Charlotte 49ers Football is Here

Charlotte 49er Football 🏈
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Hurry! Send the pep band over to their homes to play the fight song. They didn’t want a band either.

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[quote=“jfickett, post:1, topic:22389”]just got word from my colleagues in SGA that attended the meeting…BOG approved football.

take a second to let it sink in.

The Charlotte 49ers WILL PLAY FOOTBALL in 2013.

Cheers![/quote]

WOW…CHILLS JUST RAN ALL THROUGH MY BODY!!!

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I’d like to give a shout out to Jim Duncan, the Godfather of Football at Charlotte.

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Wow! This is so awesome! Finally I can breathe! Charlotte Forty Niner Football… Wow.

Thanks to Jim, Gill, and every one else who helped get us here. We will have quite a story to tell our kids. How it was a grassroots effort that got the ball rolling. Great job guys. And a huge [size=large]THANKS[/size] to Mac for NN.net. Without it, this would be nowhere.

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HELL YEAH!

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excellent and congrats to all!!!

…hopefully by that time I’ll be back in Charlotte to enjoy my FSLs!

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Until today I never believed it was really going to happen.

HUGE DAY in Niner history. We need to ensure we write this date down and celebrate it every year til kickoff.

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So where is the party tonight???

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[quote=“ChevEE, post:24, topic:22389”]Wow! This is so awesome! Finally I can breathe! Charlotte Forty Niner Football… Wow.

Thanks to Jim, Gill, and every one else who helped get us here. We will have quite a story to tell our kids. How it was a grassroots effort that got the ball rolling. Great job guys. And a huge THANKS to Mac for NN.net. Without it, this would be nowhere.[/quote]

Without NN.N there IS NO CHARLOTTE 49ers FOOTBALL!!!

This place provided us the place to meet as Niner fans, rant, moan, complain until we finally got sick of it. Then it gave us the environment to organize the football effort.

Without NN.N there is no CFI
Without CFI there is no pressure on Dubois
Without that pressure there would have been no Feasibility Committee, no Chancellor’s Review, no March to the Endzone, no Yes recommendation from Dubois, no Yes vote from the Board of Trustees and no Yes for Stadium Fees today.

We all need to donate something to NN.N this month, even if its just $5.

NN.N is the cradle of 49er Football

Thankyou Mac for helping to make our Alma Mater a better place.

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Not to sound like a broken record, but why hasn’t this been announced at a certain newspaper’s website?

The Bowles retirement is there, and they had plenty of time to give us a “major” update on a player for a team that’s 13-11 and 150 miles away…but no Niner announcement?

Pitiful. Hoping by the time people read this, my post has been disproven.

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I can’t stop smiling.

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[quote=“LugNutX, post:30, topic:22389”]Not to sound like a broken record, but why hasn’t this been announced at a certain newspaper’s website?

The Bowles retirement is there, and they had plenty of time to give us a “major” update on a player for a team that’s 13-11 and 150 miles away…but no Niner announcement?

Pitiful. Hoping by the team people read this, my post has been disproven.[/quote]
Not to defend the Observer, but the Bowles announcement was written by a News & Observer writer. He probably isn’t even aware of this announcement.

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[quote=“LugNutX, post:30, topic:22389”]Not to sound like a broken record, but why hasn’t this been announced at a certain newspaper’s website?

The Bowles retirement is there, and they had plenty of time to give us a “major” update on a player for a team that’s 13-11 and 150 miles away…but no Niner announcement?

Pitiful. Hoping by the time people read this, my post has been disproven.[/quote]

That would be a no. Utter is in Daytona and no one else gives a s*** about us so don’t look for this story till next week.

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I want to give a big shout out to all the doubters and haters…without you this wouldn’t have been possible. :))

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[quote=“49RFootballNow, post:29, topic:22389”][quote=“ChevEE, post:24, topic:22389”]Wow! This is so awesome! Finally I can breathe! Charlotte Forty Niner Football… Wow.

Thanks to Jim, Gill, and every one else who helped get us here. We will have quite a story to tell our kids. How it was a grassroots effort that got the ball rolling. Great job guys. And a huge THANKS to Mac for NN.net. Without it, this would be nowhere.[/quote]

Without NN.N there IS NO CHARLOTTE 49ers FOOTBALL!!!

This place provided us the place to meet as Niner fans, rant, moan, complain until we finally got sick of it. Then it gave us the environment to organize the football effort.

Without NN.N there is no CFI
Without CFI there is no pressure on Dubois
Without that pressure there would have been no Feasibility Committee, no Chancellor’s Review, no March to the Endzone, no Yes recommendation from Dubois, no Yes vote from the Board of Trustees and no Yes for Stadium Fees today.

We all need to donate something to NN.N this month, even if its just $5.

NN.N is the cradle of 49er Football

Thankyou Mac for helping to make our Alma Mater a better place.[/quote]

Done.

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This is unreal. No more worries about being a proud FSL owner. Now I have something to look forward to in 2013. Back to Back Tailgating ( Niners/Panthers). I’m ready to watch us throw the deep ball on UNC, State, ECU and APP!! GO NINERS!

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Here’s your article

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/1242370.html

haha just a little editing and addition from earlier

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Fresh from the U:

UNC Board of Governors Approve Football Funding

49ers Clear Crucial Hurdle In Quest to Add Football

Charlotte, N.C. — UNC Charlotte cleared a crucial hurdle in its quest to add a football program, Friday, when the University of North Carolina Board of Governors unanimously approved the proposed funding plan at a meeting in Chapel Hill. Having previously received unanimous approval from the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees, the 49ers are nearing their goal of fielding a football team in 2013.
“We can see the goal line,” said UNC Charlotte Chancellor Dr. Philip Dubois. “We still have some more to do, but it was gratifying to see the unanimous vote from the Board of Governors. That shows the trust they have in our Trustees and our ability to handle this project properly. We may not see the full benefit for 20 years but in the meantime our students will have a more complete college experience – which is one of the reasons we want to do this.”
The move to add football in 2013 formally began September 18, 2008, when Dubois recommended the addition to the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees. That decision came after 21 months of deliberation and research by a football feasibility committee, Dubois and others at the university. Dubois completed months of his own fact-finding “due diligence” following the unanimous recommendation of the football feasibility committee, chaired by Mac Everett, before making the formal recommendation to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees passed the recommendation without oppostion, Nov. 13, 2008.
“I am so thrilled for our university!” said the 49ers longtime Director of Athletics Judy Rose. “It is exciting for our former, current and future students. This decision will enhance the campus life in a way nothing else can.”
The move forward, which has received strong support from the student body and resulted in the presale of over 3200 49ers Seat Licenses, then rested on the approval of the university’s funding plan. That plan, which includes a combination of a debt-service fee and private support, received unanimous approval from the Board of Trustees in December before going before the Board of Governors, today.
“It was great to see the students (at the meeting) this morning,” Dubois added of the contingent of students that made the trip to Chapel Hill as a show of support. “Our students have provided a consistent and strong voice in support of football and that has been an important element in the decision making process. (Current student Body) President Joey Lemons as well as (former) presidents Tim Ernst, Justin Ritchie, Ben Comstock and Joe Franco - they all made a difference in getting to the positive decision we received today.”
“The Academic programs at Charlotte have always been strong,” Rose added. “They became stronger when we added Masters Degrees and even stronger and more respected when we became a Doctoral granting institution that focused on research. Now our athletic program has the same opportunity for greatness. Our athletic programs have always been strong. Now, we can become stronger. Football has been the missing link. This is indeed an historic decision in the evolution of this great university.”
The final step will come this summer when the General Assembly considers the university’s non-appropriated capital budget, which will include the approval of the issuance of debt for construction of the football complex as well as other construction projects on campus.

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Dang it! Beat me to it 49footballnow. I think you should change your name to 49erfootballisnow

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[quote=“49RFootballNow, post:29, topic:22389”][quote=“ChevEE, post:24, topic:22389”]Wow! This is so awesome! Finally I can breathe! Charlotte Forty Niner Football… Wow.

Thanks to Jim, Gill, and every one else who helped get us here. We will have quite a story to tell our kids. How it was a grassroots effort that got the ball rolling. Great job guys. And a huge THANKS to Mac for NN.net. Without it, this would be nowhere.[/quote]

Without NN.N there IS NO CHARLOTTE 49ers FOOTBALL!!!

This place provided us the place to meet as Niner fans, rant, moan, complain until we finally got sick of it. Then it gave us the environment to organize the football effort.

Without NN.N there is no CFI
Without CFI there is no pressure on Dubois
Without that pressure there would have been no Feasibility Committee, no Chancellor’s Review, no March to the Endzone, no Yes recommendation from Dubois, no Yes vote from the Board of Trustees and no Yes for Stadium Fees today.

We all need to donate something to NN.N this month, even if its just $5.

NN.N is the cradle of 49er Football

Thankyou Mac for helping to make our Alma Mater a better place.[/quote]

QFT Just sent a little Mac’s way. Let us know what we need to do to keep this place running strong.

Where are we celebrating tonight?? Anyone want to go to Pics for a few?