[quote=âSavio, post:20, topic:26542â][quote=â919R, post:7, topic:26542â][quote=âscollie41, post:4, topic:26542â]It continues to amaze me how sensitive people are around here. This is not a slap in the face to the 49ers or our program. If UNC wants to scrimmage in an area where they have a ton on alumni, so be it. That is called outreach, which is an extension of marketing. I know we may not be used to that sort of thing coming from our schools AD but itâs not a big deal.
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Actually, they donât have near as many actual alumni in Charlotte as you probably (and most people) think. I know our Alumni Association put out a brochure a few years back that says we have more alumni in Charlotte Metro area than NCSU, UNC-CH and ECu combined. I guarantee you that hasnât changedâŚYou may be right though, perhaps Lambert should schedule a a spring game for us up in Chapel Hill.[/quote]
Even though theyâre alums, theyâre probably not âourâ fans.
I think our marketing department needs to get on the ball.[/quote]
Every Charlotte alum is a potential 49ers fan, and they will begin to convert from their ACCishness to true 49ers if given a decent reason to do so. Just Win.
I think it is one thing to go to a location for a scrimmage against another team. Why couldnât they scrimmage another team in Charlotte to draw local fans and recruits. Them having a team scrimmage down the street from our new house is like getting new carpet and that neighbor that you hate coming over and tracking dog s*** on it. These guys are losing scholarships, and they are going to be begging our type of recruits to walk on. They can see us building up our recruiting base in NC and they are trying to squash us while we are small. For me it is a direct attack on our program. Call it sensitive or say that this is what their coach does if you want to. I say we are Charlotte and we shouldnât sit idle for that garbage team.
[quote=â49RFootballNow, post:21, topic:26542â][quote=âSavio, post:20, topic:26542â][quote=â919R, post:7, topic:26542â][quote=âscollie41, post:4, topic:26542â]It continues to amaze me how sensitive people are around here. This is not a slap in the face to the 49ers or our program. If UNC wants to scrimmage in an area where they have a ton on alumni, so be it. That is called outreach, which is an extension of marketing. I know we may not be used to that sort of thing coming from our schools AD but itâs not a big deal.
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Actually, they donât have near as many actual alumni in Charlotte as you probably (and most people) think. I know our Alumni Association put out a brochure a few years back that says we have more alumni in Charlotte Metro area than NCSU, UNC-CH and ECu combined. I guarantee you that hasnât changedâŚYou may be right though, perhaps Lambert should schedule a a spring game for us up in Chapel Hill.[/quote]
Even though theyâre alums, theyâre probably not âourâ fans.
I think our marketing department needs to get on the ball.[/quote]
Ever Charlotte alum is a potential 49ers fan, and they will begin to convert from their ACCishness to true 49ers if given a decent reason to do so. Just Win.[/quote]
Said it on twitter earlier and Iâll say it again hereâŚ
I find it interesting that they did this the year before we kick off our program. Sounds to me like theyâre ensuring their football market share.
And if that is in fact the case and not more than our fans just getting their panties in a wad over something uncch really could care less about, I take that as a giant compliment.
uh⌠before we go tooting our own horn to other schools fans⌠how many of those 20 are teetering on the edge of being D1 level players? I donât mean to be a debbie downer, but I donât think North Carolina is known as a âbig recruiting hotbedâ for football. Also consider recruiting budgets⌠if any of those BCS schools are doing their job, theyâre trying to hit FL and TX (a little more far fetched) as much as possible⌠GA isnât bad either. Addition of FSU to the ACC years back should have made FL recruiting a lot easier too.
The players that UNC wants at Mallard Creek are not ones that Brad Lambert can compete for. How many MC players did Brad offer this year? Their skill players are being recruited to SEC, Big Ten, Big East and ACC schools
Of course our first class is NC heavy; but my point is everyone is making such a big damn deal about 6 or 7 FBS schools in NC and not enough recruits to go around and market saturation blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And right here every school other than us is 60% to 85% non-NC football recruits in the first place.