The main reason these teams usually agree to play at spectrum is so they can get site experience for a first round game in the tournament. We’ve seen it happen several times.
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If this is a contractual thing, there shouldn’t be an option for VA to have a voice in where the game is played.
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I live uptown so I’m biased, but I like having a game at Spectrum.
It brings fans into the city and gets us exposure to local bars/restaruants, etc.
It is rare for most people to see Charlotte fans hanging around uptown.
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Does anyone know Byron Dinkin’s situation? Has he been promoted?
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Has an acc team ever played us in halton (at home)?
Yes. Clemson and Wake Forest come to mind.
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Maryland
Georgia Tech as well I believe.
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Maryland was in uptown thinking was 08-09 season.
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Miami
Didn’t read ot close enough 
First time we played Miami in Halton we won by 30 I believe. Lutz days!
That was pre ACC Miami. But yes, we played them 11/28/00 and beat them 95-63 in Halton. Even worse, we were up 95-55 when Lutz called off the dogs and cleared the bench.
And that Miami team had Darius Rice, plus NBA players John Salmons and James Jones.
That was a magic season. We got two coaches fired via similar beatdowns. First was Eddie Fogeler at USC after we dropped 17 3’s on his Gamecock team (12/2/00, we won 98-77) and got him tossed out of the game, and later (2/11/01) we beat Denny Crum 106-72 and ended his career. Lutz walked off the floor at Freedom Hall giving the jeering Card fans a double thumbs up.
That was also the season NCSU opened the RBC center and we beat them 95-78 on their own floor in their own tournament.
Good times.
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We played #17 Miami in halton in 2014 and lost by 3.
Lost to FSU by 3 at Time Warner Cable Arena in 2012. A potential tying three by Ivan Benkovic clanked off the rim at the buzzer.
Uh huh
Yes, and that was just before or after a similar beating of South Carolina-----which made Fogler look so bad he was fired a couple days later (IIRC, he was even ejected from the game).
yes, but we played Miami again in Halton (I’m pretty sure that one was after they joined the ACC----during Major years, I think)…>Edit- NN beat me to it.
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Think we beat sc by 40 and a few night later Tennessee by 41 (at home)