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EastHallApp · Unread post by **EastHallApp** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 1:23 pm

ninermike wrote:
EastHallApp wrote:
ASUDieHard wrote:

The fact that there is some animosity between the two fan bases just makes this game more appealing, not less so.
I hate to break it to you but the animosity between the fan bases exists on a few message boards only. There might be 25 Charlotte fans that actually hate App and vice versa. Now if you count the number of Charlotte fans that hate Gonzo that''s easily in the hundreds.

I for one am really excited. I've got plenty of App alumni as friends and will enjoy some major tailgating at both venues.

Hey, 25 fans is "some," right?

Fans on message boards being more obnoxious is universal. I think my experience w/ Charlotte fans is largely limited to a basketball game when I was a student many eons ago (in Varsity Gym). There was enough taunting between the two sides to make it fun, at least.

Gonzo · Unread post by **Gonzo** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 1:50 pm

ninermike wrote:
EastHallApp wrote:
ASUDieHard wrote:

The fact that there is some animosity between the two fan bases just makes this game more appealing, not less so.
I hate to break it to you but the animosity between the fan bases exists on a few message boards only. There might be 25 Charlotte fans that actually hate App and vice versa. Now if you count the number of Charlotte fans that hate Gonzo that''s easily in the hundreds.

I for one am really excited. I've got plenty of App alumni as friends and will enjoy some major tailgating at both venues.

Yep, I'm pretty much a celebrity with you folks. It's all part of the character. I have several friends that went to UNCC. We have civil sports talks all the time. Of course, they don't know what goes on on the interwebz.

bcoach · Unread post by **bcoach** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:49 pm

I want to play schools that I can drive to, and UNCC is one of them. I want to play in collage stadiums not pro stadiums or god forbid racetracks. The sports world has gone nuts. Hockey in football stadiums and football in racetracks. Who the heck wants to be so far away from the fields or rink that you can't see the game?

Maddog1956 · Unread post by **Maddog1956** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:09 pm

bcoach wrote:I want to play schools that I can drive to, and UNCC is one of them. I want to play in collage stadiums not pro stadiums or god forbid racetracks. The sports world has gone nuts. Hockey in football stadiums and football in racetracks. Who the heck wants to be so far away from the fields or rink that you can't see the game?

And I don't want to go to college games that pay players, if I did I'd watch semi-pro football.

bcoach · Unread post by **bcoach** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:44 pm

Maddog1956 wrote:
bcoach wrote:I want to play schools that I can drive to, and UNCC is one of them. I want to play in collage stadiums not pro stadiums or god forbid racetracks. The sports world has gone nuts. Hockey in football stadiums and football in racetracks. Who the heck wants to be so far away from the fields or rink that you can't see the game?
And I don't want to go to college games that pay players, if I did I'd watch semi-pro football.

I am with you 100%.

CornCobPipes · Unread post by **CornCobPipes** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:47 pm

Its a no brainer, the game at UNCC needs, no doubt, to be played at BOA.

If the tickets are alotted this game could easily sell 50k seats. That would produce a better gate for both schools. Given the state of the economy, I dont see neither school expanding stadiums to those levels before the given years. At least at KBS by that time will be able to pack in 35K vs less capacity at UNCC by that time.

Rekdiver · Unread post by **Rekdiver** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:55 pm

The city of Charlotte negociated a deal with Panthers for 4 events with no rental fee for each of the next 10 years. Thats 250k, We need to lobby the CRVA to have this game in BofA Stadium in 2018.

McLeansvilleAppFan · Unread post by **McLeansvilleAppFan** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:56 pm

bcoach wrote:I want to play schools that I can drive to, and UNCC is one of them. I want to play in collage stadiums not pro stadiums or god forbid racetracks. The sports world has gone nuts. Hockey in football stadiums and football in racetracks. Who the heck wants to be so far away from the fields or rink that you can't see the game?

Not a fan of WSSU football I assume.

ninermike · Unread post by **ninermike** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:03 pm

Rekdiver wrote:The city of Charlotte negociated a deal with Panthers for 4 events with no rental fee for each of the next 10 years. Thats 250k, We need to lobby the CRVA to have this game in BofA Stadium in 2018.

Lobby all you want. It ain't gonna happen Charlotte is not going to give up certain home field advantage for a more neutral game at BofA. If the demand for the first two games is sky high, I could see later games being played there but it would have to be an annual neutral site similar to Georgia-Florida in the Gator Bowl.

AppinVA · Unread post by **AppinVA** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:23 pm

ninermike wrote:
Rekdiver wrote:The city of Charlotte negociated a deal with Panthers for 4 events with no rental fee for each of the next 10 years. Thats 250k, We need to lobby the CRVA to have this game in BofA Stadium in 2018.
Lobby all you want. It ain't gonna happen Charlotte is not going to give up certain home field advantage for a more neutral game at BofA. If the demand for the first two games is sky high, I could see later games being played there but it would have to be an annual neutral site similar to Georgia-Florida in the Gator Bowl.

That would be awesome. It could wrestle Western NC away from ACC influences.

Rekdiver · Unread post by **Rekdiver** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:41 pm

How could BofA stadium even possibly be considered as a neutral site for UNCC? I thought it was your town? I bet your rich uncle Jerry could make this happen. Must be afraid of something?

fjblair · Unread post by **fjblair** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:58 pm

DoubleA wrote:I don't understand why we are in such a hurry to schedule UNCC for football. Although it makes sense to play them eventually, why not give UNCC a chance to establish the FB program and complete the second phase of their stadium. So we're going to their place first, to play a game in a 15,000 seat stadium?

Such a hurry?

Anyway this bit of scheduling was inevitable. Glad to see it finally inked.

hapapp · Unread post by **hapapp** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:00 pm

Rekdiver wrote:How could BofA stadium even possibly be considered as a neutral site for UNCC? I thought it was your town? I bet your rich uncle Jerry could make this happen. Must be afraid of something?

Since it is not on their campus or facility they play in, it would be giving up the home field advantage. If I were them, I wouldn't do it either. At least, not initially.

bcoach · Unread post by **bcoach** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:16 pm

AppinVA wrote:
ninermike wrote:
Rekdiver wrote:The city of Charlotte negociated a deal with Panthers for 4 events with no rental fee for each of the next 10 years. Thats 250k, We need to lobby the CRVA to have this game in BofA Stadium in 2018.
Lobby all you want. It ain't gonna happen Charlotte is not going to give up certain home field advantage for a more neutral game at BofA. If the demand for the first two games is sky high, I could see later games being played there but it would have to be an annual neutral site similar to Georgia-Florida in the Gator Bowl.
That would be awesome. It could wrestle Western NC away from ACC influences.

No way I want to give up a game in Boone!

bcoach · Unread post by **bcoach** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:26 pm

McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
bcoach wrote:I want to play schools that I can drive to, and UNCC is one of them. I want to play in collage stadiums not pro stadiums or god forbid racetracks. The sports world has gone nuts. Hockey in football stadiums and football in racetracks. Who the heck wants to be so far away from the fields or rink that you can't see the game?
Not a fan of WSSU football I assume.

I really had no idea what you were talking about. I had to Google it. I guess I have now seen everything. I do have to say though that even w/o the track no I am not a WSSU fan

AppinVA · Unread post by **AppinVA** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:27 pm

bcoach wrote:
AppinVA wrote:
ninermike wrote:
Rekdiver wrote:The city of Charlotte negociated a deal with Panthers for 4 events with no rental fee for each of the next 10 years. Thats 250k, We need to lobby the CRVA to have this game in BofA Stadium in 2018.
Lobby all you want. It ain't gonna happen Charlotte is not going to give up certain home field advantage for a more neutral game at BofA. If the demand for the first two games is sky high, I could see later games being played there but it would have to be an annual neutral site similar to Georgia-Florida in the Gator Bowl.
That would be awesome. It could wrestle Western NC away from ACC influences.
No way I want to give up a game in Boone!

Understandable, but sometimes you have to give a little to get a lot.

bcoach · Unread post by **bcoach** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:34 pm

AppinVA wrote:
bcoach wrote:
AppinVA wrote:
ninermike wrote:
Rekdiver wrote:The city of Charlotte negociated a deal with Panthers for 4 events with no rental fee for each of the next 10 years. Thats 250k, We need to lobby the CRVA to have this game in BofA Stadium in 2018.
Lobby all you want. It ain't gonna happen Charlotte is not going to give up certain home field advantage for a more neutral game at BofA. If the demand for the first two games is sky high, I could see later games being played there but it would have to be an annual neutral site similar to Georgia-Florida in the Gator Bowl.
That would be awesome. It could wrestle Western NC away from ACC influences.
No way I want to give up a game in Boone!
Understandable, but sometimes you have to give a little to get a lot.

Just depends on how you look at it. I see it as giving a lot to get pretty much nothing. Different strokes for different folks.

AppinVA · Unread post by **AppinVA** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:03 pm

I like as many games in Boone as possible, but I'm not opposed to looking into something that can turn into our version of the Outdoor Cocktail Party, Army/Navy or the Red River Shootout.

EastHallApp · Unread post by **EastHallApp** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:00 am

How much of the attendance at an average home game is made up of students? Of those, how many would App lose by playing a "home" game in Charlotte? Quite a significant portion, I would guess.

ASU-FTW · Unread post by **ASU-FTW** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:42 am

EastHallApp wrote:How much of the attendance at an average home game is made up of students? Of those, how many would App lose by playing a "home" game in Charlotte? Quite a significant portion, I would guess.

I believe in good years we had as many as 10k. How many students travelled to the last game at ECU? If someone can answer that question, I think you could make an accurate estimate.

Just thinking of your question a bit differently.

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