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No Support in Charlotte
Dec 1, 2018, 9:03 AM
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Where is th ACCCG being played? Has it been moved out of Charlotte? I just read the Saturday online Charlotte Observer and did no see a single article or a mention of today’s ACCCG. It appears Charlotte does not actually support the game. Most of the tickets have been purchased by Clemson fans, very few by locals in Charlotte.
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Aren’t championship games typically attended by fans...
Dec 1, 2018, 9:07 AM
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of the schools in said championship game?
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Re: Aren’t championship games typically attended by fans...
Dec 1, 2018, 9:07 AM
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True... but it is in tarhole country
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not tarhole country. 49er country!
Dec 1, 2018, 10:33 AM
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seriously though, Charlotte is a mix. The financial institutions recruit UNCC hard and also State and UNC. SC only has 2 schools, you are either one or the other. There are 4 power 5 schools plus uncc app st ecu and all of the other unc schools. It's just different up here.
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... SC only had two schools ...
Dec 1, 2018, 10:51 AM
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A little education time: Furman, newberry, lander, CoC, Coastal, Citadel, Winthrop, etc... > 2
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Re: Aren’t championship games typically attended by fans...
Dec 1, 2018, 9:15 AM
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Obviously. But usually you will find local interest and local fans from the conference member schools that attend. Not so much in Charlotte.
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So, where would you think we could have this game that both
Dec 1, 2018, 9:19 AM
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has an appropriately sized football stadium and better local support than Charlotte?
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Re: So, where would you think we could have this game that both
Dec 1, 2018, 9:27 AM
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Not blaming Charlotte. I blame the ACC. Lack of outreach, lack of advertising, lack of ...... The conference is just not getting the job done.
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Ah. I hear ya. It does feel a bit subdued this year.
Dec 1, 2018, 9:28 AM
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I feel like there was more energy around it in previous years.
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We are spoiled, and Pitt can’t fill their own stadium
Dec 1, 2018, 9:55 AM
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Our fans have spent a ton of money past three years traveling to playoffs. Reality is playoffs are expensive for average fan.
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Re: How about highest ranked teams home field
Dec 1, 2018, 10:26 AM
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New owner of Panthers has talked about that. Even showed a drawing of what it would look like.
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Re: Aren’t championship games typically attended by fans...
Dec 1, 2018, 9:21 AM
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In big cities, college football usually doesn't do well, I've noticed. When I live a few miles from the U of Maryland campus you couldn't tell a game was on. Tonight you could fit all the Pitt fans who will be there in a Hyundai.
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Re: Aren’t championship games typically attended by fans...
Dec 1, 2018, 9:17 AM
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For example in the Charleston Classic basketball tournament held here a few weeks ago were covered by all local TV stations, sports radio stations and newspaper EXTENSIVELY even though there were no local teams playing.
That is how a city supports a sporting event.
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Great support...
Dec 1, 2018, 9:37 AM
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Re: Great support...
Dec 1, 2018, 10:27 AM
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The evening games had better attendance. I knew a good bit of people who went to the game just to go, and actually due to the destination, a lot of fans come from the respective schools.
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Re: Great support...
Dec 1, 2018, 10:27 AM
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Not fair representation. That was a 12 noon first round game
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Re: Aren’t championship games typically attended by fans...
Dec 1, 2018, 9:24 AM
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Exactly. Why would anyone want to watch the Clemson vs Pitt game if they weren't a fan of either team or didn't have money on the game?
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NC cares nothing about football. Basketball 360
Dec 1, 2018, 9:22 AM
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When I moved to NC, I was amazed that sports talk shows basically ignored football season (except for NFL Panthers) most talk however is basketball. Very hard to get adjusted to that.
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I will add, there are two sports radio stations in Charlotte
Dec 1, 2018, 9:23 AM
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and I listened to both on the way to and from work, and neither one discussed the game for a second. The 610 am morning show even had an entire segment about potential chaos in the playoffs and failed to say the word “Clemson” a single time.
I guess they know the market better than I do but I’m always baffled with how they can fill three hours every day for five days with obsessing over the Carolina Panthers. I’m not sure why they think this is exclusively a pro town. I sure do miss Mark Packer in the evening. He was fantastic at playing all the college fan bases off of each other.
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One of few reasons I keep SiriusXM, ESPNu radio, Mark Packer
Dec 1, 2018, 9:33 AM
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Basically zero college football talk on Raleigh radio.
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Re: One of few reasons I keep SiriusXM, ESPNu radio, Mark Packer
Dec 1, 2018, 10:44 AM
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Not sure the name but 99.9 in Raleigh during the day has a lot of college football talk. They obviously cover the NC schools more but have been extremely pro Clemson last few weeks.
I enjoy listening to them because they are just as frustrated as I am with the criminal overranking of SEC teams and call it out. Florida/Kentucky/LSU are not great teams imo.
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Re: No Support in Charlotte
Dec 1, 2018, 9:23 AM
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It’s a major city, most of the people there don’t care.
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Re: No Support in Charlotte
Dec 1, 2018, 10:29 AM
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Major disappointment.
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Re: No Support in Charlotte
Dec 1, 2018, 10:32 AM
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B of A stadium will finally have a very impressive team using it this season. The Charlotte Observer not accustomed to covering such.
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