most people have no interest in FCS these days.

No one cares about a FCS NC unless they win 3 B2B and beat a FBS in the process. Otherwise no one cares unless their team is playing. Sad but true.

Also true of many bowl games.

Bowl pick ems are almost as popular as fantasy football. Even the lowest Bowl game gets a lot more promotions and viewers than the FCS NC.

[AppAttack]

I know they lost their coach but any chance they win 4 in a row? Not sure how many seniors they lose. Tying our 3-peat was bad enough but I couldn't stomach them breaking it.

[firemoose]

I know they lost their coach but any chance they win 4 in a row? Not sure how many seniors they lose. Tying our 3-peat was bad enough but I couldn't stomach them breaking it.

Losing 24 seniors and most of their coaching staff. I think 4 is going to be much harder.

[AppAttack]

Good, thanks.

[bcoach]

[quote="appbio91"][quote="huskie3"]Remember, it is a soccer stadium! They do not hit each other, so boundary closeness does not matter. Now 35-7, pretty much over.
APP got a mention for winning 3 strait just before the Moore mention.[/quote]
True, pretty much no off field action in soccer. On that note I think the NCAA sucks for not finding a decent venue for this game. This is a Div.1 national championship game. They should market it as such and play it in a great location. I think it is dumb also to move it to January unless the intent is to highlight it. That obviously is not the case. I have watched lots of bowl games on ESPN and I have not seen a mention of this game. I guess money talks when it comes to ESPN and NCAA.[/quote]

They did have it in a great location and decided to leave.

[JCline0429]

Gonzo said: Bowl pick ems are almost as popular as fantasy football. Even the lowest Bowl game gets a lot more promotions and viewers than the FCS NC.[/quote]


The Charlotte Observer gave us far more coverage in our FCS Championship games than any of the minor bowls. We were on the front page.

[AppinVA]

Gonzo said: Bowl pick ems are almost as popular as fantasy football. Even the lowest Bowl game gets a lot more promotions and viewers than the FCS NC.

The Charlotte Observer gave us far more coverage in our FCS Championship games than any of the minor bowls. We were on the front page.[/quote]
What about the USA Today?

[Maddog1956]

I know they lost their coach but any chance they win 4 in a row? Not sure how many seniors they lose. Tying our 3-peat was bad enough but I couldn't stomach them breaking it.

I can only guess but with so many of the "power" schools leaving, teams may start winning 4 and 5 in a row. At least we did it before many of the "good" teams left.

[Maddog1956]

Gonzo said: Bowl pick ems are almost as popular as fantasy football. Even the lowest Bowl game gets a lot more promotions and viewers than the FCS NC.

The Charlotte Observer gave us far more coverage in our FCS Championship games than any of the minor bowls. We were on the front page.

What about the USA Today?[/quote]

The only reason the CO gave the FCS NC coverage is because we were in it. How much coverage did they give it for the ones that didn't have a local tie? If any of the local schools make even minor bowls they'll cover it.

[appbio91]

Remember, it is a soccer stadium! They do not hit each other, so boundary closeness does not matter. Now 35-7, pretty much over.
APP got a mention for winning 3 strait just before the Moore mention.

True, pretty much no off field action in soccer. On that note I think the NCAA sucks for not finding a decent venue for this game. This is a Div.1 national championship game. They should market it as such and play it in a great location. I think it is dumb also to move it to January unless the intent is to highlight it. That obviously is not the case. I have watched lots of bowl games on ESPN and I have not seen a mention of this game. I guess money talks when it comes to ESPN and NCAA.

They did have it in a great location and decided to leave.

Great for us but I'm talkin' like maybe an NFL venue or something. Like has already been mentioned, promote it, build it up and make a big deal out of it. After all it is a D1 NC. I don't care what anybody says it is a big deal especially for the teams and fans of the competing teams. I am ready to move on but I still like FCS football and I appreciate that the level of competition (especially deep playoff teams) is as good as lower level bowl teams. No reason except money that they should not receive more attention for this game.

[TheMoody1]

The Charlotte Observer gave us far more coverage in our FCS Championship games than any of the minor bowls. We were on the front page.

Was North Dakota on the front page today?

[appbio91]

The Charlotte Observer gave us far more coverage in our FCS Championship games than any of the minor bowls. We were on the front page.

Was North Dakota on the front page today?

I bet they were in Fargo

[AppSt94]

Does the CO employ beat writers for the ACC,South Carolina, or Charlotte? Does anyone think they will give us one?

[JCline0429]

Gonzo said: Bowl pick ems are almost as popular as fantasy football. Even the lowest Bowl game gets a lot more promotions and viewers than the FCS NC.

The Charlotte Observer gave us far more coverage in our FCS Championship games than any of the minor bowls. We were on the front page.

What about the USA Today?

The only reason the CO gave the FCS NC coverage is because we were in it. How much coverage did they give it for the ones that didn't have a local tie? If any of the local schools make even minor bowls they'll cover it.[/quote]

How much coverage do they give the minor bowls which have no local ties? Are they on the front page?

[Maddog1956]

Gonzo said: Bowl pick ems are almost as popular as fantasy football. Even the lowest Bowl game gets a lot more promotions and viewers than the FCS NC.

The Charlotte Observer gave us far more coverage in our FCS Championship games than any of the minor bowls. We were on the front page.

What about the USA Today?

The only reason the CO gave the FCS NC coverage is because we were in it. How much coverage did they give it for the ones that didn't have a local tie? If any of the local schools make even minor bowls they'll cover it.

How much coverage do they give the minor bowls which have no local ties? Are they on the front page?[/quote]

I would guess that a minor bowl with no local tie would get as much coverage as the FCS NC. The main difference is that our chance to get in a minor bowl (then getting coverage), is much greater than getting in the FCS NC game just because there is only one of them.

[Kgfish]

The Charlotte Observer gave us far more coverage in our FCS Championship games than any of the minor bowls. We were on the front page.

Was North Dakota on the front page today?

I bet they were in Fargo

More than likely it was the only paper that had them on the front page.

[EastHallApp]

The Observer and the Journal give App decent coverage. The Raleigh N&O, on the other hand, probably gives App less coverage than NCCU and maybe even St. Augustine's.

As a rule of thumb, when you can't even get a gameday blurb in the state's second largest media market, in the county that is home to your school's second-largest alumni base, 3 hours from your campus, you probably aren't getting much media coverage.

[GreatAppSt]

Great for us but I'm talkin' like maybe an NFL venue or something. Like has already been mentioned, promote it, build it up and make a big deal out of it. After all it is a D1 NC. I don't care what anybody says it is a big deal especially for the teams and fans of the competing teams. No reason except money that they should not receive more attention for this game.

I'd like It promoted as well but we're talking about ESPN The world-wide excluder in sports here.