[quote=ā919R, post:17, topic:28044ā][quote=āMikeNiner11, post:13, topic:28044ā]I also noticed this in Scottās Gold Mine article:
āCharlotteās 2014 schedule is full and has one open date in 2015 (when the 49ers join C-USA). But that date is taken by a game that will probably be an FBS opponent (likely SEC).ā
Is this the Tennessee game that has been hinted at?[/quote]
Lambert mentioned an SEC game on that radio interview the other day as well. I think he said something about everyone āknowing now that we are playing a team from the SEC (?) and the Big 12ā (Kansas State). I thought I heard it wrong the first time (thought he maybe said ACC? ie Va. Tech) so I listened to it again and he did in fact say SEC. So, I assume maybe this is the long-rumored Tennessee game. ???[/quote]Yeah that was my thought when I heard it.
[quote=āBurlington App, post:22, topic:28044ā]Letās make it happen! Cāmon though guys, a 2 for 1?..[/quote]I would like to see a H-H-N personally.
I think if we had it in BoA it would be a relatively even split and it would draw more than either of our stadiums could hold.
I agree that App has more to gain by playing a game in Charlotte than we have to gain by playing in Boone. However, we are not yet at a place to suggest a 2 for 1 to any FBS team. We would be crazy to put it on the table and App would be crazy to accept it.
Simple solution, donāt schedule them. We donāt need the away game in Boone and our home attendance doesnāt need any help.
Nor do we as far as attendance goes, but it would probably be more beneficial for us to play in Charlotte than you all would in Boone, especially from a recruiting standpoint. Not much high school talent for you guys to make an impression on in the High Country.
But I think a H-H-N would be great! I see no reason a game in BOA couldnāt draw at least 45-50,000. Anything to draw attention away from UNC-CH and NCSU is a win in my bookā¦
[quote=āNiner National, post:23, topic:28044ā][quote=āBurlington App, post:22, topic:28044ā]Letās make it happen! Cāmon though guys, a 2 for 1?..[/quote]I would like to see a H-H-N personally.
I think if we had it in BoA it would be a relatively even split and it would draw more than either of our stadiums could hold.[/quote]
Agreed. I donāt want to travel to Boone. What a dump. At least Georgia Southern would be near Savannah to visit.
[quote=āBurlington App, post:25, topic:28044ā]Nor do we as far as attendance goes, but it would probably be more beneficial for us to play in Charlotte than you all would in Boone, especially from a recruiting standpoint. Not much high school talent for you guys to make an impression on in the High Country.
But I think a H-H-N would be great! I see no reason a game in BOA couldnāt draw at least 45-50,000. Anything to draw attention away from UNC-CH and NCSU is a win in my bookā¦[/quote]There is usually little positive attention on them after a few weeks into the season anyway. :))
Iāll just say this: I sure am glad way back in the 70ās Lee Rose didnāt think āWow, if we schedule Davidson, we really are throwing them a bone here. Iād rather not do that.ā
We donāt have to travel hours into the wilderness to beat Davidson every year. I also have higher aspirations for our football program than our basketball programā¦ not to mention there are a lot more games in basketball to waste.
I think a series with App would be fun in football. Its the only sport they really care about and at least they have some history there. Granted its just shitty FCS history that no one on earth cares about but still.
[quote=āeason49, post:29, topic:28044ā][quote=āNiner National, post:23, topic:28044ā][quote=āBurlington App, post:22, topic:28044ā]Letās make it happen! Cāmon though guys, a 2 for 1?..[/quote]I would like to see a H-H-N personally.
I think if we had it in BoA it would be a relatively even split and it would draw more than either of our stadiums could hold.[/quote]
Agreed. I donāt want to travel to Boone. What a dump. At least Georgia Southern would be near Savannah to visit.[/quote]
Georgia Southern is about an hour from Savannah, and is also known as the gnat capital of the world. Iām not gonna get into it with you, but referring to Boone as a dump is ignorant. Perhaps itās not your cup of tea, but we donāt exactly dream about trips to Harrisburgā¦
[quote=āBurlington App, post:34, topic:28044ā][quote=āeason49, post:29, topic:28044ā][quote=āNiner National, post:23, topic:28044ā][quote=āBurlington App, post:22, topic:28044ā]Letās make it happen! Cāmon though guys, a 2 for 1?..[/quote]I would like to see a H-H-N personally.
I think if we had it in BoA it would be a relatively even split and it would draw more than either of our stadiums could hold.[/quote]
Agreed. I donāt want to travel to Boone. What a dump. At least Georgia Southern would be near Savannah to visit.[/quote]
Georgia Southern is about an hour from Savannah, and is also known as the gnat capital of the world. Iām not gonna get into it with you, but referring to Boone as a dump is ignorant. Perhaps itās not your cup of tea, but we donāt exactly dream about trips to Harrisburgā¦[/quote]Thatās fine, plenty of other teams will be willing to make the flight into CLT and 15 minute ride to our venue.
I donāt get the dislike for Boone. I do think App fans overhype it (but almost all college students have bias for where they went to college), but it is a fine town. Itās not the Aspen of the east that Iāve seen a few claim, but it is a very nice little mountain town. I sure as hell wouldnāt want to live there post-college unless I was retired, but Iād love a road trip up there.
[quote=āImfromClayton, post:31, topic:28044ā]Iāll just say this: I sure am glad way back in the 70ās Lee Rose didnāt think āWow, if we schedule Davidson, we really are throwing them a bone here. Iād rather not do that.ā[/quote]Well keep in mind that Lefty Driesell was Davidsonās coach from '60-'69 and played for the 3rd place in the NCAA Tournment '66, and was in the Elite 8 in '68 and '69 so it isnāt like we were doing them a big favor back then.
#1 Davidson has never made a final four, they canāt have finished 3rd.
Davidson had really fallen off though by the late 70ās when we started playing them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sApg2PlD7T0
that video talks a lot about the situation. It really is oddly similar to the situation we face with the Apps today. I think we should play the apps every year. A rivalry would do nothing but grow both programs in this state, and in this region.
āThe idea that Prestige is too valuable an item to risk when playing a potential rival is simply not a valid argument, the true value of sports competition is facing the challenge of a worthy opponentā Itās from that video.
#1 Davidson has never made a final four, they canāt have finished 3rd.
Davidson had really fallen off though by the late 70ās when we started playing them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sApg2PlD7T0
that video talks a lot about the situation. It really is oddly similar to the situation we face with the Apps today. I think we should play the apps every year. A rivalry would do nothing but grow both programs in this state, and in this region.[/quote]Good catch. In 1966 22 teams played in the tournament and Davidson played for 3rd place in the East Region losing to Duke.
I think it would be fair to say that our series with the Cats has not been significant to our program. It certainly isnāt the crosstown game that Cincy-Xavier is. Few people in Mecklenburg County that are not already going to our games show up for this one. It makes for an easy away game and we usually win, but those are the only reasons I can see to play them.
Playing App in football might give us a ārivalryā and we could use a few of those, but staying up there in the fall can be difficult and expensive, and it really is a 2-star hotel town. You hope for clean, because nice is not available. I donāt think a 2 for 1 is necessarily fair to them, but when it comes to achieving their goals it would be an okay deal.