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Really?
Feb 11, 2014, 12:21 PM
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People who want to end the rivalry with USCjr are idiots. That is a great and important game that is a major part of two histories...don't mess it up please.
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Orange Blooded [2537]
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true...posted it in mine yesterday or so too! CU vs USuCk
Feb 11, 2014, 12:24 PM
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gotta keep that going with all the tradition & history.
let's not let money be the issue to take it all & throw it away.
i can't believe that would even be considered...?! some things you'd just better not mess with.
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If we go to a 9 game conference schedule I would be for it.
Feb 11, 2014, 12:26 PM
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9 game conference schedule plus Notre Dame every 3 years...you can eliminate the chance to play any other schools in the regular season except:
South Carolina Random FCS SC School (SC St, Wofford, etc.) Low-tier mid-major
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Orange Blooded [2537]
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Re: If we go to a 9 game conference schedule I would be for it.
Feb 11, 2014, 12:28 PM
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i vote we just go balls out & drop the warm-up powderpuffs and KEEP USuCk as our archenemy, plus play teams that are relevant in the process too...
would that be too much to ask...?
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Oculus Spirit [81925]
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It is our University's goal to have 7 home games, so you
Feb 11, 2014, 12:30 PM
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couldn't do that.
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Though I'd be very interested in someone doing some
Feb 11, 2014, 12:33 PM
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advanced calculations based on numbers we don't have...
I'd wager the total revenue to Clemson hosting one huge game (see Georgia of 2013) vs hosting two FCS teams is pretty equal.
Not to mention the invaluable national exposure the one big game has vs the meaningless FCS games.
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Re: Though I'd be very interested in someone doing some
Feb 11, 2014, 12:37 PM
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The answer would be to schedule kickoff games at neutral sites. It is a single year agreement that would bring in almost as much revenue as a home game. We could play a major opponent without having to play at an opponents place.
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Re: Though I'd be very interested in someone doing some
Feb 11, 2014, 12:44 PM
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but that brings nothing to the town & community...which seems to be a major part of the issue.
People donating BIG $$$ to CU & IPTAY also want to go to games at Clemson & not elsewhere...& i feel them on wanting to keep home games to 7 (6 VERY seldom!!! if necessary).
more home games would be nice to me
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I would tend to agree with that....
Feb 11, 2014, 12:44 PM
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but what about that odd year when that huge game is played on the road and the University can't count on it for revenue purposes. If we could get one of those kick-off classic type games against a quality opponent at a neutral site in those years, it may work.
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Re: I would tend to agree with that....
Feb 11, 2014, 12:46 PM
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hmmmm...
are we talking neutral, as in: all over or anyway in the country or Hawaii...?!
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To my knowledge Hawaii doesn't host a kick-off classic....
Feb 11, 2014, 12:48 PM
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but I'll see what I can do.
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if we are a good team, they'll want to play us, even @ home
Feb 11, 2014, 12:40 PM
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but i don't see how NOT playing a "practice team" @ home & replacing it with whichever team has the nuts to play us here in Death Valley will take away a home game. IF we go to 9 conference games it's gonna screw everything up anyways... but i still fail to see how we lose the home game here (unless it's not every year & seldom, but CU can do some event to fill-in maybe if needed for the economy, etc...)
the way i see it, if we pic up an extra conference game, keep scu, don't schedule any warm-up teams at all, then how does it change anything? 2=2
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You'd be surprised....
Feb 11, 2014, 12:46 PM
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Clemson has been trying to schedule a home and away series against teams like Penn State and Michigan for years but they will not agree to play us unless it's a two for one type arrangement.
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If the acc goes to a 9 game schedule
Feb 11, 2014, 12:27 PM
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we should make scar play in death valley for 50 years in a row to even things out, and we can still schedule other quality OOC
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that WOULD be GREAT!!! then we wouldn't have to go
Feb 11, 2014, 12:32 PM
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down to that stinkhole at fairgrounds for awhile!
that place puts me in a bad mood, seriously it's a sh!thole folks...
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Wow...you must really hate outhouses.....
Feb 11, 2014, 12:50 PM
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referring to "that place" as a $#!7hole is an insult to $#!7holes everywhere.
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Actually, it was the first 57 years....
Feb 11, 2014, 12:39 PM
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I believe our record during that period was something like 33 - 21- 3.
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Why
Feb 11, 2014, 12:35 PM
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Why can't we drop a FCS and keep USCJr? If we keep winning we make the ACC stronger, and slowly but surely the bottom dwellers will gain ground.
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Because every FCS opponent will always be a home game
Feb 11, 2014, 12:50 PM
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If we added a conf. game, we'd lose that home game every other year
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Home game
Feb 11, 2014, 12:54 PM
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Keep it in the South or go for a top tier team and I believe most fans wouldn't care...at least I wouldn't
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Home game
Feb 11, 2014, 12:54 PM
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Keep it in the South or go for a top tier team and I believe most fans wouldn't care...at least I wouldn't
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The University cares because....
Feb 11, 2014, 12:57 PM
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the loss of the 7th home game costs the school a significant amount of lost revenue.
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When did this become a mantra to have 7 home games?
Feb 11, 2014, 1:04 PM
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I mean in the past it did not hinder us. Did the merchants complain? I know costs are going up but it seems to me there should be no problem if we wanted to schedule a Big, big series for Clemson's team not Clemson's budget.
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It looks to me that this has only been in place since 2006.
Feb 11, 2014, 1:12 PM
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Not a lot of tradition there.
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We played six at home in 2004 and 2005. 2006 looks like the
Feb 11, 2014, 1:18 PM
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1st of these seasons. Not sure I like tying us down like that--would love some flex to do what we can with the schedule to help us in the playoffs.
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True
Feb 11, 2014, 12:59 PM
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But maybe the national exposure and that's extra top win is the difference from a big bowl or not...idk $ signs but Clemson vs UGA national exposure and OB brought in good cash
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After expenses and revenue sharing.....
Feb 11, 2014, 1:09 PM
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Clemson netted about $1.2 million from the Orange Bowl
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Plus
Feb 11, 2014, 1:14 PM
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Plus the 500 % increase in people who looked up Clemson and the 250% people who visited Clemson.edu...it's hard to put numbers on these subjects but that and the tv exposure from the OB deserve sometime of monetary implications maybe?
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Isn't there a state law that says we have to play?***
Feb 11, 2014, 2:29 PM
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